Since China's tidal wave of Reform and Opening reached Shanghai in the early 1990s, the city has developed at a pace that has astounded observers and broken all historical precedent. Yet on December 3, 2002, an event occurred that accelerated developments to a new pitch of feverish activity: Shanghai won its bid to host the 2010 World Expo, at the 132nd general assembly of the Bureau of International Exhibitions (BIE), held in Monte Carlo, Monaco. The future shifted,and the city went wild.

你知道有个叫八台子的地方，长城与教堂相依偎吗？你知道在老牛湾，长城与中华民族的母亲河 黄河相交融吗？你知道西水峪水长城上，春天的美景宛如桃花源吗？烽两位作者将历史与现实、人文与风光、正史与传说、资料与实践结合在一起，用风趣的语言、精美的图片、独特的立意，向我们展示了一个不一样的长城，一个更加生动的、有血有肉的长城。With a total length of 21196.18 kilometers (including 6,259.6 kilometers of artificial walls), the Great Wall represents the wisdom of the Chinese nation developed since ancient times. It has been a mute witness of Chinese history stretching back more than two millennia. It is the largest ancient defense pro- ject constructed over the longest span of time. Since there was a historical record of the two Chinese characters Chang Cheng (Great Wall) in the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BCE), the work of building and maintaining it has been a co

你知道有个叫八台子的地方，长城与教堂相依偎吗？你知道在老牛湾，长城与中华民族的母亲河——黄河相交融吗？你知道西水峪水长城上，春天的美景宛如桃花源吗？烽两位作者将历史与现实、人文与风光、正史与传说、资料与实践结合在一起，用风趣的语言、精美的图片、独特的立意，向我们展示了一个不一样的长城，一个更加生动的、有血有肉的长城。

《追踪中国:当代中国》是一本以反映当下中国现实生活为题材的书。《追踪中国:当代中国》分为三个部分：社会热点问题、文化生活和乡村故事。《追踪中国:当代中国》是由《中国日报》已发表的作品汇集而成，其内容角度独特、观点深刻，满足了国外读者渴求更多了解普通中国人生活的愿望，起到了扩大对外宣传的效果。

这是一本全新的旅游手册，读者对象是来华的外国旅游者，作者则是在中国生活多年且熟悉中国旅游资源的几位外国人士。书中分为两个部分。部分概述中国的历史和文化背景；第二部分详细介绍了53个外国人去的地方，其内容包括景点特色、旅游提示、交通、住宿、饮食、购物等多项内容。全书信息详尽、准确、实用，是来华旅游者手中理想的导游指南。全书65万字，400余幅图片和旅游示意图，彩色印刷。

This chronicle of the Forbidden City, a rich blend of history,anecdotal narrative, biographical portraits and illustrations,carries readers through 500 years of imperial China. 本书以图文形式展示了自1420年至1912年500年间故宫辉煌瑰丽的建筑、馆藏文物，并用生动细腻的语言讲述了宫墙内真实鲜活的人物命运、历史事件和宫廷生活。

Shanghai, one of today's most developed and prosperous cities in the world, is an attractive spot for tourists worldwide. In fact Shanghai is an 1,000-year-old city as well as a vigorous young metropolis. Shanghai has enjoyed a high reputation for its long history,distinctive Hai Pal culture and art, and excellent service. It is reported that over 2.725 million overseas tourists e to Shanghai annually on average. During the long holiday from t to 7th October, 2007, Shanghai ranked No.1among tourist cities of China in receiving visitors. The pilation of thiook aims in the main to serve the overseas tourists as well as the 30,000 foreigners or so living and working in this international city. Thiook consists of four parts: About Shanghai, The Ten Hottest Tourist Spots, Other Tourist Spots in Various Districts and Travelwise. Part One refers to the general information about Shanghai's history, development, culture, architecture, art, people,festivals, etc. In Part Two Shanghai'est-known spots, such as Th

China Panorama is intended for the use by internationalstudents ing to China to study the required course "ChinaPanorama". As well as reading material for all of those studyingChinese as a second language， thiook is the top choice forlearning Chinese culture and motivating students' interest. Thisbook introduces topics such as Chinese geography， culture， history，international relations and the development of the nation. Readers will find they are inspired， challenged and provided withcultural facts throughout the learning process. In the practicesections， lots of thought provoking and practical exercises areset， encouraging intermunication between book and readers，teacher and students. It achieves the perfect match of culturalawareness and students needs.

《在中国:留学指南(英文版)》涉及中国概况以及出入境管理、留学指导、院校专业介绍等内容，希望给选择到中国留学的朋友提供一些具体的帮助。“在中国”系列为指南类图书，以很好不错、实用、可读性强的方式呈现中

manyartistsandloversoftheartsbelievethatartistierfectiocabefoundianytimeperiodandwithianyculture．americaceramicartistsareparticularlyadventurous，continuallyexploringthevastheritageofceramicart．withthisinsightfulandbeautifulbook,theyixingeffecc：echoesofthechinesescholar,marvisweetrevealshowtheyixingteapothascapturedtheimaginatioofcontemporaryceramicartistsandwhyithaeeapellingsourceofinspiration．

This chronicle of the Forbidden City, a rich blend of history,anecdotal narrative, biographical portraits and illustrations,carries readers through 500 years of imperial China. 本书以图文形式展示了自1420年至1912年500年间故宫辉煌瑰丽的建筑、馆藏文物，并用生动细腻的语言讲述了宫墙内真实鲜活的人物命运、历史事件和宫廷生活。

China'sfirsttourguidebookpresentedintheformofcartoons.WangQichenghasspent10yearsputtingittogether.Thisbook，fullofknowledgeandhumor，willbeagoodpaniononyourwonderfuljourney.作者简介：WahgQichengKnownasa“CartoonKnight”.Bornintoarevolutionaryarmyman'sfamily.GraduatedfromthePLAMilitaryandEconomicInstitute.Loveslife，cartoonsandtravel.TravelledalohroughoutChina，coveringcloseto100，000km.PreviouslypublishedColorfulExpressions，andHappyInvitationaswellasanumberofotherworksintheformofcartoons.OnceservedasDeputySecretary-GeneraloftheWorldCartoonConference，andhassubsequentlymaintainedclosecontactswithmanynotedcartoonmastersworldwide.JoinedthePLAat17and，whenaskedwhathadbeenlearnedfrom10yearsofarmylife，replied:Honor，responsibility，andnevergivingup.Loveseverythingbeautifulintheworldandenjoystalkingwithfriendsoveraglassofwine.Lovesmusic.Lovespets.Andenjoysfloatingcloudsoverthegrasslands.HashadworksshowninandoutsideChina，andpublishedinPeople'sDaily.WonChina'sfirstcartoontheoryawardforthisthesis.

ChinaPanoramaisintendedfortheusebyinternationalstudentsingtoChinatostudytherequiredcourse"ChinaPanorama".AswellasreadingmaterialforallofthosestudyingChineseasasecondlanguage，thiookisthetopchoiceforlearningChinesecultureandmotivatingstudents'interest.ThisbookintroducestopicssuchasChinesegeography，culture，history，internationalrelationsandthedevelopmentofthenation.Readerswillfindtheyareinspired，challengedandprovidedwithculturalfactsthroughoutthelearningprocess.Inthepracticesections，lotsofthoughtprovokingandpracticalexercisesareset，encouragingintermunicationbetweenbookandreaders，teacherandstudents.Itachievestheperfectmatchofculturalawarenessandstudentsneeds.

《在中国:留学指南(英文版)》涉及中国概况以及出入境管理、留学指导、院校专业介绍等内容，希望给选择到中国留学的朋友提供一些具体的帮助。“在中国”系列为指南类图书，以很好不错、实用、可读性强的方式呈现中

本书由著名敦煌学研究专家柴剑虹和刘进宝共同撰写，是一本讲述敦煌历史溯源及其文化艺术发展的普及读物。该书以图文并茂的形式从敦煌历史溯源、莫高窟的营建、藏经洞与敦煌遗书、敦煌宝藏的流失、敦煌壁画和彩塑艺术等几个方面，深入浅出地进行解读，全面展现敦煌1650余年的历史。全书配有45幅珍贵历史照片及高清精美壁画彩塑图片，另附一张由中国国家图书馆敦煌资料中心提供的《敦煌文献收藏单位一览表》，堪称一本集知识性、实用性、艺术性和时代性于一体的敦煌文化简明读本。