21世纪是中国世纪吗？（英文版）

　　本书由赵启光及其所带领的到中国访问学习的卡尔顿大学学生共同完成。他们一个是在国外拥有极高荣誉的大学教授，一个是一批朝气蓬勃的美国年轻人，他们的思想活跃、思维新颖、视觉独特，看点颇多。
　　该书真实地记录了这些美国年轻人对中国之行的所见所闻所感所议所思，他们不仅走遍了北京上海这样的现代化大都市，还穿梭在天津青岛这样的地方城市，感受着中国经济的快速发展，寻找着想象中中国城市应有的样子，探索着中国的美食文化，还乘坐各种交通工具，体验了中国的交通状况。同时，他们还走进了中国的城乡小镇，寻觅着中国的古老文化，感受着中国民间艺术的神奇魅力，体验着中国人民的热情好客……总之，内容丰富，涵盖了中国文化、经济、环境、交通、社会等各方面。
　　书中图片绝大部分由这些美国人拍摄，他们不仅用镜头来捕捉所见，还把自己的思索见解形诸于文字。他们不带任何偏见，在他们的记录中，不仅有中国繁荣向上的一面，如中国人民的热情友好，中国充满希望的未来，也有中国在发展过程中存在的不足，如环境污染等问题。他们带着好奇心而来，又是否能为他们的好奇心找到答案？
　　美国人的镜头犹如一面镜子，照一照这面西洋镜，看一看镜子里的自己，于我们而言，并没什么坏处，正所谓“以人为镜，可以知得失”。再智慧一点的话，不仅能从中看清自己，还能借机看清镜头后面的西方人。
　　该书是原汁原味的英文版，是一本适合国外读者阅读的纪实性、随笔性质的“民间外交”文学作品。

　　本书围绕美国年轻人最关心的话题，及相机所捕捉到的中国画面而展开，内容涵盖文化、经济、社会等，我们跟随这24位现代“马克?波罗”，来一次震撼人心的中国发现之旅吧！

　　赵启光生于北京，获中国社会科学院研究生院英美文学硕士学位，美国马萨诸塞大学比较文学博士学位。现为美国卡尔顿学院终身教授，同时兼任同济大学特聘教授、清华大学客座研究员等。
　　他开创了美国卡尔顿学院中国语言文学部，一直从事汉语言文学、比较文学，以及道家哲学等的教授工作。近30年来，他一直致力于传播中华文化，并成批地将美国学生带回国内交流学习，极大地促成了中美文化的双向交流。
　　其中文著作有《古道新理——赵启光话讲老子》、《老子的智慧》、《世路心程》、《客舟听雨》、《康拉德小说选》等；英文著作有《中西方龙的研究》（A Study of Dragon: East and West）、《无为无不为》（Do Nothing and Do Everything）等。

CHAPTER 1 Is the 21st China's Century?
CHAPTER 2 Ancient & Modern Civilization
CHAPTER 3 Confucianism and Taoism： Which Will Lead China?
CHAPTER 4 Is GDP Everything?
CHAPTER 5 Will China's Culture Thrive?
CHAPTER 6 Transportation：Should the Chinese Live as Americans?
CHAPTER 7 Nature and Environment
CHAPTER 8 Image of Chinese Cities
CHAPTER 9 Exploring Chinese Food Culture
CHAPTER 10 How Chinese See Themselves and the Outside World
CHAPTER 11 Let's Embrace Culture Exchanges
CHAPTER 12 China's Future Development
CHAPTER 13 Dance with "Dragons"
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　　Their Century Is More Important.
　　than China's Century
　　First of all， I feel I must qualify my following musing by saying that I do not believe it is possible in any truly legitimate way to even really try to guess what will happen to China as a nation in the coming century， or whether China will exert profound enough influence on history for people in the future
　　recognize the 21st century as "China's." We're only 11 years in. Way too early to call. In addition， though China definitely has been industrializing at a remarkable rate in the past 60 years， and is now undoubtedly one of the most powerful economies in the world， they face many obstacles in their race to further industrialize， modernize， and essentially Westernize their society. Furthermore， I believe that China's race to "get up to speed" with the powers of the Western world， while it has succeeded in securing them a much more influential place in international politics and economics， has been detrimental to many aspects of Chinese culture， and largely harmful for the poor and the environment. China must start structuring its government and economy to preserve and nurture the natural resources and environmental health of its lands， while at the same time addressing the numerous social issues associated with their extremely large and rapidly urbanizing population. If they cannot find a way to continue economic growth without further polluting their cities and countryside， I believe China will suffer extreme internal strife as great damage is done to their water， air， and agricultural systems.What I truly wish for the Chinese is that they recognize that
　　international reputation， strength， and wealth are worth far lessthan their rich cultural traditions， their beautiful natural areas， and the health and well being of their people. If they can protect and value these things， then I am certain at least the Chinese will call the 21st century "theirs."
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