Your Search Results

      • Trusted Partner
        History

        The 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.

      • Trusted Partner
        Health & Personal Development
        December 2019 - December 2024

        Admonitions 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.

      • Trusted Partner
        March 2021

        Collector'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.

      • Trusted Partner
        March 2012

        Zheng Guofan(Annotated Edition)

        by Tang Hao Ming

        This book gives a vivid description to Zeng Guofan, the most prominent but controversial person in modern China, and his Xiang Army group. Basing on the historical facts and taking time as its axle, the novel adds some proper fictions to the event description and plot details. In the book, the description of various historical stories, contradictions and intriguing official circle portrays Zeng Guofan’s heroic image of emphasizing on overall situation and national security.

      • Trusted Partner
        August 2015

        Li Ethnic Group: Sing and Dancing on the Third Day of the Third Month

        by Bing Bo, Zheng Xiaojuan

        Festivals of Chinese Ethnic Groups was co-authored by China's well-beloved authors of children's literature including Fang Suzhen, Tang Sulan, Wang Yimei, and was illustrated by celebrated Chinese illustrators such as Cai Gao, Chen Yadan and Zhu Xunde. This series covers intriguing, outstanding and poetic folk tales on festivals and customs from China's ten most representative ethnic groups. Showcasing their courage, gentleness and indomitable will, these delightful stories allow readers to learn more about the distinct and charming characteristics of these ethnic groups. Recommended as parent-child reading by CCTV during the Dragon Boat Festival, this series has won the Most Beautiful Picture Book 2022 prize given by China Library Journal. It was also nominated for the top picture books prize in China for the Chinese Government Award.

      • Trusted Partner
        Humanities & Social Sciences

        Sanjiangyuan

        Image Files of the Natural and Humanistic Heritages of China’s River Sources, I

        by Zheng Yunfeng

        The Sanjiangyuan (Source of Three Rivers) region, where the Yangtze, Yellow and Lancang rivers all originate, is regarded as the cradle of Chinese civilization that has nurtured Chinese people for thousands of years. The Sanjiangyuan series is a collection of photography of Zheng Yunfeng in the past 3 decades. It contains 10 volumes and over 3000 photos, presenting in a panoramic view the landscapes, historical relics, religions, civilization and arts in the Sanjiangyuan Region.

      • Trusted Partner
        February 2019

        Tourism Information Technology

        by Pierre J Benckendorff, Zheng Xiang, Pauline J Sheldon

        This third edition of 'Tourism Information Technology' provides a contemporary update on the complexities of using information technology in the tourism industry. It examines IT applications in all sectors including airlines, travel intermediaries, accommodation, foodservice, destinations, attractions, events and entertainment. Fully updated throughout and organised around the stages of the visitor journey, the book reviews how tourists are using technologies to support decision making before their trip, during their travels and at the destination. It: · Provides comprehensive and up to date coverage of all key topics in tourism information technologies · Covers new areas such as (among others) augmented and virtual reality, robotics, smart destinations, disruptive innovation and the collaborative economy, crowdsourcing for sustainability, online reputation management and big data · Incorporates a wealth of pedagogic features to aid student learning, including key models and concepts, research and industry insights, case studies, key terms, discussion questions, and links to useful websites. Accompanied online by instructor PowerPoint slides, multiple choice questions and further case studies, this book provides a comprehensive and learning-focused text for students of tourism and related subjects.

      • Trusted Partner
        Humanities & Social Sciences

        Three Gorges

        Image Files of the Natural and Humanistic Heritages of China’s River Sources, II

        by Zheng Yunfeng, Ge Jianxiong

        China's giant Three Gorges Dam is the world's biggest hydropower plant located in the Three Gorges region in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. Since its construction officially began in 1994, the higher water level has changed the scenery of the Three Gorges. In 1996, photographer Zheng Yunfeng arrived at the Three Gorges, hoping to document the scenery before it was swallowed by the rising water. He spent more than seven years taking over 50,000 photos of the gorges, based on which the series Three Gorges was produced.   The series Three Gorges is a selected collection of Zheng Yunfeng’s photography of the Three Gorges region, depicting living conditions, economic status, and customs and beliefs of local people with massive exquisite pictures and plain language. It is a part of Image Files of the Natural and Humanistic Heritages of China's River Sources and has three volumes: Memories of Mountains and Rivers, Memories of Old Days, and Memories of Ours.

      • Trusted Partner
        August 2006

        Embracing Chinese Heritage

        by Pang Yan

        Written and illustrated by Pang Yan, a modern Chinese artist, the book takes us on a magic tour through the history of China, showing in detail over a hundred precious artifacts. Through their colors, shapes and textures, we reconnect with the past, and reach out to the people long gone.

      • Trusted Partner
        December 2020

        Festivals of Chinese Ethnic Groups·Shui: The Duan Festival

        by Yan Xiangjun, Chen Anmin

        This book mainly describes the origin and changes of the Shui ethnic group's Duan Festival. Through the evolution of folklore of this unique festival of Shui ethnic group, this book tells that Shui people have the courage to move away from the barren old homeland and open up new places of residence by hard work. In the beautiful and fertile new hometown, people were united to defend the fruits of their labor and finally built a peaceful new life. The Shui people leveraged the customs of festivals to pass on the good wishes and construction experience of their ancestors from generation to generation.

      • Trusted Partner
        December 2020

        Festivals of Chinese Ethnic Groups·She: The Black Rice Festival

        by Yan Xiangjun, Liao Zhenghua

        This book mainly introduces the origin of the She ethnic group's Black Rice Festival. While areas of the She ethnic group suffered from pests, the land owners increased rents and fees. As a result, the She people were in shortage of food. Lan Tianfeng led people to the land owner's house to steal food. After being found out, Lan Tianfeng stepped forward to protect others and was imprisoned on March 3rd. There was no food in the prison for him. Later, some She people used black rice leaves to cook rice. The jailers did not dare to eat the black rice and passed the rice to Tianfeng. Over time, Lan Tianfeng slowly recovered. Three years later, again on March 3rd, Lan Tianfeng was rescued. In order for future generations to commemorate the feat of Lan Tianfeng and remember how hard to have rice, the Black Rice Festival is celebrated every year.

      • Trusted Partner
        December 2020

        Festivals of Chinese Ethnic Groups·Nu: The Flower Festival

        by Yan Xiangjun, Zuo Hanzhong

        This book mainly introduces the origin of the Nu ethnic group's Flower Festival. A beautiful Nu girl used her ingenuity to help the Nu people solve the problem of crossing the river. Later, the wealthy bully wanted to marry her because of her beauty and intelligence. She fled to the cave but was killed by the bully on March 15th of the lunar calendar. Later, when people went to worship her on March 15th, they found that the cave was full of flowers. Thus, people called that day the “Flower Festival”.

      • Trusted Partner
        December 2020

        Festivals of Chinese Ethnic Groups·Yi: The Torch Festival

        by Yan Xiangjun, Chen Anmin

        This book mainly introduces the origin of the Yi ethnic group's Torch Festival. It tells the story of a Yi youth Heitilaba fighting a decisive battle with the son of a god for his sweetheart. In the duel, the son of the god Sireabi was defeated and died. In order to punish the world, the god threw locusts on the world to eat crops. In order to save the crops, Heitilaba led the people to burn the locusts with torches, and finally fell to the ground and turned into a big mountain. In order to commemorate him, June 24th, when he turned into a mountain, was designated as the Torch Festival.

      • Trusted Partner
        December 2020

        Festivals of Chinese Ethnic Groups·Ewenki: The God of Fire Festival

        by Yan Xiangjun, Zha Xuan

        This book mainly describes the origin of the Ewenki ethnic group's god of fire sacrificial custom. According to legend, a poor hunter went hunting a long time ago, but he ran for a whole day without catching any prey. When he was tired and hungry, a cave appeared in front of his eyes. He walked into the cave in a daze and fell asleep. When he woke up, he found two completely different houses, one was owned by the rich and the other was by the poor. The hunter went to the rich's house for help, but was expelled by the rich with disgust. The hunter then went to the poor's house and was warmly welcomed. At this time, the hunter heard someone talking on the roof: "Let me punish the greedy rich!" Then the hunter realized that the man on the roof was the god of fire, whom everyone feared. The Ewenki people regard the 23rd of December every year as the God of Fire Festival.

      • Trusted Partner
        December 2020

        Festivals of Chinese Ethnic Groups·Dong; The King Lin Festival

        by Yan Xiangjun, Xuan Sen

        This book mainly describes the origin of the Dong ethnic group's King Lin Festival to commemorate the Dong's hero Lin Kuan. According to the legend, Lin Kuan was born with supernatural power. In order to resist the tyranny at that time, Lin Kuan called the poor and young people in the Dong village to revolt, but eventually died when he tried to protect his people. Lin Kuan became a hero of the Dong people. His story has been handed down by generations of the Dong people. Every year on the first day of June of the lunar calendar, the Dong people gather together to spend the “King Lin Festival”. This book also describes the various activities of the Dong’s King Lin Festival and introduces an overview of the Dong people in China.

      • Trusted Partner
        December 2020

        Festivals of Chinese Ethnic Groups·Qiang: The Waerezu Festival

        by Yan Xiangjun, Chen Xunru

        This book mainly introduces the origin of Qiang ethnic group's Waerezu Festival. Long long ago, a young girl came to Mao County, Sichuan Province, where the Qiang people lived. She was Sister Shalang and loved to sing. In order to seize Sister Shalang, the local chieftain burned up the azaleas where village women danced and sang. While azaleas were burned, Sister Shalang was dying. The people in the village then got to know that Sister Shalang was the goddess of azaleas! To commemorate her, the Qiang people started to gather dew, sing and dance, and worship the mountain gods every year on May fifth of the lunar calendar when azaleas bloom. Over time, this event has evolved into a festival for Qiang women -- that was how the Waerezu Festival has initiated.

      • Trusted Partner
        Lifestyle, Sport & Leisure
        January 2018

        Meishan Wushu

        Chinese Martial Arts

        by Yan Xizheng

        Meishan Wushu is the national intangible cultural heritage in China. This book focusing on Meishan Wushu is divided into five chapters. Chapter 1 is general introduction. Chpater 2 introduces 3 kinds of Meishan Wushu. Chapter 3 shows Meishan martial arts tactics in detail. Chapter 4 presents wushu routines in an all-round way. Chapter 5 tells martial arts lovers how to learn Meishan Wushu on their own. The author, Yan Xizheng, has studied Meishan Wushu for more than 50 years and spent 10 years writing this book, which promotes China's traditional culture and shows the essence of Chinese martial arts Meishan Wushu.

      • Trusted Partner

        Influencers of Chinese Cuisine: The Story of Yan Cheng

        by Dong Keping

        Yan Cheng is a master of Yunnan cuisine. He has inherited the essence of Yunnan cooking and is also a modern innovator in the culinary field. The book begins with the development of Yunnan cuisine and its ingredients, showcasing Yan's influence in the industry. Through his career experiences, readers can see his dedication to the evolution and preservation of Yunnan cuisine, appreciating the craftsmanship and vitality he brings to Chinese culinary arts. The book includes numerous classic recipes, personally crafted by the master himself, with detailed steps and beautiful illustrations that highlight his true expertise.

      Subscribe to our

      newsletter