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The Lost Imperial Seal

Author : C. H. Henry Hsu

Publisher : FAMGO

Page : 316 pages

File Size : 37,40 MB

Release : 2021-06-10

Category : Fiction

ISBN :

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Described as The Da Vinci Code meets Bruce Lee by fans. Amazon Bestseller in Asian Canadian Literature, Taiwanese History, Taiwan Travel Guide, Martial Arts Fiction, Travel Adventure Fiction. Sebastian Lee, a fresh college grad, who originally only intends to teach English in Taiwan for one year, to escape from starting the typical corporate nine-to-five job upon graduation. But when an earthquake strikes on Mid-Autumn Festival night, one of his students, a ninety-year-old Chinese Civil War veteran, shares with Sebastian the clues to the hidden location of the most legendary ancient artifact in Chinese history—which supposedly has been lost for over a thousand years. When Sebastian “accidentally” promises to help, he is suddenly pulled into an unforeseen turn of events—a perilous quest to unlock the mystery of the Lost Imperial Seal. Aided by his buddy, Jack, and the old veteran's granddaughter, Audrey, together they race all over the island of Taiwan. They must follow the trail of clues, decipher puzzles, and fight off unknown hostiles. Along the way, they uncover murders, clandestine operations, secret passages, and even national conspiracies. Why is the imperial seal of the Chinese emperor hidden in Taiwan? Who hid it and why? And why would Sebastian’s failure to find the Imperial Seal doom the future of Taiwan’s freedom and democracy? The Lost Imperial Seal distinguishes itself from other novels by combining Western adventure story-arc and Eastern wuxia action description. It is one of, if not, the first English action-adventure novel written from the actual perspectives of AAPI writers Perfect for readers looking for: action-adventure, world travel, mystery thriller, multicultural representations.



Imperial Spy

Author : Mark Robson

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 313 pages

File Size : 38,33 MB

Release : 2012-10-25

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 1471116549

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When Femke is entrusted with a vital foreign mission for the Emperor, the resourceful young spy assumes it will be a straightforward task. But nothing is simple when your enemies are one step ahead of you. Framed for two murders while visiting the neighbouring King's court, Femke finds herself isolated in a hostile country. As the authorities hunt her down for the murders, her arch-enemy, Shalidar, is closing in for his revenge . . .



Forgery and Impersonation in Imperial China

Author : Mark McNicholas

Publisher : University of Washington Press

Page : 280 pages

File Size : 44,43 MB

Release : 2016-03-29

Category : History

ISBN : 0295806230

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Across eighteenth-century China a wide range of common people forged government documents or pretended to be officials or other agents of the state. This examination of case records and law codes traces the legal meanings and social and political contexts of small-time swindles that were punished as grave political transgressions.



Ritual and Mythology of the Chinese Triads

Author : Barend ter Haar

Publisher : BRILL

Page : 533 pages

File Size : 49,77 MB

Release : 2021-08-30

Category : History

ISBN : 9004483047

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The extensive ritual and mythological lore of the Chinese Triads form the scope of this new paperback title in Brill’s Scholars’ List. The author critically evaluates the extant sources and offers a wealth of contextual information. The core of the book is formed by a close reading of the initiation ritual, including the burning of incense, the altar, the enactment of a journey of life and death, and the blood covenant. Different narrative structures are also presented. These include the messianic demonological paradigm, political legitimation, and the foundation of myth. Triad lore is placed in its own religious and cultural context, allowing radically new conclusions about its origins, meanings and functions. This book is of special interest to social historians, anthropologists, and students of Chinese religious culture.



The A-Z Djinn Detective Agency

Author : Parinita Shetty

Publisher : Random House India

Page : 231 pages

File Size : 28,7 MB

Release : 2016-12-20

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 9385990918

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Lost a pet? Can’t find something valuable? Noticed any suspicious activity? Need to investigate a mystery? Have a clue to solve? A treasure to find? A secret room to explore? Call The A to Z Detective Agency to do the work for you! No mystery too small, All you have to do is give us a call! We’ll even let you in on a little secret: We have a touch of enchanted luck on our side. And if you’re not happy with our work, We’ll even offer you your money back! Call Ashwin Kamath at 02226666666 The A to Z Detective Agency by Ashwin and Zubeida, Where every mystery comes to rest.



Servant of the Empire

Author : Raymond E. Feist

Publisher : Spectra

Page : 706 pages

File Size : 12,99 MB

Release : 1997-01-01

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0553292455

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"A sweeping drama unveiling a tale of love, hate and sacrifice against the panorama of an alien yet familiar society."--Publishers Weekly. "Uncommonly satisfying."--Locus



Walking Corpse: Witched Doctor Family

Author : Ning MouQiXianShang

Publisher : Funstory

Page : 661 pages

File Size : 36,33 MB

Release : 2020-04-29

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1648975550

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[Demonic Concealment Spell, Unlimited Way] Rising and declining in troubled times is the destiny of the line of the west of Hunan. In the corner of the west of Hunan, the clan of Yuehan wishes for generations to be able to chase the corpses for a career. The legend of zombies in the world of guardians lasts for thousands of years. Fang Wei, a descendant of the Fang family, followed his grandfather out to drive away the corpses and fell into a thick layer of fog. Xiang Xi, a thousand years old, had been known among the common folk to drive away corpses and corpses, a cruel and indescribable ground filled with corpses and corpses, an old man of a hundred years old, a ghost girl holding a lantern made from human skin, a man who endured death by altering a tombstone by herself, had pulled open a bizarre world of ghosts that could not be seen under the sunlight. The snow was falling heavily, and the only thing that could be seen was Chenzhou Sand. Without asking about the afterlife, the gods of the common people, The evil spirits, the evil spirits, the ten sins, respect my heart Liu-Li tower. With one slash, Phoenix's head was severed. One step further, Bodhisattva lowered his eyebrows. Listening to the wind, listening to the rain, listening to the afterlife, Listen to nursery rhymes. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = In the west wing, the sun shined brightly. There was a girl lover in the west wing, Mom and Dad do not care about the heart injury The child was hungry, not full, not warm ... Skin to make clothes, meat to make soup ...



Chinese Jade

Author : Ming Yu

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 153 pages

File Size : 47,48 MB

Release : 2011-08-25

Category : Art

ISBN : 0521186846

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Chinese jade.



Law and Politics in Modern China

Author : Sharron Gu

Publisher : Cambria Press

Page : 430 pages

File Size : 44,39 MB

Release : 2009

Category : History

ISBN : 1604976047

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This is an original interdisciplinary study of Chinese law, its language, and political institution. Evolving within a complex literary framework over thousands of years, Chinese language has lost its conceptual distinctiveness to its multilevel and overlapping meanings and connotations. Chinese law has become inflated with contrary rulings and exceptions. This mass of rules requires an extra-lingual (legal) authority to redefine boundaries and specify applications. This book follows and continues the author's, The Boundaries of Meaning and the Formation of Law (McGill University Press) by illustrating how language shapes the formation, application, and administration of law in various cultural environments. Law and Politics in Modern China is an important book for those interested in Chinese history, culture, law, and politics. It also provides refreshing insights about the way that law continues to function after its language matures and creates contradictions and loopholes within its system of rules--one of the most important issues facing Western legal administration in the immediate future.



The Empire of Manuel I Komnenos, 1143-1180

Author : Paul Magdalino

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 588 pages

File Size : 37,26 MB

Release : 2002-07-18

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 9780521526531

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A study of 12th-century Byzantine government, society and culture through the reign of Manuel I.