Earnshaw Books Ltd

Critic and China film historian Simon Fowler guides you through a century of Chinese filmmaking, from the silent era to present. This book is an authoritative list of the greatest Mainland Chinese...

In late 1941 the Japanese Imperial Army marched across Suzhou Creek to add Shanghai to its list of conquests, and the carefree days of Old Shanghai gave way to fear and uncertainty. Henry F. Pringle,...

Laszlo Montgomery's long-running podcasts on Chinese history have swept the world and gained tens of thousands of fans, including not only listeners eager to learn about Chinese history but also...

Who would ever have thought that an American academic and a Chinese security guard would find true love in the Beijing subway? Certainly not Tammy... Then one sunny day in May, on her regular subway...

This book, written by a former Chinese ambassador to London, is a cultured and entertaining view of the gastronomic side of Chinese life. It was written in the early 1950s by F.T. Cheng to show...

Yung Wing was unique, born in 1828 before the Opium Wars, he was the first Chinese person to graduate from a major US college in 1854. He tried and failed to join the Union army to fight the...

Rocking China traces the rise and spread of indie rock scenes from the rock capital of Beijing to Shanghai and many other cities in China. Through interviews with key players in these scenes over a...

"Shoot, Ask ... and Run!" The advice given to aspiring British photographer Chris Stowers, at the start of his travels, has never seemed so valuable. Buffeted by tempestuous forces of both personal...

Mayhem and mirth in the daily running of a pool hall, the trials of a police team targeting brothels, plus adventures with triads, murderers and rioters... Tales from a Barren Rock contains more than...

While many Chinese women seek men of means to love and protect them, Jade Bai, a former nurse turned HR professional, unknowingly marries into an influential government family. Her father-in-law,...

What was it like to live in China in the mid-1970s? Andy Kirkpatrick arrived in Beijing only a few days before the death of Chairman Mao, and offers a vivid, eye-opening and entertaining account of a...

Laszlo Montgomery's award-winning podcasts on Chinese history have swept the world and gained many thousands of fans, including people who want to learn about Chinese history and those who want to...

On his first morning in Taiwan in 1981, Mark O'Neill was awokened by military conscripts singing a patriotic song on the sports ground of their camp. It was a fitting introduction to martial law and...

The World's first Chinese-Jewish Historical Fantasy.The Tang Monk Xuanzang along with Monkey and Pigsy famously brought the Buddhist scriptures back to China. Now the trio go on a new adventure to...