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.

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.

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

Ce livre represente le premier volume des documents Mes Impressions Sur la Chine-La Chine aux yeux des officiers etrangers, les auteurs sont tous originaires du continent africain et viennent en Chine en apportant leur amitie traditionnelle sinoafricaine et finissent leur stage en Chine avec un souvenir merveiileux et inoubliable. Les 35 textes ont bien enregistre les experiences reelles des ces officiers stagiaires. A travers ces textes, ils ont non seuiement exprime leur appreciation sur les fruits du developpement chinois, mais aussi leur preoccupation sur les difficultes eventueLles dans le futur. IIs ont egalement mene une reflexion profonde sur les differentes voies de developpement de leur pays respectif.

China is located in east Eurasia and on the Pacific west coast,covering 9.6 million sq.km of land and 3 million sq.km of sea.It stretches across four time zones east to west and covers 5,500 km north to south,while the elevation gap between its highest peak and lowest point reaches nearly 9,000meters.The great geographical differences and contrasts have made this land both dynamic and magnificent.There are snow-capped mountains,glaciers,evergreen rain forests,desolate gobis and deserts,vibrant lakes and coasts,spectacular valleys and waterfalls,and boundless grasslands and wetlands.In China,almost all types of natural scenery that exist in the world can be found,and this book intends to help you learn something about its beauty.

本书从语言事实出发，结合汉语史、移民史，运用认知语言学相关理论，对现代汉语方言时间词语进行多角度的研究。本书重点讨论汉语方言时间词语的共时分布与历时发展。主要包括“昨天”“ ”“明天”时间的表达系统及其来源、时点标志词、 时点时间词以及主观时量时间词的共时分布与历时发展等。本书还通过词汇化语法化理论和隐喻认知理论对汉语方言时间词语进行专题研究。

作者简介： Chen Qingying,d'ethnie han,est originaire de Taishan,province du Guangdong.Il est ne en 1941 a Nanchong,province du Sichuan.En 1964,apres avoir termine ses etudes a l'Ecole normale superieure du Qinghai,il a travaille comme enseignant a l'ecole secondaire de Delingha,departement de Haixi,et a l'ecole mormale primaire des ethnies minoritaires du departement.Plusieurs annees plus tard,il a reussi les examens d'admission a la maltrise,et en 1981,il a termine son travail de recherche sur le tibetain anciel a l'Institut central des ethnies minoritaires,obtenant ainsi une maltrise es lettres.Il a effectue des recherches sur l'histoire,la religion et la culture de l'ethnie tibetaine a l'institut central des ethnies minoritaires mationales,a l'Academie des sciences sociales de la province du Qinghai et au centre de recherche sur la tibetologie de chine.

The origin and primary aim of this work is to offer a textbook covering the basic information aboutChinese intellectual property to foreign students with or without a legal background. With thesupport of Tongji University, we, the three authors of this textbook, have had the opportunity overthe past four years to offer a course named Chinese Intellectual Property Protection . It is oneof the nine General Courses Given in English , which are open to all the international studentsat Tongji University, and seeks to present a general knowledge on the topic in China. During theteaching, we found it necessary to write a textbook which can meet the requirements of this courseand help foreign students to get a better understanding of the landscape of Chinese intellectualproperty.

《轻松学中文》（少儿版）是专门针对海外非华裔小学生开发的汉语教材，共4册，每册分为a、b两册课本（含CD），并配有a、b两册彩色练习册、一套彩色图卡（学生用）和一套词语卡片（教师教学用）。 本套教材围绕丁一、田力、京京和乐乐4个中外小学生的故事展开，用精美的插图、简短的句子和对话、优美的歌曲等生动的形式培养起学生学习汉语的兴趣，使其轻松打好汉语学习的基础，掌握如数字、汉字基本笔画、家庭成员、日常用语等汉语知识，并且每册以精美的图片、简洁的文字和有趣的彩色贴纸等形式介绍一个中国文化小知识。 本册为《轻松学中文》（少儿版）（法文版）的课本4b，图片精美，四色印刷。共7课，包括天气、穿着、正在进行的行为动作、学校设施、喜欢的科目、业余运动等内容。作为少儿版 一册，本册全面复习拼音和学过

《阅读中国：介绍中国的历史、社会和文化（德文版）》由于历史、文化和社会背景的差异，那些远离中国的异域国家的人们，常视中国为一个古老、神秘而又远不可及的国家。中国古老，但并不陈旧；中国深邃，但并不神秘；中国遥远，但并非不可及。认识和了解中国，是一件十分愉快而有趣的事情。中国如同浩翰无际的大海，令人浮想连翩；中国如同连绵不绝的高山，埋有无穷宝藏；中国如同陈封多年的美酒，香醇无比。当代中国正在发生广泛而深刻的变革。随着中国改革开放的深入和进一步加入经济全球化进程，中国与世界的关系日趋紧密，认识中国日渐成为世人的一种时尚。希望《阅读中国：介绍中国的历史、社会和文化（德文版）》能为那些急于了解中国的读者打开一扇阅读中国的窗口。

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.

吴建民在外交战线上工作多年，学识渊博，温文尔雅，素质修养极高，尤其善于交流沟通。他坚持不懈地利用一切机会和方法，以外国人能够接受和理解的方式，把中国这个千年文明古国推介给国外，为中国的外交事业和现代化建设做出了重要的贡献。曾任中国驻法国大使，现任国际展览局主席、外交学院院长、全国政协外委会副主任、全国政协副秘书长兼新闻发言人等。 本书是关于介绍其大使生涯的传记，为法文版。

2003年10月15日，是一个值得中国人纪念和骄傲的日子，中国航天员杨利伟乘坐中国人自己研制的飞船首次冲出地球，在太空中飞行了60万公里后，安全着陆于内蒙古草原。这是中国人迈向宇宙的历史性一步，也是中国航天事业划时代的伟在成就。33年前，中国成为世界上第五个发射人造地球卫星的国家；而这一次，中国人依靠自己的力量完成了首次载人航天飞行，一跃成为国际“太空俱乐部”的第三位成员。 随着“神舟”五号载人飞船的成功发射，一个中西合壁的新词汇穿越了大洋的阻隔，融入了世界各主要民族的拼音文字中，在使用英文、德文、丹麦语、荷兰语以及瑞典语、挪威语、芬兰语的新闻网站，人们用taikonautGO 来代表中国航天员；而在西班牙语、法语、葡萄牙语、意大利语乃至罗马尼亚语、波兰语、捷克语和匈牙利语等语言的文字中，使这个词汇的变

This unique book shows why many believe Chinais the next "tidal wave" of opportun ty for art collector.s: thesheer creative output,the artistic variety and diversity nowblooming from within a country where,only a few decades ago, suchexpression would be repressed. In the West, contemporary Chinese art has becomethe subject of intense fascination and speculation. In this book,writer and photographer Jon Burris profiles twenty-five topcontemporary Chinese painters, sculptors,photographers, andconceptual artists, taking the reader into their studios andpresenting intimate glimpses into their life and work. As a result,he offers a lingering portrait of the contemporary Chinese artscene. From the symbolist paintings of Zhang Xiaogang,to the cynical realist works of Yue Minjun and the political popcanvases of Wang Guangyi, Burris details the historical, political,and cultural mimesis shaping China's contemporary artists.Amust-have book for admirers of contemporary Chinese art.

由中华人民共和国史稿简明读本编写组编*，王之光翻译的《中华人民共和国史稿简明读本(英文版)(精)》简要记述了中华人民共和国成立前的历史渊源，记载了中华人民共和国自1949年10月1日举行开国大典，到1984年10月20日中共十二届三中全会通过《关于经济体制改革的决定》、加快以城市为重点的整个经济体制改革步伐这35年的历史，按时间先后顺序叙述了这一历史时期所发生重大历史事件的背景、结果及其产生的深远历史影响。

越来越多的中国电影走向世界，标志着电影在中国又迎来了新一轮的繁荣。新世纪以来，不仅有《英雄》等大片在日本引起轰动，更有许多如《向日葵》等名不见经传的小制作电影也赢得了许多影迷。《我爱中国电影》精选了自《英雄》以来在日本公映过的、包括合拍片在内的中国电影36部。通过故事梗概、背景解说、经典台词、精彩之处等内容构成，凝聚了在线介绍中国电影的翻译家水野卫子女士对中国电影的挚爱。

该项目内容涵盖中国的政治、经济、社会、文化、军事、外交、文学、艺术、旅游等各个方面，从中央到地方，从政策介绍到反映科学发展的具体方面，以全新的形式向国内外读者介绍中国。该项目区别于一般的纸质图书，以美国出版的Encarta DVD百科全书为编辑参考蓝本，融文字、图片、视频、音频、动画为一体，兼具查找搜索功能，方便使用和携带。该项目的出版具有里程碑式的意义，从内容到出版形式都将填补国内外出版业中国百科英文版的空白。《百科中国》光盘配书，主要是光盘的功能介绍，使用指南。

传统文化、民俗色彩和日新月异的发展，构成了中国城市固有的魅力。在中国的城市中，环境、布局、景观、格调等若干元素，正以或古典或现代的面貌，展现着城市生动迷人的细节。有的城市已成为一种特有文化的载体和标志，比如人们提到拉萨，就会想到圣洁和纯净；提到丽江，就意味着浪漫和古典；提到北京，则透出中华古都的大气和雍容 不同的自然风貌、历史底蕴和生活内容，结合成色彩鲜明的文化，在城市这个容器里得以体现。透过城市的高楼林立和车水马龙，我们可以领略到更多精彩的风景。 The charms of China, to many foreigners, lie in its rich traditional cultures, ethnic customs, and how they are merged into the modernization process. In consideration of its rich history, city planners have to ensure that the traditional and ancient elements of the city will not be eroded. As a result, the environment and the layout of the cit