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
《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。
Many friends have assisted with the information in thiook, fartoo many to list here, and I thank them all. However much help I've had,the errors are all mine. iSpecial thanks to Sun Weihua, Dr. 'Kevin Stuart, Litaiji, TillieSctuton, Dana Pope, Alix Fortson, Shelly Sutton, my late sister Betty Richardson, Cai Zisheng, Lun Xin, Lobsang Tsering, Prof. Yingting Zhang, Ilse Huntley, Marv Vickers, Frans Hoenderken, Dave Zeretzke,Gretchen Wagner, Tan Jingyun, Dr. Stan W~lliams, Prof. Tao Renchuan, Carson Sprenger, Millie Thorson, Ollie Wilgress, Jim Lovering, Anita Anderson, Gerald Roche, Josie Scruton, Mark Minlder, Anthony Robinson, Sam and Sally Green, Sybil Wong, Jared Roach, Nurse Yan Aili, Niu Xiaojun, and many, many more.
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
This chronicle of the Forbidden City, a rich blend of history,anecdotal narrative, biographical portraits and illustrations,carries readers through 500 years of imperial China. 本书以图文形式展示了自1420年至1912年500年间故宫辉煌瑰丽的建筑、馆藏文物，并用生动细腻的语言讲述了宫墙内真实鲜活的人物命运、历史事件和宫廷生活。
In such an era of cultural assimilation, when bulldozers nudge their way toward the increasingly fewer Beijing hutong and siheyuan, and Shanghai linong, it is not only the old city districts that are declining; the unique Chinese architecture, culture and lifestyle are vanishing with them. Fortunately, the vast territory of China is still dotted with old townscapes dating back thousands of years, carrying on the continuous history and civilization of China. Zhouzhuang, Fenghuang,Hongcun, Tongli, Pingyao, Luodai, Lijiang, Dali ...these old towns enjoy their own tranquility, far from the din of the cities, and exude their own distinctive flavor and delicacy without the pompous magnificence of imperial palaces. Their names are beautiful symbols of China because of their small picturesque bridges, flowing waters and local houses that have long been portrayed in Chinese ink and wash paintings, numerous exquisite brick,stone and wood carvings, arches erected to memorate chaste widows, a welter of ethnic customs of
The Tibean antelope is unique to China's Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.lts habitat is lo-cated 4.000-5.500 m above sea level,in Changtang in northern Tibet,and Hoh Xil in Qinghai Province and the Altun Mountains in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. This is an area lr rrozen soil,glaciers,lakes and marshes, known as the"forbiddenzone" ln an extremely hostile environment for man,the Tibetan antelope thrives. Many other animals can hardly breathe at an altitude lr 4.000-5.000 m,let alone run,yet the Tibetan antelope can run 20-30 km continuously at a speed lr 60 kph,en-abling it to outdistance beasts lr prey. The Tibetan antelope isalways alert to danger.lt was only with the greatest greatest difficulty that our photographer could get shots of the animals on the distant horizon,using a camera with a 400 long-focus lens plus a 2.8-times focal-augmenting lens,and having carefully camouflaged himself beforehand. Yet,poachers have been slaughtering the Tibetan antelope for many years,reducing it to the status of an e
北京建城已有3000多年的历史，作为都城已逾800年之久。在公元前11世纪时称为“蓟”，公元938年，蓟城成为辽的陪都，改称南京，又称为燕京。一个多世纪
La richesse du patrimoine culturel d'une ville est generalement liee a sa Iongue histoire. Or depuis la haute antiquite, il y a 4e0 000 ans de cela, le developpement de la region de Beijing a ete continuel, et se poursuit encore de nos jours. Beijing est aujour- d'hui une metropole internationale tournee vers I'avenir. Ses vestiges et ses monuments, representatifs des diverses epoques de son histoire, rassemblent un riche patrimoine, qui fait de la ville un immense musee empli d'inestimables tresors. Ses 130 musees repertories, par leur abondance et leur variete, font le bonheur des touristes. Centre culturel de la Chine, Beijing pte de nombreux musees nationaux dont les collections permettent de decouvrir la quintessence de la culture chinoise. Les musees specialises retracent les progres realises dans les differents domaines. Par ailleurs de nombreuses demeures anciennes ayant appartenu de grandes figures sont autant de petits musees intimes. Les musees municipaux, quanta eux, temoignent de la specificite d
In such an era of cultural assimilation, when bulldozers nudge their way toward the increasingly fewer Beijing hutong and siheyuan, and Shanghai linong, it is not only the old city districts that are declining; the unique Chinese architecture, culture and lifestyle are vanishing with them. Fortunately, the vast territory of China is still dotted with old townscapes dating back thousands of years, carrying on the continuous history and civilization of China. Zhouzhuang, Fenghuang,Hongcun, Tongli, Pingyao, Luodai, Lijiang, Dali ...these old towns enjoy their own tranquility, far from the din of the cities, and exude their own distinctive flavor and delicacy without the pompous magnificence of imperial palaces. Their names are beautiful symbols of China because of their small picturesque bridges, flowing waters and local houses that have long been portrayed in Chinese ink and wash paintings, numerous exquisite brick,stone and wood carvings, arches erected to memorate chaste widows, a welter of ethnic customs of
The Tibean antelope is unique to China's Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.lts habitat is lo-cated 4.000-5.500 m above sea level,in Changtang in northern Tibet,and Hoh Xil in Qinghai Province and the Altun Mountains in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. This is an area lr rrozen soil,glaciers,lakes and marshes, known as the"forbiddenzone" ln an extremely hostile environment for man,the Tibetan antelope thrives. Many other animals can hardly breathe at an altitude lr 4.000-5.000 m,let alone run,yet the Tibetan antelope can run 20-30 km continuously at a speed lr 60 kph,en-abling it to outdistance beasts lr prey. The Tibetan antelope isalways alert to danger.lt was only with the greatest greatest difficulty that our photographer could get shots of the animals on the distant horizon,using a camera with a 400 long-focus lens plus a 2.8-times focal-augmenting lens,and having carefully camouflaged himself beforehand. Yet,poachers have been slaughtering the Tibetan antelope for many years,reducing it to the status of an e
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.
北京建城已有3000多年的历史，作为都城已逾800年之久。在公元前11世纪时称为“蓟”，公元938年，蓟城成为辽的陪都，改称南京，又称为燕京。一个多世纪 以后，金朝建立，建都于燕京，改名中都。1267年，元朝也建都于此．称为元大都，从此，北京取代了长安、洛阳、汴梁等古都的地位，成为中国政治文化的中心，并一直延续到明、清时期。北京在历史上曾是辽、金、元、明、清五朝的帝都。从各朝在京建都的历史中，古城北京遗留下了大量的文物古迹。北京是一座天子之城，一座举世闻名的文化古城。
Beijing yesterday waright with all kinds of colors, the yesterday life of Beijinger were also multicolored. The photoring uack to the familiar alleys, the disappearing life, those warm faces, and those happy days with soul and dreams.
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
ManyguidebookshaveappearedinChinesededicatedtoHangzhou,thecityofHeavendescribedbyMarcoPolo.now,addedtothoseisHangzhou,thefirstEnglishguidebookofitskindinchina.Thiookhasfieoutstandingfeatures.作者简介：ChenGangwaornandeducatedinHangzhou,Todate,heistheonlyTourGuideExtraordinaireinEastChina'sZhjiangProvince,andtheonlyprofessorinJanuary1982fromtheEnglishLanguageandLiteratrreDepartmentofZhejiangUniversity,hebegantoserveasanEngling-speakingguideinterpreter,andlaterasmanaeroftheEuroAmericanDepartmentofchinaTravelservie,heisauthorofWestLakePoerics,chieftranslatorofATriptoMountainsandRiversinZhejingprovince,oneothefewoficialtranslatorsoftheMacmillanEncyclopedia,andthesesoncoupletshavebeenfeatrredinnationalandprovincialacademicpubliations.
Beijing yesterday waright with all kinds of colors, the yesterday life of Beijinger were also multicolored. The photoring uack to the familiar alleys, the disappearing life, those warm faces, and those happy days with soul and dreams.
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。
《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。
在甘肃省的版图上，位于黄河以西、祁连山脉与蒙古高原南缘隆起的北山之间，有一条长约一千公里，宽约数十里至百里的狭长地带，这就是的“河西走廊”。从这里往西，经过中亚，可以和南亚、西亚乃至整个欧洲联系起来。历史上，它曾是中西贸易最主要的通道，这条通道，被称为“丝绸之路”，它对世界文明的发展作出过重大贡献。敦煌，就处在河西走廊最西端。 1900年，一个偶然的机会，有一个叫王圆篆的道士，在敦煌莫高窟的一个洞窟里发现了数万卷经卷及文书。这位道士根本没有想到，他的这一发现，使敦煌这个从13世纪以后逐渐衰落的文明都市，再度引起全世界的广泛瞩目。
这是一本全新的旅游手册，读者对象是来华的外国旅游者，作者则是在中国生活多年且熟悉中国旅游资源的几位外国人士。书中分为两个部分。部分概述中国的历史和文化背景；第二部分详细介绍了53个外国人去的地方，其内容包括景点特色、旅游提示、交通、住宿、饮食、购物等多项内容。全书信息详尽、准确、实用，是来华旅游者手中理想的导游指南。全书65万字，400余幅图片和旅游示意图，彩色印刷。
ManyguidebookshaveappearedinChinesededicatedtoHangzhou,thecityofHeavendescribedbyMarcoPolo.now,addedtothoseisHangzhou,thefirstEnglishguidebookofitskindinchina.Thiookhasfieoutstandingfeatures.作者简介：ChenGangwaornandeducatedinHangzhou,Todate,heistheonlyTourGuideExtraordinaireinEastChina'sZhjiangProvince,andtheonlyprofessorinJanuary1982fromtheEnglishLanguageandLiteratrreDepartmentofZhejiangUniversity,hebegantoserveasanEngling-speakingguideinterpreter,andlaterasmanaeroftheEuroAmericanDepartmentofchinaTravelservie,heisauthorofWestLakePoerics,chieftranslatorofATriptoMountainsandRiversinZhejingprovince,oneothefewoficialtranslatorsoftheMacmillanEncyclopedia,andthesesoncoupletshavebeenfeatrredinnationalandprovincialacademicpubliations.
