China is the homeland of tea, taking a leading position in the planting, producing and drinking of tea. Because of their different producing techniques, Chinese tea is divided into six major types-green tea, black tea, oolong tea, dark tea, yellow tea and white tea. Some people say that green tea, simple and light, stands for the scholasticity of south China; black tea, mild and reserved, is quite ladylike; oolong tea, warm and persistent, resembles the perseverance of gymnosophists; dark tea, with lingering aftertaste, symbolizes the wisdom of the elderly, and so on and so forth.
China has an ancient civilization with a very long history. Understanding its olely through the study of documents is clearly inadequate. A wealth of objects and remains has been preserved on China's vast territory and underground; much of which has been collected and is exhibited in various kinds of museums. This raw material of history can, in a certain sense, be considered more valuable for our understanding of the past of China than documents and historical records. Among the sixty-one museums selected for this book, many have been designated as key protected cultural sites by China. Some have been included in the UNESCO List of World Cultural Heritage Sites. We hope that this volume can serve visitors as a guide to understanding these museums.
智慧是祖先留给我们的宝贵的财富。但是。智慧不能靠基因遗传。如果不努力学习智慧。不运用智慧，我们就无法传承智慧。《中国智慧故事(英文版)》搜集了中国历史经典中著名的故事。这些引人深思的故事是中国智慧宝库里的明珠。读者即使不熟悉中国历史，也能欣赏故事里超越时空的寓意。
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
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。
本书介绍了中国古代动物画的著名绘画作品，时期包括唐、五代、两宋、元、明、清等多个朝代的作品，着重介绍中国古代动物画的特色、艺术成就和赏析。本书是英文版的《中国古代动物画》。
This book gives a brief account of the life stories and military and political deeds of 16 well-known emperors in different dynasties, hoping to help the readers have a better understanding of the monarchic system in China's feudal society.
Health Qigong-Mawangdui Daoyin Exercises， withthe Picturesof Daoyin Exercises unearthed from the Mawangdui Tombs of the HanDynasty （206 BC-AD220）in Changsha， Hunan Province serving as thesource for the exercises， was compiled by the Chinese Health QigongAssociation. The movements are meanl to be practiced using mentalconcentration focused along the meridians， and incorporate risingandsquatting， extending and withdrawing， bending and stretching.These simple， beautiful movements are easy to learn， benefitingpractitioners both physically and spiritually. The book may serveas a reference forpeople who wish to practice the exercises toprevent disease and prolong life.
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。
孔丘(前551年9月28日 -前479年4月11日 )，字仲尼。排行老二， 汉族人，春秋时期鲁国人。孔子是我国古代伟大的思想家和教育家，儒家学派创始人，世界著名的文化名人之一。编撰了我国部编年体史书《春秋》。据有关记载，孔子出生于鲁国陬邑昌平乡(今山东省曲阜市东南的南辛镇鲁源村)；孔子逝世时，享年73岁，葬于曲阜城北泗水之上，即今日孔林所在地。孔子的言行思想主要载于语录体散文集《论语》及先秦和秦汉保存下的《史记·孔子世家》。
炎帝的小女儿精卫在一次出海玩耍时遭遇了暴风雨，被夺去了生命。精卫愤恨大海的无情，于是变成了一只小鸟，不辞劳苦地每天衔来石头草枝，誓要把大海填平。日子一天天过去，她的行为看上去毫无效果，然而精卫从不放弃，至今依然在为着这个目标努力不懈。四色印刷，图画优美，文字简明流畅，适合7-10岁的中外少年儿童阅读。
Catalogued according to different scientific fields, the book draws wisdom from authoritative experts in the institute of the History of Natural Sciences (IHNS) from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), and comprehensively introduces ancient Chinas scientific and technological achieve- ments in such fields as astronomy, mathematics, physics, chemistry, geology, biology, agriculture, medicine, printing, spinning and weaving, metal-lurgy and foundry, machinery, architecture, ship-building and navigation, and military technology, etc. This book is Of high academic quality yet writ- ten in the simplest language possible, and thus is a very readable popular science collection.
Traditional Chinese painting was fundamentally an abstract art form.Although there were no absolute abstract Chinese paintings in its original meaning, objects in a painting were not a direct copy of the nature world following the principle of perspective. It was rather a combination or harmony between the nature world and human emotion, a product of "heaven (nature) and human". The effect Chinese painters would like to illustrate in their paintings was not a visual effect of colors and patterns as their Western counterparts would like to achieve. The de*ion of objects in their paintings was no means accurate and few concerned about such factors as colors, principle of perspective, anatomy, surface feel, and relative size. What they would like to achieve was a world in their mind of non materials. The nature world was not an object for them to make a true copy and it was rather elements for them to build their own world.
Of the 4,000-odd books on military strategy produced over the course of Chinese history,The Art of War is almost unanimously acknowledged as the most oustanding.It was written by Sum Wu(Sun Tzu),a well-known general during the late Spring and Atutmn Period,som2,500yeras age.The fact that a man and the book he wroted still exert a profound influece ouer2,500yers since his death surely makes one want to find out exactly what a kind of man Sun Tzu was and what exactly he worote about.
《幼学琼林》是明朝人编写的。它内容极为丰富，几乎是一部小型的自然和社会百科全书，所以有人说“读了《幼学》走天下”。 本书根据《幼学琼林》，精选一些广泛流传的故事，以简短而生动有趣的方式讲述出来。
The Chinese Government and its people have been going ahead toshape up their own judicial system and build Chinese nation intoa powerful and united society based on the rule of law. Over 3o yearsof efforts, the Chinese legal system has improved graduallvand itsconcept and practice have become mature. The Chinese governmentand people began cherishing such hard-won achievements. We trulyunderstand the significance and role of Chinese law only throughproper understanding of the Chinese social background, based onwhich the Chinese legal system has formed. With consciousness on ruleof law, democratic theories growing, China has made unprecedentedachievements in practicing the rule of law as a basic strategy to governState affairs. The achievements reflected in two ways: (1) Gradualimprovement of the legal system including constitutional amendment,administrative law, criminal law, civil & commercial law, economic law,and social law. (2) Another is the significant progress in judicial reforms,cultivation of le
