为了使读者对中国园林有进一步的了解，本书从中国园林的类型、造园艺术和园林建筑等方面，结合精美的实景照片与手绘图片，对中国园林进行系统而深入的介绍，希望读者通过本书感受中国园林美之所在的同时，还能够领悟到中国传统文化的博大精深。

Peking Opera, known as Jing Ju (Capital Opera), has a history of more than 200 years. Because of its patronage by the ruling Qing,or Manchu, dynasty, Peking Opera grew from a local folk art .to the standard bearer of theatrical art. It attained the prominent status of Guo Ju or National Opera of China. After the Qing Dynasty was overthrown in 1911, Peking Opera continued to gain popularity not only with the upper classes but also with students and intellectuals. By the 1920s, it had developed into a splendid art form and a popular means-of entertainment as well. In the capital alone, numerous theaters were established solely for op- era performances,and there were at least, three academies for training young performers and several pr0fess!onal opera troupes that performed every week.

本社专事外文图书的编辑出版，几十年来用英文翻译出版了大量的中国文学作品和文化典籍，上自先秦，下迄现当代，力求全面而准确地反映中国文学及中国文化的基本面貌和灿烂成就。这些英译图书均取自相关领域的、的作品，英译则出自国内外译界名家。每本图书的编选、翻译地程均极其审慎严肃，精雕细琢，中文作品及相应的英译版本均堪称经典。我们总总值到，这些英译精品，不单有对外译介的意义，而且对国内英文学习者、爱好者及英译工作者，也是极有价值的读本。为此，作者对这此英译精品做了认真的遴选，编排成汉英对照的形式，陆续推出，以飨读者。

PekingOpera,knownasJingJu(CapitalOpera),hasahistoryofmorethan200years.BecauseofitspatronagebytherulingQing,orManchu,dynasty,PekingOperagrewfromalocalfolkart.tothe standardbeareroftheatricalart.Itattainedtheprominentstatusof GuoJuorNationalOperaofChina.AftertheQingDynastywasoverthrownin1911,PekingOpera continuedtogainpopularitynotonlywiththeupperclassesbutalso withstudentsandintellectuals.Bythe1920s,ithaddevelopedinto asplendidartformandapopularmeans-ofentertainmentaswell.In thecapitalalone,numeroustheaterswereestablishedsolelyforop- eraperformances,andtherewereatleast,threeacademiesfortrainingyoungperformersandseveralpr0fess!onaloperatroupesthatperformedeveryweek.

This short history deals with Chinese literature from the earliest days to the May the Fourth Movement of 1919, giving a brief introduction to classical Chinese literature and a general survey of the chief writers and their most important works. The development of Chinese literature since the May the Fourth Movement will be covered in a forthing publication, "A Short History of Modern Chinese Literature."

The Chinese nation evolevd between two rivers,the Yellow and Yangtze,basins of wheat and rice,giving Chinese people characterstics of thrift and persistence,sirvival and an innate understanding of the forces of change which e with teh revolving seasons and ever harmonious cycles of naure.

This selection of Lu xun's works includes stories,prose poems,reminiscences,polemical writing and essays dealing with many aspects of life and letters.It prises four volumes,the last three of which contain selected essays.

红色是北京的颜色，也是中国的象征。红色的宫墙，红色的灯笼，红色的婚礼，红色的春联，从古至今，北京的生活中充满红色的装饰主题。红色，构成了人们认同北京的颜色。红色是激情和运动的颜色；红色是喜庆与祥和的颜色；红色是民俗与文化的颜色；红色也是北京奥运会会徽颜色的主色。 本书为法文版《中国红》，内中详细介绍了中国历代使用红色的风俗习惯。