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      • Proverse Hong Kong

        Proverse Hong Kong is a Hong Kong-based press publishing local and international authors with local and international content, including:  English-language and translated literary novels, short story and poetry collections, detective stories, mysteries and thrillers, non-fiction (biography, memoirs, travel, china missionary, education and law-court history; source materials including annotated archival transcriptions) ; poetry anthologies; YA fiction; books for students; academic studies (mainly with a Hong Kong and Hong Kong China focus). Formats: paperback, hardback, POD, e-books, audio. Publication awards: from local and international cultural bodies. Events: Spring and Autumn Receptions in Hong Kong with prize announcements and awards, book launches, authors’ brief talks. Prizes: We offer two annual international prizes for writing previously unpublished in English: 1) the Proverse Prize  for book-length works of fiction, non-fiction, or poetry; 2) the Proverse Poetry Prize  for single poems (max 30 lines). Open to all, 18+ irrespective of residence, nationality or citizenship.  Annual entry periods: 7 May-30 June. More information: proversepublishing.com

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        Dream under the Harvest: The Story of Yuan Longping

        by Deng Xiangzi, Xie Changjiang

        Dream under the Harvest: The Story of Yuan Longping is a picture book about Yuan Longping's life experiences from childhood to becoming a scientist. The picture book highlights Yuan's scientist spirit with a child-friendly story and realistic drawings, tells the story of Yuan's life for the cause of hybrid rice, and presents his vivid and colorful life, his persistent spirit of exploration and his bright and open mind.

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        Literature & Literary Studies
        January 2018

        The Decay of Courage: Li Guowen Talks about History

        by Li Guowen

        This book selects twenty-one representative articles from Li Guowen’s six works about Chinese history. It is divided into two parts: "the silhouette of the dynasty" and "the tragedy of the literati". It embodies Mr. Li Guowen’s profound thinking on the relationship between imperial power and literati in Chinese history, national character of China, as well as the rise and fall of history.

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        May 2006

        The Urban Life of the Yuan Dynasty

        by Shi Weimin

        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.

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        January 2020

        Liao-Fan's Four Lessons

        by Yuan Liaofan

        The book is based on Confucianism and focuses on reformation, loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and the study of life. The book is written in a simple, fresh and timeless manner and is highly readable. The author's extensive quotations and examples make this book a 'mini-encyclopaedia' of traditional Chinese culture. The Yuan Family Sermon is mainly a record of the daily teachings of Yuan's parents to their children, the contents of which can be cross-referenced with the Four Sermons of Yuan.

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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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        June 2020

        The Complete Works of Gu Yuan

        by Shang Hui, Gu'an Village

        Gu Yuan (1919-1996), an outstanding people's artist, art educator, and former dean of the Central Academy of Fine Arts. He is a singer-like artist of the working people. This complete collection will combine the needs of appraisal and research. Since Gu Yuan began his artistic work in the late 1930s, it will compile representative works and life photos from various stages and categories of Gu Yuan and display it in an all-round way. Mr.'s artistic life is extremely academic. The complete collection is divided into 5 volumes: engraving volume (before 1949), engraving volume (after 1949), watercolor volume I, watercolor volume II, sketches, sketches, Chinese paintings and manuscripts, and other volumes.

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        Liao-Fan's Four Lessons

        by Yuan Liaofan

        It is the family instruction of Yuan Liaofan, a scholar of Ming Dynasty. The book is based on Confucianism, focusing on clarifying reforms, loyalty, filial piety, benevolence, and the learning of living in the world.

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        Children's & YA
        July 2017

        Divine Fish Carries Qu Yuan

        by Feng Jiannan

        Divine Fish Carries Qu Yuan tells the story of the renowned poet Qu Yuan. Legend has it that after Qu Yuan immersed himself in the river, a divine fish carried him on the back upon the river and there on the back of the fish he spoke out his inner feelings. The pictures are toned with the traditional Chu-style lacquer ware and lacquer painting.

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        January 2013

        This is War: Teacher Yuan Tengfei's Lesson of WW2 1

        by Yuan Tengfei

        This book tells the story of WW2 in a clear and interesting way with historical facts. This book is totally different from any history book you have read. Readers can take a lot of joy and also understand the history of WW2 at the same time.

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        March 2013

        This is War: Teacher Yuan Tengfei's Lesson of WW1

        by Yuan Tengfei

        This book tells the story of WW1 in a clear and interesting way with historical facts. This book is totally different from any history book you have read. Readers can take a lot of joy and also understand the history of WW2 at the same time.

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        April 2013

        This is War: Teacher Yuan Tengfei's Lesson of WW2 2

        by Yuan Tengfei

        This book tells the story of WW2 in a clear and interesting way with historical facts. This book is totally different from any history book you have read. Readers can take a lot of joy and also understand the history of WW2 at the same time.

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        Hybrid Rice Feeding the World

        Little-Known Stories of Yuan Longping

        by Mao Changxiang

        Chinese scientist Yuan Longping, who had developed the first hybrid rice varieties in the 1970s, is known as the "Father of Hybrid Rice". This book records in a realistic and plain style some little-known stories of Yuan Longping in the past 30 years from the early 1980s, when China’s hybrid rice research became successful and began to be widely used in production, and gradually spread to the world and benefit people all over the globe.

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        Biography of Yuan Chonghuan

        by WANG RONGHUANG

        Yuan Chonghuan, a famous military strategist, statesman, and writer in the late Ming Dynasty. In the battle against Houjin, the victory was deeply frightened by Houjin monarchs. He was killed by Emperor Chongzhen due to a command error during the Jisi change. The book collects various historical materials and conducts detailed research and description of his magnificent life and era. It is an authoritative biography of Yuan Chonghuan.

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        June 2018

        Appreciation of the classics from the Yuan Dynasty

        by Unknown

        This book incorporates classic poems from the Yuan Dynasty. Notes and appreciations are added to each poem. Readers can also listen to the recordings by scanning the QR code on the page.

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        Letters from My Mentor Yuan Longping

        by Mao Changxiang

        This book embodies 20 letters professor Yuan Longping wrote to his student Dr. Mao Changxiang in the 1980s and 1990s. Professor Yuan Longping, internationally known as the “Father of Hybrid Rice”, had developed the first hybrid rice varieties in the 1970s and helped alleviate famine and poverty around the world. In the late 20th century, when the communication means were not yet developed enough, professor Yuan wrote a lot of letters to Dr. Mao Changxiang, the researcher of Hunan Hybrid Rice Research Center at that time, to discuss about the development of hybrid rice research. These letters were written in Chinese or English, most of which are originals and have not been published before and therefore are very valuable documents in the history of hybrid rice research.

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        June 2021

        Dream under the Harvest: A Biography of Yuan Longping

        by Deng Xiangzi, Xie Changjiang

        The life of Yuan Longping, who got “The Order of the Republic” medal, is legendary and innovative. Since the early 1960s, he has been working tirelessly to turn his enthusiasm for his country into rice cultivation, and has always been at the forefront of hybrid rice research. His heart for hybrid rice research and the national food security has remained unchanged from the past to the present. This book uses vivid language and various photos to restore Yuan Longping's life, so that young people can feel the charisma of a researcher. It will help young people understand Yuan Longping's growth experience, feel the charm of the researcher's personality, learn his valuable qualities of perseverance, dedication to science and continuous innovation, and open up their profound understanding of personal ideals and national justice, stimulate their patriotic enthusiasm, and guide them to make their contribution to the development of science and technology through their own efforts.

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        July 2016

        Where the Clouds Disperse

        by Chi Li

        This collection includes five novelettes by Chi Li: Life Show, Who Do You Think You Are, The Birth of the Sun, and Where the Clouds Disperse. Most of these works reflect the characteristics of Wuhan and most of the characters in them are also related to the personality of this metropolis. Works like Life Show have been adapted into sensational films and TV series. They roughly represent the creativity of Chi Li.

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        The Arts

        A Millennium from the Perspective of Arts – China in Classical Paintings (6 Volumes)

        by Li Shubo

        A Millennium from the Perspective of Arts – China in Classical Paintings tells the stories of China from paintings of different ages. It consists of six volumes, covering the Northern Song Dynasty, the Southern Song Dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty, and the Republic of China. By introducing the details of the works and observing the artists' creative mentality, the book not only tells the big pictures of politics, military, economy, technology, and humanity in different historical periods, but also shows the daily life and aesthetics of ancient China.   As a Norwegian Chinese cultural scholar, the author Li Shubo adopts a special perspective in the book by combining the achievements of overseas Chinese studies with contemporary archaeology and art history, and uses simple language presenting a comprehensive, profound and thought-provoking picture of Chinese civilization.

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