With a lasting civilization of several thousand years．China offers the world a rich culture．which constitutes an important part of human civilization and wisdom．Chinese culture is both unique and inclusive,and consists of what is grown in this 0riental 0and as well as diverse elements from other Cultures． Chinese arts are the gems of Chinese culture．They carry the heritage of traditional Chinese culture,embody the personalities of artists and cultivate the national character．Chinese artists strive for an integration of beauty and goodness,communication between passion and reason and harmony between man and nature．For several thousand years,Chinese people have enjoyed their lives and creations through their artistic pursuits．

中国具有悠久而辉煌的历史：三千年没有间断的、有文献记录的历史，五千年有确切、清晰的口头传说的历史，七千年有考古发掘证实的历史，五十万年有实物证实的人类发展过程重要阶段的历史。中国的历史文化和壮丽的中华河山结合在一起，构成泱泱中华无穷魅力亦即软实力的重要组成部分。本书要带领对中国历史文化有兴趣的读者们去进行一次历史之旅，亲临那些中国历史发生地或相关地，观看甚至触摸那些历史的遗存，倾听风貌留下的遗响，去感知某个历史人物气息，去感受和认识中国历史的辉煌。 China has a long and brilliant history. Its documented history is coherent for 3,000 years and its undocumented history is clearly inherited orally for 5,000 years. Archeological discoveries can date back its history to 7,000 years and trace all stages of human development to 50,000 years. China's history and culture, together with her rivers

The countryside is the place where we have been 1iving generation after generation．China has a vaSt territory and long history with great differences in natural Conditions among difierent areas of the country.The natural resources and cuItural content of the villages are verY rich．The beautiful natural scenery of the Chinese Countryside,the ancient viltage buildi ngs,the authentic folk Customs,the longstanding farming culture,the simpie and Unsophisticated village wofkshops,and the primitive form of labor create a unique vista in the countryside．The book provides a detailed de*ion of 34 selected villages in order to show the natural and Social phenomena of the countryside in China．

Today,the 56 nationalities,including the Han nationality,live on China's 9.6-million square kilometers of territory.Along with the Han people,these minorities have added to the profound Chinese civilization with their own fascinating cultures.Their beautiful costumes with unique accessories,diverse food customs,fascinating traditions,celebrations and history represent significant elements of Chinese civilization.Such diversity is the basis from which China,as a multi-national country,continues to develop.China's sustainable development and prosperity can also be ascribed to this diversity. When you travel with us to the "homes" of these families of China,you will find their lives and customs endlessly fascinating and their cultures,ancient and mysterious.No matter where you're from,you won't fail to be charmed.Let's begin our journey now.

这本书是作者在新疆遇到和发现的故事。丝绸之路在神话与现实之间闪耀。从乌鲁木齐的惊喜到喀什的美景，再到和田，天气不同，故事也被一个个揭示出来。这是一个超过八千公里的路线，这是一次独特的旅程，是一个令人惊叹的地方。

The richness of colors serves as a deposit of the sentiments and wisdom of the Chinese people and meanwhile it carries the unique cultural memories of the Chinese. It has the function of a key to a special door of the Chinese mind and it is capable of ushering outsiders to savoring the flavors of colorful China.

To all the contributors who have shared their wonderful experiences withChina Daily's readers. To Ji Tao, Raymond Zhou, Erik Nilsson, Patrick Whiteley, and many otherswho have written stories and helped uphold the level of the Hotpot column.

The ascent of China's economy over the past thirty years may be one of the moreremarkable happenings in human history. Few understand it. Those outside Chinaconsider the massive changes a mystery. Those inside China have been challengedwith taking more than 1.3 billion people from an agrarian existence into the modernworld, and in the face of complex economics involving extreme conflicts of interest.Nobody ever did it before; nobody will ever do it again. Given the convulsive upheavalsrequired, the difficulty of the task has been, and remains, hard to imagine.This book describes those upheavals and that process over the years from 1978 to2008. It represents a remarkable achievement in condensing a welter of events andchanges down to the bare essentials. In summing up a period of history, it also servesas a query about what is to come next. Where are the convulsive changes leading, notonly for China, but for the world.Every stretch of history has its own internal logic. The reader of this book may beconfronted

中国是早发明养蚕、缫丝、织绸的国家。而用彩色丝线在丝织物上绣成图案的刺绣工艺．大约在公元前15世纪的商代就已出现。最早的刺绣工艺主要用于服饰，大约在公元10世纪的宋代，刺绣工艺逐渐向具有观赏性的艺术品方向发展，到明、清(1368—1911年)刺绣艺术成就显著，刺绣工艺形成了不同的艺术流派．苏绣、粤绣、蜀绣、湘绣名绣争奇斗艳。苏州地处太湖之滨，盛产蚕桑．中国经济文化重心从五代（907—960年）朝江南转移，“上有天堂，下有苏杭”的说法亦就是五代时期开始流传的。江南文化经济的繁荣促使苏绣技艺有了长足的进步，苏绣艺术独领风骚，影响深远。 今天的苏绣艺术又开创了一个大有作为的新天地。苏绣艺人对传统技艺进行挖掘，加以总结．提高，发展，使苏绣艺术既有传统的文化内涵，又有新时期的时代风貌．苏绣艺术已成为中国工艺

“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

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。

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、翻译过程均极其审慎严肃，精雕细琢，中文作品及相应的英译版本均堪称经典。 我们意识到，这些英译精晶，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，我们对这些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。

本书是根据作者多年的研究所撰写的，在书中，作者用翔实的史料介绍了次世界大战期间14万华工赴法工作的情况，介绍了他们在法国的生活以及华工对法国的贡献，并且从东西方文明交流的角度，探讨华工赴法造成的影响。徐先生的这项工作是值得赞许的，也是很有意义的，因为这是一段不仅不应被忘却，而且很值得进一步发掘的历史。该书可供各大专院校作为教材使用，也可供从事相关工作的人员作为参考用书使用。

“十分钟学会中国气功”选取了中国文化中的一个热点，并对这门深奥的学问进行深入浅出、通俗易懂的讲述，使读者能在最短的时间内对气功有初步的认识和了解。具体内容包括：什么是气功、气功的起源与发展、气功的理论基础、气功的内容与分类、气功的作用和疗效、气功的姿势、气功的呼吸等。不同的动作，具有不同的保健、健身作用。

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.

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。