This picture book builds up a cumulative portrait of a city through the months and turning seasons of the year. Short descriptive passages are placed alongside large-format views of city life: crowded streets, traffic jams, tranquil parks, bustling supermarkets, and scenes of celebration at football matches, Chinese New Year, and Easter festivities. The pictures themselves are wholly absorbing, crammed with colourful detail of people engaged in the daily life of the city and revelling in their diversity.