The countryside is the place where we have been 1iving generation after generation．China has a vaSt territory and long history with great differences in natural Conditions among difierent areas of the country.The natural resources and cuItural content of the villages are verY rich．The beautiful natural scenery of the Chinese Countryside,the ancient viltage buildi ngs,the authentic folk Customs,the longstanding farming culture,the simpie and Unsophisticated village wofkshops,and the primitive form of labor create a unique vista in the countryside．The book provides a detailed de*ion of 34 selected villages in order to show the natural and Social phenomena of the countryside in China．
Today,the 56 nationalities,including the Han nationality,live on China's 9.6-million square kilometers of territory.Along with the Han people,these minorities have added to the profound Chinese civilization with their own fascinating cultures.Their beautiful costumes with unique accessories,diverse food customs,fascinating traditions,celebrations and history represent significant elements of Chinese civilization.Such diversity is the basis from which China,as a multi-national country,continues to develop.China's sustainable development and prosperity can also be ascribed to this diversity. When you travel with us to the "homes" of these families of China,you will find their lives and customs endlessly fascinating and their cultures,ancient and mysterious.No matter where you're from,you won't fail to be charmed.Let's begin our journey now.
With a lasting civilization of several thousand years．China offers the world a rich culture．which constitutes an important part of human civilization and wisdom．Chinese culture is both unique and inclusive,and consists of what is grown in this 0riental 0and as well as diverse elements from other Cultures． Chinese arts are the gems of Chinese culture．They carry the heritage of traditional Chinese culture,embody the personalities of artists and cultivate the national character．Chinese artists strive for an integration of beauty and goodness,communication between passion and reason and harmony between man and nature．For several thousand years,Chinese people have enjoyed their lives and creations through their artistic pursuits．
中国具有悠久而辉煌的历史：三千年没有间断的、有文献记录的历史，五千年有确切、清晰的口头传说的历史，七千年有考古发掘证实的历史，五十万年有实物证实的人类发展过程重要阶段的历史。中国的历史文化和壮丽的中华河山结合在一起，构成泱泱中华无穷魅力亦即软实力的重要组成部分。本书要带领对中国历史文化有兴趣的读者们去进行一次历史之旅，亲临那些中国历史发生地或相关地，观看甚至触摸那些历史的遗存，倾听风貌留下的遗响，去感知某个历史人物气息，去感受和认识中国历史的辉煌。 China has a long and brilliant history. Its documented history is coherent for 3,000 years and its undocumented history is clearly inherited orally for 5,000 years. Archeological discoveries can date back its history to 7,000 years and trace all stages of human development to 50,000 years. China's history and culture, together with her rivers
Ce livre represente le premier volume des documents Mes Impressions Sur la Chine-La Chine aux yeux des officiers etrangers, les auteurs sont tous originaires du continent africain et viennent en Chine en apportant leur amitie traditionnelle sinoafricaine et finissent leur stage en Chine avec un souvenir merveiileux et inoubliable. Les 35 textes ont bien enregistre les experiences reelles des ces officiers stagiaires. A travers ces textes, ils ont non seuiement exprime leur appreciation sur les fruits du developpement chinois, mais aussi leur preoccupation sur les difficultes eventueLles dans le futur. IIs ont egalement mene une reflexion profonde sur les differentes voies de developpement de leur pays respectif.
China is located in east Eurasia and on the Pacific west coast,covering 9.6 million sq.km of land and 3 million sq.km of sea.It stretches across four time zones east to west and covers 5,500 km north to south,while the elevation gap between its highest peak and lowest point reaches nearly 9,000meters.The great geographical differences and contrasts have made this land both dynamic and magnificent.There are snow-capped mountains,glaciers,evergreen rain forests,desolate gobis and deserts,vibrant lakes and coasts,spectacular valleys and waterfalls,and boundless grasslands and wetlands.In China,almost all types of natural scenery that exist in the world can be found,and this book intends to help you learn something about its beauty.
《阅读中国：介绍中国的历史、社会和文化（德文版）》由于历史、文化和社会背景的差异，那些远离中国的异域国家的人们，常视中国为一个古老、神秘而又远不可及的国家。中国古老，但并不陈旧；中国深邃，但并不神秘；中国遥远，但并非不可及。认识和了解中国，是一件十分愉快而有趣的事情。中国如同浩翰无际的大海，令人浮想连翩；中国如同连绵不绝的高山，埋有无穷宝藏；中国如同陈封多年的美酒，香醇无比。当代中国正在发生广泛而深刻的变革。随着中国改革开放的深入和进一步加入经济全球化进程，中国与世界的关系日趋紧密，认识中国日渐成为世人的一种时尚。希望《阅读中国：介绍中国的历史、社会和文化（德文版）》能为那些急于了解中国的读者打开一扇阅读中国的窗口。
《中国人民解放军海军陆战队》作者李发新等系海军陆战学院的权威专家，对于这一题材驾驭极佳。文字鲜活、生动，配以大量珍贵的历史和现实图片，对于中国海军陆战队的历史发展及现状进行了深入浅出的介绍。在强调可读性的同时，还具有一定的权威性。
Discover China, a book for readers around the world,can also be a popular learning aid for people whoare interested in Chinese culture. This book is filled with100 interesting subjects, each visually demonstrated withappropriate Chinese ements, ranging from Chinese history,geography to her economy and education. From traditionalfestivals to modern living, beautiful sceneries and uniquelocal ines, the informative nature of this book presents atraditional yet modern China to its readers.
中国古老，但并不陈旧；中国深邃，但并不神秘；中国遥远，但并非不可及。认识和了解中国，是一件十分愉快而有趣的事情。中国如同浩翰无际的大海，令人浮想连翩；中国如同连绵不绝的高山，埋有无穷宝藏；中国如同陈封多年的美酒，香醇无比。 当代中国正在发生广泛而深刻的变革。随着中国改革开放的深入和进一步加入经济全球化进程，中国与世界的关系日趋紧密，认识中国日渐成为世人的一种时尚。希望本书能为那些急于了解中国的读者打开一扇阅读中国的窗口。
60年，在历史的长河中只是短暂的一瞬。然而，对于中国来说，却是充满了风云变幻和时代变迁的60年。。 本书以时间轴为主线，自1949年开始至2009年为止，内容以影响当代中国历史进程的重大事件及人物为主，涉及经济、政治、社会、文化、科技等领域，按照时序流向排列，并配以图、表，以及同一时间段内国际上发生的重大事件的链接对比，以期清晰地勾勒出新中国60年的发展脉络和路径，为读者提供一个了解当代中国的国际视角。通过阅读本书，读者可以对中华人民共和国60年的发展变化有一个清晰的初步了解。本书是英文版。
本书是作者20年对世界屋脊——青藏高原山川、河流拍摄的作品。反映了青藏高原的自然面貌，也见证了那里特有的文化历史和民俗风情，是一本不可多得的精美的摄影画册。 全书用影像和文字触碰阅读者的目光与心灵，七大山脉摄人心魄的景观构成了喜马拉雅区域高原精神的共同美丽。
本书是一部帮助读者快速学习和掌握中国历史的工具书。编者通过轻松流畅的文字、精美的图片，主次分明、重点突出地讲述了中国历史。本书*的特点就是编辑思路方面的别出心裁，一条横贯全书的时间轴将中国历史上的所有重要事件、人物连接起来，突出了历史发展的时间性和线索性，也使得查询、阅读更加清晰；另一方面，突出作为速查手册的查询功能，在正文中附有众多的互查索引，在全书的后附有折页的历史事件年表、以及索引等内容，还提供了能够与中国历史发展相对应的外国重大历史事件，以资比较。轻快的文字、丰富的信息、立体化的装帧设计、全彩的内文印刷，为读者营造了一个多元化的阅读空间。
2003年10月15日，是一个值得中国人纪念和骄傲的日子，中国航天员杨利伟乘坐中国人自己研制的飞船首次冲出地球，在太空中飞行了60万公里后，安全着陆于内蒙古草原。这是中国人迈向宇宙的历史性一步，也是中国航天事业划时代的伟在成就。33年前，中国成为世界上第五个发射人造地球卫星的国家；而这一次，中国人依靠自己的力量完成了首次载人航天飞行，一跃成为国际“太空俱乐部”的第三位成员。 随着“神舟”五号载人飞船的成功发射，一个中西合壁的新词汇穿越了大洋的阻隔，融入了世界各主要民族的拼音文字中，在使用英文、德文、丹麦语、荷兰语以及瑞典语、挪威语、芬兰语的新闻网站，人们用taikonautGO 来代表中国航天员；而在西班牙语、法语、葡萄牙语、意大利语乃至罗马尼亚语、波兰语、捷克语和匈牙利语等语言的文字中，使这个词汇的变
was in a daydream that Thursday afternoon, sitting in front of my computer, asked to write down the story of my many frequent trips to Mainland China, my livedexperiences, events and escapades with the Chinese people. Those were cherishedmemories, enthralled, full of adventure; souvenirs rich of unrivalled experiences, ofconspicuous flagrant knowledge through discovery of the old and the new.
《中国环保:和谐与共存(英文版)》属于第二部分，读者从中可以了解到中国某个行业、部门，某个领域的人们，为了国家的和平发展，在怎么想，在怎么做，取得了什么样的成就，积累了什么样的经验和教训。读者尤其可以看到，在不同的领域，中国人民是怎样坚毅不拔地把追求发展、幸福、和平的梦想，一步一步地变成现实。 《全景中国》部分从纵向角度，介绍了中国各地*特色的看点。第二部分，以中国不同部门、不同行业、不同领域为单元，从横向的角度介绍中国各行业、各领域的发展实践、发展理念和发展成就，以及面临的挑战和机会。这些介绍是真实鲜活的，力求图文并茂，轻松愉悦。
This unique book shows why many believe Chinais the next "tidal wave" of opportun ty for art collector.s: thesheer creative output,the artistic variety and diversity nowblooming from within a country where,only a few decades ago, suchexpression would be repressed. In the West, contemporary Chinese art has becomethe subject of intense fascination and speculation. In this book,writer and photographer Jon Burris profiles twenty-five topcontemporary Chinese painters, sculptors,photographers, andconceptual artists, taking the reader into their studios andpresenting intimate glimpses into their life and work. As a result,he offers a lingering portrait of the contemporary Chinese artscene. From the symbolist paintings of Zhang Xiaogang,to the cynical realist works of Yue Minjun and the political popcanvases of Wang Guangyi, Burris details the historical, political,and cultural mimesis shaping China's contemporary artists.Amust-have book for admirers of contemporary Chinese art.
The complexion of the empresses attending to state affairs was fairly complicated. Some had to represent their sons because the emperor was really too young to rule a dynasty; some, due to their ambition for monopolizing power, deliberately supported and enthroned a young emperor who could be easily controlled by them after their husbands died, thus to gain the real power of the court. Some empresses even disenthroned the crown prince designated by their husbands after his death or had the new emperor killed to gain control of the state for themselves. Some regent empresses certainly played an important role in stabilizing the dynasty; but others, however, brought a lot of troubles and crises to the dynasty due to their high ambition and low quality.
The ascent of China's economy over the past thirty years may be one of the moreremarkable happenings in human history. Few understand it. Those outside Chinaconsider the massive changes a mystery. Those inside China have been challengedwith taking more than 1.3 billion people from an agrarian existence into the modernworld, and in the face of complex economics involving extreme conflicts of interest.Nobody ever did it before; nobody will ever do it again. Given the convulsive upheavalsrequired, the difficulty of the task has been, and remains, hard to imagine.This book describes those upheavals and that process over the years from 1978 to2008. It represents a remarkable achievement in condensing a welter of events andchanges down to the bare essentials. In summing up a period of history, it also servesas a query about what is to come next. Where are the convulsive changes leading, notonly for China, but for the world.Every stretch of history has its own internal logic. The reader of this book may beconfronted
King Gesar is an epic from Tibet based on Tibetan folk tales, legends, folk songs and proverbs. Representing the highest achievement of ancient Tibetan culture, it has been in circulation for centuries. It is an encyclopedia-like masterpiece reflecting the history of the ancient Tibetan society. Compared with the world's Other famous heroic epics, King Gesar has two outstanding characteristics. First, it has been passed down orally and musically from one generation to the next. Even today the epic is still widespread among the Tibetan people,especially among farmers and herdsmen. It is a "living" heroic epic and belongs to the Tibetan cultural heritage. Second, it is the longest heroic epic in the world. It is an immense work,with more than 1 million verses, which would fill 120-plus volumes if written down. The State of Ling generally refers to the ancient Tibetan-inhabited areas. In the light of its structural order, we selected the high spot of this epic to entertain readers at home and
