China Panorama is intended for the use by internationalstudents ing to China to study the required course "ChinaPanorama". As well as reading material for all of those studyingChinese as a second language， thiook is the top choice forlearning Chinese culture and motivating students' interest. Thisbook introduces topics such as Chinese geography， culture， history，international relations and the development of the nation. Readers will find they are inspired， challenged and provided withcultural facts throughout the learning process. In the practicesections， lots of thought provoking and practical exercises areset， encouraging intermunication between book and readers，teacher and students. It achieves the perfect match of culturalawareness and students needs.

China Panorama is intended for the use by internationalstudents ing to China to study the required course "ChinaPanorama". As well as reading material for all of those studyingChinese as a second language， thiook is the top choice forlearning Chinese culture and motivating students' interest. Thisbook introduces topics such as Chinese geography， culture， history，international relations and the development of the nation. Readers will find they are inspired， challenged and provided withcultural facts throughout the learning process. In the practicesections， lots of thought provoking and practical exercises areset， encouraging intermunication between book and readers，teacher and students. It achieves the perfect match of culturalawareness and students needs.

Shanghai, one of today's most developed and prosperous cities in the world, is an attractive spot for tourists worldwide. In fact Shanghai is an 1,000-year-old city as well as a vigorous young metropolis. Shanghai has enjoyed a high reputation for its long history,distinctive Hai Pal culture and art, and excellent service. It is reported that over 2.725 million overseas tourists e to Shanghai annually on average. During the long holiday from t to 7th October, 2007, Shanghai ranked No.1among tourist cities of China in receiving visitors. The pilation of thiook aims in the main to serve the overseas tourists as well as the 30,000 foreigners or so living and working in this international city. Thiook consists of four parts: About Shanghai, The Ten Hottest Tourist Spots, Other Tourist Spots in Various Districts and Travelwise. Part One refers to the general information about Shanghai's history, development, culture, architecture, art, people,festivals, etc. In Part Two Shanghai'est-known spots, such as Th

Shanghai, one of today's most developed and prosperous cities in the world, is an attractive spot for tourists worldwide. In fact Shanghai is an 1,000-year-old city as well as a vigorous young metropolis. Shanghai has enjoyed a high reputation for its long history,distinctive Hai Pal culture and art, and excellent service. It is reported that over 2.725 million overseas tourists e to Shanghai annually on average. During the long holiday from t to 7th October, 2007, Shanghai ranked No.1among tourist cities of China in receiving visitors. The pilation of thiook aims in the main to serve the overseas tourists as well as the 30,000 foreigners or so living and working in this international city. Thiook consists of four parts: About Shanghai, The Ten Hottest Tourist Spots, Other Tourist Spots in Various Districts and Travelwise. Part One refers to the general information about Shanghai's history, development, culture, architecture, art, people,festivals, etc. In Part Two Shanghai'est-known spots, such as Th

桂林山水早已驰名于世。清澈明净的漓江，千姿百态的奇峰，构成如诗如画的山光水色。本画册介绍了从桂林到阳朔的一系列风光佳景和文物古迹，供读者神游胜境。

With the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic on October 1, 2009, China has presented a new face to the world. Over the past 60 years, Chinese society has undergone significant changes that are clearly reflected in literature, painting, film, drama and other literary and artistic works. In China, both the rich and the poor, the elite and the working class all celebrate the Spring Festival. Paintings depicting Spring Festival entertainments are one of the most popular and inexpensive consumables of the season. Before TV sets and internet became as popular as today, Chinese New Year paintings (including publicity paintings) were one of the most direct and biggest media for observations of China, which were able to reach millions of households throughout the country. This book is composed of 200 carefully chosen Chinese New Year paintings from 1949 on, and is divided into threetime periods: 1949-1965. 1966-1978, and 1979-2009. These paintings tell of the major events in China f

Many guidebooks have appeared in Chinese dedicated to Hangzhou ,the city of Heaven described by Marco Polo.now,added to those is Hangzhou ,the first English guidebook of its kind in china .Thiook has fie outstanding features.作者简介： Chen Gang waorn and educated in Hangzhou ,To date,he is the only Tour Guide Extraordinaire in East China's Zhjiang Province,and the only professor in January 1982 from the English Language and Literatrre Department of Zhejiang University,he began to serve as an Engling-speaking guideinterpreter,and later as manaer of the EuroAmerican Department of china Travel servie,he is author of West Lake Poerics,chief translator of A Trip to Mountains and Rivers in Zhejing province ,one o the few oficial translators of the Macmillan Encyclopedia ,and theses on couplets have been featrred in national and provincial academic publiations.

北京历代帝王庙始建于明代嘉靖九年（1530），清代断续沿用，距今已有470多年的历史。现为全国重点文物保护单位。它是明、清两朝祭祀三皇五帝、历代帝王和功臣名将的一座皇家庙宇，入祀中国史前时期的祖先人物三后五帝以及夏、商、周、汉、唐、宋、元、明等历代杰出帝王188位，功臣名将80位。历代帝王庙的祭祀活动为国家祭祀，每年春秋两季举行。据文献记载，从明嘉靖十一年（1532）到清末（1911）的380年间，北京历代帝王庙共举行过662次祭祀大典达16次，其中，雍正帝5次、乾隆帝6次到历代帝王庙祭拜。

With the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic on October 1, 2009, China has presented a new face to the world. Over the past 60 years, Chinese society has undergone significant changes that are clearly reflected in literature, painting, film, drama and other literary and artistic works. In China, both the rich and the poor, the elite and the working class all celebrate the Spring Festival. Paintings depicting Spring Festival entertainments are one of the most popular and inexpensive consumables of the season. Before TV sets and internet became as popular as today, Chinese New Year paintings (including publicity paintings) were one of the most direct and biggest media for observations of China, which were able to reach millions of households throughout the country. This book is composed of 200 carefully chosen Chinese New Year paintings from 1949 on, and is divided into threetime periods: 1949-1965. 1966-1978, and 1979-2009. These paintings tell of the major events in China f

Mt.Taishanisfamousthroughouttheworldtoritsmajesticsplendor.Everythingaboutithasabeautyofitsown，beitapinetree，awispofcloud，aspring，arock，asunriseorasunset.Aparttromthebeautiesofnature.themountainisalsofamoustorthesacredaurathatenvelopsit.Greatmenoftheirtime，includingsomeemperors，cametopayhomagetothemountainandsacrificedtoHeaven.ThispicturealbumcapturesnotonlythescenicspotsofMt.Taishan，butalsothecolorfulfolkwaysandcustomsofthepeoplelivingaroundit. 泰山以其雄伟著称于世，松云泉石、日出日落，都是风景。泰山又是一座神圣的祭坛，秦皇汉武、唐宗宋祖，都在这里祭祀天地。《泰山（英文）》介绍了泰山上下的风景名胜以及周边地区的风俗民情，供读者一睹这座名山的风采。

关于“长城”，人们提出了各种各样的问题；造访长城，更多的问题会在人们的脑海中浮现：长城到底有多长？为什么各地长城的形态各不相同？宇航员在太空遨游时能用肉眼看到长城吗？长城是否测量过？各地的百姓是否仍在拆长城砖石？等等。《万里长城百题问答》一书囊括人们自然而然提出的各种与长城相关的问题，并予以准确地回答。为了提出并回答这些问题，两位作者——中国学者王雪农和来自英国的长城学者威廉·林赛通力合作，融合各自的经验和知识，包括学术研究、现场勘察以及各自参与的长城保护行动和宣传展览工作，把这一切编织起来，讲述长城丰富多彩的故事。每道问答都足以展示万里长城令人为之感兴趣的一个方面；通读全书，便能较全面地了解长城历史和现实的方方面面。《万里长城百题问答》文字通俗、生动，没有深奥的学术行话，

《中国地理常识（中挪对照）》简要介绍了中国地理的基本情况。全书分为中国概览、资源与环境、交通与水利、锦绣河山、中国七大古都、魅力城市和中国之旅7个部分，不仅涵盖了中国地理的相关知识，还介绍了很多历史文化名城以及风景名胜区。《中国地理常识（中挪对照）》插图精美，是一部供海外华裔和外国人学习中文、了解中国地理常识及地理文化的百科式读物。

ChinaPanoramaisintendedfortheusebyinternationalstudentsingtoChinatostudytherequiredcourse"ChinaPanorama".AswellasreadingmaterialforallofthosestudyingChineseasasecondlanguage，thiookisthetopchoiceforlearningChinesecultureandmotivatingstudents'interest.ThisbookintroducestopicssuchasChinesegeography，culture，history，internationalrelationsandthedevelopmentofthenation.Readerswillfindtheyareinspired，challengedandprovidedwithculturalfactsthroughoutthelearningprocess.Inthepracticesections，lotsofthoughtprovokingandpracticalexercisesareset，encouragingintermunicationbetweenbookandreaders，teacherandstudents.Itachievestheperfectmatchofculturalawarenessandstudentsneeds.

With the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic on October 1, 2009, China has presented a new face to the world. Over the past 60 years, Chinese society has undergone significant changes that are clearly reflected in literature, painting, film, drama and other literary and artistic works. In China, both the rich and the poor, the elite and the working class all celebrate the Spring Festival. Paintings depicting Spring Festival entertainments are one of the most popular and inexpensive consumables of the season. Before TV sets and inter became as popular as today, Chinese New Year paintings (including publicity paintings) were one of the most direct and biggest media for observations of China, which were able to reach millions of households throughout the country. This book is posed of 200 carefully chosen Chinese New Year paintings from 1949 on, and is divided into threetime periods: 1949-1965. 1966-1978, and 1979-2009. These paintings tell of the major events in China from di