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This book is a collection of research outcomes on intellectuals by Professor Xu Jilin, a famous expert in the history of thought. It focuses on thirteen intellectuals with individuality and characteristics of the times, such as Zhang Zhidong, Wang Jingwei, Qian Mu, Shen Congwen, Ba Jin, and Ding Ling, and deeply examines the rich and complex ideological profile and humanistic temperament of each intellectual as an individual. From individuals to groups, from individuals to the times, it outlines the spiritual context of the Chinese nation since modern times. The stories of these thirteen intellectuals, whether they are literati, Confucian scholars, warriors, believers, cultural missioners, or romanticists of tragedy, are collected in this book, vividly presenting the struggles, choices, and adherence of intellectuals in the times, which can be called the spiritual history of intellectuals in modern China.
- AuthorXu Jilin
- PublisherJoint Publishing
- Publication Date2019
This book is the first autobiography written by Hong Kong veteran stage actor and director Francis Mao. With vivid imagery and frank words, he describes his artistic career and his relationship with drama. He was deeply influenced by his family and loved drama since he was a child. After growing up, he went to the United States to study and obtained a master's degree in drama art from the University of Iowa. During his time working in the United States, he performed in Broadway musicals and served as the artistic director of the Napa Valley Theater Company. At that time, it was a very rare achievement for a Chinese person in the American drama industry. He returned to Hong Kong in 1985 and worked at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and the Hong Kong Repertory Theatre, cultivating talents and leading by example. Whether as an actor or director, the works he participated in are well-known in the industry, and even non-drama lovers have heard about these titles. He is a face of the Hong Kong drama industry, both a pioneer leading the forefront and a pillar supporting its foundation. In addition to his colorful drama life, Francis Mao also revealed in the book his understanding of how Chinese traditional and Western drama can be integrated, his views and expectations on how Hong Kong drama can develop and popularize in the future. Readers can learn from it his decades-long love for drama, which is a lesson that never ends.
- AuthorFrancis Mao Chun-fai
- PublisherJoint Publishing
- Publication Date2022
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In 1955, an ancient tomb was discovered, and in 1956, the Double Ten Riot occurred. A deep historical trace was left on the 19 seven-story buildings of the Li Cheng Uk Estate. Visiting Lee Cheng Uk Estate, a place full of history, is a journey of rediscovery. Listening to the stories of the previous generations, imagining what happened fifty or sixty years ago in the post-war Hong Kong, in an era of frequent fires, they moved to the Li Cheng Uk Estate with excitement, hoping to put a roof over their heads with three meals a day. Here, it also became a playground for children and a food paradise. The difficult but still happy life constituted unique memories. There were once over a million Hong Kong people living in resettlement estates, and I believe that anyone who has lived in a public housing estate will find these stories resonating. I believe that recording history is not about writing beautiful things. Liking history does not mean nostalgia. Understanding where happiness comes from allows us to continue to pursue happiness; only by understanding pain can we avoid suffering again. If you love this land, you must know its past, before you can protect it and pass on the stories.
- AuthorVenus Lam
- PublisherJoint Publishing
- Publication Date2017
Chong Hing Bank was founded in 1948 as a Hong Kong-based Chinese-funded bank, led by the Liao family. In 2014, it was acquired by Yuexiu Group. This book was compiled to celebrate the bank's 70th anniversary. From 1946 to 1964, Chinese-funded banks in Hong Kong entered a period of rapid development. Chong Hing Bank was born in this specific historical context. Since its establishment, the bank has gone through five stages of development: the initial development stage, the turning point adjustment stage, the restructuring and consolidation stage, the innovative development stage, and the transformation and cross-border operation stage. This book attempts to place the development of Chong Hing Bank in the historical context of the development of Chinese-funded banks in Hong Kong over the past century, especially in the macroeconomic background of the transformation and development of Hong Kong's economy and financial industry after the war. It is hoped that from the development process of Chong Hing Bank over the past 70 years, readers can understand the rise and fall of Chinese-funded banks in Hong Kong and the reasons behind it, as well as the development and evolution of Hong Kong's economy and financial industry. At the same time, it can also reflect the development trend of Chinese-funded enterprises and Chinese-funded banks in Hong Kong since the transitional period of Hong Kong’s return to the China.
- AuthorFeng Bangyan
- PublisherJoint Publishing
- Publication Date2018
"Not bound by the world", that is, not bound by secular affairs, is the teaching that Kang Youwei, a pioneer of the late Qing Dynasty's reform, left to his daughter. After generations of passing down, it has now been passed down to the great-grandson generation. Professor Mark Kai-kong, known as the "father of biology", has used the teaching as Mark’s family motto. Professor Mark, who is now 82 years old, returned to the Chinese University of Hong Kong to teach after obtaining a doctoral degree in the United States in 1965. He holds three US patents for using bacteria to decompose dyes and is a pioneer in environmental protection and biology in the 1980s. Professor Mark has been teaching for 30 years. On weekdays, he walks around the CUHK campus with a nicely-groomed handlebar moustache, wearing a hunting outfit and holding a whip. He has created a "Doctoral Study Formula" and successfully sent more than 130 students to study abroad for doctoral degrees, including Professor Xu Li of the University of Hong Kong. In addition, Professor Mark is also an antique collector. He has collected tens of thousands of ancient coins, bronze mirrors, jade, ceramics, calligraphy and painting, and has donated his collection to museums in China, Hong Kong and Macau in recent years. Professor Mark is also good at stock chart analysis and has predicted three major market crashes. It is rumored that he has made a lot of profits from that. This book describes Professor Mark's childhood, youth, study, teaching, stock trading, and antique collection years, with insights and bits and pieces. From Professor Mark's success story, we must be able to gain many insights.
- AuthorMark Kai-keung
- PublisherJoint Publishing
- Publication Date2018
This book systematically sorts out the history of naval battles in ancient China since the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, with time being the main axis and wars being the critical points. The content of the book is rich, including naval battles within China, overseas cruises and expeditions, foreign fleets invading China and China's defense of its maritime borders, and the siege of domestic and foreign pirates. The historical materials are detailed; the discussions are precise; and the book is supplemented with a large number of illustrations, vividly showing the evolution of ancient Chinese naval ships, tactics, maritime defense, and maritime strategy, as well as the establishment and development of ancient Chinese navy. It strives to restore a true panoramic picture of ancient Chinese naval battles, and can be regarded as a general history of ancient Chinese naval battles.
- AuthorLiang Erping Wang Guoping
- PublisherJoint Publishing
- Publication Date2022