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FictionSeptember 2012Chronicle 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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November 2017Literature 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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FictionNovember 2012Cries 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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FictionAugust 2012To Live
by YU Hua
An award-winning, internationally acclaimed Chinese bestseller, originally banned in China but recently named one of the last decade's ten most influential books there, To Live tells the epic story of one man's transformation from the spoiled son of a rich landlord to an honorable and kindhearted peasant. After squandering his family's fortune in gambling dens and brothels, the young, deeply penitent Fugui settles down to do the honest work of a farmer. Forced by the Nationalist Army to leave behind his family, he witnesses the horrors and privations of the Civil War, only to return years later to face a string of hardships brought on by the ravages of the Cultural Revolution. Left with an ox as the companion of his final years, Fugui stands as a model of flinty authenticity, buoyed by his appreciation for life in this narrative of humbling power.
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Literature & Literary StudiesJuly 2017It Is the Old Time that Brings Us Joy
by Bai Hua
This is a poetry collection of Bai Hua. It contains most representative works during 35 years of the poet’s creation. Bai Hua is one of the most excellent lyric poets in contemporary China. From the year 1979, he started poetry, essay, and critic writing, as well as translation of British and American literature.
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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 2015That 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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April 2017Appreciation of YU Dafu’s Works
by Written by YU Dafu Edited by LIANG Yingchun Read by CHEN Xiguang
This book incorporates 5 articles and excerpts by YU Dafu. Each article comes with notes and appreciation. Readers can also listen to the recordings by scanning the two-dimension code of each article.
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FictionOctober 2009Library 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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January 2015Lessons of Chinese Anti-Corruption History
by Xi Hua
Why did an egg provided for emperors in Qing Dynasty cost 10 liang (equal to 1,000 U.S. dollars)? How could a commoner be promoted to senior ofcial in two years merely because of a folding fan? Could Chong Zhen, the last emperor in Ming Dynasty, avoid fleeing away in despair and ending up hanging himself? Answers all lie in this impressive book. As a Chinese saying goes, "Guided by history, one can see through reasons behind a nation's rise and fall." Narrated by a senior cadre of Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the book consists of 24 referential stories about anti-corruption in Chinese history. Through continuously reflecting on past lessons, the author sums up valuable experience for combating corruption and building a trustworthy government. In concise and vivid language, this book reveals vast unheard anecdotes and historical truths of Chinese officialdom before establishment of PRC, which are significant for readers inside and outside China to understand historical roots of current anti-corruption policies in China.
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February 2020Jing 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 2018The 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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January 2013Maiji Mountain
by Hua Pinglning
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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December 2014Ban Nuan Shi Guang
by Tong Hua
The novel tells the story of the heroine Yan Xiaochen from the campus to the city's life and emotional experience. About people's attitudes and choices in the face of pain and frustration.
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