Embark on a transformative journey across China with Peter Hessler, as 'Country Driving' charts the rapid evolution from a predominantly rural society to an era of economic revolution driven by the automobile. Through Hessler's encounters, a 7,000-mile adventure unfurls, starting with the Great Wall's expanse to the Tibetan plateau, to the intimate shifts in Sancha—a farming village—and concluding in Lishui's industrial aspirations. This eye-opening narrative captures the pulse of a country in flux, portraying the human stories behind the seismic shifts in culture, economy, and geography in modern China.