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Learning Mandarin Chinese requires a command over a vast amount of Chinese words. This book provides a variety of basic and elementary Chinese words in one single volume. In order to master Chinese...

There are thousands of Chinese characters that need to be learned in order to efficiently master the language. The volume aims at proving sets of related characters that share related pictograph and...

Learning how to read the Mandarin Chinese characters is arguably the most difficult part in mastering the Chinese language. In particular, reading Chinese requires fluency in appropriately...

Li Bai (李白, 701-762), also known as Poet-immortal (诗仙), famous for his poetic romanticism (浪漫主义), was a great poet from China's prosperous Tang...

Lao Zi/Lao Tzu (老子, 571 to 471 BCE), surnamed Li (李), was an ancient Chinese thinker, philosopher, writer and historian. He was the founder of Taoism School...

Du Fu (杜甫, 712-770), also known as Poet-Sage (诗圣), was a great realist poet (伟大的现实主义诗人) in China's Tang...

Dream of the Red Chamber (红楼梦), also known as Story of the Stone (石头记), written in the mid-18th century by the Qing Dynasty (清朝) writer Cao...

Romance of The Three Kingdoms (三国演义), originally written about 600 years ago by Luo Guanzhong (罗贯中, 1330 AD - 1400 AD), a pioneering work of...

To Live (Alive, 活着), one of the writer Yu Hua's (余华) masterpieces (代表作), narrates the sufferings of Xu Fugui (徐福贵) in the context...

The novel, Rickshaw Boy, also known as Camel Xiangzi/Luotuo Xiangzi (骆驼祥子), is a contemporary literary masterpiece written by the Chinese novelist, Lao She/Shu Qingchun...

During the last few centuries, China's agriculture development process witnessed many inventions and innovations that were ahead of the rest of the world. However, China also experienced a long...

Chinese Arts 1 (上册) is a Level 1 Chinese reading practice book. It would introduce you to the 10 different types of traditional arts that the primary kids are expected to learn in China...

Chinese Arts 2 (下册) is a Level 1 Chinese reading practice book. It would introduce you to the 10 different types of traditional arts that the primary kids are expected to learn in China...

China boasts one of the Four Ancient Civilizations (the others being Nile River, Indus Valley, and Mesopotamian). Chinese culture, one of the world's oldest cultures, has evolved over a long time. In...

The world today is witnessing an unprecedented level of globalization with a high degree of "interdependence" among the nations, especially when it comes to the production, supply and consumption of...

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, through large-scale reforms in a planned manner, China has become one of the world's largest economic powers with a huge development potential,...

China has been a unified multi-ethnic country since ancient times. After the founding of New China, a total of 56 ethnic groups were identified by the central government. Since the Han nationality...

Chinese festivals, characterized by numerous traditional themes, are an integral part of China's rich history and culture. Well, Chinese social history is about 5000 years old. Obviously, Chinese...

The Chinese traditional cuisines are well known for their appearance, delicacies, color, aroma and taste. The cuisines have numerous flavors and brings a variety of exquisite features onto the table...

China is located in the east of Asia and the west coast of the Pacific Ocean. China's land area is about 9.6 million square kilometers. It ranks third in the world after Russia and Canada, and is...

The Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), also known as the Great Ming (大明), was the last Chinese ruling dynasty established by the Han nationality. The dynasty had total 16 emperors and ruled...

The Qing Dynasty (清朝, 1636-1912) was the last feudal dynasty in Chinese history. The Manchurian dynasty, with 12 emperors, ruled China for about 276 years. The Manchus maintained the...

Chinese history refers to the history of China from the birth of Chinese civilization (中华文明) to the present. The Xia period of Neolithic Erligang Culture...

The three early dynasties in the Chinese history (Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasty) are collectively referred as the San Dai (三代, sān d?i), meaning "the three generations". The term...

The Qin Dynasty (221 BCE -207 BCE) was the first dynasty to unify whole China. The dynasty originated from the Qin State during the Warring States Period. In 221 BC, Ying Zheng (嬴政,...

Qin Shi Huang (秦始皇, 259 BCE -210 BCE) was an ancient Chinese politician, strategist and a reformer. He defeated the six Warring States (Han, Zhao, Wei, Chu, Yan and Qi) and...

The Han Dynasty (汉朝, 206 BCE-220 CE) was the second great imperial unification dynasty of China. The dynasty, with 24 recognized emperors, ruled China for over 400 years. The reign of...

The book, presents a broad and simple overview about the life of Si Ma Qian (司马迁), the Grand Historian (太史) from the imperial court of China's Han Dynasty...

The Tang Dynasty (618-907 CE) succeeded the short-lived Sui Dynasty (581-618 CE). The new dynasty was a very important Chinese dynasty that was founded by Li Yuan (with Chang'an as the capital) after...

The Song Dynasty (宋朝, 960-1279) was a powerful Chinese ruling dynasty. It inherited legacies of the Five Dynasties and the Ten Kingdoms (五代十国) and was...