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Zustand: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Seiten: 102 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Chinese fairy tales are very important part of China's rich folk literature. These fairy tales and fables are extremely rich cultural heritage and precious moral wealth created by the Chinese ancestors for thousands of years and have been verbally circulated since ancient times. They carry emotions, moral traditions, personality characteristics, myths, cohesion and affinity. The supernatural tales often tell various relationships between human and nature in the form of bizarre language and symbols. Their themes are usually broad and include fantasy narrative stories. Folktales are certainly not limited to the actual real-life situations and what would people think as true and reasonable. Rather, they often contain natural and whimsical ingredients. Understanding these stories are indispensable for learning Chinese culture and to gain a better knowledge of Mandarin Chinese language.The current book volume, Chinese Short Stories 1, is a Level 1 Chinese reading practice book. It would introduce you to 8 famous Chinese folk stories. The 1st volume in the Selected Chinese Short Story Series (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿) includes both the Chinese text (simplified characters) and pinyin Romanization. With about over 500 unique Chinese characters, the volume would be suitable for the beginners, lower intermediate and advanced level Chinese language learners (HSK 1-6). Overall, the reading series offers you a variety of elementary level books (Level 1/2/3/4/5/6) to understand China as well as practice Chinese reading fast.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Tea's origin story is a mix of folklore, myths and facts. According to the Chinese literature sources, the tea was accidentally discovered in Shaanxi province (in 2737 BCE) by the emperor and father of Chinese medicine, Shen Nong (¿¿¿). The early use of tea was recorded in the ancient Bashu (¿¿) area (modern Sichuan Province). As early as the Western Han Dynasty (¿¿), drinking tea in Bashu had become more common. Tea was often offered as a tribute to the emperors and imperial families. Although the tea culture existed long before the Tang Dynasty (¿¿), the tea was consumed in different ways. It wasn't until the appearance of the Tea Classic of Lu Yu (¿¿:¿¿¿¿) in the Tang Dynasty that the way of drinking tea was changed. The tea culture further flourished in the Song Dynasty (¿¿). The existing Chinese tea culture (¿¿¿¿¿) represents the cultural characteristics formed during the tea drinking activities, including tea ceremony, tea virtue, tea spirit, tea book, tea set, tea painting, tea science, tea story, tea arts, and so on. Chinese tea culture combines the thoughts of Chinese Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism. Basically, China is the home of tea culture.The current book volume, Chinese Tea Culture, is a Chinese reading practice book. It would introduce you to the very important concepts of the Chinese tea culture, such as the tea ceremony, drinking Customs, equipment, etc. The six most famous tea types (¿¿¿¿¿¿), such as the Red Tea, Green Tea, White Tea, etc. are also discussed in detail. As such, all these concepts are very essential part of life in China. The new volume in the 'Introduction to Chinese Culture Series', includes both the Chinese text (simplified characters) and pinyin. With about 1000 unique Chinese characters, the volume would be suitable for the beginners, lower intermediate and advanced level Chinese language learners (HSK 1-6). Overall, the reading series offers you a variety of elementary level books (Level 1/2/3) to learn Chinese culture as well as practice Chinese reading fast.The book has 16 chapters in the following order:Chapter 1: History of Chinese Tea (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 2: Lu Yu (¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 3: Chinese Tea Culture (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 4: Chinese Tea Drinking Customs (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 5: How to Taste Chinese Tea (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 6: Tapping Table to Say 'Thank you' (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿'¿¿')Chapter 7: Chinese Tea Ceremony (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 8: Tea Ceremony Equipment (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 9: Six Major Tea Types in China (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 10: Black Tea (¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 11: Green Tea (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 12: Oolong Tea (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 13: Yellow Tea (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 14: Black Tea (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 15: White Tea (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 16: Pu'er Tea (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿).

Zustand: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 48 | Sprache: Chinesisch | Produktart: Bücher | The book, Monkey King 2, is the story of Sun Wukong (¿¿¿), a mythical character from the Chinese classical novel Journey to the West (¿¿¿). The book includes both the Chinese text (simplified characters) and pinyin in the story form. The "Monkey King" series books narrate early adventures of the ape king Sun Wukong who later accompanied Tang Sanzang (¿¿¿) to fetch the Buddhist scripture from India (¿¿). The current volume, a sequel to the Monkey King 1, is the fifth book in the Mandarin Chinese Reading series. Each of the "Monkey King" volumes, made of about 600 characters, would be suitable for the lower intermediate to advanced level Chinese language learners (HSK 1-6). Overall, the initial volumes in the "Monkey King" series books are the elementary level books (Level 1) to practice Mandarin Chinese reading fast. The book has 10 chapters in the following order: ¿¿¿: Sun Wukong and the Devil King¿¿¿: The Metalsmith¿¿¿: Sun Wukong Meets the Dragon King¿¿¿: Ruyi Jingu Bang¿¿¿: Armor of Sun Wukong¿¿¿: The Book of Life¿¿¿: Invitation from the Heaven¿¿¿: The Stable Master¿¿¿: Sun Wukong Felt Cheated¿¿¿: The Great Saint Who Is Heaven's Equal.

Zustand: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Seiten: 74 | Sprache: Chinesisch | Produktart: Bücher | The current book volume, Science 1 (¿¿), is a Level 1 Chinese reading practice book. The book is broadly divided into two parts. The first part would introduce you to the 10 different essays about the science that the Grade 3 primary kids are expected to learn in China. The essay (Part 1) of the book has 10 chapters in the following order:The book has 10 chapters in the following order:Chapter 1: Understanding the air (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 2: Composition and types of soil (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 3: Protecting the soil (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 4: Understanding the solids and liquids (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 5: Mixing and separation of solids (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 6: Water resources on the earth (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 7: Cherish the earth's water resources (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 8: Exercise and breathing (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 9: Food's journey (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 10: Food and nutrition (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿) The second part, focused on Air/atmosphere (¿¿), is a bonus one- for you to read Chinese. The new volume in the Chinese Primary School Education Series (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿) includes both the Chinese text (simplified characters) and pinyin Romanization. The volume would be suitable for the beginners, lower intermediate and advanced level Chinese language learners (HSK 1-6). Overall, the series offers you a variety of elementary level books (Level 1/2/3/4/5/6) to understand China and Chinese culture as you practice Chinese reading fast.

Zustand: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Seiten: 68 | Sprache: Chinesisch | Produktart: Bücher | 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 (¿¿, king of the Qin State) defeated the rest of the six Warring States (Han, Zhao, Wei, Chu, Yan and Qi) successively and completed the great reunification of China. Subsequently, Ying Zheng became the first emperor of unified China. He called himself "Qin Shi Huang" (¿¿¿), meaning "the First Qin Emperor" and ruled with an iron fist. This was the beginning of imperialism in China. In 210 BCE, Qin Shi Huang died of illness. Afterwards, the Qin Dynasty came to end within a few years. Although Qin Dynasty was the shortest in Chinese history, and often abused the people's power, it had a huge influence on the following dynasties. In fact, the establishment of a centralized government system by the Qin Dynasty laid the basic pattern of governance for the coming 2,000 years. The book, Chinese History 3, a Chinese reading practice book, presents a broad and simple overview of the Qin Dynasty and their contributions. In the accompanied book chapters, you'll learn the history of China starting from the Warring States Period until the collapse of the Qin Dynasty. The volume, 13th in the Mandarin Chinese Reading Series, includes both the Chinese text (simplified characters) and pinyin. With about 900 unique characters, the volume would be suitable for the beginners, lower intermediate and advanced level Chinese language learners (HSK 1-6). Overall, the Mandarin Chinese Reading Series offers you a variety of elementary level books (Level 1/2/3) to learn Chinese culture as well as practice Chinese reading fast. The book has 11 chapters in the following order:Chapter 1: Overview of the Qin Dynasty (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 2: The Warring States Period (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 3: Overview of the Warring States Period (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 4: The Origin of Qin Kingdom (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 5: The Great Wall of Qin Kingdom (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 6: Military Construction of the Qin State (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 7: Qin Shi Huang (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 8: The Main Achievements of the Qin Dynasty (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 9: The End of the Qin Dynasty (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 10: The Legacy of the Qin Dynasty (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 11: Terracotta Warriors (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿).

Zustand: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 160 | Sprache: Chinesisch | Produktart: Bücher | Dream of the Red Chamber (¿¿¿), also known as Story of the Stone (¿¿¿), written in the mid-18th century by the Qing Dynasty (¿¿) writer Cao Xueqin (¿¿¿), is one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese Literature (¿¿¿¿). The novel, essentially an art fiction, narrates the rise and fall of the four big families Jia (¿), Shi (¿), Wang (¿) and Xue (¿). In the background, the novel portrays love triangle of the wealthy son Jia Baoyu (¿¿¿) with his female cousin Lin Daiyu (¿¿¿) and wife Xue Baochai (¿¿¿). The romance and love tragedy between Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu forms one of the main threads of the book. The novel is often regarded as the greatest novels of Chinese literature. In fact, "Redology" is the term used to describe studies devoted to this novel. As such, understanding this masterpiece is indispensable for learning Chinese language and culture.The book has 23 chapters, including:Chapter 1: Daiyu's First Visit to Jiafu (¿¿¿: ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 2: Xue Pan's Abuse and Impunity (¿¿¿: ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 3: Baoyu and Daiyu (¿¿¿: ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 4: Qin Keqing's Poor Health (¿¿¿: ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 5: Lin Ruhai and Daiyu (¿¿¿: ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 6: Qin Zhong's Death (¿¿¿: ¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿)Chapter 7: Bao Dai's Love (¿¿¿: ¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 8: Angry Baoyu (¿¿¿: ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿)Chapter 9: Punishing Baoyu (¿¿¿: ¿¿¿¿)Chapter 10: Poetry Club (¿¿¿: ¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 11: Grandma Liu (¿¿¿¿: ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿)Chapter 12: Memorial Ceremony (¿¿¿¿: ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 13: Yuanyang Refuses to Marry (¿¿¿¿: ¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿)Chapter 14: Writing Poetry (¿¿¿¿: ¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿) The current book volume, China's Great Classical Novels 1, is a Level 6 Chinese reading practice book. It would introduce you to the famous Chinese story of the Dream of the Red Chamber/Mansion. The 1st volume in the Classical Novels of Chinese Literature (¿¿¿¿¿¿) series includes both the Chinese text (simplified characters) and pinyin Romanization. With about over 1300 unique Chinese characters, the volume would be suitable for the lower intermediate and advanced level Chinese language learners (HSK 3-6). Overall, the reading series offers you a variety of elementary level books (Level 1/2/3/4/5/6) to understand China as well as practice Chinese reading fast.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Chinese Tea Culture Guide to Enjoying the World's Best Teas, Story of Ancient Tea Art, History and Drinking Ceremony (Simplified Characters with Pinyin, Graded Reader, Level 3) | Sam Karthik | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Chinesisch | 2022 | [.] | EAN 9798887340647 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

Zustand: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 52 | Sprache: Chinesisch | Produktart: Bücher | Li Bai (¿¿, 701-762), also known as Poet-immortal (¿¿), famous for his poetic romanticism (¿¿¿¿), was a great poet from China's prosperous Tang Dynasty (¿¿, 618-907). Li Bai authored over 1000 Chinese poems and most of his work survives until today. Chinese people like to describe the magnificent and romantic era with the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Li Bai and his poems are the most typical personal and artistic symbols of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. In fact, Li Bai is not only the most outstanding romantic poet in ancient China, but also an ancient poet with the highest folk awareness. His poets about nature, women and children are known through all ages. In the history of Chinese poetry, Li Bai's status is definitely an insurmountable peak. As such, Li Bai's esoteric compositions have influenced generations for over thousands of years. The book has 8 chapters in the following order:Chapter 1: Basic Facts about Li Bai (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 2: Overview of Li Bai's Life (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 3: The Death of Li Bai (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 4: Li Bai and the Imperial Court (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 5: Li Bai's Poetic Style (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 6: Li Bai's 10 famous poems (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ (10¿))Chapter 7: Li Bai's Legacy (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 8: The Influence of Li Bai (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿) The current book volume, China's Famous Personalities 1, is a Level 2 Chinese reading practice book. It would introduce you to the life and biography of LI Bai (¿¿¿), one of the most revered poets in the history of Chinese poetry. The new volume in the China's Famous Personalities Series (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿) includes both the Chinese text (simplified characters) and pinyin Romanization. With about 500 unique Chinese characters, the volume would be suitable for the beginners, lower intermediate and advanced level Chinese language learners (HSK 1-6). Overall, the reading series offers you a variety of elementary level books (Level 1/2/3/4/5/6) to understand China as well as practice Chinese reading fast.

Zustand: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 82 | Sprache: Chinesisch | Produktart: Bücher | Ghost Stories, Strange Tales from the Liaozhai Studio (¿¿¿¿, Liao Zhai Zhi Yi), is a collection of classical Chinese short stories inspired by the work of Pu Songling (¿¿¿), a renowned Qing Dynasty (¿¿) novelist. These stories expose the darkness of feudal society, attack the decay of the imperial examination system and resist the shackles of feudal ethics and education. The original work of Pu Songling contains total 491 (divided into 24 volumes) short stories and have rich and profound ideological content of Chinese culture. The stories often depict the theme of love. Some of these tales express ideal romance and love between supernatural ghosts and human beings. The book has 4 chapters in the following order:Chapter 1: Wall Painting (¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 2: Bai Qiulian (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 3: Liancheng (¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 4: Eunuch (¿¿¿¿¿¿) The current book volume, Chinese Short Stories 9, is a Level 1 Chinese reading practice book. It would introduce you to the famous Chinese story, Ghost Stories: Strange Tales from the Liaozhai Studio (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿), a popular literary treasure from China's imperial past. The 9th volume in the Selected Chinese Short Story Series (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿) includes both the Chinese text (simplified characters) and pinyin Romanization. With about over 500 unique Chinese characters, the volume would be suitable for the beginners, lower intermediate and advanced level Chinese language learners (HSK 1-6). Overall, the reading series offers you a variety of elementary level books (Level 1/2/3/4/5/6) to understand China as well as practice Chinese reading fast.

Zustand: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Seiten: 52 | Sprache: Chinesisch | Produktart: Bücher | Li Bai (¿¿, 701-762), also known as Poet-immortal (¿¿), famous for his poetic romanticism (¿¿¿¿), was a great poet from China's prosperous Tang Dynasty (¿¿, 618-907). Li Bai authored over 1000 Chinese poems and most of his work survives until today. Chinese people like to describe the magnificent and romantic era with the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Li Bai and his poems are the most typical personal and artistic symbols of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. In fact, Li Bai is not only the most outstanding romantic poet in ancient China, but also an ancient poet with the highest folk awareness. His poets about nature, women and children are known through all ages. In the history of Chinese poetry, Li Bai's status is definitely an insurmountable peak. As such, Li Bai's esoteric compositions have influenced generations for over thousands of years. The book has 8 chapters in the following order:Chapter 1: Basic Facts about Li Bai (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 2: Overview of Li Bai's Life (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 3: The Death of Li Bai (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 4: Li Bai and the Imperial Court (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 5: Li Bai's Poetic Style (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 6: Li Bai's 10 famous poems (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ (10¿))Chapter 7: Li Bai's Legacy (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 8: The Influence of Li Bai (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿) The current book volume, China's Famous Personalities 1, is a Level 2 Chinese reading practice book. It would introduce you to the life and biography of LI Bai (¿¿¿), one of the most revered poets in the history of Chinese poetry. The new volume in the China's Famous Personalities Series (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿) includes both the Chinese text (simplified characters) and pinyin Romanization. With about 500 unique Chinese characters, the volume would be suitable for the beginners, lower intermediate and advanced level Chinese language learners (HSK 1-6). Overall, the reading series offers you a variety of elementary level books (Level 1/2/3/4/5/6) to understand China as well as practice Chinese reading fast.

Zustand: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 72 | Sprache: Chinesisch | Produktart: Bücher | Du Fu (¿¿, 712-770), also known as Poet-Sage (¿¿), was a great realist poet (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿) in China's Tang Dynasty (¿¿, 618-907). Although Du Fu's reputation was not prominent during his lifetime, his reputation eventually spread far and wide, which had a profound impact on Chinese and Japanese literature. In particular, Du Fu's influence in Chinese classical poetry is very far-reaching. Sometimes reading Du Fu's poems may feel depressing, however, after a careful thinking, they'll move a noble soul. In fact, the reputation of Du Fu is not only because of his high literary attainment or because he has left many wonderful poems that have been handed down to this day, but it's because many of his poems have revealed his sad and compassionate thoughts and sentiment. As such, a total of about 1500 poems by Du Fu have been preserved, and most of them are collected in the Du Gongbu Collection (¿¿¿¿). Du Fu used these poems to record the suffering and happiness of the contemporary China. That's why Du Fu is also called "Poet Saint" by his descendants, and his poetry is called History of Poetry (¿¿). The book has 7 chapters in the following order:Chapter 1: Basic facts about Du Fu (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 2: Overview of Du Fu's life (¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 3: Du Fu's final years and death (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 4: Du Fu and Li Bai (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 5: Poetic style (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 6: Du Fu's famous poems (10) (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ (10¿))Chapter 7: Legacy and Influence (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿) The current book volume, China's Famous Personalities 3, is a Level 2 Chinese reading practice book. It would introduce you to the life and biography of Du Fu (¿¿¿), one of the most revered poets in the history of Chinese poetry. The new volume in the China's Famous Personalities Series (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿) includes both the Chinese text (simplified characters) and pinyin Romanization. With about 500 unique Chinese characters, the volume would be suitable for the beginners, lower intermediate and advanced level Chinese language learners (HSK 1-6). Overall, the reading series offers you a variety of elementary level books (Level 1/2/3/4/5/6) to understand China as well as practice Chinese reading fast.

Zustand: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Seiten: 82 | Sprache: Chinesisch | Produktart: Bücher | Ghost Stories, Strange Tales from the Liaozhai Studio (¿¿¿¿, Liao Zhai Zhi Yi), is a collection of classical Chinese short stories inspired by the work of Pu Songling (¿¿¿), a renowned Qing Dynasty (¿¿) novelist. These stories expose the darkness of feudal society, attack the decay of the imperial examination system and resist the shackles of feudal ethics and education. The original work of Pu Songling contains total 491 (divided into 24 volumes) short stories and have rich and profound ideological content of Chinese culture. The stories often depict the theme of love. Some of these tales express ideal romance and love between supernatural ghosts and human beings. The book has 4 chapters in the following order:Chapter 1: Wall Painting (¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 2: Bai Qiulian (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 3: Liancheng (¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 4: Eunuch (¿¿¿¿¿¿) The current book volume, Chinese Short Stories 9, is a Level 1 Chinese reading practice book. It would introduce you to the famous Chinese story, Ghost Stories: Strange Tales from the Liaozhai Studio (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿), a popular literary treasure from China's imperial past. The 9th volume in the Selected Chinese Short Story Series (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿) includes both the Chinese text (simplified characters) and pinyin Romanization. With about over 500 unique Chinese characters, the volume would be suitable for the beginners, lower intermediate and advanced level Chinese language learners (HSK 1-6). Overall, the reading series offers you a variety of elementary level books (Level 1/2/3/4/5/6) to understand China as well as practice Chinese reading fast.

Zustand: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 128 | Sprache: Chinesisch | Produktart: Bücher | Heroes of the Qin and Han Dynasty (¿¿¿¿¿), also known as the Legend of Overlord-Heroes of the Qin and Han Dynasty (¿¿¿--¿¿¿¿), is based on the magnificent history of the late Qin and Han Dynasties. The story revolves around the lives of a large number of Chinese historical figures such as Zhang Liang (¿¿), Liu Bang (¿¿), Xiang Yu (¿¿), Qin Shihuang (¿¿¿), Li Si (¿¿), Zhao Gao (¿¿), Yan Le (¿¿), etc. The plot is in line with history, for example, after Qin unified China, Zhang Liang, who was dissatisfied with the rule of the Qin dynasty, planned to assassinate Qin Shihuang, the founder of the Qin Dynasty (¿¿) and the First Emperor of a unified China (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿). However, Zhang Liang's premeditated plans were leaked to the government. Subsequently, Zhang Liang was raided by the government officials. However, Zhang Liang was able to escape, and a lot happened afterwards. The book has 11 chapters in the following order:Chapter 1: The Avengers Rally (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 2: Failed Beheading Operation (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 3: The Second Qin Project (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 4: Zhang Liang's Apprenticeship (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 5: The Chaotic Situation (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 6: The Servant and Ximen Yan (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 7: Deer as Horses (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 8: Dispute Between Xiang Yu and Liu Bang (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 9: Assassination of Zhang Liang (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 10: Han Xin's Humiliation (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 11: Wujiang's Suicide (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿) The current book volume, Chinese Short Stories 8, is a Level 1 Chinese reading practice book. It would introduce you to the famous Chinese story, Heroes of the Qin and Han Dynasty (¿¿¿¿¿), a popular narrative based on the historical events. The 8th volume in the Selected Chinese Short Story Series (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿) includes both the Chinese text (simplified characters) and pinyin Romanization. With about over 500 unique Chinese characters, the volume would be suitable for the beginners, lower intermediate and advanced level Chinese language learners (HSK 1-6). Overall, the reading series offers you a variety of elementary level books (Level 1/2/3/4/5/6) to understand China as well as practice Chinese reading fast.

Zustand: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Seiten: 80 | Sprache: Chinesisch | Produktart: Bücher | 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 culture (¿¿¿¿) and its values are one of the world's oldest existing social norms. In fact, the Chinese cultural legacies are a unique feature in the East and South East Asia. As such, there is a very close association between many of the traditional Chinese festivals, science, the lunar calendar and solar terms. Needless is to say, understanding Chinese festivals are very important to intuitively feel China's rich cultural heritage.The current book volume, Chinese Festivals, is a Chinese reading practice book. It introduces the 10 most important festivals in China (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿). The volume, 1st in the "Introduction to Chinese Culture Series", includes both the Chinese text (simplified characters) and pinyin. With about 1000 unique Chinese characters, the volume would be suitable for the beginners, lower intermediate and advanced level Chinese language learners (HSK 1-6). Overall, the Reading Series offers you a variety of elementary level books (Level 1/2/3) to learn Chinese culture as well as practice Chinese reading fast. The book has 10 chapters in the following order:Chapter 1: Spring Festival (¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 2: Dragon Boat Festival (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 3: Qingming Festival (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 4: Mid-Autumn Festival (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 5: Lantern Festival (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 6: Chongyang Festival (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 7: National Day (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 8: New Year's Day (¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 9: Mother's Day (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 10: Teacher's Day (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿).

Zustand: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Seiten: 72 | Sprache: Chinesisch | Produktart: Bücher | Du Fu (¿¿, 712-770), also known as Poet-Sage (¿¿), was a great realist poet (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿) in China's Tang Dynasty (¿¿, 618-907). Although Du Fu's reputation was not prominent during his lifetime, his reputation eventually spread far and wide, which had a profound impact on Chinese and Japanese literature. In particular, Du Fu's influence in Chinese classical poetry is very far-reaching. Sometimes reading Du Fu's poems may feel depressing, however, after a careful thinking, they'll move a noble soul. In fact, the reputation of Du Fu is not only because of his high literary attainment or because he has left many wonderful poems that have been handed down to this day, but it's because many of his poems have revealed his sad and compassionate thoughts and sentiment. As such, a total of about 1500 poems by Du Fu have been preserved, and most of them are collected in the Du Gongbu Collection (¿¿¿¿). Du Fu used these poems to record the suffering and happiness of the contemporary China. That's why Du Fu is also called "Poet Saint" by his descendants, and his poetry is called History of Poetry (¿¿). The book has 7 chapters in the following order:Chapter 1: Basic facts about Du Fu (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 2: Overview of Du Fu's life (¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 3: Du Fu's final years and death (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 4: Du Fu and Li Bai (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 5: Poetic style (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 6: Du Fu's famous poems (10) (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ (10¿))Chapter 7: Legacy and Influence (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿) The current book volume, China's Famous Personalities 3, is a Level 2 Chinese reading practice book. It would introduce you to the life and biography of Du Fu (¿¿¿), one of the most revered poets in the history of Chinese poetry. The new volume in the China's Famous Personalities Series (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿) includes both the Chinese text (simplified characters) and pinyin Romanization. With about 500 unique Chinese characters, the volume would be suitable for the beginners, lower intermediate and advanced level Chinese language learners (HSK 1-6). Overall, the reading series offers you a variety of elementary level books (Level 1/2/3/4/5/6) to understand China as well as practice Chinese reading fast.

Zustand: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 148 | Sprache: Chinesisch | Produktart: Bücher | Welcome to the 4th volume in Chinese Reading Comprehension Series (¿¿¿¿¿¿). The new volume provides you Chinese short stories, related questions and answers. The 4th volume brings up famous Chinese folktales/stories (¿¿¿¿¿¿) for Mandarin Chinese reading comprehension in the following order:Chapter 1: Li Bing (¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 2: Unification of China by Qin Shihuang (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 3: Li Guang (¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 4: Zhang Heng and the Seismograph (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 5: Qu Yuan's Investment in the River: Part 1 (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿·¿)Chapter 6: Qu Yuan's Investment in the River: Part 2 (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿·¿)Chapter 7: Yu Boya: Part 1 (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 8: Yu Boya: Part 2 (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 9: Yu Boya: Part 3 (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 10: Yu Boya: Part 4 (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿) The current book volume, Chinese Reading Comprehension 4, is a Level 2 Chinese reading practice book. It would introduce you to different types of famous Chinese short stories. Each of the stories is accompanied with 10 multiple answer type questions. The answer keys are as well included in the book. The new volume in the Chinese Reading Comprehension Series (¿¿¿¿¿¿) includes both the Chinese text (simplified characters) and pinyin Romanization. With over 600 unique Chinese characters, the volume would be suitable for the beginners, lower intermediate and advanced level Chinese language learners (HSK 1-6). Overall, the reading series offers you a variety of elementary level books (Level 1/2/3/4/5/6) to understand China as well as practice Chinese reading fast.

Zustand: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Seiten: 50 | Sprache: Chinesisch | Produktart: Bücher | Qin Shi Huang (¿¿¿, 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 completed the political unification of China for the first time. For the first time in Chinese History, he established a unified, multi-ethnic country with the centralized power. As a founder of the powerful Qin Dynasty (221 BCE -207 BCE), he was the first monarch in China to be called an emperor. The so-called "first emperor", Qin Shi Huang Di, laid the basic structure of China's political system for the coming two thousand years. The book, Chinese History 4, a Chinese reading practice book, presents a broad and simple overview of the life of Qin Shi Huang. In the accompanied book chapters, you'll learn the life and legacies China's first emperor. The volume, 14th in the Mandarin Chinese Reading Series, includes both the Chinese text (simplified characters) and pinyin. With about 900 unique characters, the volume would be suitable for the beginners, lower intermediate and advanced level Chinese language learners (HSK 1-6). Overall, the Mandarin Chinese Reading Series offers you a variety of elementary level books (Level 1/2/3) to learn Chinese culture as well as practice Chinese reading fast. The book has 10 chapters in the following order:Chapter 1: Early Life of Qin Shi Huang (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 2: Basic Facts about Qin Shi Huang (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 3: Ying Zheng Becomes the King of Qin (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 4: Early Reign of Qin Shi Huang (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 5: Consolidation of Powers (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 6: China's Unification (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 7: Qin Shi Huang's Pursuit of Immortality (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 8: The Fall of the Qin Dynasty (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 9: Tomb of Emperor Qin Shi Huang (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 10: The Mysterious Tomb (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿).

Zustand: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 88 | Sprache: Chinesisch | Produktart: Bücher | "Du Shiniang Sinks Her Jewel Box in Anger" (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿), originally written by Feng Menglong (¿¿¿, 1574-1646, a Ming Dynasty writer, thinkers, and opera artist), is one of the most outstanding short stories in the history of ancient Chinese literature. Its ideological content and artistic achievements occupy the peak of ancient Chinese short stories. The story, with its delicate brushstrokes, portrays Du Shiniang (¿¿¿), a female figure, who is persistently pursuing the good wishes in her own heart, and has achieved extraordinary and outstanding artistic milestones. Du Shiniang, a famous prostitute in Beijing, pursued true love in order to redeem her life, and entrusted her life to Li Jiasheng (¿¿¿), a college student and the rich son of Shaoxing (¿¿). However, Li Jiasheng was weak and selfish. Although he was truly in love with Du Shiniang, he succumbed to the social and family ethics. No matter how hard Du Shiniang would try, she couldn't escape the shackles of her tragic fate. Li Jiasheng turned his back on her faith, and eventually, coupled with Sun Fu's (¿¿) instigation, he sold Du Shiniang. Under all disillusionment, Du Shiniang scolded Sun Fu, scolded Li Jiasheng, and threw a jewel box, treasured for many years, into the river, and finally she as well jumped in the rolling waves. The book has 11 chapters in the following order:Chapter 1: Falling into the Dust (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 2: Indifference (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 3: True Love (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 4: Farewell to the Friends (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 5: Meeting Sun Fu (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 6: The Matter was Decided (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 7: Angry Treasure Chest (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 8: Future Generations (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 9: Repaying Virtue (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 10: More Analysis (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 11: Nine Songs of Yongmei (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿) The current book volume, Chinese Short Stories 11, is a Level 1 Chinese reading practice book. It would introduce you to the famous Chinese story, Du Shiniang Sinks Her Jewel Box in Anger (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿). The 11th volume in the Selected Chinese Short Story Series (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿) includes both the Chinese text (simplified characters) and pinyin Romanization. With over 500 unique Chinese characters, the volume would be suitable for the beginners, lower intermediate and advanced level Chinese language learners (HSK 1-6). Overall, the reading series offers you a variety of elementary level books (Level 1/2/3/4/5/6) to understand China as well as practice Chinese reading fast.

Zustand: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 86 | Sprache: Chinesisch | Produktart: Bücher | Yugong Yishan (¿¿¿¿) is a fable essay created by the Chinese philosopher Liezi (¿¿, 450 AD-375 AD) during the Warring States Period (¿¿¿¿). The Warring States period was an era of great social change, as well as a period of controversy among academic scholars. As an important part of Zhuzi's prose (¿¿¿¿), the fable was a powerful weapon for the Warring States to clarify their political views and academic thoughts. The fable narrates the story of an old man named Yugong, who is almost 90 years old, and lives directly opposite the mountain. Suffering from the obstruction in the northern part of the mountainous area, he tried to dig up the steep mountain to make a road leading to the southern part. When the mountain god (¿¿) learnt about Yugong's resolve, he was afraid that Yugong would dig the mountain endlessly. Therefore, the mountain god reported his concerns to the Emperor of Heaven (¿¿). However, the Emperor was moved by Yugong's sincerity, hardship, and perseverance. Subsequently, the Emperor ordered the obstructive mountains to be removed. From this time, there was no high mountain barrier for Yugong. The Book Has 9 Chapters In The Following Order:Chapter 1: Day After Day, Year After Year (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿)Chapter 2: In the Dream (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿)Chapter 3: Wish to Go to the Mountain (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 4: Never Felt So Young (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 5: Someone Will Laugh at You (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 6: Means vs. Ends (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 7: A Better Future (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 8: Perseverance (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 9: There Used to Be a Mountain (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿) The current book volume, Chinese Short Stories 12, is a Level 1 Chinese reading practice book. It would introduce you to the famous Chinese fable essay, Yugong Yishan (¿¿¿¿). The 12th volume in the Selected Chinese Short Story Series (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿) includes both the Chinese text (simplified characters) and pinyin Romanization. With over 500 unique Chinese characters, the volume would be suitable for the beginners, lower intermediate and advanced level Chinese language learners (HSK 1-6). Overall, the reading series offers you a variety of elementary level books (Level 1/2/3/4/5/6) to understand China as well as practice Chinese reading fast.

Zustand: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 86 | Sprache: Chinesisch | Produktart: Bücher | Welcome to the 13th volume in Chinese Reading Comprehension Series (¿¿¿¿¿¿). The new volume provides you 5 essays about the Chinese Festivals (¿¿¿¿¿¿, Part 1), related questions and answers for Mandarin Chinese reading comprehension.The book has 5 chapters (about Chinese Festivals) in the following order:Chapter 1: Spring Festival (¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 2: Lantern Festival (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 3: Cold Food Festival (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 4: Qing Ming Festival (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 5: Dragon Boat Festival (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿) The current book volume, Chinese Reading Comprehension 13, is a Level 2 Chinese reading practice book. It would introduce you to 5 Chinese short essays. Each of the essays is accompanied with 10 multiple answer type questions. The answer keys are as well included in the book. The new volume in the Chinese Reading Comprehension Series (¿¿¿¿¿¿) includes both the Chinese text (simplified characters) and pinyin Romanization. With over 600 unique Chinese characters, the volume would be suitable for the beginners, lower intermediate and advanced level Chinese language learners (HSK 1-6). Overall, the reading series offers you a variety of elementary level books (Level 1/2/3/4/5/6) to understand China as well as practice Chinese reading fast.

Zustand: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Seiten: 148 | Sprache: Chinesisch | Produktart: Bücher | Welcome to the 4th volume in Chinese Reading Comprehension Series (¿¿¿¿¿¿). The new volume provides you Chinese short stories, related questions and answers. The 4th volume brings up famous Chinese folktales/stories (¿¿¿¿¿¿) for Mandarin Chinese reading comprehension in the following order:Chapter 1: Li Bing (¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 2: Unification of China by Qin Shihuang (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 3: Li Guang (¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 4: Zhang Heng and the Seismograph (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 5: Qu Yuan's Investment in the River: Part 1 (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿·¿)Chapter 6: Qu Yuan's Investment in the River: Part 2 (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿·¿)Chapter 7: Yu Boya: Part 1 (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 8: Yu Boya: Part 2 (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 9: Yu Boya: Part 3 (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 10: Yu Boya: Part 4 (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿) The current book volume, Chinese Reading Comprehension 4, is a Level 2 Chinese reading practice book. It would introduce you to different types of famous Chinese short stories. Each of the stories is accompanied with 10 multiple answer type questions. The answer keys are as well included in the book. The new volume in the Chinese Reading Comprehension Series (¿¿¿¿¿¿) includes both the Chinese text (simplified characters) and pinyin Romanization. With over 600 unique Chinese characters, the volume would be suitable for the beginners, lower intermediate and advanced level Chinese language learners (HSK 1-6). Overall, the reading series offers you a variety of elementary level books (Level 1/2/3/4/5/6) to understand China as well as practice Chinese reading fast.

Zustand: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 96 | Sprache: Chinesisch | Produktart: Bücher | China is an ancient civilization with over 5000 years of history. In the long course of historical development, Chinese traditional sports often reflected different aspects of contemporary politics, economy, culture, religion and customs of various ethnic groups (¿¿¿¿¿¿). The traditional sports made positive contributions to the prosperity of the Chinese nation, promoted the physical and mental health of the people, strengthened national unity, and supported active cultural life. In fact, there are 56 nationalities in China and their colorful traditional sports are a valuable cultural heritage of the Chinese nation. The book has 20 chapters, including: Chapter 1: Overview of Traditional Chinese Sports (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿) Chapter 2: Chinese Kung Fu (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿) Chapter 3: Bruce Lee (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿) Chapter 4: Tai Chi (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿) Chapter 5: Lion Dance (¿¿¿¿¿¿) Chapter 6: Tug of War (¿¿¿¿¿¿) Chapter 7: Ancient Football (¿¿¿¿¿¿) Chapter 8: Spinning Top (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿) Chapter 9: Stilts (¿¿¿¿¿¿) Chapter 10: Throwing Hydrangea (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ) Chapter 11: Fireworks (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿) Chapter 12: Shooting/Crossbow (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿) Chapter 13: Mongolian Wrestling (Buke) (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿/¿¿) Although China has long been associated with the Martial Arts (¿¿), in traditional Chinese sports, there are widely-spread sports such as Horse Riding (¿¿), Archery (¿¿), Tai Chi (¿¿¿), Dragon Boat Races (¿¿¿), Lion Dance (¿¿), and so on. These sports narrate distinctive Chinese culture with regional characteristics. Some show the customs of the water country in the south (¿¿), some exude the aroma of the northern grassland (¿¿), and some have the magic of the plateau (¿¿). Many of the official events in the modern Olympic Games, such as football, running, weightlifting, wrestling, archery and other sports can be found in the Chinese traditional sports, and some of them have a longer history in China than in the West. For example, Cuju (¿¿) is a unique title of ancient Chinese football. It is a traditional Chinese sport and entertainment method with a history of more than 2,000 years. The origin of Dragon Boat Racing (¿¿¿) dates back to about 2500 years ago and remains a traditional event held around China every year. Bows and arrows are one of the earliest long-range weapons invented by the mankind. It is said that Chinese bows and arrows originated from the time of the Yellow Emperor (¿¿). The current book volume, Chinese Traditional Sports, is a Chinese reading practice book. It would introduce you to a variety of important Chinese sports, such as Kung Fu (¿¿), Tai Chi Chuan (¿¿¿), Ancient Football (¿¿, Cuju), Mongolian Wrestling (¿¿¿¿), Horse Racing (¿¿), etc. As such, all these traditional sports are very essential part of learning Chinese language and culture. The new volume in the "Introduction to Chinese Culture Series", includes both the Chinese text (simplified characters) and pinyin. With about 1000 unique Chinese characters, the volume would be suitable for the beginners, lower intermediate and advanced level Chinese language learners (HSK 1-6). Overall, the reading series offers you a variety of elementary level books (Level 1/2/3) to learn Chinese culture as well as practice Chinese reading fast.

Zustand: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Seiten: 94 | Sprache: Chinesisch | Produktart: Bücher | Tea's origin story is a mix of folklore, myths and facts. According to the Chinese literature sources, the tea was accidentally discovered in Shaanxi province (in 2737 BCE) by the emperor and father of Chinese medicine, Shen Nong (¿¿¿). The early use of tea was recorded in the ancient Bashu (¿¿) area (modern Sichuan Province). As early as the Western Han Dynasty (¿¿), drinking tea in Bashu had become more common. Tea was often offered as a tribute to the emperors and imperial families. Although the tea culture existed long before the Tang Dynasty (¿¿), the tea was consumed in different ways. It wasn't until the appearance of the Tea Classic of Lu Yu (¿¿:¿¿¿¿) in the Tang Dynasty that the way of drinking tea was changed. The tea culture further flourished in the Song Dynasty (¿¿). The existing Chinese tea culture (¿¿¿¿¿) represents the cultural characteristics formed during the tea drinking activities, including tea ceremony, tea virtue, tea spirit, tea book, tea set, tea painting, tea science, tea story, tea arts, and so on. Chinese tea culture combines the thoughts of Chinese Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism. Basically, China is the home of tea culture.The current book volume, Chinese Tea Culture, is a Chinese reading practice book. It would introduce you to the very important concepts of the Chinese tea culture, such as the tea ceremony, drinking Customs, equipment, etc. The six most famous tea types (¿¿¿¿¿¿), such as the Red Tea, Green Tea, White Tea, etc. are also discussed in detail. As such, all these concepts are very essential part of life in China. The new volume in the "Introduction to Chinese Culture Series", includes both the Chinese text (simplified characters) and pinyin. With about 1000 unique Chinese characters, the volume would be suitable for the beginners, lower intermediate and advanced level Chinese language learners (HSK 1-6). Overall, the reading series offers you a variety of elementary level books (Level 1/2/3) to learn Chinese culture as well as practice Chinese reading fast. The book has 16 chapters in the following order:Chapter 1: History of Chinese Tea (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 2: Lu Yu (¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 3: Chinese Tea Culture (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 4: Chinese Tea Drinking Customs (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 5: How to Taste Chinese Tea (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 6: Tapping Table to Say "Thank you" (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿"¿¿")Chapter 7: Chinese Tea Ceremony (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 8: Tea Ceremony Equipment (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 9: Six Major Tea Types in China (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 10: Black Tea (¿¿¿¿¿¿) Chapter 11: Green Tea (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 12: Oolong Tea (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 13: Yellow Tea (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 14: Black Tea (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 15: White Tea (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 16: Pu'er Tea (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿).

Zustand: Gut. Zustand: Gut | Seiten: 78 | Sprache: Chinesisch | Produktart: Bücher | The Legend of Cowherd is a famous ancient Chinese Han folk love story, and also one of China's four classic folklore stories. It is the earliest story of the Chinese people about the stars. The story of the Cowherd and Girl Weaver, which contains romance in the classics, also reflects the precious twists and turns of love. The current book volume, Chinese Short Stories 3, is a Level 1 Chinese reading practice book. It would introduce you to the famous Chinese folk story of Cowherd and Weaver (¿¿¿¿¿¿).The book has 6 Chapters in the following order:Chapter 1: Story Background (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 2: Fate of Previous Lives (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 3: The Cowherd Meets the Weaver (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 4: The Married Life of the Cowherd and the Girl Weaver (¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 5: The Cowherd and Weaver Separated by Milky Way (¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 6: The Old Woman's Story (¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿) The 3nd volume in the Selected Chinese Short Story Series (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿) includes both the Chinese text (simplified characters) and pinyin Romanization. With about over 500 unique Chinese characters, the volume would be suitable for the beginners, lower intermediate and advanced level Chinese language learners (HSK 1-6). Overall, the reading series offers you a variety of elementary level books (Level 1/2/3/4/5/6) to understand China as well as practice Chinese reading fast.

Zustand: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 104 | Sprache: Chinesisch | Produktart: Bücher | To Live (Alive, ¿¿), one of the writer Yu Hua's (¿¿) masterpieces (¿¿¿), narrates the sufferings of Xu Fugui (¿¿¿) in the context of an era that witnessed the civil war (¿¿), Three-anti and Five-anti Campaigns (¿¿¿¿¿¿), the Great Leap Forward (¿¿¿), the Cultural Revolution (¿¿¿¿¿) and several other social changes. Xu Fugui and his family continued to suffer through to the end. In fact, all relative left him successively, leaving only the old man and an old cow to live together. As such, "To Live" tells the story of a person's life. This is a life testimony of an old man who has experienced the vicissitudes and sufferings of the world. It is a drama that interprets the sufferings of life. The novel's narrator "I" gained a leisurely career when he, at a young age, went to the countryside to discover folk songs. In that just arrived summer season, "I" met the old man named Fugui, and listened to him talk about his bumpy life experiences. Yu Hua won the French Order of Arts and Literature (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿) award for this novel in March 2004.The book has 10 chapters in the following order:Chapter 1: Destroyed Family Property (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 2: Father's death, Mother's Illness (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 3: Arrested into the City (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 4: Two Years in the Army (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 5: Going Home (¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 6: Land Reforms (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 7: Fengxia was Sold (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 8: Chronic Illness (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ )Chapter 9: Youqing's Death (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 10: Fengxia's Family is Gone (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)The current book volume, China's Great Contemporary Literature 1, is a Level 5 Chinese reading practice book. It would introduce you to the famous Chinese novel To Live (¿¿). The new volume in China's Great Contemporary Literature (¿¿¿¿¿¿, ¿¿¿) includes both the Chinese text (simplified characters) and pinyin Romanization. With over 1000 unique Chinese characters, the volume would be suitable for the beginners, lower intermediate and advanced level Chinese language learners (HSK 1-6). Overall, the reading series offers you a variety of elementary level books (Level 1/2/3/4/5/6) to understand China as well as practice Chinese reading fast.

Zustand: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Seiten: 110 | Sprache: Chinesisch | Produktart: Bücher | 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 oil and gas. The giant Asian economies like China and India are highly dependent on foreign regions such as North America and Middle East for their ever-growing demand for oil. China's "sensitivity" to energy security issues is high, but China has the ability and channels to cope with the extreme situations of supply shortages or even "supply interruptions". Moreover, although China's energy demand and supply system is not "fragile", it is still highly "sensitive". In 2017, China's crude oil consumption was nearly 600 million tons and imports exceeded 400 million tons. The dependence on crude oil on foreign countries was close to 70%; natural gas consumption was nearly 240 billion cubic meters, imports were more than 90 billion cubic meters, and natural gas dependence on foreign countries exceeded 40%. Increasing external dependence, deteriorating geopolitics, and the huge pressure of national foreign exchange reserves have led China's energy sector and government officials to address the issue of "energy security" as a key strategic issue again. Is the problem really that serious? What kind of information about China's energy security situation do we need to communicate to the world? The current book volume, China's Energy Security, is a Chinese reading practice book. It would introduce you to the numerous important features China's energy security endeavors, including China's energy demands, oil and natural gas, coal, nuclear and solar energy, etc.). The book has 13 chapters in the following order:Chapter 1: Globalization of the Oil Market (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 2: US and Global Energy Market (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 3: International Energy Security (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 4: China's Energy Security Challenges (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 5: China's Energy Demand (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ )Chapter 6: China's Energy Imports (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 7: China's Measures for Energy Security (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 8: China's Oil Consumption (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 9: China's Nuclear Energy (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 10: Wind Energy (¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 11: Solar Energy (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 12: Natural Gas (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 13: Coal Power (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)The 2nd volume in the Introduction to Chinese Economy Series (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿) includes both the Chinese text (simplified characters) and pinyin Romanization. With about over 1200 unique Chinese characters, the volume would be suitable for the beginners, lower intermediate and advanced level Chinese language learners (HSK 1-6). Overall, the reading series offers you a variety of elementary level books (Level 1/2/3/4/5/6) to understand China as well as practice Chinese reading fast.