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Through the sweeping cultural and historical transformations of China, entrepreneur Lan Yan traces her family’s history through early 20th Century to present day. The history of the Yan family is inseparable from the history of China over the last century. One of the most influential business leaders of China today, Lan Yan grew up in the company of the country’s powerful elite, including Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, and Deng Xiaoping. Her grandfather, Yan Baohang, originally a nationalist and ally of Chiang Kai-shek, later joined the communists and worked as a spy during World War II, never falling out of favor with Soong May-ling, aka Mrs. Chiang Kai-shek. Lan’s parents were diplomats, an...
"Chen Shixie, as the most powerful person in the country, was able to deter the foreign forces. During one of the missions, because he was surrounded by the foreign forces, he was unable to kill more than a few people. However, in the end, he was swept up in the space and fell to the Another World! Chen Shixie, who came to Another World, discovered that he was actually the son of a general. However, this general was pushed aside by the people in the imperial court, and Chen Shixie's father, Chen Yan, who had no other choice, could only come to a remote place to be a Lord in a matter of moments. And because of Chen Shixie's similarity to him, this place was where the world's attention, the "City of Peace", was built!"
The issue of intercultural learning has been tackled, amongst others, in the fields of education, language education and applied linguistics. In spite of the extensive literature on the subject, there is still much which needs to be done to address the ways in which linguistics itself can contribute to intercultural education. The 8 chapters by internationally-renowned scholars highlight different ways of using it both in the classroom and in researching intercultural education. The following approaches are covered: Critical Discourse Analysis, Énonciation, Conversation Analysis and Pragmatics. The introduction to the volume also offers a useful and comprehensive survey of the debates around the polysemic notion of the ‘intercultural’. The book will appeal to an international readership of students, scholars and professionals across a wide range of disciplines, interested in making intercultural education more effective.
Stripped of his possessions and executed as a result of Mao's Land Reform Movement in 1948, benevolent landowner Ximen Nao finds himself endlessly tortured in Hell before he is systematically reborn on Earth as each of the animals in the Chinese zodiac.
The Rudiments of Mandarin is designed for foreign students who have no prior knowledge of the Chinese language. It introduces the learner to the Chinese phonetic system Hanyu Pinyin and authentic dialogues for everyday situations. The chapters focus on interesting themes like self-introduction, campus life, transportation, shopping, food, and travel. The drills and discussions equip the learner with useful grammar and key vocabulary, both of which will help them communicate in Chinese more efficiently. The authors have also made every effort to include Hong Kong–specific elements, such as local lexical items and culture notes, in each chapter. The Rudiments of Mandarin is unique among Chinese-language textbooks because it is specifically designed for learners who are studying and living in Hong Kong. This book is accompanied by downloadable mp3 files, which include audio recordings of the text, vocabulary, and listening exercises.
She just wanted to take a few photos of the scandal. She didn't think that she would become the rumour's female lead.He had never thought that he would be caught up in this mess."What are you doing?" Bai Yan Yan slightly panted as she looked at him with her round eyes.A trace of evil flashed through Xiao Yunhe's cold eyes. "What do you think?"
"The Three Kingdoms gives us The Iliad of China. First of the five great works of traditional prose fiction, this master narrative transforms history into epic and has thereby educated and entertained readers of five centuries with unforgettable exemplars of martial and civic virtue, of personal fidelity and political treachery. Moss Roberts's translation, the first complete rendering in English, is one of surpassing excellence and impeccable scholarship. It should delight and captivate Western readers for many more years to come."—Anthony C. Yu, University of Chicago "Moss Roberts's elegant and powerful translation of China's most important historical romance has a stunning directness that aptly conveys the dramatic boldness of the original episodic narrative. English readers may now finally understand why this 15th-century novel so strategically shaped the political world-view of generations of Chinese."—Frederic Wakeman, Director of the Institute of East Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley
"I only stayed with Mu Ru Yue for benefits." One cheating to let you know what a person's heart is. She had gotten into trouble with the influential men in S City because she was drunk, and she had done what she had to do to avoid puncturing that membrane. She had gone to his company, so she had said the word: Love grows over time. However, when they were getting married, they discovered a little secret. This marriage ... Can it go on? Mu Ru Yue: It's the first time I've seen you in my memory, and you just happened to see me in the most miserable state. The second time we met, below the stage, you caught me when I fell the third time, you pulled me up when I fell on the ground ... ... "Why is it that every time I meet you, the one who's out of luck is me? You're the jinx in my life? " Cold: in my impression of the first meeting, let me heart, but also let me heartache. This was the first time he felt this way. Seeing you crying, like a frightened little white rabbit. Seeing you like this, I swear that I will protect you well. The second time we met, you cried again. "I swear, I will avenge you." Why do you make my heart ache every time I see you? "You are my destined woman."
She was a famous young lady from high society, and also the Queen of Night's Shop, Charm. Her Chinese meaning was cat girl. At puberty, she became rebellious, and it was normal for her to skip classes and fight, yet she just happened to meet such a domineering, arrogant and spoiled Mr. Mo. Mr. Mo said: "Yu Anxin, other people are habitual miscarriage, you want to be different, habitual late, eh?" Yu An Nian...