Philip Ball is a writer, author, and broadcaster, and was formerly an editor at Nature. He is the author of more than twenty books, including Invisible, Curiosity, and The Water Kingdom: A Secret History of China. He lives in London.
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From the Yangtze to the Yellow River, China is traversed by great waterways, which have defined its politics and ways of life for centuries. Water has been so integral to China's culture, economy, and growth and development that it provides a window on th... SEE MORE