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This work by Xu Dishan serves as a representative piece, depicting a family's journey of planting, tasting, and discussing peanuts. It emphasizes the importance of being practical and useful individuals, rather than merely focusing on appearances and self-promotion.
- AuthorXu Dishan
- PublisherThe Commercial Press
- Publication Date2016
This book presents a collection of 300 letters from the "Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Archives" category of the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Museum. These letters, which date back to the 1920s and 1930s, offer valuable insights into the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals' efforts in assisting Chinese individuals worldwide with their original burials. The letters have been digitally uploaded to the "Treasure. Share - Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Museum Archives" website for public access. This publication project aims to organize, translate, and catalog these Chinese letters for wider dissemination. The book is divided into six chapters based on the region of the deceased, and it includes a picture collection in volume one and Chinese explanations with English translations in volume two.
- AuthorTung Wah Group of Hospitals Archives and Historical Culture Office
- PublisherChung Hwa Book Co., (H.K.) Ltd.
- Publication Date2020
Jim, a retired teacher who has loved dogs since he was young, finally fulfilled his wish of buying a Shiba Inu named Jackie to raise at home. However, he discovered that the dog's owner, Carie, had deceived him and that Jackie was actually a lame dog. Just as Jim was furious, Carie sent him a letter explaining her struggles with cancer. Unexpectedly, this letter brought Jim a love story that spanned generations... In the hospital, Jim discovered that Jackie had the ability to detect cancer patients. After Carie moved in with Jim, his mother insisted on moving to a nursing home, which indirectly led to Carie leaving Jim. Jim, who was heartbroken, received news that his mother had cancer from the hospital, which made things worse. In the end, his mother, who was determined to die peacefully, let the ignorant Jackie remove her oxygen mask.
- AuthorKot Chun
- PublisherMingChuang Publishing House
- Publication Date2013
This book delves into the evolution of funeral culture in modern Hong Kong from a social history perspective. It explores how funerals serve as formal farewells to the deceased and provide emotional comfort to their families. Traditionally, funerals in Chinese society constructed social networks, reflecting Confucian values of respect, hierarchy, gender differences, and age order. However, with the decline of traditional beliefs and the influence of Western culture, Hong Kong's funeral culture has undergone significant changes. This book analyzes the causes and processes of this transformation, offering valuable insights. Additionally, the book includes two appendices featuring oral interviews with funeral practitioners, providing readers with a glimpse into their daily work and emotions.
- AuthorZhou Zifeng
- PublisherChung Hwa Book Co., (H.K.) Ltd.
- Publication Date2020
"Selected Novels and Essays by Xiao Hong" is a collection of short stories and essays by Xiao Hong, a renowned modern Chinese female writer. The book includes famous short stories such as "The Call of the Wilderness," "Small Town in March," "Hand," "On the Ox Cart," and "Back Garden." The essays are divided into two parts, featuring selected works from the 1930s and additional works outside the collection. This book reflects Xiao Hong's personal experiences, including her tragic love, challenging life trajectory, and her unwavering spirit of struggle, resistance, and defiance against fate. It embodies her artistic pursuit of transforming the soul of the nation.
- AuthorXiao Hong
- PublisherThe Commercial Press
- Publication Date2014
"Selected Works of Xiao Hong's Novels and Essays" is a collection of famous Chinese modern female writer Xiao Hong's short stories and essays. The short stories include the famous works "The Call of the Wild", "March in a Small Town", "Hands", "On the Cart", and "The Back Garden". The essays are divided into two parts. The first part of the essays are selected from Xiao Hong's works published in the 1930s, including "Trek", "Shangshi Street", "Bridge", and "Memories of Mr. Lu Xun". The second part is a collection of works outside the collection. The book not only reflects Xiao Hong's personal tragic love, difficult and desolate life trajectory, but also contains her persistence in love, deep feelings and struggles with her mentors and friends, and her spirit of rebellion, resistance, and submission to fate. It embodies her artistic pursuit of "remolding the soul of the nation". 1. Classic works of famous writers. This book is a selection of Xiao Hong's famous works, which is a supplement to her epic novel "The Field of Life and Death" in another literary form, and has the same popular charm. 2. The content of this book is extensive. The selected short stories are excellent works, and the essays cover Xiao Hong's creations in various periods, with various materials. 3. The tragic love between the author Xiao Hong and Xiao Jun, and the deep feelings between the mentor Lu Xun and his family have always been the focus of readers' attention in this collection of essays. * The revised edition adds three short stories "The Death of Wang's Wife", "Watching Kites", "Yellow River" and an essay "Abandoned Child".
- AuthorXiao Hong
- PublisherThe Commercial Press
- Publication Date2014
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