Jing Liu

Understanding China through Comics won the 2013 Independent Publishers Book Awards (IPPY) Bronze Medal for Graphic Novel (Drama/Documentary), and ForeWord Reviews Book of the Year Awards (BOTYA) 2012 Finalist in Graphic Novels (Adult Nonfiction). Jing Liu was born and raised in the era of opening-up Beijing. He is a successful Chinese artist and entrepreneur who works regularly with international clients and has made many friends through his work and travels inside and outside his native country. Liu graduated from Beijing University of Technology with degrees in industrial design and engineering, and Master's in international economics and trade. With this illustrated guide in English to Chinese history, Jing Liu hopes to put China into its historical context: for his newborn son, his friends both near and far, and for anyone who has ever had an even passing interest in understanding China and from whence it came.