China A to Z: Everything You Need to Know to Understand Chinese Customs and Culture. A practical and accessible guide to an ancient but rapidly changing culture, this book explains the customs, culture, and etiquette essential for any trip or for anyone wanting to understand this complex country. In one hundred brief, reader-friendly essays alphabetized by subject, this fully revised and updated edition provides a crash course in the etiquette and politics of contemporary China as well as the nation's geography and venerable history.