It is easy to have a quick look atChina's past and present, but ittakes time to gain a panoramicknowledge of China. The "Pan-oramic China" series is meant toassist readers, especially thoseoverseas, in this respect. Eachvolume in the series focuses on aprovince, municipality or autonomous region, describing, withillustrations, the outstanding characteristics of each area from different perspectives. This book is ,Home of the manchus & cradle of Qing Empire.