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My name is Peter Heisler, a Beijing correspondent for The New Yorker. This book tells the story of my driving experience in mainland China. "Finding China" is the final chapter of my China documentary trilogy. It explores economies, traces the origins of development, and explores individual responses to change. Like the previous two books, it studies core issues in China, but it does not achieve this goal by interpreting famous political or cultural figures, nor does it make a macro-level analysis. It believes in showing the essence of China's transformation by narrating the experiences of ordinary Chinese people. I often stay in one place for months, even years, tracking changes. I don't just listen to the protagonists themselves, I open my eyes and watch their stories unfold in front of me.

If you don't know He Wei, please start with this book "Strange Stones". If you have read "River City", "Searching for China", or even "Oracle Bone Inscriptions", then you should not miss this "strange stone" by He Wei. How can a writer's pen keep up with a rapidly changing era? From 2000 to 2012, 3 countries, 12 homes, 24 stories. Finally, in He Wei's writings, you can not only read about the bizarre China. Hiking on the Great Wall, the oracle bones are cold. From Jiangcheng to Xincheng, Emily had become a big girl. The American West, the Japanese mafia, the Peace Corps in Nepal, the mosques in Egypt. Over the past twelve years, He Wei has carefully documented more than just China.