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.
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 is one of the earliest ancient civilizations in the world. Chinese civilization is the only ancient civilization in humanhistory without any interruption. This book outlines the developmenttrajectory of Chinese history, represents the demeanor andcharacteristics of Chinese civilization and interprets the secrecy ofthe continuity and rejuvenation of the densely populated ancientcivilization after several thousand years of vicissitudes.
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
或许你从未见过如此"丰盛"的一本书。它是食谱，作者根据《山家清供》《中馈录》等宋元典籍文献记载还原了75道宋朝美食，按时令编排，囊括宫廷菜、文人菜与平民菜三级，涉及热荤、素菜、冷盘、羹汤、粥面、糕饼、饮料、果子八类，附有详细的食材配置与制法步骤图，上手容易。它是随笔，跟着作者信步闲逛于宋朝的市井乡间：每道菜背后有什么名堂，菜市货摊新上了什么，寒食重九、春秋社日有哪些热闹，知名的文士学者为"吃"留下了哪些佳话、笑话……历史风物皆有迹可循。它也展现了宋人的美学，收录宋画、书法、唐宋器物图片还原其时情境，赏花、焚香、玩物……由"吃"延展开去，欣赏一个大雅与大俗兼备的迷人时代。宋宴，是一场宋朝文化的盛宴，色香味俱全，带领你重寻传统文化的魅力。
The Chinese do not see wine as one of the necessities of life, but in theirsocial life the culture of wine as a distinct cultural form has made andcontinues to make an impact on the way the Chinese live. Chinese alcoholicdrinks are chiefly made from grain. Throughout the long history of China, withits large population and long-term reliance on agriculture, the ups and downsof the wine trade have been closely bound up with political, economic andsocial conditions. The fluctuations in the grain harvest were like a barometerfor the ups and downs of the wine business. The successive ruling dynastiesissued or relaxed restrictions on wine production according to the grainharvests to make sure that people had enough to live on.
Chinese literature, spanning over three thousand years, has well shaped the splendid and profound cultural identity of the Chinese people. Chinese literature is of immediate practical use from its source. It concerns human relationships and everyday life as well as political education. Moreover, it is closely related with the spiritual life of the people. The Chinese people strive for the harmony of man:with nature, firmly believing that the foundation of human relationships and everyday life is in communion with the heavenly principles. What the geniuses in the field of literature aspire to know and concern themselves with are the whole universe, history, and the bitter sorrow of the common people. All these are the great splendors in the tradition of Chinese literature.
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
《中国陶瓷（英文版）》介绍：China is richly endowed with the raw materials needed for making ceramics. Chinese discovered and mastered the techniques of porcelain first. Ceramic products are not only an important cultural heritage of human civilization; they are still very much a part of everyone's lives， and in a very lively and colorful way. A beautifully crafted and tastefully formed ceramic piece not only is a fruit of the technology and craft of its times， it also records the bits of history and life. Sometimes， it can even carry paintings， poetry， calligraphy， sculpture all on its tiny body; or serve as a medium of information for society.
The political system covers many fields, and the political systems of different countries vary greatly. The political system of contemporary China includes the form of state structure, the electoral system, the system of people's congresses, the system of the state presidency, the system of administration, the judiciary system, the military system, the system of multi-party cooperation and political consultation, and the system of grass-roots democracy
十二生肖，家喻户晓，但这里面的名堂很大。这个话题与中国动物有关，与中国方术有关，与古代文物有关。这本关于十二生肖的小书，专门谈一谈十二生肖的来历、具体含义，它与古代汉族地区生产生活的关系，以及这十二种动物的后面各自都有什么故事。
深入24个茶寨，拜访数百个茶农，掌握手茶样及土壤的检测数据， 详解各茶寨的自然条件、民风民俗、茶叶品质，带你走入全景式普洱新世界。 本书作者根据天气与茶树的长势，驱车一万多公里，跑了云南24个寨子，拜访数百个茶农，实地考察了云南普洱茶主产地的风土人情、茶树品种和产量，并给出了24个寨子的茶评和内含物检测报告，对24个寨子的茶叶价格进行了汇总。这本书不仅为茶叶爱好者提供了普洱茶主产区24寨的基本情况和茶叶品质；还为专业茶人提供了关于茶的基本数据，为普洱茶的健康发展提供了参考资料。是一本可读性强、内容丰富的茶书，值得所有茶爱好者、茶经营者、茶专业学者一读。
此书是关于《四库全书》的知识性著作。全书分三卷，上、中两卷以258题，介绍《四库全书》各方面的知识，包括收集、编纂、门类、著者、提要、写本、收藏、流传等内容，并附有数个表格，诸如历任总裁、馆员一览表、外国作者表、历代女子著作一览表等。下卷包括几种原始文件，如《四库全书总目提要》卷首上谕、凡例以及各部类叙和案语摘要。此书对了解《四库全书》书内书外的基本知识，是不可多得的入门读本。
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.
