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      • China Translation & Publishing House

        China Translation & Publishing House Co. Ltd. (CTPH) is the publishing sector of the former China Translation & Publishing Corporation (CTPC), which was established as a state-level translation and publishing institution in 1973. CTPH has gradually matured from a small unit  publishing UN materials to a publishing house translating and publishing  famous works from all over the world, and evolved from  linguistic and translated works to a comprehensive catalogue of  titles, including audiovisual, digital and multimedia publications. CTPH publsihs 500 new titles annually

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        The Arts
        October 2018

        Study on Survival of Chinese Classical Opera

        by Wang Fuya

        The book mainly explores Chinese classical opera in terms of the existence, cutural essence and functions, artistic features, and the position in Chinese traditional culture. The author conducts study based on theories of popular culture and folk culture, historical resources of Chinese classical opera, along with various survival tactics for opera like opera adptation and opera prohibition.

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        Fiction
        October 2009

        Library of Chinese Classics :The Selected Poems of Du Fu

        by Hua Zisheng

        Du Fu (712-770), China's great poet in the Tang Dynasty. After experiencing the decline of the Tang dynasty, he witnessed the changes of the current situation, created poems that reflect the difficult and livelihood problems of the people with his extraordinary artistic talents, and was later praised for his "history of poetry." Poetry also content of the works, such as singing natural scenery, reviews of ancient and modern personnel, laments his talent description skills, portrayals of birds and animals, all have celebrated the famous works. To more than 1,400 Du Fu, greatly enriched and developed the artistic techniques of ancient Chinese poetry. Du Fu's character and poem have an extremely far-reaching impact on future generations. He is one of the most outstanding representatives of Chinese traditional culture. The book includes 135 Du Fu poetry translated by the famous American house Burton Watson.

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        May 2023

        Funny Chinese Script

        by Zhang Yihan

        The author enables the reader to understand the advancement of Chinese history through the reorganization and introduction of the development of Chinese scripts over the past 5,000 years. Starting from the ancient times with tying knots to the legendary of Cang Jie Creates Writing, the look of Chinese script has been evolving and evolving. Through oracle bone script, large seal script, small seal script, official script, regular script, running script, and cursive script, Chinese characters are the only writing system in the world that has not been lost. The author finds the interesting stories behind the Chinese scripts by combining historical facts to uncover representative fonts. It also includes the introduction of historical minority scripts, so that readers can better understand that not only Chinese characters were glorious in Chinese history, but also minority scripts which also witnessed the process of ethnic integration and development. This book also includes the only gender script that exists in the world today, the Jiangyong Women's Script from Hunan, which is a unique and rare cultural relic, and it also a valuable resource for our national culture. Chinese characters have also been widely spread throughout history, and this book also introduce how the Chinese characters spread to other countries.

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        April 2009

        Ancient Chinese Philosophy

        by Zhang Jianan

        After summarizing the traditional philosophy, this volume explains its spiritual connotation in a simple way, introducing the philosophy of engagement, the philosophy of retreat and the philosophy of accommodation from a new angle. It explains the abstruse philosophy in a story-telling way, and discusses the value of Chinese classical philosophy.

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        The Costume of China

        Fifty Coloured Engravings

        by William Alexander

        In 1814, carefully selecting 50 Chinese engravings that were supplemented by wonderful text descriptions, William Alexander published the book The Costume of China in London. As the pioneering work introducing Chinese dresses overseas, this book is a true and complete restoration of the customs of China in the Emperor Qianlong era. It is now available in both Chinese and English as a hardcover book set. 50 precious hand-colored engravings depict the images of emperors, officials, soldiers, court ladies, booksellers, actors, and hawkers. They show us, in the eyes of Europeans, the Qianlong Heyday, a colorful era that dates back far.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        April 2022

        Chinese religion in contemporary Singapore, Malaysia and Taiwan

        The cult of the Two Grand Elders

        by Fabian Graham

        In Singapore and Malaysia, the inversion of Chinese Underworld traditions has meant that Underworld demons are now amongst the most commonly venerated deities in statue form, channelled through their spirit mediums, tang-ki. The Chinese Underworld and its sub-hells are populated by a bureaucracy drawn from the Buddhist, Taoist and vernacular pantheons. Under the watchful eye of Hell's 'enforcers', the lower echelons of demon soldiers impose post-mortal punishments on the souls of the recently deceased for moral transgressions committed during their prior incarnations. Chinese religion in contemporary Singapore, Malaysia and Taiwan offers an ethnography of contemporary Chinese Underworld traditions, where night-time cemetery rituals assist the souls of the dead, exorcised spirits are imprisoned in Guinness bottles, and malicious foetus ghosts are enlisted to strengthen a temple's spirit army. Understanding the religious divergences between Singapore and Malaysia (and their counterparts in Taiwan) through an analysis of socio-political and historical events, Fabian Graham challenges common assumptions about the nature and scope of Chinese vernacular religious beliefs and practices. Graham's innovative approach to alterity allows the reader to listen to first-person dialogues between the author and channelled Underworld deities. Through its alternative methodological and narrative stance, the book intervenes in debates on the interrelation between sociocultural and spiritual worlds, and promotes the destigmatisation of spirit possession and discarnate phenomena in the future study of mystical and religious traditions.

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        April 2009

        Ancient Chinese Coins

        by Lu Jiabin & Chang Hua

        This volume systematically introduces the origin and development of Chinese coins, interspersed with many legends and anecdotes. It is an informative and readable book for disseminating knowledge of Chinese coin culture.

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        Fiction
        December 2010

        Library of Chinese Classics: The Classic of Mountains and River

        by Chen Chengjin

        “The Classic of Mountains and River "is an ancient Chinese pre-Qin books, but also an encyclopedia reflects the ancient Chinese society. Its content involves history, geography, nationality, mythology, religion, animals, plants, minerals, medicine and so on. Its encyclopedic content and strange content make it rare for ancient books. The book is divided into eighteen volumes, from the volume of a "Nanshan Jing" to volume five "Zhongshan Classic" known as the "Five Sangsanjing", from Volume VI "Overseas Nankan" to Volume 18 "Nei Jing" as "the sea through". Together, the two parts, collectively referred to as "Shan Hai Jing." The Great Chinese Library: The Chinese Version of the Shan Hai Jing (Chinese-English) Reference for English Translation is a new and reliable translation of Shan Hai Jing by the Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House in July 2008. this. English translator Professor Wang Hong is good at translating Chinese books and books. He has translated a large number of Chinese libraries into Chinese including Mozi, Mengxi Bi Tan, Mandarin, Ming and Qing Essays, : Shan Hai Jing (Chinese-English comparison) ".

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        December 2017

        Chinese Traditional Folklore

        by Nie Xinsen

        This book and Chinese Traditional Festivals are a series. In the long history of China's five thousand years of development, many of the traditional folk customs themselves are derived or associated with Chinese traditional festivals. The so-called "different wind in a hundred miles, different customs in a thousand miles", folk customs vary from place to place, but the common thing is to take the auspicious meaning, hope that everything goes well and peace every year. Old folk customs and old festivals contain the essence of Chinese culture. In today's highly developed material culture, we should keep Chinese history in mind, inherit Chinese traditions, promote Chinese culture, and save those old festivals and old folk customs that are gradually forgotten by modern people! The illustrators did painted for every wonderful old fold folk custom in the book,the illustrations and texts are radiant and complement each other. It is a graphic book that conforms to the current aesthetics and reading.

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        April 2009

        Chinese Cuisine and Its Cultural Connotations

        by Pang Yi & Wang Jingwu

        This volume illustrates the cultural characteristics of Chinese food, Chinese cooking, food-related myths and legends, food and worship, food and celebrities, and literature.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        October 2017

        History of Ancient Chinese Diplomacy

        by Yuan Nansheng

        Ancient Chinese diplomacy refers to diplomatic activities during the period from the beginning of ancient diplomacy to the outbreak of the Opium War in 1840. The manuscript describes the history of this period. The Xia, Shang, and Western Zhou Dynasties were the emergence and formation of ancient Chinese diplomacy. The Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods were the development of ancient Chinese diplomacy. The Han Dynasty was the stereotype of ancient Chinese diplomacy. The Tang Dynasty was the heyday of ancient Chinese diplomacy. The period of transformation of ancient diplomacy. Ancient China's diplomacy is foreign affairs diplomacy. The revelation left is that the stronger the national strength, the more capable it can be, and the more rational compromise, the more it can make a difference. The readers of the manuscript are researchers of Chinese history and diplomatic history, and students of Chinese history and diplomatic history.

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        Lifestyle, Sport & Leisure
        January 2018

        Bamboo Engraving in Baoqing: Traditional Chinese Engraving Art

        by Zhang Zongfan

        As a national-level cultural heritage, bamboo engraving in Baoqing enjoys a great reputation. This book mainly introduces this precious engraving technique from five aspects: history, categories, materials and tools, production process, and artistic features. In the fourth part, methods of engraving in bamboo outer skin, bamboo root, and bamboo reed are the emphasis, which can help you have a clear understanding of the process. Also, through this book, you have the opportunity to enjoy the fine collection of bamboo engraving in Baoqing created by the author and other great masters.

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        Literature & Literary Studies
        March 2018

        Selection of Chinese Modern and Contemporary Literary Works

        by Li Wei, Yang Cheng

        The book encompasses representative Chinese modern and contemporary poetry, novels, proses, and dramas created by several well-known Chinese writers, like Gong Zizhen, Xu Zhimo, Dai Wangshu, Lu Xun, Lao She, Cao Yu, etc. In this book, each piece of work is presented with author introdcution, analysis of theme and artistic characteristics, and questions to be answered by readers.

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        November 2019

        Nüwa Repairs the Heaven

        by Zhou Jing,Ye Xiong

        Nüwa Repairs the Heaven was recounted by children's literature writer Zhou Jing and contemporary painter Ye Xiong, the latter recarving stories and characters in the style of Chinese painting. The integration of the poetry of the text and the richness of the painting is a wonderful interpretation of ancient myths, which expresses the unique Chinese charm and Chinese spirit. Nu Wa Repairs the Heaven is a classic story in ancient Chinese mythology. It contains philosophical questions of how human beings examined themselves and thought about their origins. It is a famous piece of myths passed over generation by generation via words of mouth. Through the writer's new narrative, this book boldly breaks through the tradition but does not lose sight of it. It uses poetic words to describe the tranquility and beauty of the world in its initial stage, and makes the female figure more delicate and fuller in the book.

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        Medicine

        Theory and Clinical Practice of Modern Acupuncture and Moxibustion (in Chinese and English)

        by Chen Shaozong

        For decades, Prof. Chen Shaozong has been dedicating to the research on the modern acupuncture and moxibustion system that is different from the traditional paradigm. As early as 1990, he published Theory and Clinical Application of Modern Acupuncture and Moxibustion. The book is the prototype of the modern acupuncture and moxibustion system, though it contains merely 100,000 Chinese characters. 21 years later in 2011, Prof. Chen Shaozong published Modern Acupuncture and Moxibustion that contains nearly 1 million Chinese characters with more informative content and a more comprehensive theoretical system. At the same time, as acupuncture and moxibustion grows into a more international discipline, the European and American community of acupuncture and combustion is going beyond the study of traditional acupuncture and moxibustion to start exploring into the acupuncture and moxibustion system in the context of modern science and technology. In recent years, they have gradually developed "western acupuncture and moxibustion" represented by "dry needling". As a response to the huge challenges brought by the evolution of western acupuncture and moxibustion, we published the six-volume Modern Acupuncture and Moxibustion by Prof. Chen Shaozong in 2018. Containing more than 3 million Chinese characters, this book features richer content and a further improved theoretical system.   A few foreign universities have expressed their hope to have a compact edition of Modern Acupuncture and Moxibustion in Chinese and English languages based on the original edition so that they can use it as a textbook in teaching. This is how this Theory and Clinical Practice of Modern Acupuncture and Moxibustion (in Chinese and English) comes into being. It is believed that the publication of this book not only benefits the international exchange and communication on acupuncture and moxibustion, but also produces positive impact on the orientation of the discipline.

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        March 2017

        Chinese Traditional Festivals

        by Nie Xinsen

        Chinese traditional festivals are not only Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Qingming Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Double Ninth Festival, but also many traditional festivals, such as Grain Bin Filling Festival, Zhonghe Festival, Flower Fairy Festival, Bask in Book Festival, Spring Begins Festival, the Summer Solstice Festival, the Dog Days, etc., from the New Year's Day of the first lunar month to the New Year's Eve of displaying of fireworks and a sea of lanterns, the traditional festivals like constellations embedded in the sky of the Chinese nation’s history and culture, sparkling with strange luster. The illustrators did painted for every wonderful old festival in the book,the illustrations and texts are radiant and complement each other. It is a graphic book that conforms to the current aesthetics and reading.

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        Biography & True Stories
        April 2018

        The Chinese Soul——Deng Xiao Ping

        by Xue Qingshan

        The manuscript objectively records the difficult and tortuous process of the Chinese people's exploration of the road to socialist construction. It focuses on the wisdom and determination of Comrade Deng Xiaoping's firmly on Chinese Communist Party belief, loyalty to the party, and the creation of a socialist cause with Chinese characteristics. The book has rich historical materials, vivid language, clear context, and objectively and truly describes the twists and turns of Deng Xiaoping's "three falls and three rises."

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        December 2018

        The Complete Collection of Modern Chinese Prints by Lu Xun

        by Editorial Board of the Complete Works of Modern Chinese Prints Collected by Lu Xun

        This series contains about 1,800 modern prints collected by Lu Xun at that time, which authored by nearly 200 domestic printmakers and currently in the Lu Xun Memorial Hall in Shanghai and the Lu Xun Museum in Beijing. It is showcasing the glorious history of modern Chinese woodcut art: In the 1920s and 1930s, in order to guide the artistic direction of Chinese literary youth, smashed the KMT’s counter-revolutionary cultural " encirclement and suppression", Mr. Lu Xun held a "woodcut workshop" in Shanghai, and cultivated a group of emerging woodcut backbone. These backbones led young artists in various regions of the country to create a large number of realistic works reflecting the suffering and tragic fate of the people at the bottom of the society at that time. They cruelly lashed the dark reality of society and called for national salvation and survival. These young woodcutters sent their woodcut works to Lu Xun, who not only guided their creation personally, but also spared no effort to collect, publicize and promote them to the public. With the active advocacy and support of Mr. Lu Xun, the emerging woodcut movement in China has developed vigorously, driving the modernization of Chinese art and leaving an indelible glorious footprint in the history of Chinese modern culture and art. This complete collection is a companion to the The Complete Collection of Foreign Prints by Lu Xun published in 2014.

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