Based on the immense, authoritative scholarship of the late Joseph Needham, the world's foremost scholar of Chinese science, this revised full-color illustrated edition brings to life the spirit and excitement of the unparalleled achievements of ancient China -...
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This Chinese culture reader introduces all aspects of Chinese culture and history with colorful pictures and detailed descriptions. Chapters include: History of China, Chinese Language and Characters, Chinese Customs, Famous Sceneries, Science...
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Over thousands of years, the Chinese ancients living in different places built very individualized residential housing. From these rare buildings constructed at different ages and decorated with distinctive regional features, we can also recognize the well...
Since China started down the path of reform and opening up to the world nearly 30 years ago, millions of Chinese have moved. Some people moved from the countryside to cities, while others moved from big houses to small ones. These moves have brought happiness, hard...
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China is a multi-national country that has 56 minority nationalities and are dispersed over 60% of the land, mostly on plateaus, grasslands or in forests. Among these minorities, 53 have their own languages, 21 have written ones, and almost all have their own...
With a lasting civilization of several thousand years, China offers the world a rich culture, which constitutes an important part of human civilization and wisdom. Chinese arts are the gems of Chinese culture. They carry the heritage of traditional Chinese culture,...
Many of China's folk arts have a history going back as far as 1,000 years. Folk arts encompass aspects of clothing, food, housing and transportation, with their defining feature combining practicality with beauty. In addition, China's folk arts have distinct...
In this comprehensive and informative book about China, the reader is given a realistic glimpse of the lifestyles of the Chinese people through colorful photos and detailed introductions. Topics such as the extensive and profound food culture, the spirit of...
As the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and the 2010 Shanghai World Expo are approaching, China has come into the spotlight of both the people and the media from all over the world. Understandably, quite a few Westerners have questions concerning China that have to do with...
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An introduction to more than 5,000 years of Chinese civilization is a primer on its history, philosophy, and multi-ethnic culture that also offers insight into its future developments, in a volume that features such headings as "Prehistory and Mythology,"...
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There are plenty of wonderful books about China that focus on tangible cultural artifacts, but this book, Snapshots of a New China-Culture, focuses more on people than things. With articles taken from the Shanghai Daily, this book covers everything from the Lantern...
This book is intended to reconsider the ethos of Chinese culture against the status quo of China and the world today, and with a particular reference to the human conditionin the context of globalization and its challenges. It features an engaging and in - depth...
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