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May 2021"Academician takes you to explore" popular science picture book: Little monkey finds mother
"Academician takes you to explore" popular science picture book:
by Song Xian, Shen Yan
"Academician Takes You to Explore" is a set of popular science picture books for children aged 6-12. The Shanghai Science and Technology Museum and the Beauty Science Team jointly planned this series of books. Relying on the content, through vivid stories and exquisite paintings, the scientists’ live lectures are adapted into interesting science picture books, so that young readers can appreciate the progress of cutting-edge scientific research in novel stories and pictures. This book mainly describes the development of primates and cloning technology. The story is introduced from the protagonist Mia and introduces various primates, including their relationship with us. In addition, the somatic cell clone monkey project led by Chinese scientists was also introduced, which was the first breakthrough in this biological frontier problem in the world.
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Health & Personal DevelopmentDecember 2019 - December 2024Admonitions for the Yan Clan
by Yan Zhitui,Li Hualei
Yan family instructions is an influential work of Yan Zhitui, a famous scholar in the northern and Southern Dynasties. It is a systematic and complete family education textbook. It is the author's experience summary about setting up oneself, running a family, dealing with affairs and learning. It has a great influence on the history of family education in traditional China and enjoys the reputation of "ancient and modern family motto, as the ancestor". The purpose of Yan Zhitui's writing this book is to systematically sort out his life experience and experience and pass it on to future generations, hoping to rectify the style of the family and help future generations.
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October 2017A Study on Contemporary Chinese Visual Culture
by Zhou Xian
What do the alteration of typical characters in Chinese TV series and the sudden rise of reality show say about the great transformation of Chinese society? How does Chinese avant-garde art, a representative of Chinses elite culture, develop following the social and economic reform? What kind of social psychology has been reflected by the burgeoning internet-based grassroots media in China? Answers all lie in this masterpiece edited by Professor Zhou Xian. Observing Chinese social transformation from the unique perspective of visual culture, the book not only portrays a complete landscape of contemporary Chinese visual culture which covers mass culture, avant-garde art, grassroots media, city image, scopic regime and visual technology, but also reveals the interrelationship between visual culture and the social and individual construction since 1970s.
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Children's & YAJuly 2017Shen Nong’s Miracle Herbs
by Feng Jiannan
Shen Nong’s Miracle Herbs is adapted from an ancient Chinese legend that Shen Nong (the Yan Emperor) taught people to grow crops to feed themselves when food was in short due to the reproduction of human being after Nüwa repaired the sky. Later he tasted many kinds of herbal medicines to help cure people’s diseases.
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Humanities & Social SciencesMarch 2017Study on Literary Anthropology in Shen Congwen's Works
by He Xiaoping
This book takes the homogeneous, isomorphic, and mutual relationship of Shen Congwen's aesthetic thoughts, artistic thoughts and cultural anthropological thoughts as the starting point, and then explores the anthropological characteristics of Shen Congwen's works from the perspective of anthropological ontology, methodology and axiology. The following analyses focusing on the expression form, ideological root, and value and significance to literary creation and cultural construction are an extended study of Shen Congwen's cultural thought, aesthetic thought, artistic creation thought and value.
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HistoryThe Six Hundred Year History of the Forbidden City
by Yan Chongnian
"A Forbidden City tells half of Chinese history." This book takes the six hundred year history of the Forbidden City as a clue, tells stories built around the Forbidden City, and represents stories of the emperors, generals and ministers of state, the concubines, even the bodyguards, eunuchs, imperial doctors, and other people on the historical stage of the Forbidden City. There are not only well-known historical events but also secret histories of the palace, with more than 500 historical figures vividly interpreting the vicissitudes of life in the book. The famous historian Yan Chongnian, with his unique vision, selects the most representative historical stories and integrates the events of the changeable Forbidden City of six hundred years into the book. He uses popular and witty diction, combined with his life experience of more than eighty years, to make serious history no longer boring and difficult to understand, so that official history can also be lively and interesting. This is a popularizing history book suitable for readers of all ages. They can better understand the Forbidden City in the palace world built by Yan Chongnian, appreciate the splendid history of Chinese civilization, and develop new insights into life.
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Humanities & Social SciencesMay 2017Study on Zhou Dunyi's Journey of Life
by Liu Yiping
Zhou Dunyi (1017—1073) is a famous ideologist, philosopher and originator of Neo-Confucianism in the Northern Song Dynasty. Together with Shao Yong, Zhang Zai, Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi, they are called "Five Thinkers of the Northern Song Dynasty". This book is one of a series of books commemorating Zhou Dunyi with 17 manuscripts in it. The author experiences Zhou Dunyi's life journey by visiting 17 places where Zhou Dunyi ever studied, worked, teached, etc., and records personal feelings and reflection. It is the author's attempt to have a further understanding of Zhou Dunyi, Chinese traditional culture, as well as the Neo-Confucianism in the Northern Song Dynasty.
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August 2014My Predestined Love with High Rail
the Oral Autobiography of Zhiyun Shen
by Zhiyun SHEN, Tianming ZHANG,etc
This book is the oral autobiography of Zhiyun Shen,the senior fellow member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. By the recall of his science study life on the railway motors, communication and transportation, it veritably reflects the development of the Chinese railway vehicles, especially the high rail.
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March 2021Collector's Edition of Illustrations of Yan Zhen's Works: Above Living
by Yan Zhen
"Above Living" is a novel by Yan Zhen. The author uses meticulous meticulous brushwork to describe college life and academic ecology one by one. From the examination and employment of doctoral students, to the work and life of college teachers, the distribution of papers and page fees, academic seminars, awards, application for topics, competition for administrative positions, and even the application and acquisition of students' election cadres, examinations, and grants Wait, there are so many stories about corruption in colleges and universities, which are rarely encountered by readers outside colleges. He even wrote about the real situation of another type of intellectuals, represented by "I", who have conscience and pursuit, but have no choice but to survive in the real environment. Although these people have also succumbed to reality, they still have a trace of longing for the independent personality of Chinese traditional intellectuals deep in their hearts. The special feature of "Above Living" is that it has a detailed description of the academic ecology and "survival" ecology of colleges and universities, which is of pioneering significance, and is happy to see by people who care about education and knowledge communities. Moreover, this novel is written with great meaning, with the height of literature and the height of thinking.
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May 2021"Academician takes you to explore" popular science picture book: Mr. Seahorse in his head
"Academician Takes You to Explore" Popular Science Picture Book
by Song Xian, Zhang Jiamin
"Academician Takes You to Explore" is a set of popular science picture books for children aged 6-12. The Shanghai Science and Technology Museum and the Beauty Science Team jointly planned this series of books. Relying on the content, through vivid stories and exquisite paintings, the scientists’ live lectures are adapted into interesting science picture books, so that young readers can appreciate the progress of cutting-edge scientific research in novel stories and pictures. This booklet mainly describes the structure and function of the brain. The story begins with the protagonist Mia and her mother visiting the grandfather in the nursing home on the Double Ninth Festival. It mainly introduces the area and function map of the brain, especially the hippocampus and its important role in our memory.
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May 2021"Academician Takes You to Explore" Popular Science Picture Book: Looking for the Biggest Dinosaur
"Academician Takes You to Explore" Popular Science Picture Book
by Song Xian, He Xin
"Academician Takes You to Explore" is a set of popular science picture books for children aged 6-12. The Shanghai Science and Technology Museum and the Beauty Science Team jointly planned this series of books. Relying on the content, through vivid stories and exquisite paintings, the scientists’ live lectures are adapted into interesting science picture books, so that young readers can appreciate the progress of cutting-edge scientific research in novel stories and pictures. This book mainly tells the knowledge of dinosaur archaeology and fossil research. The story starts with the protagonist Mia who wants to know where the largest thigh bone is in the world. It introduces the classification of dinosaurs, the environment in which dinosaurs live, how different types of dinosaurs evolved, and two famous paleontologists, Science and Marsh. Knowledge of fossil wars between the two.
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May 2021"Academician takes you to explore" popular science picture book: lovely big friend
"Academician takes you to explore" popular science picture book:
by Song Xian, Liu Zhe, He Ya
"Academician Takes You to Explore" is a set of popular science picture books for children aged 6-12. The Shanghai Science and Technology Museum and the Beauty Science Team jointly planned this series of books. Relying on the content, through vivid stories and exquisite paintings, the scientists’ live lectures are adapted into interesting science picture books, so that young readers can appreciate the progress of cutting-edge scientific research in novel stories and pictures. This book mainly tells the story about elephant protection. While traveling to Xishuangbanna, the protagonist Mia ran into a baby elephant who accidentally broke into the farmland. Later, she followed the baby elephant into the territory of Asian elephants and learned about the living habits of elephants. Later, during a visit to the zoo, Mia learned the difference between Asian elephants and African elephants, and experienced the poaching of elephants in Africa. In the end, Mia became a volunteer for elephant conservation.
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May 2021"Academician Takes You to Explore" Popular Science Picture Book: Going to Wetlands to Watch Birds
"Academician Takes You to Explore" Popular Science Picture Book
by Song Xian, He Xin, Lin Qiao
"Academician Takes You to Explore" is a set of popular science picture books for children aged 6-12. The Shanghai Science and Technology Museum and the Beauty Science Team jointly planned this series of books. Relying on the content, through vivid stories and exquisite paintings, the scientists’ live lectures are adapted into interesting science picture books, so that young readers can appreciate the progress of cutting-edge scientific research in novel stories and pictures. This book mainly describes bird migration and ecological protection knowledge. The story begins with the protagonist Mia going on a wetland autumn tour. She finds the Aurora crow bird trapped in a bird net. After she rescues it, she takes it to find her mother. She learns about the migration of birds and the problems faced by the wetland along the way. , And finally succeeded in helping Aurora Ravens find her mother.
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May 2021"Academician takes you to explore" popular science picture book: a magical deep-sea oasis
"Academician Takes You to Explore" Popular Science Picture Book
by Song Xian, Zhu Wenwen, Jiang Zhenying
"Academician Takes You to Explore" is a set of popular science picture books for children aged 6-12. The Shanghai Science and Technology Museum and the Beauty Science Team jointly planned this series of books. Relying on the content, through vivid stories and exquisite paintings, the scientists’ live lectures are adapted into interesting science picture books, so that young readers can appreciate the progress of cutting-edge scientific research in novel stories and pictures. This book mainly talks about deep sea exploration and submarine cold springs. The story begins with the protagonist Mia reading "Twenty Thousand Miles Under the Sea" and introduces the protagonist Alonas. It introduces today's deep diving technology, especially my country's "Jiaolong" and "Deep Sea Warrior". It also introduces the underwater world. Various creatures, oasis cold springs on the seabed, and iron-manganese nodules in the ocean’s treasures.
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May 2018Children's fascination with Song Ci and Song History
by Pao Ba
This is an interesting speech of Song poetry written by a father to his children. With vivid, funny and modern language, the author introduces the Song poems that are suitable for primary school students to read and recite. The book is also equipped with the historical background related to the poems, the personality and experience of the poets, so that children can enjoy the beauty of poems in a relaxed and interesting atmosphere, and quickly master and learn the essence of Chinese classical culture
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September 2021Reminiscences of Song Dynasty: Urban Life
by Li Chuntang
No people in any dynasty knew more about life than those in the Song Dynasty.Focusing on Kaifeng in the Northern Song Dynasty and Lin'an(Hangzhou) in the Southern Song Dynasty, the political, economic, cultural, people's conditions, customs and other aspects of the city are described in this book, which shows the social development of the Song Dynasty from close to distant and from small to big.This book is divided into five chapters, including "Game of power", "Evolution of folk customs", "Awakening of culture", "Lively market" and "Secret corner", which paint an urban life drawing of Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival. More than 100 exquisite paintings of the Song Dynasty and the text content of this book jointly reflect the ultimate life aesthetics of the Song Dynasty.
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Literature & Literary StudiesOctober 2018The Change of Jingkang
The Decline and Fall of the Northern Song Dynasty
by You Biao
The Jingkang transformation that occurred in the late Northern Song Dynasty was a great tragedy in China's history when the country was destroyed and the country fell apart.Who caused this tragedy? Through long-term and multi-layered investigations, this book reproduces the panorama of the decline and decline of the Northern Song Dynasty, and provides thought-provoking thoughts and answers to these questions.
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September 2020Song of Heroes
by Nie Mao
Song of Heroes is an ode dedicated to heroes. It consists of seven movements, adorned with starting tune, overture, ending tune and after sound. It is in the form of symphonic poems, dedicated to an integration of being epic, lyrical, realistic and vanguard. With lofty beliefs, the poet started writing from Mao Anying's heroic deeds, using time, space, characters, and events as a narrative line to extol a large number of evocative heroes and heroic deeds moving forward in adversity. Not only did the author write about the hero representatives of various important periods, such as Zhao Yiman, Zhao Dengyu, and Xia Minghan, but also wrote about some hero groups, such as the five heroes of the Langya Mountain, the two bombs and one star hero group, and the space hero group. This majestic ode to heroes is tenacious and tragic. It expresses the immortal historical feats made by the heroes for the Chinese revolution, China's construction and the Chinese people. It helps children understand historical heroes by reading poetry, feels the heroic deeds and inspires them with national pride and cultural self-confidence.
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FictionJuly 2015The Craftsman
by Shen Fuyu
It tells the story of the craftsmen and their families. They all come from the Shen Village, the hometown of the writer. They are gardeners, tailors and blacksmiths. From the story, we can see the change of northern Suzhou. And the writer reminisces about her hometown. The prosperity or decline of Shen Village not only shows the changes of the time, but also tells about the fate of karma.
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January 2013Homecoming Travel
by Shen Cong Wen
To saw his sick mother, Shen Congwen started his journey to home and wrote down what he saw and heard and his perceptions along the journey on the letters to his wife in Beijing. Later, basing on these letters, he collated and published this prose work. Besides the natural sceneries of western Hunan he saw while sailing towards upstream of Yuan River, he mainly focused on the scenes of life, work and multiplying of the people from all walks of life in the land of western Hunan, including sailors, soldiers, miners, merchants, ordinary masses he had met. On reading the book, the hints of his concerns about the changes of Western Hunan under the influence of the age can be felt, which reflects Shen’s deep love and strong sense of responsibility for his hometown.
