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This book won the "Biography Literature Achievement Award" from the New York International Cultural and Art Center in 1999. Liao Chengzhi (1908-1983) was born into a revolutionary family. His father, Liao Zhongkai, and mother, He Xiangning, were both important figures in the left wing of the Kuomintang, and assisted Sun Yat-sen in founding the country. Liao Zhongkai was eventually assassinated due to his revolutionary activities, and Liao Chengzhi grew up listening to Sun Yat-sen's teachings. His life was both tumultuous and colorful: he was born in Japan, lived abroad for a long time, and worked in Hong Kong for many years. In 1928, he joined the Communist Party of China and devoted his life to the progress and development of China. Liao Chengzhi, who served as the director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council of China, was known as "Liao Gong" and was highly regarded both at home and abroad. This was because the work he had long been engaged in was mainly diplomacy, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan affairs, foreign affairs, overseas Chinese affairs, and united front work, all of which were highly sensitive and required shrewd leadership. His understanding character, his intelligence, diligence, versatility, and his insistence on seeking truth won people's applause and love, and he was hailed as the most sincere official among overseas Chinese, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Japan. The author of this book not only had personal contact with Liao Gong, but also review a bulk of historical materials and visited many people who had worked with Liao Gong. Based on the rich and complete data he collected, this book was written to bring Liao Gong to life for the readers: he was so sincere and frank, optimistic and humorous, kind to others, consistent throughout, and wanted the best for the country and its people.

  • AuthorTie Zhuwei
  • PublisherJoint Publishing
  • Publication Date2018
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"Chinese Plants that Influence the World" is a book based on the documentary of the same name, written by the documentary's creative team. The book adds rich historical contexts and more than 300 high-definition pictures on the basis of the edited explanatory notes, making it a popular science book for a general readership. With pictures and text, the book attempts to show the colorful plant landscape that has formed in China over the past 4.6 billion years. The book systematically and completely tells the stories of dozens of plants such as rice, tea, bamboo, mulberry, soybean, citrus, and azalea, and how they have shaped Chinese civilization and influenced the world. This is a homage to Chinese plants, a root-seeking journey to revisit Chinese civilization, a tribute to natural creatures, a popularization of natural knowledge for the public, and a reflection on how to balance life. Words are an enduring art, and images are a great way to support classical claims. The book captures the documentary in a rich picture and text form. This is not only a visual feast of plants, but also a soul-shaking experience that plants bring to human beings. With plants acting like a mirror, the book hopes that people will reflect on their lives with them.

  • AuthorA creative team for the book
  • PublisherJoint Publishing
  • Publication Date2021
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This book is based on the author's lectures on Chinese medicine at Tsinghua University in Taiwan, Taipei University, and the Chinese University of Hong Kong. The content of the lectures was well received by students. The book discusses Chinese medicine not from the perspective of professional Chinese medicine or health care, but from the perspective of medical phenomena and theories in Chinese history, exploring the many aspects of Chinese culture, including ghosts, witchcraft, politics, gender, nature, folk beliefs, and Confucian theory. The author believes that Chinese medicine is not only a technique, but also a complex and diverse cultural system that reflects the ancient Chinese's way of imagining the body, understanding the world, thinking about life, and constructing knowledge. The author attempts to use the daily life patterns of Chinese medicine in history to familiarize readers with Chinese traditional culture and for a holistic understanding of Chinese traditional culture in brand new ways.

  • AuthorLi Jianmin
  • PublisherJoint Publishing
  • Publication Date2018
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This book systematically introduces the theoretical research and practical application of cognitive-behavioral intervention under the recovery-oriented approach. In the field of mental health services, both the restoration model and cognitive-behavioral intervention have been widely used, but the combination of the two is still a cutting-edge research. The Hong Kong Baptist Baptist Oi Kwan Social Service Center cooperated with Professor Daniel Wong Fu-keung and his team from the University of Hong Kong to combine the concept of restoration with cognitive-behavioral therapy and apply it to the work of mental health recovery cases. The specific implementation, experience, and reflection of the project are compiled into a book. The cutting-edge research results presented in this book not only bring new inspirations to mental health service workers, but the detailed practical operation records also provide invaluable guidance for related fields of workers, social workers, and scholars.

  • AuthorDaniel Wong Fu-keung, Viola Chan Yuk Ching
  • PublisherJoint Publishing
  • Publication Date2017
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"Touching history" refers to the use of hands to touch historical objects, to use physical artifacts to prove ancient history, and to fill in the gaps of original documents. By observing cultural relics up close, one can see the details of life of a bygone era and the pursuit of "beauty" by ancient people, thus constructing a bridge of communication between ancient and modern times. The development of Chinese history from the Neolithic Age to the present has gone through thousands of years of ups and downs, leaving countless historical relics from different eras, including the splendid civilization of the Qin, Han, Tang, Song, Yuan Dynasties and other golden ages. At that time, in addition to its prosperous economy, China's cultural life, aesthetic concepts, and political system were also imitated by other countries, becoming a milestone in world history in the Middle Ages. Physical contact with such artifacts not only helps one understand history, but also to learn about the cultural qualities of ancient prosperous times through cultural relics. This book selects 235 collections from Hongzongli (Claire & Francis Heritage Lane), covering the period from the Neolithic Age to the Qing Dynasty, in materials such as ceramics, metals, and glass. It is hoped that cultural relics will serve as guides for readers to travel in time, letting them roam freely across ancient China.

  • AuthorFrancis Lee
  • PublisherJoint Publishing
  • Publication Date2019
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The tourism industry is one of the four pillars of the Hong Kong economy, and the cultural and social changes in Hong Kong are inseparable from the development of the local tourism industry. In the early days after Hong Kong became a free port, Westerners had a negative impression of Hong Kong in general, seeing it as a barren island with poor climate, scarce natural resources, and crises everywhere. A hundred years later, after the end of World War II, Hong Kong focused on developing the tourism industry. Its colonial background attracted many foreign tourists who were fascinated by the mysterious East, gradually gaining a reputation as a shopping paradise, a food paradise, and the Pearl of the Orient. In modern times, Hong Kong has also developed humanistic tourism resources, with plenty of scenic spots and cultural relics in the suburbs, demonstrating the diversification and progress of Hong Kong's tourism industry. This book is the first specialized book on the history of Hong Kong's tourism culture, aiming to explore the historical development of Hong Kong as a travel destination from its humble beginnings to its handover to China in 1997, and the cultural and economic behaviors related to it. From the early colonial period to World War II, various forms of travel such as long-distance, short-distance, local tours, overseas settlers, and migration strengthened social and cultural exchanges between the West and China. After the war, the further promotion and industrialization of Hong Kong tourism not only drove economic development, but also helped the colonial government establish an international modern urban image for Hong Kong, strengthening the identity of Hong Kong people. Hong Kong people construct history and regain "positive" impressions through cultural relics, commercial achievements, and its unique East-meets-West culture. Promoting tourism activities that feature traditional Chinese customs has enabled the city to develop its own culture, further enhancing Hong Kong's international recognition and driving its development into a metropolis that combines Chinese and Western cultures.

  • AuthorYuen Chi
  • PublisherJoint Publishing
  • Publication Date2021