本书以亲身经历了建国以来几个重要阶段的19位人士讲述他们的成长故事为线索，通过他们各自的命运和经历，解读新中国的发展历程。他们中有政府公务员、企业管理者和经营者、体育界和艺术界人士、学者，他们是社会各阶层的代表；他们出生的时代不同，从四十年代到八十年代，从他们的身上人们能够看到新中国60年来的不同的变化，和中国一步步走向日新月异、繁荣富强的一个个历史足迹。本书是英文版。

From a Nuclear Expert to a Cultural Disseminator

A Poet Diplomat:

China's First Male TV Anchor

Transcending History

May Literature Light Up Life

China's No. 1 Stock Investor

Life of a Cultural Anthropologist

Dancing atop the Waves

Carver of Time

Returning to His Roots

Zipping Ahead

I'm a Free Spirit!

The Perfect Life of a Shooter

Solar Powered

Hope Out of Despair

Breaking the Rules

Tender Heart, Steep Spirit

Never Yield to Difficulties

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