Chinese Historical

《金瓶梅》借《水浒传》中武松杀嫂一段故事为引子，通过对兼有官僚、恶霸、富商三种身份的封建时代市侩势力的代表人物西门庆及其家庭罪恶生活的描述，揭露了明代中叶社会的黑暗和腐败…… 《金瓶梅》借《水滸傳》中武松殺嫂一段故事為引子，通過對兼有官僚、惡霸、富商三種身份的封建時代市儈勢力的代表人物西門慶及其家庭罪惡生活的描述，揭露了明代中葉社會的黑暗和腐敗……

《金瓶梅》借《水浒传》中武松杀嫂一段故事为引子，通过对兼有官僚、恶霸、富商三种身份的封建时代市侩势力的代表人物西门庆及其家庭罪恶生活的描述，揭露了明代中叶社会的黑暗和腐败…… 《金瓶梅》借《水滸傳》中武松殺嫂一段故事為引子，通過對兼有官僚、惡霸、富商三種身份的封建時代市儈勢力的代表人物西門慶及其家庭罪惡生活的描述，揭露了明代中葉社會的黑暗和腐敗……

This course offers a simple way to learn Mandarin Chinese with a focus on commonly used words and phrases. As a complete beginner this course is designed to introduce you to the fundamentals of the language in a practical way. Through this course you're taking the first step towards unlocking new opportunities and experiences. Mandarin Chinese is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world, and having even a basic understanding can open doors to new friendships, business prospects, and cultural insights.

1937年，南京沦陷。在一间教堂里，神职人员收留了一群金陵女大学生和13个秦淮河上的风尘女子……1937年，南京淪陷。在一間教堂裡，神職人員收留了一群金陵女大學生和13個秦淮河上的風塵女子……

《三国演义》中国古典四大名著之一，反映了三国时代的政治军事斗争和三国时代各类社会矛盾的渗透与转化，概括了这一时代的历史巨变，塑造了一批咤叱风云的英雄人物。…… 《三國演義》中國古典四大名著之一。反映了三國時代的政治軍事鬥爭和三國時代各類社會矛盾的滲透與轉化，概括了這一時代的歷史巨變，塑造了一批吒叱風雲的英雄人物。

康熙八岁即位，由顺治遗命，以索尼、苏克萨哈、遏必隆和鳌拜四人为辅臣。其中鳌拜居功自傲，专横跋扈，待老臣索尼病死后，他拉拢遏必隆，处死了不与他合作的苏克萨哈，更是朝政独揽，经常咆哮金殿，强制康熙屈从他的意愿。…… 康熙八歲即位，由順治遺命，以索尼、蘇克薩哈、遏必隆和鰲拜四人為輔臣。其中鰲拜居功自傲，專橫跋扈，待老臣索尼病死後，他拉攏遏必隆，處死了不與他合作的蘇克薩哈，更是朝政獨攬，經常咆哮金殿，強制康熙屈從他的意願。

At thirteen, investigative prodigy Huang Zixia had already proved herself by aiding her father in solving confounding crimes. At seventeen, she's on the run, accused of murdering her family to escape an arranged marriage. Driven by a single-minded pursuit, she must use her skills to unmask the real killer...and clear her name.

Thirteen year-old Johnny Merrimon had the perfect life: happy parents and a twin sister that meant the world to him. But Alyssa went missing a year ago, stolen off the side of a lonely street with only one witness to the crime. His family shattered, his sister presumed dead, Johnny risks everything to explore the dark side of his hometown in a last, desperate search.

经过三千屯丁试垦，古城子比屋环居，人们安土乐业，大有井田遗风。尤其是京旗屯田，更为满洲故里带来了勃勃的生机。然而，由于朝廷首鼠两端，京旗子弟忌惮稼穑之苦，轰轰烈烈的古城子屯田就要就此终结吗？…… 經過三千屯丁試墾，古城子比屋環居，人們安土樂業，大有井田遺風。尤其是京旗屯田，更為滿洲故里帶來了勃勃的生機。然而，由於朝廷首鼠兩端，京旗子弟忌憚稼穡之苦，轟轟烈烈的古城子屯田就要就此終結嗎？

On a December morning in 1982, the courtyard of a Beijing siheyuan - a lively quadrangle of homes - begins to stir. Auntie Xue’s son Jiyue is getting married today, and she is determined to make the day a triumph. Despite Jiyue’s woeful ignorance in matters of the heart - and the body. Despite a chef in training tasked with the onerous responsibility of preparing the banquet.

San Francisco, 1906: Fifteen-year-old Mercy Wong is determined to break from the poverty of Chinatown, and an education at St. Clare’s School for Girls is her best hope. Although St. Clare’s is off-limits to all but the wealthiest white girls, Mercy gains admittance through a mix of cunning and a little bribery, only to discover that getting in was the easiest part. Not to be undone by a bunch of spoiled heiresses, Mercy stands strong—until disaster strikes.

《金瓶梅》借《水浒传》中武松杀嫂一段故事为引子，通过对兼有官僚、恶霸、富商三种身份的封建时代市侩势力的代表人物西门庆及其家庭罪恶生活的描述，揭露了明代中叶社会的黑暗和腐败…… 《金瓶梅》借《水滸傳》中武松殺嫂一段故事為引子，通過對兼有官僚、惡霸、富商三種身份的封建時代市儈勢力的代表人物西門慶及其家庭罪惡生活的描述，揭露了明代中葉社會的黑暗和腐敗……

《金瓶梅》借《水浒传》中武松杀嫂一段故事为引子，通过对兼有官僚、恶霸、富商三种身份的封建时代市侩势力的代表人物西门庆及其家庭罪恶生活的描述，揭露了明代中叶社会的黑暗和腐败…… 《金瓶梅》借《水滸傳》中武松殺嫂一段故事為引子，通過對兼有官僚、惡霸、富商三種身份的封建時代市儈勢力的代表人物西門慶及其家庭罪惡生活的描述，揭露了明代中葉社會的黑暗和腐敗……

China, 1957: Chairman Mao has declared a new openness in society. “Let a hundred flowers bloom; let a hundred schools of thought contend.” Many intellectuals fear it is only a trick, and Kai Ying’s husband, Sheng, a teacher, has promised not to jeopardize their safety or that of their young son, Tao. But one July morning, just before his sixth birthday, Tao watches helplessly as Sheng is dragged away for writing a letter criticizing the Communist Party and sent to a labor camp for “reeducation”. Once again, Tsukiyama brings us a powerfully moving story of ordinary people facing extraordinary circumstances with grace and courage.

故事以清朝嘉庆十年的一段真实的历史事件开篇，描写了抓帽胡同闲居作废、生活拮据的八旗子弟的不同遭遇…… 故事以清朝嘉慶十年的一段真實的歷史事件開篇，描寫了抓帽胡同閒居作廢、生活拮据的八旗子弟的不同遭遇……

人不但无法选择家庭出身，更无法选择所处的时代，但无论这两点对人多么不利，人仍有选择自己人性坐标的可能，哪怕选择余地很小很小……人不但無法選擇家庭出身，更無法選擇所處的時代，但無論這兩點對人多麼不利，人仍有選擇自己人性坐標的可能，哪怕選擇餘地很小很小……

Spend twenty-four hours with the ancient Chinese. Travel back to AD 17, during the fourth year of the reign of Wang Mang of the Han dynasty, a vibrant and innovative era full of conflicts and contradictions. But as different as the Han culture might have been to other great ancient civilizations, the inhabitants of ancient China faced the same problems as people have for time immemorial: earning enough money, coping with workplace dramas, and keeping your home in order.

在岁月的长河中，那些逐渐逝去的风烟与尘埃，让人不胜感慨。打开历史这扇窗，总有意想不到的风景……在歲月的長河中，那些逐漸逝去的風煙與塵埃，讓人不勝感慨。打開歷史這扇窗，總有意想不到的風景……

一千万年前，凤凰玄凤与金龙苍华出世，被定为天命之身，旨在除魔卫道。一次巧合，玄凤却与蛟龙赤颜在清池相遇，一见钟情…… 一千萬年前，鳳凰玄鳳與金龍蒼華出世，被定為天命之身，旨在除魔衛道。一次巧合，玄鳳卻與蛟龍赤顏在清池相遇，一見鍾情……

Fifteen-year-old Kate lives a rarefied life of wealth and privilege in the pre-war Hong Kong expatriate community, but when the Japanese invade she’s interned in squalid Stanley Camp with her parents. Enduring cramped conditions, humiliation, disease, and starvation, Kate befriends seventeen-year-old Charles, who is half Chinese, and they give their hearts to each other under the orchid tree. Meanwhile, forty miles away in Portuguese Macau, thirteen-year-old Sofia’s suspicions are aroused when her father invites a Japanese family to dinner.