Chinese Historical

How China used a network of surveillance to intern over a million people and produce a system of control previously unknown in human history Novel forms of state violence and colonization have been unfolding for years in China’s vast northwestern region, where more than a million and a half...

Gail Tsukiyama's A Hundred Flowers is powerful novel about an ordinary family facing extraordinary times at the start of the Chinese Cultural Revolution China, 1957. Chairman Mao has declared a new openness in society: "Let a hundred flowers bloom; let a hundred schools of thought contend." Many...

Having become the new Judge of Hell, Hui Yue travels back to the Celestial Sword Sect where he is to start a new life as an immortal. While striving to gain enough strength to defeat his enemies, he must continue to look out for the people he cares most about. He journeys out on a trip to find the one person who can help him resurrect his loved one....

阿哥党争，杀机隐隐，龙庭易主，雍正险胜。改诏说，弑父说，继位说？一段历史，几多疑云，扑朔迷离，令人难解难分…… 阿哥黨爭，殺機隱隱，龍庭易主，雍正險勝。改詔說，弒父說，繼位說？一段歷史，幾多疑雲，撲朔迷離，令人難解難分……

“I finally understand what the poets have written. In spring, moved to passion; in autumn only regret.” For young Peony, betrothed to a suitor she has never met, these lyrics from The Peony Pavilion mirror her own longings. In the garden of the Chen Family Villa, amid the scent of ginger...

战国时期，在清溪鬼谷山上隐居着一位被尊称为鬼谷子的老人，他不和人来往，过着与世隔绝的生活……戰國時期，在清溪鬼谷山上隱居著一位被尊稱為鬼谷子的老人，他不和人來往，過著與世隔絕的生活……

You are not the only ones who are occasionally confused, misunderstood, and lost in the wonderful yet sophisticated Chinese system. For those of you who have committed yourself to taking a deeper, more structural and practical, modern approach to learning Chinese culture, you will find this book informative and at the same time compassionate.

When Jewher Ilham's father, Ilham Tohti, an internationally known advocate for peaceful dialogue between his Uyghur people and Han Chinese, was detained at the Beijing airport in February 2013 on charges of "separatism," and later sentenced to life in prison, Jewher was forced to begin a new life apart from her family in a new country. There, she found her voice as an advocate for her father, and for Uyghur people being forced into concentration camps by the Chinese government.

《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……

Explore the world of Cantonese with this five-session language course designed for beginners with no prior experience. This course provides a solid foundation in one of the most widely spoken languages in the world, spoken primarily in Hong Kong, Macau, and the Guangdong province of China. This course offers a practical and straightforward approach to learning Cantonese, focusing on essential vocabulary and phrases that can be immediately useful.

Winner of the Los Angeles Times' Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction Winner of the Edmund White Award for Debut Fiction Winner of the Ferro-Grumley award for LGBTQ Fiction Finalist for the 2025 Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction Finalist for the Lambda Literary Award Finalist for the...

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. "In China, a woman...

聖經是一本上帝通過感動人去記載下來的歷史故事的合集從創世記到啟示錄聖經裡的歷史故事記錄了上帝與人類的互動和發生的許多神蹟無論是為了教育我們還是為了鼓勵我們上帝放在聖經裡的每個故事都是有目的有原因的人類的始祖亞當和夏娃背離了上帝的命令被誘惑吃了禁果而違背上帝的誡命的故事給了我們一個警示提醒我們要警惕誘惑和自私的慾望守住上帝的教誨被譽為信仰之父亞伯拉罕的故事告訴我們信仰可以戰勝困難而上帝的應許是可靠的還有以色列的國王大衛憑著上帝的力量取得了勝利的故事告訴我們即使在最黑暗的時刻上帝的恩典和力量仍然與我們同在這些人物的經歷向我們展示了道德信仰和生活的重要教訓通過這些人物的故事上帝讓人類.

An inclusive and landmark history, emphasizing how essential Asian American experiences are to any understanding of US history Original and expansive, Asian American Histories of the United States is a nearly 200-year history of Asian migration, labor, and community formation in the US...

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.

This guide is ideal for beginners, making it easy to start learning Mandarin Chinese. Whether you plan to visit China, converse with Mandarin-speaking acquaintances, or simply grasp the basics, this guide will help you quickly learn essential Mandarin words and expressions.

纵观唐朝上下风云变幻，很骨感，也很鲜活。英明果敢的唐太宗，风流倜傥的李隆基，以德报怨的长孙皇后，来去无踪的红线女，不让须眉的完美公主……縱觀唐朝上下風雲變幻，很骨感，也很鮮活。英明果敢的唐太宗，風流倜儻的李隆基，以德報怨的長孫皇后，來去無踪的紅線女，不讓鬚眉的完美公主……

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.

圣经是一本上帝跨越约一千六百年，通过感动四十多个作者而编写的六十六本书的合集。这些作者中有先知，国王，祭司，贵族，渔夫，农民，教育水平不一。尽管这些人互相不认识，但是他们写的这些书从头到尾，前后呼应，天衣无缝。圣经里有八百多个预言，到现在为止只剩下不到二十个还没有得到验证，只是因为时候未到。

以林则徐的已巳日记为线索，以历史演义的手法表现了林则徐在浩瀚大漠与神秘绿洲中的种种奇遇。……以林則徐的已巳日記為線索，以歷史演義的手法表現了林則徐在浩瀚大漠與神秘綠洲中的種種奇遇。