Qingdao Publishing House
Qingdao Publishing House is a state-owned publisher of China founded in 1987. It has published nearly 20,000 titles covering the complete publication spectrum.
View Rights PortalQingdao Publishing House is a state-owned publisher of China founded in 1987. It has published nearly 20,000 titles covering the complete publication spectrum.
View Rights PortalThis novel, through the creation of a group of ministers of the Qing Dynasty represented by Chen Tingjing, reflects the difficult choice of the officials in their personality, morality and behavior in a unique historical background, and recreates the situation of the officialdom some 300 years ago. On the basis of historical materials, the author presents the image of the celebrated upright, lenient, competent and iron-handed Minister Cheng Tingjing. Chen Tingjing, originally named Chen Jing, became a successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations at the age of 21. As there were two candidates named Chen Jing, Emperor Shunzhi changed his name to Chen Jingting. From the moment he entered the officialdom, he was involved in constant confrontations with Mingzhu and Songgotu whose power later became second only to that of the emperor, and in open or secret struggle with Emperor Kangxi’s confidants such as Xu Qianxue and Gao Shiqi … In the 53 years of his official career, he consecutively served as Emperor Kangxi’s tutor, minister of the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Revenues and the Ministry of Penalty, Grand Secretary of the Imperial Library, and editor-in-chief of Kangxi Dictionary before he died in post and was crowned with eternal glory. The plot of the novel is both lucid and heavy, giving enlightenment and caution to people of today.
The Ancient Chinese Urban Life series focuses on the capital and some big cities of each dynasty and describes the political, economic, cultural, religious, customs, customs and other aspects of the city. So as to achieve the purpose of understanding the social progress and historical development at that time. The book integrates scholarly and amusement with or without the propaganda of history and enables readers to grasp the pulse of history and gain historical knowledge in the pleasurable beauty of enjoyment. The authors of the series do not write novels, but describe them entirely based on historical facts.
It's a record about famous historical characters in Qing Dynasty of the 19th century. They fought against rebels and foreign enemies for long term. The author stands in a special aspect to describe this unusual period and its people honestly.
An ancient scholar surnamed Geng fell in love with a girl named Qing Feng, but he was blocked by Qing Feng’s father. Several months later, he met Qing Feng again by an occasional chance and learned that she was a fox spirit. But this man didn’t mind, he not only married Qing Feng but also saved her father. At last they lived happily together.
Sangzhi County had revise the annals twice from the establishment during the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty to the founding of the People's Republic of China. This book tells the history in a creative way according to the version in Qianlong period. The first half of the book is the revised version provided by the archive, and the second half is the original manuscript. In this way, readers can get the whole picutre of geographical conditions, history, local customs, education, military strength, etc.
This book starts with the figures of Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism and Buddhism in Ming and Qing dynasties. It uses images as the center to classify and research traditional Chinese figure paintings. It will provide an effective image reference and systematic arrangement in the research on the development and evolution of traditional Chinese painting. This book uses Buddhism (Buddhism), Taoist god system and Confucian gods and figures (including Confucius portraits, genealogical paintings, and other sages and sergeants images, etc.) as the basic system for classification. The origin, development, and era characteristics of these figures Carrying out image analysis to show the unique contemporary character and rich spiritual connotation of Chinese figure paintings in different eras. Through the vivid presentation of the figure paintings of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism in the Ming and Qing Dynasties in China, this book fully demonstrates the development context of traditional Chinese culture, has a good educational effect, and meets the increasing aesthetic needs of the public; interpreting traditional Chinese culture from an aesthetic perspective, it is The vivid expression of the Chinese spirit; through researching and sorting out the characters of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism, it is of great significance for the inheritance and understanding of traditional Chinese culture, and the establishment of cultural self-confidence, which is of great significance to the prosperity and development of current Chinese culture, especially the inheritance and innovation of traditional culture and artistic spirit.
As a gem of Chinese culture, qin (7-stringed zither) became a representative of human oral and intangible heritage at the UNESCO World Heritage Conference in 2003. Its popularization rests on the popularization of introductory textbooks. Qin can help the coordination of hand and mind, activate the human brain and enhance memory. It can also sharpen people’s hearing and bring joys to people. The invention of this musical instrument has made the Chinese people cleverer and the ancient Chinese civilization ahead of other world civilizations, leaving behind precious treasures. Learning Qin with Me is a systematic introductory textbook. It includes an introduction of qin, its cultural continuity and change, its basic knowledge, and its basic fingering, scales, works and songs accompanied by it. The textbook also contains an introduction of the traditional Chinese gongchi musical notation. The qin works and songs appear in numbered musical notation, staff, and qin tablature. As it is very difficult to typeset qin tablature, this is the only qin introductory textbook with qin tablature at present. The book is also attached with a demonstrative CD.
This book follows the line of the ups and downs of Guo Songtao’s life experience, connecting Zeng Guofan, Zuo Zongtang, Hu Linyi, Li Hongzhang and other important military and political figures in the late Qing Dynasty. By describing the choices and destinies of different figures in the changes unprecedented in the past three thousand years, it reflects the political situation of the late Qing Dynasty which is intertwined with internal and external contradictions.
Tian Gong Kai Wu is the first comprehensive work on agriculture and handicraft industry in the world. It introduces the production technology of machinery, bricks, ceramics, sulphur, candles, paper, weapons, gunpowder, textile, dyeing, salt making, coal mining and oil pressing in ancient China. It is also known as the "Encyclopedia of China's 17th century crafts". The book is illustrated in the original text, and the translation is easy to understand.
This book is a celebrity biography of Wei Jin Dynasties. The stories are authentic, which take us to review the Wei Jin Dynasties, and appreciate those interesting stories and souls
To address the Sino-Japanese dispute of Diaoyu Islands (referred to as Ryukyu Islands by the Japanese), it is necessary to study the history of Ryukyu. In this book, the author collects abundant documents and makes some breakthrough on the unsettled history of Diaoyu Islands. In recent years, Japan has argued that Diaoyu Islands is an outlying island of Okinawa Prefecture, thus should belong to Japan. This book demonstrates that Diaoyu Islands never belongs to Okinawa, supported by suffcient historical facts, effectively refuting the absurdity of Japan’s argument. This book was written in the historical order from Sui Dynasty (581-618) with the earliest records on Ryukyu to the end of the World War II when Ryukyu was eventually included into Japan. Having studied Sino-Japanese relations for many years, the author notes down how Ming and Qing Dynasties of China protected and helped Ryukyu, and how Ryukyu paid tributes to China for fve centuries.
He Binglin, a modern educator, established Yueyun Middle School in Hunan province. From Qing Dynasty to the period of People's Republic of China, He devoted his life to education and Yueyun Middle School as a principal for more than 50 years. With unique educational philosophy, he developed any amount of talents as backbones of China. Besides, as a democrat, he committed himself to the building of democracy in his old age. This book aims at artistically presenting the whole life of He Binglin based on historical facts to show the figure as a civilian educator. In this way can students in Yueyun Middle School have a further understanding of the founder of their school. Also, this book can be as the source to study the educational philosophy and personality of He Binglin.
It is a collection of short stories in literary language written by the famous Chinese novelist Pu Songling in the Qing Dynasty. They either expose the darkness of feudal rule, or attack the corruption of the imperial examination system, or rebel against the shackles of feudal rituals, and are rich in profound ideological content. The works depicting the theme of love are the most numerous in the whole book, and they express a strong anti-feudal ritualistic spirit. Some of these works, through the romance between flower demons and foxes and humans, express the author's ideal love.
The History of the Fine Arts of Chinese Taoism is following the historical order, beginning from the pre-Taoist Warring States period to Qing Dynasty, covers the whole developing period of Taoism. It is based on the exsting real materials combined with the historical documents.
This an anthology of essays previously published in the academic journal Comparison discussing China’s economic reform for the next decade. Several globally renowned economists and government officials, including Barry Naughton, Zhou Xiaochuan, Lou Jiwei, Liu Shijin, Cai Fang, Tian Guoqiang, penned a series of discourses on the most important and difficult issues lying ahead as China’s economic reform enters into the next ten years. Scholars and officials alike made suggestions on the economic reform policy systematically, with definite directions and strong feasibility.
Centered on the Grand Council, the book deciphers the power operation of the Qing Dynasty and probes its secret history of the rise and fall. It vividly represents the honors or disgrace and ups and downs of key military figures in nearly 200 years of the Qing Dynasty, truly and comprehensively showing the important role of the Grand Council as a power center in the key moments of the Qing Empire. It is an integral history of the rise and fall of the imperial power center. The book is a masterpiece on the history of the Grand Council and the middle and late Qing Dynasty with a lively, detailed and accurate narration and humor and sprightly tone.
This book which re-appears legendary life of Zhang Zhitong, a key representative of Westernization Movement in Qing dynasty, belongs to Tang Haoming’s long historical novel series. The book combines political struggles in history with historical narratives as a unity. In the book, the writer’s deep thinking to history and culture, the insights to potential rules and secrets of the changes of history and the life are appropriately revealed.
This war ended the myth of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. The century-old empire has gone downhill since then, and never looks back. The prosperity of the past becomes memories; the wounds of war have become the pain of the heart that the Tang people can't heal! Who planted the blight? Who lit the smoke? Who is supporting the crisis? Who is helping? What kind of power reorganization and political change resulted from a seven or eight-year war? What kind of human relationship and human nature was exposed? This book gives answers one by one by showing the truth.