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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        December 2019 - December 2024

        Immortals in Ancient China

        by Li Kehe

        This book collects 180 stories about immortals in ancient China, translated into English, and accompanied by relevant pictures. It can help Chinese and foreign readers to understand the general situation of Chinese native immortals, especially Taoist immortals, and show the evolution of Chinese ancient folklore and cultural thoughts from one side.The copyright has been exported to Malaysia .

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        Children's & YA

        Classic of Mountains and Rivers for Teenagers, Book I

        A Thousand Miles of Mountains and Rivers

        by Liu Xingshi

        The Classic of Mountains and Rivers, also known as Shan Hai Jing, has been regarded as a "strange book" since its appearance in China pre-Qin Dynasty. On the basis of its title, most people would assume that it is a survey record of ancient geography, but its descriptions of the "mountains and rivers" include encyclopedic entries—such as animals, plants, minerals, religion, history, medicine, customs, and ethnic groups. Also, it gives accounts of many folk legends of mythic geography, monsters, and witchcraft. No matter labeled as a book of geography, a book of history, or a book of strange stories, it is a Chinese ancient classic that deserves to be read over and over again.   But as a book compiled about 2,500 to 3,000 years ago, its context and words are difficult to understand for modern readers. The Classic of Mountains and Rivers for Teenagers series is just designed to make this classic more understandable and readable. It illustrates the most essential parts of the Classic of Mountains and Rivers with simple words, animated illustrations, and interdisciplinary approaches, and introduces young readers to the understandings of Chinese ancestors on land and nature. Not only is it a book series for teenagers, but also an encyclopedia of traditional Chinese geography and culture for adults.   The series contains three books, and A Thousand Miles of Mountains and Rivers is the first one. It briefly introduces the creation process and main contributors of the Classic of Mountains and Rivers, and tells stories about geography in ancient China including mountains, rivers, creatures, and minerals as well as the plain but vital spirit for scientific discovery of Chinese ancestors.

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        Children's & YA

        Classic of Mountains and Rivers for Teenagers, Book III

        Gorgeous Stories and Myths

        by Liu Xingshi

        The Classic of Mountains and Rivers, also known as Shan Hai Jing, has been regarded as a "strange book" since its appearance in China pre-Qin Dynasty. On the basis of its title, most people would assume that it is a survey record of ancient geography, but its descriptions of the "mountains and rivers" include encyclopedic entries—such as animals, plants, minerals, religion, history, medicine, customs, and ethnic groups. Also, it gives accounts of many folk legends of mythic geography, monsters, and witchcraft. No matter labeled as a book of geography, a book of history, or a book of strange stories, it is a Chinese ancient classic that deserves to be read over and over again.   But as a book compiled about 2,500 to 3,000 years ago, its context and words are difficult to understand for modern readers. The Classic of Mountains and Rivers for Teenagers series is just designed to make this classic more understandable and readable. It illustrates the most essential parts of the Classic of Mountains and Rivers with simple words, animated illustrations, and interdisciplinary approaches, and introduces young readers to the understandings of Chinese ancestors on land and nature. Not only is it a book series for teenagers, but also an encyclopedia of traditional Chinese geography and culture for adults.   Gorgeous Stories and Myths is the third book of the Classic of Mountains and Rivers for Teenagers series. It presents the extracts of myths in the Classic of Mountains and Rivers and the stories related to them, including "The Mythical Bird Jingwei Trying to Fill Up the Sea with Pebbles", "Houyi Shooting Down Nine Suns", and "Kuafu Racing with the Sun". In order to find what is behind the myths, the author probes into the history, nature, geography and culture of ancient China. It inspires the young readers, opens up their views and encourages them to explore the origin of China's myths and how they had grown.

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        Children's & YA

        Classic of Mountains and Rivers for Teenagers, Book II

        Strange Stories of the Vast Universe

        by Liu Xingshi

        The Classic of Mountains and Rivers, also known as Shan Hai Jing, has been regarded as a "strange book" since its appearance in China pre-Qin Dynasty. On the basis of its title, most people would assume that it is a survey record of ancient geography, but its descriptions of the "mountains and rivers" include encyclopedic entries—such as animals, plants, minerals, religion, history, medicine, customs, and ethnic groups. Also, it gives accounts of many folk legends of mythic geography, monsters, and witchcraft. No matter labeled as a book of geography, a book of history, or a book of strange stories, it is a Chinese ancient classic that deserves to be read over and over again.   But as a book compiled about 2,500 to 3,000 years ago, its context and words are difficult to understand for modern readers. The Classic of Mountains and Rivers for Teenagers series is just designed to make this classic more understandable and readable. It illustrates the most essential parts of the Classic of Mountains and Rivers with simple words, animated illustrations, and interdisciplinary approaches, and introduces young readers to the understandings of Chinese ancestors on land and nature. Not only is it a book series for teenagers, but also an encyclopedia of traditional Chinese geography and culture for adults.   Strange Stories of the Vast Universe is the second book of the Classic of Mountains and Rivers for Teenagers series. It tells strange stories that happened in the Earth, the Sea, and the Vast Universe. The world in Classic of Mountains and Rivers is presented in the order of South, West, North and East, where lived many fantastic tribes and incredible animals. Reading it will not only provide readers with features of these existences but also the stories of how they were created and the myths and geography about them.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        July 2023

        Bulletin of the John Rylands Library 99/1

        The Aldine Edition of the Ancient Greek Epistolographers: Roots and Legacy

        by Julene Abad Del Vecchio

        This special issue of the Bulletin of the John Rylands Library is devoted to the Aldine edition of the Ancient Greek epistolographers. Published in Venice in 1499 by Aldus Manutius, the Aldine edition was the first printed edition of most of the thirty-six Greek letter collections that it contains. As such, it embodies the intersection between the medieval epistolary anthologies that predated it and the printed editions of Greek epistolographic collections that followed, which were primarily based on its text. In recent decades, the Aldien edition has been the subject of important works, which have sought to analyse its contents and sources. This issue explores the Aldine edition from three perspectives: its relationship to the epistolary collections found in medieval manuscripts, its relationship to the printed editions that followed it and its legacy and value for the modern scholar studying Ancient Greek epistolography.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        October 2017

        History of Ancient Chinese Diplomacy

        by Yuan Nansheng

        Ancient Chinese diplomacy refers to diplomatic activities during the period from the beginning of ancient diplomacy to the outbreak of the Opium War in 1840. The manuscript describes the history of this period. The Xia, Shang, and Western Zhou Dynasties were the emergence and formation of ancient Chinese diplomacy. The Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods were the development of ancient Chinese diplomacy. The Han Dynasty was the stereotype of ancient Chinese diplomacy. The Tang Dynasty was the heyday of ancient Chinese diplomacy. The period of transformation of ancient diplomacy. Ancient China's diplomacy is foreign affairs diplomacy. The revelation left is that the stronger the national strength, the more capable it can be, and the more rational compromise, the more it can make a difference. The readers of the manuscript are researchers of Chinese history and diplomatic history, and students of Chinese history and diplomatic history.

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        Traditional stories (Children's/YA)
        2008

        Bestiario azteca (Aztec bestiary)

        by Ianna Andréadis, Élisabeth Foch

        Eagle, grasshopper, jaguar, butterfly, dog, monkey, feathered serpent, all these animals, real or mythological, tiny or majestic, carry a message. Forty works drawn with pen or brush have a dialogue with the texts of Elisabeth Foch, By taking us to a journey through the museums of Anthropology, the Templo Mayor in Mexico and the collections of the musée du quai Branly in Paris, this book takes us into the world of an ancient Mexico.

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        The Arts
        March 2017

        Make up of Ancient Chinese Ladies

        by Li Ya

        With large number of pictures, this book introduces the development of makeups from Shang Dynasty to Qing Dynasty of ancient China. The book is divided into three parts: cosmetics, hairdressing, and body fragrance. Apart from the list of ancient makeups, this book also provides interesting historical stories, and even gradients of makeups for DIY.

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        January 2019

        Great game power: ancient poetry amusement park

        by Duomapeiwa

        This is a set of books that can make ancient poetry study and play. It contains three ancient poetry game sets, and selects 78 ancient poems that must be mastered by primary school students. Each ancient poem is designed with a game that is helpful for reading and memory, so that preschool and lower primary school children can learn ancient poems in the game. In addition, the game chess of ancient poetry and the token of flying flowers of ancient poetry are designed for the children who have spare efforts.

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        April 2009

        Ancient Chinese Philosophy

        by Zhang Jianan

        After summarizing the traditional philosophy, this volume explains its spiritual connotation in a simple way, introducing the philosophy of engagement, the philosophy of retreat and the philosophy of accommodation from a new angle. It explains the abstruse philosophy in a story-telling way, and discusses the value of Chinese classical philosophy.

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        April 2009

        Ancient Poems

        by Liu Lei & Hu Sheng

        This volume collates Chinese ancient poems from the Tang Dynasty, highlighting The Book of Songs, as well as the lives and masterpieces of Qu Yuan, Tao Yuanming, Wang Wei, Li Bai, Du Fu, Bai Juyi and Li Shangyin, by analyzing the historical background and the artistic conception of the poems.

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        February 2019

        Classic Architecture

        by Guangzhou Childhood Arts

        The Chinese Traditional Culture Game Book series is designed for 4-8 year-old children, and integrates Chinese traditional culture into fun and interesting games. The themes of the series cover ancient costumes, classical architecture, traditional crafts, folk festivals, and games including maze, matching, coloring, and identifying variations. The items are carefully arranged and the games are smartly designed to allow children to deepen their understanding of Chinese traditional cultural knowledge in the game.

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        February 2019

        Ancient Costumes

        by Guangzhou Childhood Arts

        The Chinese Traditional Culture Game Book series is designed for 4-8 year-old children, and integrates Chinese traditional culture into fun and interesting games. The themes of the series cover ancient costumes, classical architecture, traditional crafts, folk festivals, and games including maze, matching, coloring, and identifying variations. The items are carefully arranged and the games are smartly designed to allow children to deepen their understanding of Chinese traditional cultural knowledge in the game.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        October 2021

        Ukrainian ancient beliefs: keys from Paradise-Iriy

        by Ivan Prosyanyk

        Ivan Prosyanyk from Chernihiv region is not only an artist, the author of folklore and artistic paintings on the theme of pagan holidays but also a writer, ethnographer, local historian, philosopher, storyteller, in addition, also a healer and herbalist. His narrative album contains paintings that colorfully highlight the ancient beliefs, traditions, and rituals of Ukrainians. Describing them, the artist calls to honor the Native Earth and Native Heavens to preserve the primary philosophy that existed at the most advanced level of the ancient world, those acquisitions, and knowledge of our ancestors that will continue to serve their descendants in the future. For a wide range of readers and everyone interested in the history of their region, beliefs, and customs of the ancient Ruthenians.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        July 2020

        Victorian literary culture and ancient Egypt

        by Eleanor Dobson

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        Humanities & Social Sciences

        THE CLASSIC OF MOUNTAINS AND SEAS

        by Li Runying,Cheng Huanlian

        Shanhaijing is an ancient masterpiece with rich contents and unique features, which can be called the originator of Chinese fantasy and magic literature. The book, which covers history, geography, nationality, religion, myth, biology, water conservancy and mineral resources, is a treasure of Chinese culture and a concentrated embodiment of the imagination of ancient Chinese. The pictorial version of Shanhaijing comprehensively presents this work of imagination in ancient China, which is a collection of fantasy and magnificent achievements.In the translated version of Shanhaijing, there are more detailed and popular annotation and translation of Shanhaijing, with more than 200 ancient pictures, and people have redrawn the exquisite color inserts of the classic images in dozens of books, so that they conform to the aesthetic taste of contemporary readers. It is convenient for readers to read and understand the profound meaning of Shanhaijing with the help of pictures and texts.

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        Fiction
        January 2009

        Library of Chinese Classics :The Romance of West Chamber

        by Wang Shifu

        The "West Chamber" of Wang Shih-fu in the Yuan Dynasty was a masterpiece of Chinese classical opera and a masterpiece of Chinese literature. The theme of the drama is the love story of the young scholar Zhang Huan and the late Ying-Ying, the daughter of the 19-year-old Cui Xianguo. The whole play is divided into five (screen) twenty (field). The first Zhang Ying and Ying Ying in the temple at first sight. The second to write Zaibing siege filled homes, Zhangsheng rescue, Mrs. Cui allow her daughter Yingying with Zhangsheng wife, then eat their own words. The third one to write a pair of lover Acacia sponge. The fourth the first Valentine's tryst Valentine's Day; the second letter of Mrs. Choi to Changsheng Beijing exam, the high school after the wedding; the third Valentine's leave, Zhang went to Beijing to attend the meeting; the fourth fold of the lover dream phase Will be done. The fifth to write a couple reunion. In short, "The Romance of the West Chamber" wrote the contradiction between love and family honor. The result was that Zhang Sheng would try high school, winning the honor and winning the love.

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        November 2019

        Nüwa Repairs the Heaven

        by Zhou Jing,Ye Xiong

        Nüwa Repairs the Heaven was recounted by children's literature writer Zhou Jing and contemporary painter Ye Xiong, the latter recarving stories and characters in the style of Chinese painting. The integration of the poetry of the text and the richness of the painting is a wonderful interpretation of ancient myths, which expresses the unique Chinese charm and Chinese spirit. Nu Wa Repairs the Heaven is a classic story in ancient Chinese mythology. It contains philosophical questions of how human beings examined themselves and thought about their origins. It is a famous piece of myths passed over generation by generation via words of mouth. Through the writer's new narrative, this book boldly breaks through the tradition but does not lose sight of it. It uses poetic words to describe the tranquility and beauty of the world in its initial stage, and makes the female figure more delicate and fuller in the book.

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