Chinese Science

Author Lauren Hilgers captures the joys and indignities of building a life in a new country - and the stubborn allure of the American dream - in this deeply reported story of one indelible family transplanted from rural China to New York City.

While Pang-Mei Natasha Chang was a Chinese Studies major at Harvard University, she stumbled across the name of her 83-year-old great aunt Chang Yu-i in a history book. Over the next several years, Pang-Mei spent long afternoons drawing forth her aunt's story. Born in Shanghai to a well-to-do family, Chang Yu-i lived a life of defiance, continually breaking class and culture barriers.

At the start of the 20th century in China, the Hans were married in an elaborate ceremony before they were even born. While their future was arranged by their families, this couple had much to be grateful for. Not only did they come from similar backgrounds - and as such were recognized as a good match - they also had a shared passion in their deep love of ancient Chinese poetry. They went on to have nine children and chose colours portrayed in some of their favourite poems as nicknames for them - Red, Cyan, Orange, Yellow, Green, Ginger, Violet, Blue and Rainbow.

中国人为什么“郁闷”，为什么“忐忑”，中国人中为什么充斥着那么多迷惘青年和无聊“看客”？……中國人為什麼「鬱悶」，為什麼「忐忑」，中國人中為什麼充斥著那麼多迷惘青年和無聊「看客」？

This book invites you on a fascinating journey through 33 timeless Chinese idioms that hold immense practicality in our everyday lives. This engaging compilation encompasses a wide array of themes, including communication, well-being, and the pursuit of success. Unveiling the universality of these values, these idioms resonate profoundly in our modern lives, offering wisdom that transcends cultural boundaries.

In Mandarin Chinese: A great fun story with catchy tunes and lyrics to educate young children about the importance of conservation.

相貌美丽的女鬼，善良的穷书生，夜夜相会，可惜人鬼殊途，又有恶鬼阻挠，有情的一对儿，能否冲破世俗的隔阂，生活在一起。…… 相貌美麗的女鬼，善良的窮書生，夜夜相會，可惜人鬼殊途，又有惡鬼阻撓，有情的一對兒，能否衝破世俗的隔閡，生活在一起。

洪大业纳了婢女宝带为妾，冷落了正室夫人悦人，悦人内心十分愤懑。狐仙恒娘向悦人传授“媚夫之术”，悦人又重新获得了丈夫的专宠。…… 洪大業納了婢女寶帶為妾，冷落了正室夫人悅人，悅人內心十分憤懣。狐仙恒娘向悅人傳授「媚夫之術」，悅人又重新獲得了丈夫的專寵。

少女胭脂爱上了年轻秀才鄂秋隼，阴差阳错却害得自己的父亲被杀，是巧合还是阴谋，真相能否大白？…… 少女胭脂愛上了年輕秀才鄂秋隼，陰差陽錯卻害得自己的父親被殺，是巧合還是陰謀，真相能否大白？

流落青楼的女子，美丽的容貌，惊世的才情，痴情的穷秀才，苦命的鸳鸯。可惜的是美女变成丑女，痴情的秀才一颗心依然如旧。…… 流落青樓的女子，美麗的容貌，驚世的才情，癡情的窮秀才，苦命的鴛鴦。可惜的是美女變成醜女，癡情的秀才一顆心依然如舊。

A great fun story in Mandarin Chinese with catchy tunes and lyrics to educate young children about the importance of conservation.

泛权力是中国这样一个官本位影响很深的国家普遍存在的现象。只有通过对古代中国重大案件中泛权力影响的分析，才能揭开泛权力神秘的面纱……泛權力是中國這樣一個官本位影響很深的國家普遍存在的現象。只有通過對古代中國重大案件中泛權力影響的分析，才能揭開泛權力神秘的面紗……

Imagine a book of strategies so dangerous that a Chinese emperor of the past banned all mention of these strategies from the history books because they describe some of the most cunning and most devious strategies ever devised by man, and that it could possibly morally corrupt all who read them. A book of ancient wisdom, centuries old, only known by a few elite in a hidden society. A book of proverbs that describe not only battlefield strategies, but also tactics used in psychological warfare to undermine an opponent's ability and will to fight.

"Den Himmel auf die Erde holen“ - das ist von jeher das zentrale Anliegen des I Ging Orakels, eines uralten Weisheitsspiels aus China, das vor tausenden von Jahren im Reich der Mitte entwickelt wurde. Das I GING wurzelt ideengeschichtlich im Daoismus. Der Daoismus ist eine philosophische Religion, die aus der Beobachtung der Vorgänge auf der Erde auf kosmische Zusammenhänge im Universum schließt.

All of Jimmy's wishes come true, including arguing his friend's case before the highest court in this galaxy, but there are prices to pay and Jimmy's life hangs in the balance. Love is tested and irrevocable choices are made.

This is the story of the women who took part in the Long March, seen through the biographies of three key players. Lee and Wiles trace the womens' stories in three time periods: the Long March itself, a decade later at liberation and then 40 years on. Drawing on published and unpublished sources, including interviews, this is the moving story of one of the great events of 20th-century history.

Jetta is a wanted criminal. The army wants her for treason against the crown, for the sabotage of Hell’s Court temple, and for the murder of General Legarde. They also want her for the power in her blood - the magic that captures wandering spirits to give life to puppets, to rocks, to paper...to weapons. They’re willing to trade the elixir that treats Jetta’s madness for the use of her blood. The rebels want her, too, to help them reclaim their country. Jetta may be the one who can tip the scales in this war.

Pro Jahr mehr als 1.500 Kilometer neue Gleise für Hochgeschwindigkeitszüge, über ein Dutzend neue Wolkenkratzer allein in Shenzhen und mindestens 1,38 Millionen neue Patente: Chinas Diktatur treibt eine hocheffiziente Wirtschaft an. Sie baut einen digitalen Überwachungsapparat auf, wie ihn die Welt noch nicht gesehen hat, und dehnt im Stil einer neuen Kolonialmacht ihren Einfluss aus - ob in Afrika, bei der neuen Seidenstraße oder durch Investitionen in Griechenland oder Portugal, für die im Gegenzug Linientreue bei EU-Resolutionen gezeigt werden muss.

On September 15, 1924, Martha Lum and her older sister Berda were barred from attending middle school in Rosedale, Mississippi. The girls were Chinese American and considered by the school to be “colored”; the school was for whites. This event would lead to the first US Supreme Court case to challenge the constitutionality of racial segregation in Southern public schools, an astonishing thirty years before the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision.Brown v. Board of Education decision.

Communist China is lying, cheating, and stealing its way into becoming a global superpower. And what’s worse, President Obama is not only letting this happen but helping China do so. So argues best-selling author William Triplett II and Washington Times editor Brett M. Decker in their shocking book, Bowing to Beijing.