Set in China's Jiangnan area in the early 1960s, The Straw House centers around ordinary village life and follows a young boy named Sang Sang....

China is a country whose thousands of years of history have been based on the development of the family estate, as a consequence of which nostalgia...

Chinese Kunqu Opera, as we know it today, has a continuous history of some 600 years. This highly distinctive theatre was made up of various elements...

The Art of Chinese Ceramics features 150 representative pieces from Beijing Palace Museums vast collection of 230,000 pieces of invaluable Chinese...

This unique book is a collection of essays on Chinese food and culture by some of China's most well-known writers and cultural critics. Included...

Picture Chinese is a fascinating and highly original book, featuring over 300 full color illustrations - each one depicting the origins of a...

This fascinating book examines the cultural and artistic themes of Beijing Opera in unprecedented detail. It is an absolute must-read for anyone...

The library is an indispensable part of the chain of values in knowledge production, communication, sharing and services. This book is divided into...

This book provides a chronological record of the major changes that have taken place in the Chinese economy for the past five decades. The first...

Intended for general interest readers, this one - volume book provides a basic, introductory guide to Chinese civilization, including history,...