The rapidity of China’s high-speed railwaydevelopment symbolizes the “China Speed” which is manifesting itself during theera of Reform and Opening Up. China’s high-speed railways are known forsafety, convenience and fort – the top choice for people on the move. Withthe “Four South-North” and “Four East-West” high-speed rail work takingshape in China, the zooming high-speed trains are changing the ways people workand live. The whole world haeen amazed at the speedwith which China has developed its railways. Even US President Obama once said,“There is no reason why Europe or China should have the fastest trains.” Chinais petitive worldwide in railway transportation infrastructure on thestrength of its quality production capacity, advanced technology and deliveryof value for money. The result is a brand-new calling card for Chinesemanufacturing. As a witness to and participant in thedevelopment of high-speed railways in China, the author has extensivelyconsulted archives, held in-depth inte

小说《绝顶》通过对一群当代青年知识分子的刻画和塑造，反映了人类同自身所处的环境，同自己的命运和意志力对话、抗争、交流的过程。在肖顿河、安群、丁首都、小川原兵卫、肖五洲、安娜等这样一些不安于现状，不断地寻求挑战，不断地超越自我，不断地向着理想境界攀登的人物身上，我们能强烈地感受到人类崇高的精神追求的魅力和生命的尊严。这种魅力和尊严，不只是体现在作为象征意义而强烈描画出来的梅里雪山卡瓦博格峰和阿尔卑斯山的勃朗峰之上，更重要的是，它是从现实生活的土壤里生长起来的，它交织着人们现实的困惑、焦虑、怯懦、勇敢、追求、抗争，交织着生与死、爱与恨、聚与散。The Topmost is a novel relating how some modern educated youths, headed by Xiao Dunhe, An Qun, Ding Shoudu, Ogawa, Xiao Wuzhou and An Na, struggle to overcome their hard life, using all their willpower to

本书是时尚中国丛书之一。该书共分3个部分，内容包括：学海无涯，丰富多彩的生活，学习，然后工作等。该书以全英文、图文并茂的形式，为广大外籍在华留学的学生提供了许多求学方面的丰富信息。相信外籍留学生会需要。

China as an important source of human civilization had given birth to brilliant ancient science and technology and led the world in most of the history of world civilization, and till the mid-19th century its economy was the largest in the world. The development of science and technology in ancient China waased on the observation and study of the human body, the objective world, the heavens, and the earth, which led to the concept of "Integration of nature and man," The achievements nourished Chinese culture and civilization, and contributed greatly to mankind. Ancient Chinese inventions and discoveries are rich and numerous.

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。

毛泽东诗词的广泛传播，与其诗词本身所具有的博大的思想内容、豪迈的气势和永恒的艺术魅力分不开。毛泽东诗词反映了中国革命和建设的历程，用艺术的手法反映了时代的最强音，具有史诗性，是毛泽东思想的组成部分；毛泽东诗词反映毛泽东豪迈、雄奇的精神世界，具有强烈的个性色彩，是毛泽东研究的一个重要组成部分，最有体现毛泽东的个性特点；毛泽东诗词是人生的教科书和座右铭。每一个中国人，除了唐诗宋词以外，恐怕都会背出几句毛泽东的诗词名句；毛泽东诗词不仅有丰富的哲理内涵，更有饱满的美学内涵，以其内容的博大精深和艺术的蕴藉，赢得了人们的广泛赞誉；毛泽东诗词用旧体诗歌的形式反映现代生活，改变了新旧体诗词对立的局面，在当代诗歌发展史上具有重要的地位。

China as an important source of human civilization had given birth to brilliant ancient science and technology and led the world in most of the history of world civilization, and till the mid-19th century its economy was the largest in the world. The development of science and technology in ancient China waased on the observation and study of the human body, the objective world, the heavens, and the earth, which led to the concept of "Integration of nature and man," The achievements nourished Chinese culture and civilization, and contributed greatly to mankind. Ancient Chinese inventions and discoveries are rich and numerous.

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.

胡同是北京特有的一种古老的城市小巷，已有800多年的历史。纵横交错的胡同不仅仅是城市的交通络，更是百姓生活的场所。作为北京历史文化发展的舞台，它见证了历史的变迁、时代的风貌，留下了许多社会生活的印记，保留了原滋原味的老北京民俗风情。

“苏州老行当”画稿表现的是20世纪各个时期苏州市面上所见的诸业行当。随着经济的发展，人们生活方式的改变，有些已经消失，只能从图中得见，而其中大部分仍是家居生活中不可或缺的。这些画作既不像“北京民间生活彩图”那样，只给人物和器具，也不同于吴友如只用墨线勾勒的画作，而是将经营各种行当的特定场景都一一表现出来，如卖白兰花的姑娘行走在幽深的小巷中，剃头摊、小吃店没在跨河的拱桥畔，油漆匠在富家花园内劳作，渔夫、菜贩摇着般儿穿行于水巷叫志，采菱女泛舟于绿荷田田的湖上……画家采用了表现江南烟雨蒙蒙景色的彩墨渲染技法，使得画中的小桥、流水、粉墙黛瓦、街巷、人物似乎都被浸得湿漉漉的，尽显水乡屡动、婉丽的情境，令人想起8世纪诗人白居易咏呤江南的词句：“江南好，风景旧曾谙。日出江花红胜火，春来江水绿