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This introductory guide to Chinese opera provides essential knowledge about its historical origins, types, and characteristics, as well as the cultural elements that shape it. The book analyzes various opera types, singing tunes, music, face scores, and performance aspects to offer a comprehensive understanding of opera art and aesthetics. It emphasizes that opera is a multifaceted art form, urging readers to explore its diverse beauty through patient learning and study.
- AuthorChen Shouren
- PublisherChung Hwa Book Co., (H.K.) Ltd.
- Publication Date2020
Chinese classical gardens, also known as "literati gardens," reflect the cultural traditions of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Scholars, literati, painters, and gardeners sought solace in nature, embodying literary thoughts in garden construction. As Mr. Chen Congzhou stated, the garden and literature are inseparable, with the construction of the garden stemming from literary thoughts and its existence relying on literature for transmission. This intertwining relationship underscores the deep cultural significance of Chinese classical gardens.
- AuthorChen Congzhou
- PublisherChung Hwa Book Co., (H.K.) Ltd.
- Publication Date2020
Professor Li Oufan's new book is a must-read for understanding Chinese culture. He explores six aspects that he believes best represent the tradition of Chinese culture, discussing his understanding and feelings through representative classic texts from literature, music, movies, art, and other perspectives. With a broad vision of ancient and modern China and foreign countries, Professor Li integrates decades of knowledge, avoids stereotypes, and adds humor and cheerfulness to his rich and interesting lectures. Additionally, he invites expert scholars from the Chinese University of Hong Kong to further elaborate on the highlights of the lecture through "Continued Discussion."
- AuthorLi Oufan
- PublisherThe Chinese University of Hong Kong Press
- Publication Date2016
This book is a summary of Mr. Su Bingqi's archaeological experience in his life's final stage. It is a work of archaeology that he wrote for the public with all his energy. It is known as the "century work of Chinese archaeology". The book takes his more than 60 years of archaeological career as the main line, reviewing the arduous road he has taken in exploring the subject theory and method of archaeology in practice, reflecting from one aspect the growth process of Chinese archaeology and the main achievements in exploring the origin of Chinese civilization. The academic views on the origin of Chinese civilization proposed in the book, such as the "six major regional systems", "the stars in the sky", and "the convergence of the Central Plains", have broken through barriers and brought profound influence to the development of Chinese archaeology.
- AuthorSu Bingqi
- PublisherThe Commercial Press
- Publication Date2020
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The May Fourth Movement had a profound impact on China, advocating the use of vernacular writing and having epoch-making significance. The author of this book is one of the most outstanding essayists in modern China, with exquisite insights into Eastern and Western literature. With an extraordinary vision, he analyzes the source of vernacular writing layer by layer, connecting the past and the present, allowing readers to understand the various contexts and connections between vernacular writing and ancient literature.
- AuthorZhou Zuoren
- PublisherThe Commercial Press
- Publication Date2022
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The book covers six periods: the pre-Qin, the two Han, the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Tang Dynasty, the Song and Yuan, and the Qing Dynasty, expounding on important historical works of each era. It delves into the author's life, writing process, content, style, and historical evaluation, while also involving related classics for systematic presentation of ancient Chinese historiography. The content is appropriately detailed and simple, with references to recent research results. It includes tables for explanation, annotations for each chapter, and selected classic passages from historical books for reading. Additionally, it provides a bibliography for further reading guidance.
- AuthorZhou Jiarong
- PublisherThe Commercial Press
- Publication Date2016