Chinese Biography

In September 2014, a Chinese company that most Americans had never heard of held the largest IPO in history - bigger than Google, Facebook, and Twitter combined. Alibaba, now the world's largest ecommerce company, mostly escaped Western notice for over 10 years, while building a customer base larger than Amazon's and handling the bulk of ecommerce transactions in China. How did it happen? And what was it like to be along for such a revolutionary ride?

From running guns to white-collar crimes in cyberspace and illegal seafood, the Triads, the mafia of China, are potent figures in the world of organized crime. Going by enigmatic names like the 14K Triad and the United Bamboo Gang, these criminal groups are enormous, with some organizations boasting memberships ranging in the tens of thousands. A powerful factor in China and throughout Asia, Triads are entrenched in society and the masters of multiple enterprises ranging from extortion, narcotics, prostitution, and white collar crime.

Bruce Lee was a Chinese American action film star, martial arts instructor, filmmaker, and philosopher. His Hong Kong- and Hollywood-produced films elevated the traditional martial arts film to a new level of popularity and acclaim. Through such films as Way of the Dragon and Enter the Dragon, Lee helped to change the way Asians were presented in American films, and in the process he became an iconic figure known throughout the world.

Double Luck is filled with examples of how the human spirit can triumph over adversity. In the Chinese language, the word "crisis" is written with two symbols: one meaning "danger", and the other meaning "opportunity". Although Chi Fa's childhood was filled with crisis, he always looked for opportunity. His successful triumph over crisis after crisis is an inspiration for all who seek hope in the face of great challenges.

Few know that Master You played minor roles for half a lifetime before taking on the role of Ji Gong after age 50. Few know that at 85 years old, Master You still actively performs on stage. Even fewer know that at the incredible age of 80, Master You sold his home to start a performing arts troupe, all to promote art and enlighten people. The story of Master You Benchang is worth young people today learning about and being inspired by. His ideology has profound significance for countless contemporary listeners.

'Chinese' or 'Any other Asian'. The boxes that people of vastly varied East and South East Asian heritage have to tick when declaring their ethnicity on many forms in the UK. For the first time, author Anna Sulan Masing addresses these issues in a comprehensive way. She explores what it means to be East and South East Asian in Britain today, and celebrates the multiple elements and varied experiences that make up ESEA identity. Powerful, moving and illuminating, this will be a must-read for anyone interested in exploring the make-up of our multicultural society.

她，幼年幸福却又坠入红楼。她，聪明伶俐，满腹才情。她，勇敢追求自己的幸福，不惧外界流言。我会告诉你，她就是“千古第一贤妾”董小宛吗？…… 她，幼年幸福卻又墜入紅樓。她，聰明伶俐，滿腹才情。她，勇敢追求自己的幸福，不懼外界流言。我會告訴你，她就是「千古第一賢妾」董小宛嗎？

华盛顿，美国国父，民主宪政下的总统楷模，他的一生也是一部“美国建国史”……華盛頓，美國國父，民主憲政下的總統楷模，他的一生也是一部「美國建國史」……

直到很久以后，我才知道，在这个城中村里，联防队员和假烟贩子沆瀣一气，假烟贩子每月定时给联防队员缴纳保护费，联防队员就会“保护”这些坑人的假烟贩子。而所谓的联防队员，其实都是村子里的地痞流氓，欺男霸女，无恶不作。 在这个城中村里，猫鼠一窝…… 直到很久以後，我才知道，在這個城中村里，聯防隊員和假煙販子沆瀣一氣，假煙販子每月定時給聯防隊員繳納保護費，聯防隊員就會「保護」這些坑人的假煙販子。而所謂的聯防隊員，其實都是村子裡的地痞流氓，欺男霸女，無惡不作。 在這個城中村里，貓鼠一窩……

当代盗墓团伙的人分四种，从低向高，分别是下苦的、腿子、支锅、掌眼。下苦的负责挖墓，收入微薄；腿子就是技术工人，收入高过下苦的；支锅则是盗墓团伙的老板，相当于包工头；而掌眼则是这个团伙中老大，他不但有找寻古墓的能力，还有鉴别文物的特长…… 當代盜墓團伙的人分四種，從低向高，分別是下苦的、腿子、支鍋、掌眼。下苦的負責挖墓，收入微薄；腿子就是技術工人，收入高過下苦的；支鍋則是盜墓團伙的老闆，相當於包工頭；而掌眼則是這個團伙中老大，他不但有找尋古墓的能力，還有鑑別文物的特長……

The King of Violins is the heartbreaking story of China's most celebrated violin prodigy, Ma Sicong, who composed his first concerto at the age of 12. During his career, this gentle, dignified man composed 57 of the world's best-known symphonies and concertos, and performed in front of hundreds of sold-out audiences across the globe. Chairman Mao Zedong declared Ma Sicong "a national treasure" and nicknamed him "the King of Violins". But Mao's brutal Cultural Revolution distorted the truth of Ma's life and work. Ma and his family made a breathtaking escape to America.

A harrowing dual memoir that braids the story of a Chinese-American woman’s search for identity with the dramatic tale of her great-aunt, who was born at the turn of the century in tradition-bound China and went on to become Vice President of China’s first women’s bank.

Driven by strong family culture, author Xianhua Ma passes on the life lessons she learned through serving in the Korean War and surviving China’s Cultural Revolution. Even though she endured cruel hardships, she managed to raise a family and create a career for herself in enterprise culture.

In December 1937, the Chinese capital, Nanjing, falls and the Japanese army unleash an orgy of torture, murder, and rape. Over the course of six weeks, hundreds of thousands of civilians and prisoners of war are killed. At the very onset of the atrocities, the Danish supervisor at a cement plant just outside the city, 26-year-old Bernhard Arp Sindberg, opens the factory gates and welcomes in 10,000 Chinese civilians to safety. He becomes an Asian equivalent of Oskar Schindler, the savior of Jews in the Holocaust.

他是一个顶层设计师，更是一个锐意进取的改革家！他拯救国难于夺位纷争之中，扶持国君开辟霸国伟业。……他是一個頂層設計師，更是一個銳意進取的改革家！他拯救國難於奪位紛爭之中，扶持國君開闢霸國偉業。

卢作孚是民生公司的创始人、中国航运业的先驱，是著名爱国实业家、教育家和社会活动家……盧作孚是民生公司的創始人、中國航運業的先驅，是著名愛國實業家、教育家和社會活動家……

李鸿章有着“一直被弹劾，谁也扳不倒”的谋略。一次又一次的政治风暴，李鸿章总能从容地走到最安全的地方，一直被弹劾，谁也扳不倒……李鴻章有著「一直被彈劾，誰也扳不倒」的謀略。 一次又一次的政治風暴，李鴻章總能從容地走到最安全的地方，一直被彈劾，誰也扳不倒……

当下对多数年轻人来说，“顾准”或许是一个陌生冷僻的名字……當下对多數年輕人來說，「顧準」或許是一個陌生冷僻的名字……

汉光武帝刘秀消除了分裂，完成了统一祖国的伟大事业，并且以柔术治国，采取了适应社会发展的一系列政治、经济、文化措施……漢光武帝劉秀消除了分裂，完成了統一祖國的偉大事業，並且以柔術治國，採取了適應社會發展的一系列政治、經濟、文化措施……

他加盟微软，仅用10年时间，就从一名普通员工晋升为微软中国公司总裁：他，就是唐骏。从普通员工到打工皇帝，这个职场传奇时刻在激励着无数的职场人士去奋斗。……他加盟微軟，僅用10年時間，就從一名普通員工晉升為微軟中國公司總裁：他，就是唐駿。從普通員工到打工皇帝，這個職場傳奇時刻在激勵著無數的職場人士去奮鬥。