Snapshots of Chinese Culture
Title | Snapshots of Chinese Culture PDF eBook |
Author | Zhao Yin |
Publisher | Transaction Publishers |
Pages | 258 |
Release | 2014-02-10 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1626430039 |
Over their long and colorful history, the Chinese people have produced a variety of fascinating and useful cultural artifacts and performance inventions--from the compass and paper money to tea ceremonies and wedding parties--that have won the admiration of people around the world. They have improved living conditions for many who remain unaware of the Chinese origins of these innovations. This book's forty concise chapters serve as windows into a wide range of Chinese cultural traditions and practices. Some aspects of culture featured here include Chinese gardens, homes, and temples; calligraphy, chess, and clothing; paper cutting, seals, and musical instruments; martial arts and Peking Opera; and feng shui (auspicious design). Amply illustrated, with idiomatic phrases parsed throughout, the authors offer a road map to guide both the novice and "old hand" alike through the essential elements of Chinese culture.
Snapshots of a New China
Title | Snapshots of a New China PDF eBook |
Author | Shanghai Daily |
Publisher | Shanghai Book Traders |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Arts |
ISBN | 9781602204010 |
With articles taken from the Shanghai Daily, this book covers everything from the Lantern Festival to Shaolin kung fu, from standup comedy to traditional doll making. It shows how culture plays a part of and impacts the daily lives of people in China and shows a little of how Chinese people live, think, and see the world.
Tai Chi Morning
Title | Tai Chi Morning PDF eBook |
Author | Nikki Grimes |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Children's poetry, American |
ISBN | 9780812627077 |
Illustrations by Ed Young complement essays and poems by Nikki Grimes that reflect Grimes' experiences when she visited China in 1988 as part of an art advocacy group.
Snapshots of Intellectual Life in Contemporary PR China
Title | Snapshots of Intellectual Life in Contemporary PR China PDF eBook |
Author | Arif Dirlik |
Publisher | |
Pages | 215 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780822366898 |
"Snapshots of Intellectual Life in Contemporary PR China" discusses changes that have taken place in Chinese intellectual life over the past decade, the self-reflection that these changes have provoked among Chinese intellectuals, and the ways in which these changes have been received in the United States. Featuring essays by intellectuals from throughout Asia, this special issue of boundary 2 examines how China's changing economy creates both new problems and new opportunities. These essays explore contemporary discussions concerning education and culture as China aspires to create innovative world-class universities and new national universities. Others discuss the question of "Chineseness" as an ideological operator within China, throughout the Chinese diaspora, and increasingly across the competitive globalized economy of culture and ideas. Contributors: Chris King Chi Chan, Chu Yiu-Wai, Alexander Day, Arif Dirlik, Han Shaogong, Pun Ngai, Fengzhen Wang, Wang Hui, Wang Shaoguang, Shaobo Xie, Yu Keping
Snapshots of China
Title | Snapshots of China PDF eBook |
Author | Alison Mullins |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2023-01-27 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Snapshots of China is a collection of short stories about people living in China. Some of the people in the stories are Chinese people facing struggles and challenges in their lives, and some of the stories are about foreigners living in China who face a variety of different challenges and struggles. Many of the struggles are related to relationships as parents and their children, teachers, and their students, girlfriends and their boyfriends all figure out how to live together. Each story is illustrated with full color, giving the readers a visual picture of things in the story.
The Chinese Revolution
Title | The Chinese Revolution PDF eBook |
Author | Paul J. Byrne |
Publisher | Capstone |
Pages | 100 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780756520069 |
Presents an account of the Chinese Civil War and what the communist victory meant to Chinese society and the Chinese people.
China Through American Eyes: Early Depictions Of The Chinese People And Culture In The Us Print Media
Title | China Through American Eyes: Early Depictions Of The Chinese People And Culture In The Us Print Media PDF eBook |
Author | Wenxian Zhang |
Publisher | World Scientific |
Pages | 551 |
Release | 2018-02-20 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9813202270 |
Cultural understanding between the United States and China has been a long and complex process. The period from the mid-nineteenth century to the early twentieth century is not only a critical era in modern Chinese history, but also the peak time of illustrated news reporting in the United States. Besides images from newspapers and journals, this collection also contains pictures about China and the Chinese published in books, brochures, commercial advertisements, campaign posters, postcards, etc. Together, they have documented colourful portrayals of the Chinese and their culture by the U.S. print media and their evolution from ethnic curiosity, stereotyping, and racial prejudice to social awareness, reluctant understanding, and eventual acceptance. Since these publications represent different positions in American politics, they can help contemporary readers develop a more comprehensive understanding of major events in modern American and Chinese histories, such as the cause and effect of the Chinese Exclusion Act and the power struggles behind the development of the Open Door Policy at the turn of the twentieth century. This collection of images has essentially formed a rich visual resource that is both diverse and intriguing; and as primary source documents, they carry significant historical and cultural values that could stimulate further academic research.