A wild journey around India's 5,000-year civilization history! 55 Days, 70 cities, hundreds of cultural sites, more than 20,000 kilometers... One of the "Asian Trilogy" by historical writer Guo Jianlong, taking you to experience the distant history and reality of the Indian subcontinent up close! Yu Minhong, Lin Da, Luo Xin, Yang Bin, Liu Zichao, Lu Dapeng, Luo Zhenyu, and Du Junli jointly recommend!
In India, Guo Jianlong met countless tourists and Indians: engineers, professors, as well as soldiers, migrant workers, and homeless people. He slept at the station, ate, laughed, and played with them... While he relived India's great history and culture, he experienced India's present moment, and repeatedly traveled between history and reality. Starting from the prosperity and replacement of Indian dynasties to the emergence of various colorful religions in India, Guo Jianlong shows the 5,000-year history and reality of India from multiple perspectives such as politics, economy, and history, showing readers the splendor and splendor of the ancient civilized country, as well as the flexibility, tolerance, and vitality of secular life.
Reader comments
Guo Jianlong's writing style is very similar to Xiaopeng, the author of "Ten Years of Backpacking", which I like. Both of them can vividly describe what they see and hear during their travels. Moreover, this book gave me a deeper understanding of the history and culture of India. It turns out that there are so many dynasties and religions in India, which is really mysterious and brilliant! I especially liked the various people I met in India in the book, and I felt that their lives were full of colors and stories. Wish I could have had such an adventure!
I have read some history about India from other books before, and this is the first time I have a comprehensive understanding of Indian history.
Read it in the afternoon of November 24, 2025. Minimalist Indian History.
Guo Jianlong's writing style is very similar to Xiaopeng, the author of "Ten Years of Backpacking", which I like. Both of them can vividly describe what they see and hear during their travels. Moreover, this book gave me a deeper understanding of the history and culture of India. It turns out that there are so many dynasties and religions in India, which is really mysterious and brilliant! I especially liked the various people I met in India in the book, and I felt that their lives were full of colors and stories. Wish I could have had such an adventure!
I have read some history about India from other books before, and this is the first time I have a comprehensive understanding of Indian history.
Read it in the afternoon of November 24, 2025. Minimalist Indian History.