Exploring China: the central kingdom aspiring dragon -- Physical environment and resources: diverse and abundant -- Population: dynamic and diverse -- Agriculture, food, and culture -- China's changing economic geography: state, space, and market -- Chinese cities: growing in size and number -- Beyond the cities: the Chinese countryside -- Transportation geography and e-commerce logistics in China -- Environmental crisis with Chinese characteristics -- Coastal China -- Geography of the periphery -- Beyond the mainland: Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan -- China at the crossroads.