Foreword
Chapter One From the Ancient Silk Road to the Belt and Road Initiative
Seeing is believing
Legend of the Silk Road
From Italy to China
Belt and Road—A rediscovery of the ancient Silk Road
Chapter Two Dawn of Reform and Opening up: China in Progress
A dream fulfilled
The first encounter with Beijing, my new "hometown
My closest friend in Beijing
The story of Beijing roast duck
Italian-style street in Tianjin
Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge
Happy encounter on "Shanghai Express
Shanghai, its past and present
Xi'an, long-lasting peace and stability
Kunming, joyous all the way
Cheering for Italian football team in Guangzhou
Inner Mongolia, home on the grasslands
Lhasa in Tibet connected to Heaven
Xinjiang, paradise on the border
Chapter Three A Brand-new China
Listening to rock & roll in Beijing
Reform and opening up–the unique Chinese development model
“The pain of transformation
Hangzhou—pink lotus blossoms take from sunshine a new dye
Shaoxing–I'm back home
Yangzhou–the footprints of the Venetians
Shenyang–demolish & establish
Changchun–the glory of reform
Hunchun–the future of economic development
Hainan–the paradise-like free port
Chapter Four The Chinese Dream of National Rejuvenation
The Chinese dream
Vibrant Shanghai
The answer of Shenzhen
The success and prospect of reform and opening up
The path of socialism with Chinese characteristics
The Belt and Road—the “New Silk Road”
China's pledge to the world
Chinese in the new era
Defend the blue sky and defeat the epidemic
Defend the territorial integrity
Chinese speed in the development of Internet
World-leading technology