This is the third and final volume ofthe classic Chinese fantasy novel，Joumey to the West. In it the four pil-grims-the Tang Priest Sanzang andhis three powerful disciples， Monkey，Pig and Friar Sand-have to deal withmany more monsters and misfortunesbefore they finally reach their goal：Thunder Monastery in the westernHeaven where the Lord Buddha lives.Even here their troubles are not at anend. The scriptures they are given atfirst are all blank.On this last part of the journey thedemons come in as wide a range ofshapes and kinds as ever. Among themare spider-women who spin webs fromtheir navels， a pride of lion monstersand a terrlble female spirit who carriesthe Tang Priest down into her bottom-less cave to marry him. These and allthe other fiends test to the very limitMonkey's ingenuity， supernatural pow-ers and connections throughout theuniverse. As in earlier volumes， he ishindered as much as helped by theoafish but loveable Pig.The story is told with the zest， im-aglnation and humour that
THE HISTORICAL I4-YEAR QUEST OF THE 7TH CENTURY CHINESE MONK, XUANZANG, TO OBTAIN BUDDHIST SUTRAS TRAVELLING THROUGH XINJIANG, AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN AND INDIA. Yun-Chong Pans retelling of the story, originally crafted by the Ming Dynasty story-teller, Wu Chengen, will captivate children with its fantasy, and delight young and old with its layers of reality and satire grounded in Chinese, Indian, Greek, and Old Testament mythology.
本书用英语讲述了一百条中国成语背后的故事，带你了解引人入胜的中国文化历史。黔驴技穷、螳臂当车、天衣无缝、高山流水 这些故事无一不反映出中国人传统的思维方式，同时也涉及了中国古代的诸多习俗。 This collection of one hundred Chinese idioms details the stories behind each one and offers a humorous and fascinating insight into the cultural history of China. From paper tigers to praying mantis, to the music of nature and heavenly robes, these tales have not only shed light on the traditional Chinese way of thinking, but also illustrated many of its ancient customs.
在7000年的历史长河中，中国劳动人民创造出独特的建筑结构、建筑技巧及建筑哲学，与西方建筑形成鲜明的对比。中国建筑之美无与伦比，而其精髓往往透过砖瓦，隐藏在历史故事之中。《中国古建筑及其故事》介绍了近50处中国历史建筑，其中包括 秦皇陵 岳阳楼 山西民居 等，为读者开启了通往中国古代王朝的历史之门。 Ancient Chinese architecture is an integral part of the rich and time-honored Chinese culture and an important component of the world architectural system. It is most famous for the Great Wall, but there are so much more. In 7,000 years, Chinese people developed unique architectural philosophies, structures and techniques that are very different from their counterparts in other places of the world. While Chinese architectural beauty is a feast for the eyes, the soul of ancient Chinese construction usually lies in the historical stories behind the walls. In this book, the authors wil
水浒传是一部长篇英雄传奇，是以宋江起义故事为线索创作出来的。宋江起义发生在北宋徽宗时期，《宋史》的《徽宗本纪》、《侯蒙传》、《张叔夜传》等都有记载。从南宋起，宋江起义的故事就在民间流传，《醉翁谈录》记载了一些独立的有关水浒英雄的传说，《大宋宣和遗事》把许多水浒故事联缀起来，和长篇小说已经很接近。元代出现了不少水浒戏，一批梁山英雄作为舞台形象出现。《水浒传》（上下）是宋江起义故事在民间长期流传基础上产生出来的，吸收了民间文学的营养。《水浒传》（上下）是我国人民*喜爱的古典长篇白话小说之一。它产生于明代，是在宋、元以来有关水浒的故事、话本、戏曲的基础上，由作者加工整理、创作而成的。全书以宋江领导的农民起义为主要题材，艺术地再现了中国古代人民反抗压迫、英勇斗争的悲壮画卷。作品充分
这是一本关于中国东西的图文书。 117个富有特色的日常中国东西是本书不分先后的主角，每一个东西都代表着中国*真实的一个细节；通过对极具中国特色的日常东西的客观描述，用纯粹的物化方式去反映、去记录中国东西与中国人、中国社会之间的关系，那些日常东西以及其背后的时代印迹的汇聚恰恰构成了中国生活*为真实的模样；这本书是逝去的和即将逝去的时代*独特的纪念。 Chinese Stuff shows the modern and conventional tools and devices people use in their everyday life. With this book, the readers can reflect on and get to know China s unique and often amusing way of life. It is through this book that we come to understand how Chinese people live and adapt to this rapidly changing world. This album contains more than 100 items, which are so common in the daily life of Chinese people that they usually call little attention. But when people observe them from a cultural perspec
《聊斋志异》成书于17-18世纪的中国清代，作者蒲松龄。该书在广泛搜集民间传说的基础上创作而成，在中国小说史上是一部横空出世的惊世奇术。它的近五百篇作品，构建了一个人鬼狐妖曲折离奇的艺术世界，用细腻洗练的文笔，塑造了一大批家喻户晓、鲜明生动的“聊斋人物”，成为中国文学人物画廊中的一个奇观。全书浪漫恣肆、充满想象，或把狐鬼花妖现实化，或将现实生活神异化；或美颂人间真情，或讽喻世态丑恶，亦真亦幻，出神人化，意象神奇，令人惊叹。《聊斋志异》以其独特而杰出的艺术成就，成为中国文言小说的*之作。 《聊斋志异》19世纪中叶即传播到国外，先后被译成十几种文字。本书中文版本选自张友鹤辑校本。英译主要选自黄友义译本。
《十日谈》是欧洲文学目前第一部现实主义巨著，约写于1349-1353年间。作品开头有个序曲，叙述了在佛罗伦萨瘟疫流行的背景下，十名青年男女在一所乡村别墅里避难时所发生的事情。十个青年每人每天讲一个故事，十天共讲了一百个故事，故名《十日谈》。每篇故事长短不一，内容包罗万象，而人文主义思想是贯穿全书的一条主线。
中国茶对于中国人来说，已经不仅仅是一种饮品，经过几千年的传承，茶已经演变成为具有浓郁中国风情的文化。品饮中国茶，即是体味中国文化。本系列图书图文并茂地介绍了茶与茶具、烹茶技艺、普洱茶、绿茶和乌龙茶，介绍中国名茶的基础知识，并回答与茶与茶具有关的一些常识性问题，引导外国读者认识中国茶，具有很强的实用性和可操作性。 中国茶对于中国人来说，已经不仅仅是一种饮品，经过几千年的传承，茶已经演变成为具有浓郁中国风情的文化。品饮中国茶，即是体味中国文化。对于来中国学习、工作的外国人，不了解中国茶文化，便相当于没来过中国。本系列图书图文并茂地介绍了茶与茶具、烹茶技艺、普洱茶、绿茶和乌龙茶，介绍中国名茶的基础知识，并回答与茶与茶具有关的一些常识性问题，引导外国读者认识中国茶，具有很强的实用性和
中国茶对于中国人来说，已经不仅仅是一种饮品，经过几千年的传承，茶已经演变成为具有浓郁中国风情的文化。品饮中国茶，即是体味中国文化。本系列图书图文并茂地介绍了茶与茶具、烹茶技艺、普洱茶、绿茶和乌龙茶，介绍中国名茶的基础知识，并回答与茶与茶具有关的一些常识性问题，引导外国读者认识中国茶，具有很强的实用性和可操作性。 中国茶对于中国人来说，已经不仅仅是一种饮品，经过几千年的传承，茶已经演变成为具有浓郁中国风情的文化。品饮中国茶，即是体味中国文化。对于来中国学习、工作的外国人，不了解中国茶文化，便相当于没来过中国。本系列图书图文并茂地介绍了茶与茶具、烹茶技艺、普洱茶、绿茶和乌龙茶，介绍中国名茶的基础知识，并回答与茶与茶具有关的一些常识性问题，引导外国读者认识中国茶，具有很强的实用性和
《文人空间（丙申年叁气）》主要围绕中国传统文人赏石文化而展开，为读者集中呈现了中国赏石文化、江南园林名石、海内外主要藏家供石，以及赏石与生活空间的融合等内容。其宗旨在于传承与弘扬中国经典赏石文化，以石头为载体，增进传统文化爱好者对于文人格物精神的理解，以对今人达到赏心怡情的作用。
The statement that China is passing through an unprecedent-edrevolution has almost become a platitude， but its very obviousnessin no way diminishes its truth. The changes which this huge andvenerable country experienced in the past are negligible whencompared with the developments of the last decade. The reason forthis difference in degree-which amounts to a qualitative change-isthat developments in the past hardly influenced fundamentals, ifthey ever did so at all, whereas the present transformation deeplyaffects them. It is even consciously aimed at changing the socialstructure and all that this entails.
China’S 1ast eunuch Sun Yaoting died in December 1996 at age 94．He took with him intimate stories of the last vestiges of Imperial China and was himself the 1ast in the line of eunuchs who had served the royal family for more than 2，000 years．His personal iourney from poor farmboy to revered servant to PU Yi and Wanrong．China’S last emperor and empress，iS an amazing iourney which also chronicles nearly one century of turbulence and upheavalin Chinese history and culture． This engrossing biography by Chinese historian Jia Yinghua fcatures first．hand accounts by Sun Yaoting of his adventures in the Forbidden City．his reunion with Pu Yi in Japanese—held Manchukuo in the 1 930s．his return to“normal”1ifc as a community organizer in the Buddhist temple where he 1ivcd out the rest of his lifc． Beginning in the early 1 900s．Sun’S story follows events in China such as Pu Yi’S abdication of lmperial rule．the Japanese occupation 0f China which ended with the conclusion
中国茶对于中国人来说，已经不仅仅是一种饮品，经过几千年的传承，茶已经演变成为具有浓郁中国风情的文化。品饮中国茶，即是体味中国文化。本系列图书图文并茂地介绍了茶与茶具、烹茶技艺、普洱茶、绿茶和乌龙茶，介绍中国名茶的基础知识，并回答与茶与茶具有关的一些常识性问题，引导外国读者认识中国茶，具有很强的实用性和可操作性。 中国茶对于中国人来说，已经不仅仅是一种饮品，经过几千年的传承，茶已经演变成为具有浓郁中国风情的文化。品饮中国茶，即是体味中国文化。对于来中国学习、工作的外国人，不了解中国茶文化，便相当于没来过中国。本系列图书图文并茂地介绍了茶与茶具、烹茶技艺、普洱茶、绿茶和乌龙茶，介绍中国名茶的基础知识，并回答与茶与茶具有关的一些常识性问题，引导外国读者认识中国茶，具有很强的实用性和
《水浒传》是中国著名的古典长篇小说。书中叙述了中国北宋年间宋江等一百零八人如何从一个普通百姓或下层官吏被逼上梁山造反的过程，描写了他们抗巨官军、杀富济贫除暴安民的英雄壮举。本书以人物性格鲜明突出而著称，语言生动，故事性强，在中国文学发展史上占有重要地位。 《水浒传》创作于公元14世纪，即元末明初。在此之前，水浒英雄的故事以话本或杂剧的形式在民间流传。《水浒传》成书以后，又以多种版本流传于民间，流传于全世界。本书选用的英文译本，是由精通汉文的中国籍美国专家沙博理先生翻译的，这是当今众多英译本中好的一种。
本书为中国传统文化精粹书系中的一本。宋词韵律优美，意境幽远，意味深长，具有独特的魅力。本书精选部分宋词，英汉对照，注有拼音，并用宋代的艺术绘画与之相配，相得益彰，形成了中国诗歌与绘画艺术的优良传统，反映了在华民族独特的审美理想和文化精神，它将成为未来诗画艺术创作与鉴赏的典范，向世界读者展示中华民族的诗画交融的独特艺术成就，让世界读者共享宋词与宋画之美。
Acupuncture and moxibustion are two distinctive fields of traditional.Chinese medicine that have no known paraUel,in the West.Acupuncture treats diseases by puncturing certain points on the body cal,l,ed acupoints with tong metal.needl,es and inducing stimul.ation by various manipulation methods.Moxibustion invol,ves the sl,ow burning of moxa or other material.s to heat or steam the diseased area or acupoints.To achieve the desired therapeutic effect the significance of[ocating acupoints accurately cannot be overemphasized.Dr Yang Jiasan.associate professor and head of the Acupuncture Department at Dongzhimen Hospital.has been both a teacher and a cl,inician for decades.Through practice as wel,[as study of acupuncture l,iterature both ancient and modern.he has developed a method of l,ocating points that those tacking knowledge of traditional,Chinese medical.theory find easy to grasp because it uses modern anatomical.landmarks as much as possible.Its efficiency has been appreciated by students as wel,l,as pati
擦擦 源自梵语，专指藏传佛教脱模泥制佛像。是一种用凹型模具，捺入软泥、压制成型、脱模而出的小型佛像或佛塔。作为佛教附属物的擦擦，在西藏成为广为流传的信物。本画册可帮助国外读者了解这种被藏传佛教僧俗视为能消灾祈福的宗教圣物，感受和认识神秘的西藏文化。 Chen Dan was a graduate from the Department of Journalism of the China School of Journalism and Communication， and furtHered Her study of the Chinese culture in Tsinghua University. She went to cover the cultural activities in Tibet for a dozen times， and once stayed in Lhasa for over a year. Her experience made it possible for her to write good books or articles on Tibetan culture. Beginning in 2009, she wrote for China's Tibet magazine columns of Tibet Handicrafts and Tibctan Arr Collectors. Cashingin on her stay and work in Tibet， she has taken thousands of photos of great value，and many of these were used for her works which run to
Health Qigong — Taiji Stick Health Preservation Exercises is anew set of exercises created by the Chinese Health QigongAssociation. Embodying the concept of Taiji, which emphasizes theharmony of yin and yang, man and nature, this new set of exercisesdistills the essence of traditional stick practice, guides bodymovements and stick wielding, and coordinates directed breathingand imagination. The whole set of exercises is graceful, easy tolearn, and suitable for people of all ages; and it helps curediseases, improve health, and prolong life.
八段锦是中国传统健身气功项目之一，从宋代流传至今已有上千年的历史，其动作简单易行，健身效果明显，是中华养生文化中的瑰宝，深受喜爱。由中国国家体育总局健身气功管理中心组织编写的本套“健身气功新功法丛书”的八段锦运动强度和动作编排次序符合运动学和生理学规律，属有氧运动，安全可靠。整套功法共8个动作，新功法又增加了预备势和收势，使套路更加完整规范，符合人体运动规律，便于习练者掌握习练。
易筋经是中国古代流传下来的一种变易筋骨的健身方法。本套易筋经基本沿用、保留了中国传统易筋经十二势的原始名称和精要，在十二势的基础上进行编创的，并从健身气功、中医和相关学科知识的角度阐释创编动作的功理、功法、功效等。书中所介绍的易筋经新功法具有动作舒展、柔和匀称、协调美观的特点，并注重脊柱的旋转驱伸，通过脊柱的旋转屈伸带动四肢、内脏的运动，从而达到健身、防病、延年、益智的目的。新功法要求习练者精神放松、呼吸自然，动作刚柔相济、虚实结合，在循序渐进的过程中达到良好的健身效果，并以不同架势、意守部位、调息次数等的变化来适应不同年龄层次及不同健康状况人群的需要。
《诗经》是中国部诗歌总集，分为“风”、“雅”、“颂”三部分，共计160篇。作品以抒情诗为主流，兼有叙事诗、讽刺诗、歌谣等形式。运用了赋、比、兴表现手法，具有很高的艺术成就，对后世文学创作产生了深远的影响。本书取了《诗经》里的51首诗歌，都是《诗经》中具有代表性的作品。加以拼音注释和英文翻译版，让中外诗歌爱好者都能感受它的魅力。书中所选的绘画作品大多出自历代画师名家之手，是不可多得的艺术珍品，对于理解《诗经》的内容，体会作品的意境有非常大的帮助。
