National Geographic May 2008

Building Boom { The New Great Walls}
Beijing is building up for the Olympics. By Ted C. Fishman Photographs by Greg Girard
The Road Ahead
Despite the bumps, there’s no end in sight. By Peter Hessler Photographs by Fritz Hoffmann
Gilded Age { Gilded Age, Gilded Cage}
A new middle class means aspiration- and anxiety. By Leslie T Chang Photographs by Randy Olson
Guizhou Village { Village on the Edge of Time}
In Dimen, yesterday and today are merging. By Amy Tan Photographs by Lynn Johnson
China: Inside the Dragon { China’s Journey}
The great nation is on the move. By Peter Hessler Photographs by Fritz Hoffmann
Yellow River { Bitter Waters}
Can China save the Yellow- its Mother River? By Brook Larmer Photographs by Greg Girard

Supplement:

CHINA: JOURNEY OF ROCK AND WATER(20 1/8 inches x 31)
Errata: The September 2008 NGM notes that the description of the People’ s Requblic of China as the fourth largest country, only slightly smaller than the United States, is based on land and inland- water area and excludes Taiwan; also, construction of
THE FORBIDDEN CITY(20 1/8 inches x 31)
Errata: The September 2008 NGM notes that the end of hte Qianlong emperor’ s reign was 1796. ; Included: Drawing of the 1889 wedding celebration of the Guangxu Emperor, featuring the Forbidden City’ s Hall of Supreme Harmony, the Dragon Throne, and detai