你知道有个叫八台子的地方，长城与教堂相依偎吗？你知道在老牛湾，长城与中华民族的母亲河 黄河相交融吗？你知道西水峪水长城上，春天的美景宛如桃花源吗？烽两位作者将历史与现实、人文与风光、正史与传说、资料与实践结合在一起，用风趣的语言、精美的图片、独特的立意，向我们展示了一个不一样的长城，一个更加生动的、有血有肉的长城。With a total length of 21196.18 kilometers (including 6,259.6 kilometers of artificial walls), the Great Wall represents the wisdom of the Chinese nation developed since ancient times. It has been a mute witness of Chinese history stretching back more than two millennia. It is the largest ancient defense pro- ject constructed over the longest span of time. Since there was a historical record of the two Chinese characters Chang Cheng (Great Wall) in the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BCE), the work of building and maintaining it has been a co

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

Les grandes salles, temoins de I'histoire Les grandes ceremonies Les offrandes faites par I'empereur La vie de I'empereur comme un homme ordinaire La salle d'etude de I'empereur Les absurdites des empereurs Les amis etrangers des empereurs Les intrigues et les amours du palais desconcubines Les imperatrices douairieres Les jardins de la Cite interdite - lieux de divertissement pour les concubines Le Palais d'Ete - deuxieme palais de I'imperatrice douairiere Cixi Le Yuanmingyuan - le jardin des jardins- ravage par les agresseurs etrangers Les mOrts des empereurs Les tombes imperiales

外国人眼里的北京是什么样子的？由于他们的文化背景和生活习惯与我们有很大的区别，他们会对我们已经视而不见的许多场景带有很浓厚的情趣。这本影华会带您重新感受一下北京。特别是里面每张图片的感想，是由三个经历不同、的人以三种不同的语言来书写的，有些感想会让您惊讶的。

这是一部纪实图文作品，讲述了新中国成立至今，憧憬、热爱新疆的人们，在新疆奋斗和生活的故事，其中包括文化部原部长、著名作家王蒙，全国政协委员杨敏德，姚明的恩师、CBA主教练李秋平，上海援疆医生彭晓春等三十多位具有典型意义的人物。 他们到新疆去各自有着不同的理由：事业、爱情、自由、回家 他们的故事，是新疆的美丽与神奇、多元与包容的有力见证。也让我们明白：民族差异和空间距离并不是障碍，而新疆，是一片梦想实现之地。

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

本书由著名敦煌学研究专家柴剑虹和刘进宝共同撰写，是一本讲述敦煌历史溯源及其文化艺术发展的普及读物。该书以图文并茂的形式从敦煌历史溯源、莫高窟的营建、藏经洞与敦煌遗书、敦煌宝藏的流失、敦煌壁画和彩塑艺术等几个方面，深入浅出地进行解读，全面展现敦煌1650余年的历史。全书配有45幅珍贵历史照片及高清精美壁画彩塑图片，另附一张由中国国家图书馆敦煌资料中心提供的《敦煌文献收藏单位一览表》，堪称一本集知识性、实用性、艺术性和时代性于一体的敦煌文化简明读本。

北京，拥有丰富的历史名胜古迹与灿烂辉煌的文化艺术，更是一座高度发达的现代化大都市，是倍受瞩目的中国首都。本书以全新的视角，带您深入游走于北京，探访文化古迹和自然风光。本书图文并茂，具有很强的可读性。本书为英文版。