China. Land of Dragons and Emperors
Author : Adeline Yen Mah
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File Size : 44,86 MB
Release : 2010
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China: Land of Dragons and Emperors
Author : Adeline Yen Mah
Publisher : Delacorte Press
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 43,93 MB
Release : 2009-06-09
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 0375890998
Book Description
A fascinating book about the history and culture of China. The history of China spans thousands of years. Journey through China in this fascinating and absorbing book: discover the land of dragons and emperors, and learn about the significance of its ancient dynasties. Countless tools and materials that people have used every day for centuries—paper, gunpowder, cast iron, matches, and silk, to name just a few—were first made in China. Chinese society has progressed through major changes, but lucky numbers, festivals, beliefs about colors, the practic of footbinding, the building of the Great Wall, and the larger-than-life people of China are all integral parts of this ancient civilization and still have an impact on life today. Bestselling author Adeline Yen Mah explores an extraordinary view of the great story of China over the last two millennia in this nonfiction work, which also includes black-and-white photographs.
Along the River
Author : Adeline Yen Mah
Publisher : Ember
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 24,75 MB
Release : 2012-04-10
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 038573896X
Book Description
Bestselling Chinese American author Adeline Yen Mah weaves her authentic accounts of life in China into an absorbing novel about a Chinese girl and her vision of a previous life. After a fall, CC is whisked away to a hospital. As she drifts in and out of consciousness, she is haunted by vivid dreams that seem strange—yet somehow familiar. Thus begins CC’s emotional journey back to a privileged life lived eight hundred years ago during the Song dynasty. CC is the daughter of a wealthy and influential man, but she finds herself drawn to a poor orphan boy with a startling ability to capture the beauty of the natural world. As the relationship between these two young people deepens, the transforming power of art and romantic love comes into conflict with the immovable rules of Chinese society. This stunning fantasy adventure novel, inspired by China’s most famous painting, Along the River at the Qing Ming Festival, tells the story of a friendship both tender and bold. CC’s remarkable journey reminds readers that though time moves on, art and love endure.
China
Author : Robert E. Murowchick
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 38,96 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780806126838
Book Description
Anthropologists, archaeologists, geographers, and historians chronicle the evolution of Chinese culture and history from antiquity to present times
Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor
Author : Xiran Jay Zhao
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 27,90 MB
Release : 2022-05-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1665900725
Book Description
Percy Jackson meets Tristan Strong in this hilarious middle grade “edge-of-your-seat adventure” (James Ponti, New York Times bestselling author of City Spies) that follows a young boy as he journeys across China to seal the underworld shut and save the mortal realm. Zachary Ying never had many opportunities to learn about his Chinese heritage. His single mom was busy enough making sure they got by, and his schools never taught anything except Western history and myths. So Zack is woefully unprepared when he discovers he was born to host the spirit of the First Emperor of China for a vital mission: sealing the leaking portal to the Chinese underworld before the upcoming Ghost Month blows it wide open. The mission takes an immediate wrong turn when the First Emperor botches his attempt to possess Zack’s body and binds to Zack’s AR gaming headset instead, leading to a battle where Zack’s mom’s soul gets taken by demons. Now, with one of history’s most infamous tyrants yapping in his headset, Zack must journey across China to heist magical artifacts and defeat figures from history and myth, all while learning to wield the emperor’s incredible water dragon powers. And if Zack can’t finish the mission in time, the spirits of the underworld will flood into the mortal realm, and he could lose his mom forever.
Falling Leaves
Author : Adeline Yen Mah
Publisher : Crown
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 44,64 MB
Release : 1999-04-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0767903579
Book Description
The emotionally wrenching yet ultimately uplifting memoir of a Chinese woman struggling to win the love and acceptance of her family. Born in 1937 in a port city a thousand miles north of Shanghai, Adeline Yen Mah was the youngest child of an affluent Chinese family who enjoyed rare privileges during a time of political and cultural upheaval. But wealth and position could not shield Adeline from a childhood of appalling emotional abuse at the hands of a cruel and manipulative stepmother. Determined to survive through her enduring faith in family unity, Adeline struggled for independence as she moved from Hong Kong to England and eventually to the United States to become a physician and writer. A compelling, painful, and ultimately triumphant story of a girl's journey into adulthood, Adeline's story is a testament to the most basic of human needs: acceptance, love, and understanding. With a powerful voice that speaks of the harsh realities of growing up female in a family and society that kept girls in emotional chains, Falling Leaves is a work of heartfelt intimacy and a rare authentic portrait of twentieth-century China. "Riveting. A marvel of memory. Poignant proof of the human will to endure." —Amy Tan
The Flying Machine
Author : Ray Bradbury
Publisher : Dramatic Publishing
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 22,20 MB
Release : 1953
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ISBN : 9781583424520
Book Description
China A to Z
Author : May-lee Chai
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 45,89 MB
Release : 2014-11-25
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0698141075
Book Description
A practical and accessible guide to an ancient but rapidly changing culture—now revised and updated Perfect for business, pleasure, or armchair travelers, China A to Z explains the customs, culture, and etiquette essential for any trip or for anyone wanting to understand this complex country. In one hundred brief, reader-friendly essays alphabetized by subject, this fully revised and updated edition provides a crash course in the etiquette and politics of contemporary China as well as the nation’s geography and venerable history. In it, readers will discover: · How the recently selected President and his advisors approach global relations · Why China is considered the fastest growing market for fashion and luxury goods · What you should bring when visiting a Chinese household · What’s hot in Chinese art · How recent scandals impact Chinese society From architecture and body language to Confucianism and feng shui, China A to Z offers accessible and authoritative information about China.
The Dragon in the Land of Snows
Author : Tsering Shakya
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 630 pages
File Size : 10,36 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780231118149
Book Description
A history of modern Tibet, discussing the efforts of Tibetan leaders to maintain the country's independence in the face of increasing political pressures.
Chinese Cinderella and the Secret Dragon Society
Author : Adeline Yen Mah
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 40,75 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781865088655
Book Description
An exciting fantasy adventure based on a true incident that took place in China during the Second World War. It is inspired by the many stories Adeline Yen Mah wrote as a schoolgirl in Shanghai to escape the lonliness of her own childhood. Ages 12+
