This is the story of a unique venture. Between March 2009 and November 2011 Swedish China veteran Lars Ellstrom walked from Beijing to Kashgar in Central Asia. He covered more than 5 000 kilometres through poor villages and newly built boomtowns. From the account of his trek we get to know the changing landscapes and listen to the people he met: farmers, shepherds, entrepreneurs, drivers, Christians, Muslims, school children, teachers and descendants of Genghis Khan. Thanks to his fluency in Chinese and deep knowledge of China's history and society, Ellstrom has been able to put these...