China's top education thought leader provides a thorough examination of the state of China's education system-what's working, what's not, and what's to be done Observations on the Education of China is a guide to the current status of education and educational thought in China, based on the author's visits to nearly 100 schools in more than 20 provinces throughout the country. Zhu contends that due to a wide diversity of educational methods throughout the nation, policy must be tailored to the unique situation of each particular area. He reveals the difficulties faced by headmasters, teachers, and officers, who spend nearly their whole lives on practical teaching, and the amazing creativity they use to overcome these issues and find solutions to a number of problems. Zhu Yongxin (Beijing, China) is a member of National People's Congress Standing Committee, vice chairman of Association for Promoting Democracy (CAPD), and vice president of Chinese Society of Education (CSE). He also works as a professor and PhD supervisor in Suzhou University.