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Through a richly illustrated text, this book recounts the vivid history of Canton, which in its heyday was the center of the China Trade and was for centuries the wonder of the Far East,
Author : Valery M. Garrett
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 33,37 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Art
ISBN :
Through a richly illustrated text, this book recounts the vivid history of Canton, which in its heyday was the center of the China Trade and was for centuries the wonder of the Far East,
Author : David Eimer
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 20,25 MB
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 140881322X
Far from the glittering cities of Beijing and Shanghai, China's borderlands are populated by around one hundred million people who are not Han Chinese. For many of these restive minorities, the old Chinese adage 'the mountains are high and the Emperor far away', meaning Beijing's grip on power is tenuous and its influence unwelcome, continues to resonate. Travelling through China's most distant and unknown reaches, David Eimer explores the increasingly tense relationship between the Han Chinese and the ethnic minorities. Deconstructing the myths represented by Beijing, Eimer reveals a shocking and fascinating picture of a China that is more of an empire than a country.
Author : Hock G. Tjoa
Publisher : Hock Tjoa
Page : pages
File Size : 12,8 MB
Release : 2011
Category :
ISBN : 9781466169012
Author : Valery Garret
Publisher : Cavendish Square Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 27,89 MB
Release : 2010-08-24
Category : Guangzhou (China)
ISBN : 9789812618627
Author : Jonathan D. Spence
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 44,3 MB
Release : 2012-07-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0307823067
A remarkable re-creation of the life of K'ang-hsi, emperor of the Manchu dynasty from 1661-1772, assembled from documents that survived his reign. Illustrations, notes, bibliography, index.
Author : Ray Bradbury
Publisher : Dramatic Publishing
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 13,99 MB
Release : 1953
Category :
ISBN : 9781583424520
Author : Brian Staveley
Publisher : Tor Books
Page : 493 pages
File Size : 39,17 MB
Release : 2014-01-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1466828439
In The Emperor's Blades by Brian Staveley, the emperor of Annur is dead, slain by enemies unknown. His daughter and two sons, scattered across the world, do what they must to stay alive and unmask the assassins. But each of them also has a life-path on which their father set them, destinies entangled with both ancient enemies and inscrutable gods. Kaden, the heir to the Unhewn Throne, has spent eight years sequestered in a remote mountain monastery, learning the enigmatic discipline of monks devoted to the Blank God. Their rituals hold the key to an ancient power he must master before it's too late. An ocean away, Valyn endures the brutal training of the Kettral, elite soldiers who fly into battle on gigantic black hawks. But before he can set out to save Kaden, Valyn must survive one horrific final test. At the heart of the empire, Minister Adare, elevated to her station by one of the emperor's final acts, is determined to prove herself to her people. But Adare also believes she knows who murdered her father, and she will stop at nothing—and risk everything—to see that justice is meted out. Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne The Emperor's Blades The Providence of Fire The Last Mortal Bond Other books in the world of the Unhewn Throne Skullsworn (forthcoming) At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Author : Xinran
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 32,83 MB
Release : 2012-03-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1451610947
Originally published in Great Britain in 2010 by Chatto & Windus.
Author : Wu Cheng'en
Publisher : Asiapac Books Pte Ltd
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 22,60 MB
Release : 2018-08-14
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9812298894
The bestselling Journey to the West comic book by artist Chang Boon Kiat is now back in a brand new fully coloured edition. Journey to the West is one of the greatest classics in Chinese literature. It tells the epic tale of the monk Xuanzang who journeys to the West in search of the Buddhist sutras with his disciples, Sun Wukong, Sandy and Pigsy. Along the way, Xuanzang's life was threatened by the diabolical White Bone Spirit, the menacing Red Child and his fearsome parents and, a host of evil spirits who sought to devour Xuanzang's flesh to attain immortality. Bear witness to the formidable Sun Wukong's (Monkey God) prowess as he takes them on, using his Fiery Eyes, Golden Cudgel, Somersault Cloud, and quick wits! Be prepared for a galloping read that will leave you breathless!
Author : J. A. Simpson
Publisher : Oxford [Oxfordshire] ; New York : Oxford University Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 10,45 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Reference
ISBN :
The dictionary gives explanations of the meanings and use of proverbs whenever these are obscure. By means of numerous illustrative quotations it also provides a documentary history of each proverb from its first recorded use in written English, and supplies details of earlier related forms in other languages.