Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: First-person cultural perspective of China

This was a unique introduction to Chinese culture that I have been looking for given an upcoming trip in 2008. There are numerous books on how the economy, businesses, politics, etc. of China have changed and how they have affected the world around them. However, this perspective rings true because you come to the realization that world governments represent the interests of their people yet rarely do they give an accurate portrayal in what those people are like. You get a sense of how far China has come and yet how far it still has to go. This may sound incredibly condescending but on the flip side, the outside world has come a long way in understanding China yet still has a long way to go. It was also great to learn a few Mandarin phrases in pinyin which you practice saying to yourself while reading. It is a refreshing departure from more supposedly scholarly books about China.