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        Hua Yaya Learns Paper-cutting

        by Wa Mao, Huang Junxian

        She is Hua Yaya, a little apprentice who wants to learn paper-cutting. But the master she wants to learn from is a bit strange. As an apprentice for three years, Hua Yaya spends a year in watering flowers, another year in sharpening a pair of scissors and a third year in visiting the market. Finally, her strange master flies into her paper-cut by riding a golden bird. Can she cut out lifelike patterns such as flowers, birds, leaves and characters?

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        May 2015

        That Starry Sky, That Sea

        by Tong Hua

        Bestseller author Tong Hua brings us her latest fantasy romance novel! A beautiful romance between a human girl and a merman.  Love and life are the same, there are always flowers and thorns.Whether flowers or thorns, I will be pleased to accept.

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        November 2017

        Literature or Music

        by YU Hua

        This book is a collection of 28 essays by one of the most internationally influential Chinese novelists,Yu Hua, who is the most prominent writer in contemporary China. His works have been translated into English, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Persian, Polish, Spanish, Swedish, Serbian, Hebrew,Japanese, Korean, etc. He is also a columnist for New York Times. It is a review of classic works in the history of literature and music, with in-depth personal interpretations and candid appreciations of masters such as Borges, Dostoevsky, Faulkner, Kafka,Shostakovich, and Tchaikovsky. As a reader and listener, the writer tries to analyze the mysteries of the narrative in literature and music, explain the techniques and mysteries of creation. As Yu Hua put it, “Music is created by the heart, and writing touches the depths of music. They are affected by each other and point to the broadness of life together.”

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        Literature & Literary Studies
        December 2016 - December 2024

        Scream

        by Lu Xun,Fan Zeng

        "Scream" is a collection of short stories by modern writer Lu Xun. The collection of novels truly depicts the social life from the Revolution of 1911 to the May Fourth Movement. Every article in the book is accompanied by illustrations drawn by Mr. Fan Zeng, a famous Chinese scholar and teacher of traditional Chinese painting, which vividly presents the world in Lu Xun's novels.

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        Fiction
        September 2012

        Chronicle of a Blood Merchant

        by YU Hua

        One of the last decade's ten most influential books in China, this internationally acclaimed novel by one of the mainland's most important contemporary writers provides an unflinching portrait of life under Chairman Mao. A cart-pusher in a silk mill, XU Sanguan augments his meager salary with regular visits to the local blood chief. His visits become lethally frequent as he struggles to provide for his wife and three sons at the height of the Cultural Revolution. Shattered to discover that his favorite son was actually born of a liaison between his wife and a neighbor, he suffers his greatest indignity, while his wife is publicly scorned as a prostitute. Although the poverty and betrayals of Mao's regime have drained him, XU Sanguan ultimately finds strength in the blood ties of his family. With rare emotional intensity, grippingly raw description of place and time, and clear-eyed compassion, YU Hua gives us a stunning tapestry of human life in the grave particulars of one man's days.

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        Literature & Literary Studies
        December 2019 - December 2024

        Hesitate

        by Lu Xun,Fan Zeng

        " Hesitate " is a collection of novels by Lu Xun, which has a total of 11 novels from 1924 to 1925. The entire collection of novels reveals the concern for the peasants and intellectuals living under the weight of feudal forces. Every article in the book is accompanied by illustrations drawn by Mr. Fan Zeng, a famous Chinese scholar and teacher of traditional Chinese painting, which vividly presents the world in Lu Xun's novels.

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        Chang Yu figure painting

        by Chang Yu

        In the modern Chinese painting circle, Chang Yu is a leader, once alternately refreshing the Chinese oil painting auction record. Painter Chang Yu has had ups and downs throughout her life, and insists on going her own way in art. He is recognized in the West as a world-class painter, a Chinese Modigliani, a painter who creates freely for his artistic beliefs and makes remarkable achievements. Chang Yu turned from the most familiar Chinese art to another brand new western art field, and constantly explored and pursued on the basis of Chinese painting, finally achieving Chang Yu's special painting style of simplicity and fluency. Chang Yu is an indelible Oriental pearl. Few books of Chang Yu are published in China. We popularize such art and publicize Chang Yu's achievements in the history of Chinese art in the 20th century.The series consists of 3 books. This book is a collection of Chang Yu's figure painting works, which contains more than 60 of his important and iconic figure works. Chang Yu's female body works are different from the expression Angle of nude paintings, and he uses the whole body outline of a naked woman to express the scenery in his mind. There are not many slim naked women in Chang Yu's works, but mostly plump and fat women. Quite the author "do not talk to people, alone in the dark" self-pity mode.

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        Chang Yu animal painting

        by Chang Yu

        In the modern Chinese painting circle, Chang Yu is a leader, once alternately refreshing the Chinese oil painting auction record. Painter Chang Yu has had ups and downs throughout her life, and insists on going her own way in art. He is recognized in the West as a world-class painter, a Chinese Modigliani, a painter who creates freely for his artistic beliefs and makes remarkable achievements. Chang Yu turned from the most familiar Chinese art to another brand new western art field, and constantly explored and pursued on the basis of Chinese painting, finally achieving Chang Yu's special painting style of simplicity and fluency. Chang Yu is an indelible Oriental pearl. Few books of Chang Yu are published in China. We popularize such art and publicize Chang Yu's achievements in the history of Chinese art in the 20th century.The series consists of 3 books. This book is a collection of Chang Yu's animal paintings, which contains more than 60 of her important and iconic animal works. Chang Yu's animal works mostly show the vast land, the ancient roads, or the yellow sand road, and the desolate situation of people. In the painting, there is only a small animal like a drop in the ocean in the boundless empty sky. All the viewers can feel the loneliness and sorrow of this stranger in his old age.

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        Chang Yu still life painting

        by Chang Yu

        In the modern Chinese painting circle, Chang Yu is a leader, once alternately refreshing the Chinese oil painting auction record. Painter Chang Yu has had ups and downs throughout her life, and insists on going her own way in art. He is recognized in the West as a world-class painter, a Chinese Modigliani, a painter who creates freely for his artistic beliefs and makes remarkable achievements. Chang Yu turned from the most familiar Chinese art to another brand new western art field, and constantly explored and pursued on the basis of Chinese painting, finally achieving Chang Yu's special painting style of simplicity and fluency. Chang Yu is an indelible Oriental pearl. Few books of Chang Yu are published in China. We popularize such art and publicize Chang Yu's achievements in the history of Chinese art in the 20th century.The series consists of 3 books. This book is Chang Yu's collection of still life flower paintings, which contains more than 60 of his important and iconic vase flower works. Chang Yu's still life works are a mirror of his inner world. "The feeling of desolation.

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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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        Fiction
        November 2012

        Cries in the Drizzle

        by YU Hua

        YU Hua's beautiful, heartbreaking novel Cries in the Drizzle follows a young Chinese boy throughout his childhood and adolescence during the reign of Chairman Mao. The middle son of three, SUN Guanglin is constantly neglected by his parents and his younger and older brother. Sent away at age six to live with another family, he returns to his parents' house six years later on the same night that their home burns to the ground, making him even more a black sheep. Yet SUN Guanglin's status as an outcast, both at home and in his village, places him in a unique position to observe the changing nature of Chinese society, as social dynamics, and his very own family, are changed forever under Communist rule.

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        February 2020

        Jing Hua Yuan

        by Li Ruzhen

        Li Ruzhen's The Edge of Mirrors and Flowers is a long novel full of fantasy. The author draws on material from the Shanhaijing, and the first half of the novel depicts the various strange kingdoms overseas through the overseas travels of Tang Ao and Duogong, the daughter kingdom where men and women are interchangeable, the gentleman kingdom where there is no competition, and the gutless kingdom where dung is used as food. The second half of the book tells the story of Wu Zetian's selection of talented girls for the imperial examinations, and the successful examination and gathering of 100 talented girls.

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        April 2018

        The Town of Furong

        by Gu Hua

        As an ordinary woman in the countryside of Hunan, Hu Yuyin makes a fortune via labor work but suffers repeatedly. The novel has reflected the historical process of social changes in rural China by the experience of Hu Yuyin, and deeply disclosed the disaster of “ultra-Left trend of thought”. With the narration of the social customs in the countryside of south China from 1963 to 1979, the novel has exposed the harm of “ultra-Left trend of thought” and highly praised the victory of the route of Third Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist P

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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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        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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        December 2022

        Art Works of Chang ShuhongVol.1

        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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