“中国读本”丛书包括11个分册，逐一回答了“中国是怎样一路走来的”“中国共产党是怎样的党”“中国特色社会主义道路是怎样的道路”“中国梦是怎样的梦想”“中国的民主是怎样的民主”“中国现在处在怎样的时代”等一系列问题，帮助读者了解当代中国基本制度和发展大势，更加全面、客观地认识当代中国。一百年来，中国共产党带领中国人民走出了一条特色鲜明、影响深刻的建设、改革、发展之路——中国特色社会主义道路。本书在历史和现实两个框架下，比较系统地讲述了中国特色社会主义道路是怎么孕育怎么演化的，这条道路有哪些构成要素和哪些特色优势，通过走这条道路办成了哪些大事喜事难事，这条道路对国内国外产生了哪些深刻影响等内容。The “Reading China” series consists of six volumes, which answer questions including “How China has come all this way”, “What kind of party is the CPC”, “What is the path of socialism with Chinese char

Chapter One Dead EndsChanges Unseen in Thousands of Years The Heavenly Dream of Peasant Heroes Self-Strengthening: The Pursuit of “Strength” and “Wealth” The “Reform” of the Reformists Chapter Two Revolution “The Only Way to Save China” Xinhai Revolution The New Democratic Revolution Socialist Revolution Chapter Three The Twists and Turns of the Path to Socialist Construction A Good Start of the Exploration of the Path to Socialist Construction The Major Twists and Turns in the Exploration Don’t Keep to the Old Path Chapter Four Press ahead for a Path Out Reforms Ignited by Famine “Circling” a Plot of Land as the Special Economic Zone Permitting the Development of New Economic Elements Finding the Path to Build Socialism with Chinese Characteristics Chapter Five The Macroscopic Development of the Chinese Path Deng Xiaoping Initiated the Path of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics Cont inuous Efforts to Adhere to, Develop, Expand the Path of Building Socialism with Chinese Characteristics by Generations of the Central Collective Leadership of the Party Broaden Our Path of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics Chapter Six The Theoretical, Systematic and Cultural Underpinning for Chinese Path The Theoretical Underpinning The Systematic Underpinning The Cultural Underpinning Chapter Seven Chinese Way of Modernization The Three-Step Strategy for Modernization Formulated by Deng Xiaoping The Three-Step Strategy Enriched and Developed Decisive Achievements Scored in Building a Moderately Prosperous Society in All Respects Chapter Eight Market Economy under Socialism The Objective of Developing a Market Economy under Socialism The Characteristics of Socialist Market Economy A Socialist Market Economy Initially Established with Deepening Understanding and Practice Chapter Nine A Path of Miracles The Miracles of Rapid Economic Development The Miracles of Improving People’s Livelihood