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.
文化是人类创造的所有物质财富和精神财富的总和。学习掌握必要的文化常识，不仅是开阔视野、启迪心智、完善个人素质的必经之路，同时也是推动文化发展繁荣和社会进步的重要因素。 《中国传统文化常识大百科：文化常识精粹》是一本浓缩古今文化知识精粹的工具书，集知识性、趣味性、科学性、实用性于一体，具有超强的参考性与指导性。寻根探源，集纳中外灿烂文化；谈古论今，猎获古今丰富知识。一书在手，即可领略到从吉至今中国文化的风采。
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。
《夷坚志》是宋代著名志怪小说集，洪迈撰，记载的是中国古代传闻的怪异之事，是宋代志怪小说中篇幅*的一部。《夷坚志》内容芜杂，本书目前所选140余篇，代表了《夷坚志》的主体面貌。
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.
Chinese Furniture is an outstanding representative of the Chinese arts. It has the bright feature of oriental arts and is honored as a pearl in oriental arts. As for the uniquefeature of Chinese furniture， some say it can completely give full play to the inborn nature of wood and display the beauty of the texture of wood. Some say it has perfect artistic shape. Its lines are delicate， easy and smooth and its structure reasonable and elegant. Some say its producing technique is superb， tenon and mortise precise and decorations elegant. Some say it has long historical grace， elegant artistic style and colorful charm...
