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      • Trusted Partner
        December 2022

        Art Works of Chang ShuhongVol.2

        by The author Chang Shuhong (1904-1994) was a renowned artist and Dunhuang art researcher. He is considered the founder of Dunhuang studies and the pioneer of Dunhuang cultural career in China, earning him the title "Guardian of Dunhuang."

        Carefully selected and meticulously compiled, this collection features nearly four hundred artworks from the various stages of Mr. Chang Shuhong's artistic career. It encompasses a wide range of categories, including oil paintings, watercolors, copies, sketches, and more, offering a comprehensive showcase of the distinctive creative characteristics of Mr. Chang Shuhong across different periods and reflecting his artistic journey under different circumstances. Authored by experts from the Dunhuang Academy, the detailed annotations provide valuable insights into the background of each piece, aiding readers in gaining a deeper understanding of the stories behind the artworks and interpreting Dunhuang art.

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        June 2022

        Mogao Grottoes Art in Dunhuang

        by Chang Shuhong (1904–1994), the author, was a famous artist and researcher on the art of Dunhuang. As the founder of Dunhuang Studies and a pioneer of Dunhuang cultural undertakings, he was honored as "the guardian of Dunhuang."

        Mogao Grottoes Art in Dunhuang is general reading material about the art of Dunhuang grottoes, and it’s the ingenious work of Mr. Chang Shuhong, the pioneer of Dunhuang Studies in China.

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        The Arts
        May 2014

        The Centennial History of Chinese Art (1900-2000)

        by Yin Hong, Ling Yan, etc.

        This book series contain 5 volumes: The Centennial History of Chinese Cinematography (1900-2000) The Centennial History of Chinese Fine Arts (1900-2000) The Centennial History of Chinese Dancing (1900-2000) The Centennial History of Chinese Drama (1900-2000) The Centennial History of Chinese Music (1900-2000) A period historical works of the Chinese Art for the last hundred years (1900-2000),offering a profound analysis of the underlying interaction between the development of the centenial history of fine arts and society, economy, thoughts and cultural vicissitudes through the narration of the conditions of the development of Chinese art.

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        March 2023

        Chinese Martial Arts

        by Born in Changsha, Hunan Province, He Dun is a member of the China Writers Association, vice chairman of the Hunan Writers Association, vice chairman of the Changsha Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and a representative writer of "New Realism".

        Chinese Martial Arts is a literary work that recreates the spirit of the times and the fate of the characters with realistic creative techniques. Liu Qirong, the hero, had been ailing since childhood. In order to keep fit, he began learning martial arts at the age of eight and continued to practice throughout his life.

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        The Arts
        December 2015

        Chinese Grotto Art——Mogao Caves

        by Dunhuang Academy

        This series introduces the history, characteristic and some Buddhism knowledge of famous grottoes that were built in the ancient time.In China, grotto sculptures and fresco are regarded as a precious ancient art.

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        History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -
        2021

        Art Nouveau. The Ukrainian Art Styles of 20th century

        by Iryna Mahdysh

        The twentieth century saw an outbreak of new styles in world art, among which Art Nouveau was the first chronologically. Ukraine absorbed all-new European creative ideas, filling them with Ukrainian meanings and forms. For those unfamiliar with Ukrainian art, this book will be a handy and attractive starting entry point to the world of Ukrainian visual culture. Art experts will be able to look at their field from a new angle: to see images of rare works of Ukrainian art nouveau from regional museums and trace the links between national and world trends in the art of the twentieth century.

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        June 2022

        The Splendor of Dunhuang

        Dialogues between Chang Shuhong and Daisaku Ikeda

        by Chang Shuhong (1904–1994), the author, was a famous artist and researcher on the art of Dunhuang. As the founder of Dunhuang Studies and a pioneer of Dunhuang cultural undertakings, he was honored as "the guardian of Dunhuang."

        The book consists of dialogues between Chang Shuhong, the guardian of Dunhuang, and Daisaku Ikeda, a famous Japanese thinker. It contains five chapters, focusing on Dunhuang art and oriental civilization.

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        April 2020

        Silberflut (2). Die Verschollenen von Ray’s Rock

        by Falkner, Alex

        Pass auf! Denn die Silberflut erwischt auch dich! Keine Rettung weit und breit! Eddie, Milla und die anderen sitzen auf Ray’s Rock fest - mehr denn je, nachdem der Kampf um das Motorboot unwiederbringlich verloren ist. Die Geschehnisse auf der Insel werden immer unheimlicher: Seltsame Lichter flackern durch die Nacht und wilde Tiere scheinen auf ihren nächtlichen Streifzügen engere Kreise um das Camp zu ziehen. Als auch noch Eddies bester Kumpel Nick verschwindet, wird klar: Auf Ray’s Rock ist keiner von ihnen sicher … Der zweite und finale Band der „Silberflut“-Dilogie: Ein gefährliches Abenteuer mit spannenden Twists und Gruselfaktor. Für alle Leser von Survival- und Abenteuergeschichten ab 10. Rasantes Lesefutter für Jungen und Mädchen, für Outdoor-Kids und alle, die es noch werden wollen! Die Bücher der „Silberflut“-Dilogie: Band 1: „Das Geheimnis von Ray’s Rock“ Band 2: „Die Verschollenen von Ray’s Rock“

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        July 2016

        The Last Love

        by Can Xue

        This novel by Can Xue presents a whole range of characters with strong personality, such as Joe, Maria, Vincent, Lisa, Reagan and Ida. They are full of vitality and are accordingly unsatisfied with their present status. They actively explore unknown field of life and firmly embark on the journey of spiritual exploration. The novel focuses the complicated and intertwining relationship between husbands, wives and lovers to uncover the hidden inner desire of each character. Boiling wild nature and advanced civilization collide with each other before they finally become one unity. For the readers, entering the world of these characters is like entering their own inner world.

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        June 2022

        On Dunhuang Murals

        by Chang Shuhong (1904–1994), the author, was a famous artist and researcher on the art of Dunhuang. As the founder of Dunhuang Studies and a pioneer of Dunhuang cultural undertakings, he was honored as "the guardian of Dunhuang."

        On Dunhuang Murals is general reading material about the art of Dunhuang murals, and it’s the ingenious work of Mr. Chang Shuhong, the pioneer of Dunhuang Studies in China.

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        June 2022

        On Dunhuang Painted Sculptures

        by Chang Shuhong (1904–1994), the author, was a famous artist and researcher on the art of Dunhuang. As the founder of Dunhuang Studies and a pioneer of Dunhuang cultural undertakings, he was honored as "the guardian of Dunhuang."

        On Dunhuang Painted Sculptures is general reading material about the art of Dunhuang painted sculptures, and it’s the ingenious work of Mr. Chang Shuhong, the pioneer of Dunhuang Studies in China.

      • Trusted Partner
        2014

        Chinese Folk Fine Art Modeling

        by Zuo Hanzhong

        This is China’s first monograph on  the study of folk fine art modeling. It expounds the relationship between folk fine art modeling and the primitive culture and the folk culture from a macroscopic point of view, and traces the path of the inheritance, blending and variation of folk fine art modeling. It also analyzes the basic characteristics and modeling methods of folk fine art modeling in a microscopic way, and explores the aesthetic implication of folk fine art modeling. It also enriches interesting legends with creative ideas, allowing readers to gain a deeper understanding of the true meaning of Chinese folk fine art modeling and obtain inspiration of artistic creation therefrom.

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        January 2023

        Wigglers: The Survival of Small-town People in the City

        by Yi Hong, a reporter for Hunan Broadcasting System, has devoted himself to TV programs and copywriting related to art all year round. He has published the novels Endless Love to Changsha and Love is a Ghost, and compiled the books Bright Future and Absolute Loyalty. He won the first “Taofen Award for New Talents” in China.

        It is a realistic novel with unique characteristics in content and text. The novel describes the different lives of the hero and Brother Liaoliao, his fellow villager and classmate, two young people who came from a small town. The town and the city work as mirror images of each other, as was the case with the two main characters. They share common childhood and juvenile memories, which are the source of life that has been turned into fantasy stories over time. As friends, they went out to college together and lived in the city after graduation. One got promoted, while the other spent time in a mediocre position...

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        Humanities & Social Sciences

        Power towards kindness:I read Sun Tzu's Art of War

        by Zhang Guoji

        The author has a profound knowledge of history. In this book, he uses his rich historical knowledge and the theory of modern management to make a new interpretation of Sun Tzu's Art of War, an immortal masterpiece in the history of Military Science in China. The book has been copyrighted and exported to Taiwan, China and Vietnam.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        2020

        The Rules of Ukrainian Cooking

        by Eugenia Kuznetsova

        The Rules of Ukrainian Cooking (Cook in Sorrow) is a guide to Ukrainian cuisine written in an entertaining style of ironic ethnography. It is structured into thirty “recipes”, each exploring one aspect of the Ukrainian culinary tradition. From cooking Borsch (which is never perfect) to brewing homemade wine and hosting guests, the book provides an entertaining account of probably the most cherished aspect of Ukrainian culture. The Ultimate Guide to Ukrainian Cooking puts Ukrainian dishes in social context, offering readers insights about complicated relationship of Ukrainians with cooking, eating, their relatives and even uncovers true love to famous Kherson tomatoes, now under the Russian occupation. The book is beautifully designed and illustrated by a cohort of Ukrainian artists, who represent some of the most prominent names in Ukrainian contemporary book design.

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        Stone Blossoms

        by Luo Changjiang

        The full-length reportage "Stone Blossom" closely focuses on the main line of poverty alleviation by tourism, focusing on the spirit of struggle of the people in Wulingyuan to fight poverty and the vivid stories, reflecting the scenes of rearranging mountains and rivers to change their destiny. “Tourism feeds back agriculture and poverty alleviation connects tourism” to continuously influence, impact and refresh the vivid process of people's ideas, behaviors and thinking models. At the same time, the work takes poverty and anti-poverty worldwide as the coordinates, and carries out reflections and discussions on topics such as rural tourism, multidimensional poverty, educating the masses and cadres, human capital, rural revitalization and rural construction, and urban-rural integration. Documentary and speculation go hand in hand, poetry and reason echo each other, forming the basic pattern of the polyphonic concerto of this work. You can hear the concertos of history and reality, the concerts of the countryside and the city, the concerts of glory and dreams, the concert of the terroir culture with the sandstone Dafenglin as the main symbol and the regional cultural character of Wulingyuan people.

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        January 2015

        Bingling Temple

        by Bingling Temple Museum

        This series introduces the history, characteristic and some Buddhism knowledge of famous grottoes that were built in the ancient time.In China, grotto sculptures and fresco are regarded as a precious ancient art.

      • Trusted Partner
        February 2020

        Killer Rock

        Thriller

        by Andrew Cartmel, Thomas Wörtche, Susanna Mende

        Valerian war eine britische Rock-Ikone der 1960er Jahre, die Leadsängerin der gleichnamigen Band Valerian. Sie hatte sich damals unter tragischen Umständen das Leben genommen, ihr Kind war verschwunden, entführt und getötet, wie viele Leute mutmaßen. Und jetzt steht plötzlich ein mysteriöser Klient, »the Colonel«, auf der Matte und beauftragt den Vinyl-Detective, das Kind zu finden. Eigentlich nicht sein Job, aber im Hintergrund gibt es eine wertvolle LP als Lockmittel.Zusammen mit seiner Crew – seiner Freundin Nevada, Kumpel Tinkler und der unwahrscheinlichen Taxifahrerin Clean Head – macht er sich an die Arbeit und gräbt sich tief in die Popgeschichte der Sixties, trifft einen Ex-Gitarristen von Frank Zappa und andere wunderliche Menschen aus der großen Ära des Rocks.Drogen sind natürlich auch im Spiel, damals wie heute. Das macht die Sache entschieden ungemütlich. Hinzu kommt, dass an dem Schicksal des verschwundenen Kindes nicht nur nette Menschen interessiert sind …

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