Chinese Literature

As the Civil War rages, 15-year-old Thomas Beck longs to fight for his country. He's underage, but his brother, Robert, claims there's another reason he can't fight: There's no such thing as a Chinese Yankee. Assumed a slave because of his odd appearance - including his traditional Chinese queue (long braid) - Thomas soon discovers that giving battle with his regiment isn't enough to shed the Chinese label from his Yankee status.

Seventh grader Freya June Sun has always believed in the Chinese superstitions spoon-fed to her since birth—but ever since her dad’s death a year ago, she’s become obsessed, believing that her father is sending her messages through signs from the beyond. Like how, on her way to an orchestra concert where she’s dreading her viola solo, a pair of lucky red birds appear, a sure indication that Dad wants Freya to stick with the instrument and make him proud.

Amy has always loved art, but lately her drawings have been less than impressive. There's no passion, no personality, no...magic. Until Amy visits her Lao Lao, her grandmother, and finds an ancient paintbrush that brings anything Amy creates to life! Now her creation Luna has taken over her bedroom and is running through the streets of Flushing, Queens. What awaits: an international adventure filled with an ancient Chinese legend, a greedy adversary and ghastly beasts!

Eleven-year-old Danny’s life is turned upside down when his Chinese grandmother comes to live with his family in England. Things get worse when Danny finds out he’ll have to share his room with her, and she took the top bunk! At first, Danny is frustrated that he can’t communicate with her because she doesn’t speak English—and because he’s on the verge of failing math and Nai Nai was actually a math champion back in the day. It just feels like he and his grandmother have nothing in common.

The "Stories of Poems by Famous Tang and Song Dynasty Poets" series, specifically the "Tang Poetry" section, carefully selects over a hundred well-known poems from 35 Tang Dynasty poets. By explaining the poets' life experiences and anecdotes, it vividly portrays the social environment and cultural atmosphere of that era. With a balance of informative content and storytelling, it's easy to understand and convenient for children to enhance their learning interests!

The new year starts with a bang in Sydney's Chinatown - and not just fireworks. While the rest of the country is celebrating, the biggest bank job in Australia's history is taking place. The press called it 'The Great Chinese Take-Away', but in those missing safety deposit boxes is something much more valuable than money. A gold key with a dragon on it. Why does the Chen family want it back so badly? What starts as a routine case soon leads Claudia Valentine into a world of ancient treasures and modern Triad killings, through the sleazy back streets and exotic oriental temples.

Der neue Delius: Wie chinesisch wird Europa? Kassandra wird entlassen. Vielleicht aus politischen Gründen, vielleicht im Zuge des allgemeinen Stellenabbaus bei den Printmedien. Kassandra ist der Spitzname eines gutgelaunten Wirtschaftsredakteurs, der den Fehler hat, lieber eigenen Recherchen und Meinungen zu folgen als den Pressesprechern der Minister und Konzerne. Noch am Abend seiner Entlassung schreibt er weiter, nun im Tagebuch und deshalb ungebundener, spitzer und frischer, als er es in der Zeitung je gekonnt hätte.

Stream of consciousness with beat writing in a satirical, Gothic, noir and Zen setting.

Yaosha Li, China's bravest writer, follows up his monumental work "A Decade of Undercover Reporting" with another groundbreaking masterpiece—"Evil in the Margine of Society". With his personal experiences, he documents the various distortions of human nature and animalistic evil present in the marginal society of China.

Thirty classic Chinese tales, carefully selected from Chinese history and literature, capture scenes, perspectives, and attitudes reflecting the Chinese spirit across thousands of years. Editor's commentary follows each story, comparing eastern and western culture through anecdotal and academic analysis. Easily accessible to learners of all ages and abilities, this collection is an excellent introduction to Chinese culture, as well as the perfect resource for listeners who want to reconnect with their heritage.

Chinese Yankee by Ruthanne Lum McCunn tells the true story of Hong Kong born Thomas Sylvanus (Ah Yee Way), an orphan brought to America for schooling in the mid-1850s, but enslaved in Baltimore. Only sixteen at the outbreak of war, Thomas ran north, joined the Freedom Army, and was blinded in the first major campaign. He failed to fully recover his sight and, deemed incapable of performing the duties of a soldier, was discharged.

Following his runaway best seller, Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, Dai Sijie gives us a delightful new tale of East meets West: an adventure both wry and uplifting about a love of dreams and the dream of love, and the power of reading to sustain and inspire the spirit.

Start speaking Chinese in minutes, and grasp the language, culture and customs in just minutes more with Gengo - Chinese, a completely new way to learn Chinese with ease! Gengo - Chinese will have you speaking with proper pronunciation from the very first lesson and arm you with cultural insight and other information to utterly shock and amaze your Chinese friends. This audiobook comes with downloadable lesson notes totaling over 100+ pages. Start speaking Chinese now!

阿里昂·桑德斯(Ariion Sanders)是一名残疾少女，她受到了在纽约市监狱遇到的一名无家可归者的启发。这名男子名叫卡梅伦·利特尔哈特·圣劳伦斯，他因银行抢劫罪被捕，但由于没有确凿的证据，法官被迫释放了他。笨手笨脚的银行抢劫犯的赃物被偷了，他们认为是卡梅伦拿走了。在他们绑架卡梅伦后，阿里昂密谋了一个拯救他的计划；然而，她的计划却出了差错，她发现自己陷入了大麻烦中。

China - Superpower or basket case? You decide! A wide-eyed expat is detained by Beijing cops and told to sign a false confession. Will he make it out of China alive? Dueling the Dragon is a great adventure story, but this one, here narrated by the author, just happens to be true! With a journalist's eye and lively wit, LeRoy exposes the deep levels of corruption tearing at China's social fabric. You will learn of college students sold into slavery, media suppression of pollution reports, and persecution of a broadcaster just trying to do his job.

以史为鉴，可以知兴替；以人为鉴，可以明得失。从大历史观的角度出发，纵览中国几千年王朝兴替历程……以史為鑑，可以知興替；以人為鑑，可以明得失。從大歷史觀的角度出發，縱覽中國幾千年王朝興替歷程……

后宫，是最残酷的争宠密集地；前朝，是最黑暗的集权根据地。看各个皇后们，怎样从后宫的争宠走向前朝的集权……後宮，是最殘酷的爭寵密集地；前朝，是最黑暗的集權根據地。看各個皇后們，怎樣從后宮的爭寵走向前朝的集權……

Chigear Nolte, or "the Cadre Politiqu"’ as the story portrays him--a simple man who had ordinary ambitions, who could make all your political rarity requests come true. He dreamt of what every human being dreamt of: freedom, love, and happiness. Despite having money, fame, and fortune, Chigear’s life was one where he wanted more out of.

These are called '' Poems from the Chinese" and we have Mr. Waley's assurance that there are in existence Oriental originals.

Analysts have long predicted that China would go to war to reintegrate the province of Taiwan. It isn’t a matter of “if;” it’s a matter of “when.” For decades, the only thing that has kept China from invading Taiwan is the American promise to defend it, even if that means World War III. To date, China has not been ready to go that far. But what if China figured out a way to put the United States on the sidelines of their fight to regain Taiwan? Would they do it then?