«An engaging read, with lively first-person narratives . it is in these stories that the universality of people's hopes, fears and frustrations really shines through.»

New Internationalist

«A lucid, accessible account of rural Chinese life, its stories worth far more than the statistics usually invoked in accounts of the pro­found change that has swept China.»

Jonathan Chatwin, South China Morning Post

«A true literary sensation ... [Liang] pulls no punches.»

Ian Johnson, New York Times

«Stunningly insightful ... What makes Liang's study so compelling is the way in which it offers a glimpse of a world in which personal problems ... exist on the same level as broader social and political problems»

Mark Rappolt, ArtReview

«Overburdened grandparents, children who don't see their parents, workers straining to make a living in unwelcoming cities: Liang Hong's book, "China in One Village" (tr. Emily Goedde), gives a platform for these voices from the countryside.»

Mike Cormack, SupChina

«The immediacy of China in One Village brings to life how China is changing in a way that more academic works cannot do.»

rs21

«Fair-minded and sanguine ... one of the clearest narrative accounts of China's countryside available in English.»

Amy Hawkins, Times Literary Supplement