了解一个国家，必先了解此国的人。在本书中，你将一览中国历史长河，认识曾在哲学、艺术、文学、宗教、科技和政治等领域留下深深烙印的88位重要人物。 To understand a country is to understand its people. In this book, we will take you on a tour through the long history of China to recall the life stories of 88 important figures who left their personal marks in philosophy, art and literature, religion, science and technology and political movements.
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.
本书介绍了中国古代动物画的著名绘画作品，时期包括唐、五代、两宋、元、明、清等多个朝代的作品，着重介绍中国古代动物画的特色、艺术成就和赏析。本书是英文版的《中国古代动物画》。
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.
This book gives a brief account of the life stories and military and political deeds of 16 well-known emperors in different dynasties, hoping to help the readers have a better understanding of the monarchic system in China's feudal society.
无论你是充满好奇心的游客，或是艺术历史学者，无论你是希望探寻中国文化的博物馆管理人员，还是中国艺术的爱好者，都不容错过《中国博物馆指南（英文版）》。《中国博物馆指南（英文版）》由三位英美作者撰写、中国博物馆协会编写的手册，收录有我国近200家博物馆，以地道的英文，海量精彩图片，引领读者跨越古今，感受令人心醉神迷的中国历史、艺术与文化。
China blickt auf eine lange Geschichte zuriick und hat eine der.alesten und vilfaltigsten Kukuren der welt. Dieses Buch bietet einen historischen (jberbIick yon der Urgeschichte bis zur Griindung der Volksrepubiik im Jahr i949. Am Beginn stehen Einfiihrungen zur Geografie und den Volksgrup- pen des Landes, gefolgt yon den alltesten mensch- lichen Zeugnissen, der gesetlschaftlichen und geschichttichen Bedeutung der akesten Mythen und Legenden und schtieiglich eine Darstellung der historischen Dynastien yon tier Xia- bis zur Qing- Dyna tic und der Republik China.. Die einzelnen Kapitel behandetn daneben Wrtschaft und Gesell-schafr, Politik, Militlir, Kultur, Recht, Erfindungen,Kuhurgegenst~inde, SJtten und Gebrauche, die Verhailmissc zwischen den verschieitenen Volksgruppen sowlc zwischcn China und anderen Laindcrn. Ein indcx crleichtert das Nachschlagen.
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.
Health Qigong — 12-Step Daoyin Health Preservation Exercises, asa new series of qigong exercises, was designed and compiled by theChinese Health Qigong Association. It consists of 12 steps ofexercises from over 50 routines of Daoyin health qigong developedsince 1974 by Zhang Guangde, a professor from the Beijing SportsUniversity. Based on the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicineconcerning viscera and meridians, yin-yang and the Five Elements,and qi and blood, this new set of qigong exercises combines Daoyinwith healthcare,limb exercises and mental cultivation, beinggraceful in movements, easy-to-learn, suitable for all ages, andeffective for keeping good health and prolonging life.
《老子（汉俄对照）》附有长沙马王堆汉墓帛书《老子》及湖北郭店简书《老子》。《老子（汉俄对照）》是中国国家重点出版项目《大中华文库》多语种项目之一。《老子》，又名《道德经》，为中国古代伟大的哲学家、思想家老子所著，全书共81章。 《老子》是老子哲学思想的集中体现，其内容博大精深，涉及自然、社会、人生的各个方面，系统地阐明了老子的宇宙观、政治观和认识论。 “道”是老子哲学思想的基本范畴，老子认为，“道”是宇宙的本源，它独立于任何其他事物之外，而且不断变化，周而复始；而“德”则是“道”的延伸，是“道”在人生、社会和政治生活中的具体体现。 《老子》是道家经典，也是中国传统文化中首屈一指的经典著作。自问世以来，受到历代高度的重视和全世界的广泛关注。据不完全统计，迄今为止，《
仕女画在中国传统绘画中属于人物画的范围，它以女性人物为主要描绘对象，并通过塑造优美动人的妇女形象，来反映当时的社会生活，传达特定的艺术趣味和审美观念。本画集所选的作品在题材内容、思想内涵、创作方法、表现形式等方面都有自身的独特之处。
胡同是北京特有的一种古老的城市小巷，已有800多年的历史。纵横交错的胡同不仅仅是城市的交通络，更是百姓生活的场所。作为北京历史文化发展的舞台，它见证了历史的变迁、时代的风貌，留下了许多社会生活的印记，保留了原滋原味的老北京民俗风情。
《孙子兵法》是我国现存早的军事名著，书中集中体现了作者慎战、注重谋略、推崇速胜、高举义战等方面的军事、哲学思考与主张。此外，除了对与战争直接相关的战略、战术、后勤保障、队伍建设等方面进行深刻论述，对与战争间接联系的政治、外交、地理、管理、法制、周边环境甚至战争心理等方面也多有涉及，形成了较为系统、全面的军事理论体系，是中华文化典籍中较为重要的一种。《孙子兵法》（汉英对照）为《孙子兵法》的英语译本。全书精心翻译这本备受推崇的 世界三大兵书 之一，汉英对照，并配绘精美插图，为英语人群阅读《孙子兵法》提供一个优质读本，实现了中华文化的良好传播。
该书汇集了一些名家对唐诗的解读赏析文章，包括叶嘉莹的“唐诗的源流”、袁行霈的“愤激的呼喊——浅析陈子昂《登幽州台歌》”、顾学颉的“白居易诗学杜甫一例”以及钟元凯的“哲理与诗情的交融——说李白诗《日出入行》”等名篇，这些名家对诗歌的领悟力和审美感受力都很高，名家对唐诗入情入理的解读，有助于外国读者更好地了解中国经典文化。
Bai Shouyi（1909-2000）was bor in Kaifeng、Henan Province and cducated at Zhongshan andYanjing univcrsitics．Bcgimling his tcachillg carerin 1939，he taught for lnore than 40 years，first atYunnan Univcrsity，thcn at NalI ing University andlater at Beijing Taacllers University where he servedas head or both the Department of History and thelnstitute of Htistory． Ptofessor Bai'S many-sided acadcmic interestsarc refleetcd in the courses he taught on such sub-jects as general historiography,historical nlatcriat-ism、a general history of China，cultural history of China．history of Chinese historiography,history ofChina's external communication，history of ChincseIslamisnl．history of the Spring and AuttlIllli-War-ring States Period．history of thc Sui and Tang dvxlastits，and history of the Qillg Dynasty
本书分为37章，抓住中国文化中一些有特色的内容和亮点（如四大发明、建筑、绘画、饮食、功夫、围棋），用典型的事例和材料进行具体和深入的介绍，在介绍知识的同时，力求讲出中国文化的精神，讲出中国文化的内在意味，讲出中国文化的核心价值。 读者对象为：1.对中国文化感兴趣的、有一定中文水平的外国读者；2.在21世纪中华民族将要实现伟大复兴的历史时刻，有志于对我们自己的文化进行重新认识的中国读者。
