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With so many cultures, languages, and religions, it’s difficult not to fall in love with everything Asia has to offer. India: This far-reaching subcontinent has been the place where great empires have developed, the place of monumental battles, the place of foreign invaders, and the place of birth of various cultures and religions. China: Learn how and why this once reclusive nation opened up its borders, leaped forward, and grew into a bustling metropolis.

At the beginning of the 21st century, China is poised to become a major global power. And though much has been written of China's rise, a crucial aspect of this transformation has gone largely unnoticed: the way that China is using soft power to appeal to its neighbors and to distant countries alike.

At the start of the 20th century in China, the Hans were married in an elaborate ceremony before they were even born. While their future was arranged by their families, this couple had much to be grateful for. Not only did they come from similar backgrounds - and as such were recognized as a good match - they also had a shared passion in their deep love of ancient Chinese poetry. They went on to have nine children and chose colours portrayed in some of their favourite poems as nicknames for them - Red, Cyan, Orange, Yellow, Green, Ginger, Violet, Blue and Rainbow.

Ce Tome 3 de l’Histoire générale de la Chine s’ouvre sur l’ascension des Ming et dresse une fresque haletante du règne fondateur de Houng Wou, « l’empereur mendiant », entre pacification intérieure, réformes de Cour et consolidation de l’Empire face aux derniers Youen et aux pirates japonais Wo-kou qui ravagent les côtes au XIVe siècle.

Many people argue that Confucius is the most influential person of all time, and if having a significant effect on the greatest number of people is the criterion, he may very well be. China is one of the largest and oldest civilizations on earth, and Confucius has been influential there from almost the beginning: the first Chinese dynasty was founded around 1600 BCE, and Confucius lived from 551-479 BCE.

Книга известного китайского историка Лю Чжана – это краткий, но в то же время подробный путеводитель по истории Китая, который даст вам полное представление об истории этой великой страны, которая скромно называет себя Центральным (Серединным) Государством. Китай – удивительная и самобытная страна, которой удалось сохранить свою уникальность.

Shanghai - 1940's - World War II - a great port and international city occupied by the Japanese Army - a fabled mecca steeped in its vast complex history and overflowing with colorful exiles and conspirators and native Chinese and foreign patriots and traitors. An exciting metropolis teeming with lethal intrigue and overrun by danger; where double-dealing and treachery was the given and taken for granted... yet where a small group of brave and courageous men and women still dared to put their lives and fortunes at risk for the cause of freedom and liberty by defying their Japanese ...

En el camino, el Partido Comunista de China ha crecido de pequeño a grande, de débil a fuerte, y especialmente desde la reforma y la apertura, ha llevado al pueblo chino a luchar con valentía y ha logrado logros brillantes que han atraído la atención mundial. Fundamentalmente, esto es inseparable de la toma efectiva de decisiones por parte del partido. Este libro utiliza la estructura marco de "Una orientación y seis pilares" para explicar la historia de cómo el Partido toma decisiones efectivas.

Voyagez plus de mille ans en arrière dans le temps et rencontrez la première et unique femme empereur de la Chine. Née Wu Zhao et attribuée le titre de règne « Zetian » quelques semaines seulement avant sa mort en 705 CE, elle était la fille indésirable du chancelier Wu Shihuo. Explorez la vie de l'impératrice Wu et découvrez pourquoi le monde est un endroit bien plus différent parce qu'elle a osé faire ce qu'aucune femme en Chine, avant et depuis, n'a jamais rêvé de faire.

Chinas viertausendjährige Geschichte ist reich an Kultur, Wissenschaft und Philosophie. Die älteste der großen Weltzivilisationen brachte schon früh eine eigene Schrift hervor. Seit 2000 v. Chr. wurde China von bedeutenden Dynastien regiert, vergleichbar mit europäischen Königshäusern. Die Epoche der großen Dynastien endete 1912 mit der Abdankung des letzten chinesischen Kaisers. Im Jahre 1842 erlangte Großbritannien nach den „Opiumkriegen“ die Kontrolle über Hongkong und die imperialen Großmächte Europas beuteten die Region gezielt aus. China erlebte ein schweres 19. Jahrhundert, welches als Trauma in die chinesische Geschichte einging.

Indulge in the crazy, mystical, mythical aspects of Chinese folklore. You will learn about the most basic background information, the setting, the time period in which these tales were created, and so much more. Among others, you will become familiar with things like the myth of the sun and the moon; cultural aspects of ancient oriental society; amazing facts about Confucius and Confucianism; Buddhism and its role in China and mythology; stories about gods, heroes, stars, and saints; and so many other things.

He died in 1976. His system never stopped running. Mao Zedong didn’t just lead a revolution — he encoded one. From famine to fandom, from mass mobilization to mass surveillance, mao.exe traces how one man didn’t just seize power — he became a self-replicating myth still embedded in the world’s most populous nation. This isn’t a biography. It’s a reverse-engineered autopsy of a belief system that never rebooted — it simply updated. From red books to black mirrors, mao.exe pulls back the screen on the world’s most advanced form of control: One that doesn’t need to be believed to work.

Tensions between the world's superpowers are mounting in Washington, D.C., and Beijing. But between these hubs of high-level politics, an entirely new reality is emerging. Yet the People's Republic of China and the state of California have built deep and interdependent socioeconomic exchanges that reverberate across the globe, and these interactions make California a microcosm of the most important international relationship of the 21st century. In The Transpacific Experiment, journalist Matt Sheehan chronicles the real people who are making these connections.

Following the lives of military intelligence officer Jie and his wife Moon, The Book of Secrets weaves recently found material into a narrative that not only illuminates the shadowy world of intelligence in China, but also the emotional tragedies that political extremism inflicted on those working within. Drawing on Jie’s own vivid biography of his youth, Xinran pieces together his trajectory as he joins the great hope of the Chinese young – the Communist Party – and becomes a loyal cadre until the late 1970s.

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to grow up in a system where your entire childhood revolves around education? In this book, Maxime Wong takes you on an eye-opening journey through China’s school system, one of the most competitive and demanding in the world.

Hablar del increíble desarrollo tecnológico y económico de la China moderna se ha convertido en un tópico en el mundo actual. Sin embargo, el crecimiento exponencial de la China moderna tiene raíces históricas muy fuertes que se remontan a miles y miles de años.

Mao Zedong has had a tremendous impact on the Chinese nation. During his Great Leap Forward, he was responsible for more deaths than both Hitler and Stalin, making him the biggest mass murderer in history. Mao Zedong, typically called Chairman Mao, was a Chinese communist revolutionary who functioned as the starting dad of Peoples's Republic of China (PRC), judgment as the chairman of the Chinese Communist Party from 1949 till his death in 1976. Maoism is a Marxist-Leninist dogma that includes his theories, army operations, and political programs.

Un diario di viaggio del 13esimo secolo che narra le avventure del celebre esploratore e viaggiatore italiano Marco Polo. Dettati in una prigione genovese allo scrittore romantico Rustichello da Pisa, i viaggi fantastici di Marco Polo nel Medio Oriente e in Asia lo portano fino alla corte di Kublai Khan e ritorno. Pubblicato in un'epoca precedente all'avvento della stampa, "Il Milione" ha riscosso enorme successo già all'epoca ed è nei secoli diventato leggenda.

The Sayings of Mencius has been revered for well over 2,000 years, and is arguably the most influential of the Si Shu (Four Books) which form the foundation of traditional Chinese education. 'Master Meng' was born during the turbulent Warring States period, and was a tireless advocate of Confucian thought, defending and expanding its tenets as a means of achieving peaceful relations between individuals and competing kingdoms. The sage spent most of his life journeying from court to court, always seeking a Ruler sufficiently principled to apply his teachings. Few were found worthy.

This amazing audiobook of Chinese myths include many stories which could teach you moral lessons and entertain you at the same time. Become fascinated by the epic tales from ancient, oriental regions. The book covers Chinese gods, immortals that the ancient Chinese believed in, epic legend of T'ai Sui, myths, dragons and dragon gods, and so much more.