By Hangzhou’s picturesque West Lake lived a young man named Xu Xian. He fell in love with Bai Suzhen, a beautiful and kind-hearted young lady....

In China, people refer to the 7th day of the 7th lunar month as "Qixi Festival". On this day, lovers and couples will meet each other to...

Tian Ji was a General in the State of Qi (c1100 BC—221BC). He and the King of Qi loved horse racing. However, as the King’s horses were...

How did people weigh an elephant in ancient China? A young child came up with a brilliant solution…. Click here to download audio files

FOREWORD For the sake of helping foreigners learn “practical” Chinese in the shortest time, we have investigated what they are most eager...

This is the fourth volume of Reading and Communicating in the Chinese Business Series and is designed for international students who have reached HSK...

Wisdom in Stories: Graded Chinese Readers is a book series that features nuggets of Chinese wisdom. The series is designed for middle and senior...

Since its founding in 1921, the Communist Party of China (CPC) has traversed a glorious journey of more than one hundred years. This century-long...

This book is the result of years of research on the seismic resilience of shield tunnels conducted by the authors and their research team， s...