Artist Lorette Roberts spent much of 2004 traveling in China, capturing in her own inimitable style the sights, scenes, colors and characters of Beijing, Shanghai, Suzhou, Xian, Huangshan, Hong Kong, and much more. Alongside the famous landmarks, Lorette has sketched...
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This colorful photo book introduces the traditions of Chinese temple fairs. Temple fairs are held within or near Buddhist or Taoist temples. They feature activities such as sacrificial rites, entertainment, and bazaars, and are a popular gathering...
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The Chinese believe an unseen red thread joins those in this life who are destined to connect. For photographer Richard Bowen, that thread led him to China's state-run welfare institutions, where there are thousands of children, primarily girls, growing up without...
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After a lifetime of eating Spaghetti-Os, watching The Brady Bunch, and listening to cheezy '80s music, 25-year-old Lindsey Owyang is a thoroughly modern third-generation ABC (American-born Chinese). In an effort to save money and placate her...
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This selection of Dr Hu Shi's 12 works in English describes how certain phases of Chinese culture have changed, and how those changes have taken the particular course and form they have. Both the descriptions and the explanations are historical. The appendix provides...
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An invaluable resource for any family who has adopted or is planning to adopt from China, A Passage to the Heart gathers together more than one hundred articles published over the past few years in the regional newsletters of the leading Chinese-adoption support...
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Many adventurous Chinese left great hardship behind in their native country to travel to North America to work in the gold mines, on the farms, and on the railroads of the burgeoning West. This fascinating account of their early contributions and the prejudice they...
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Unlike names in other languages, Chinese names are made up of individual characters, used singly or strung together. Best Chinese Names aims to help English-speakers select good Chinese names by providing various methods of choosing names. For instance, names may be...
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Acupuncture and moxibustion are indispensable parts of traditional Chinese medicine and are used to prevent and control disease. Based on the book, “Essentials of Chinese Acupuncture,” which is used internationally as a textbook, “Chinese...
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This elegant photo journal book will introduce the people, culture, and daily life of Old Shanghai from 1800's to 1930's. This exposition presents everything Shanghai during these bygone days through hundreds of lively black/white photos. A great resource for anyone...
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This bilingual book is a collection of essays written by an Italian scholar who lived in Beijing from 1993 to 2000. From these essays you will learn about China, Chinese people and an overview of Chinese culture through a Westerner's eyes. The topics include "To Be a...
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As Chinese culture has developed over the millennia, sculptural works with distinct national characteristics have been created, and famous sculptors have added luster to the Chinese people's artistic achievements from epoch to epoch. This is a fascinating book filled...
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