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Jade Phoenix

Author	: Syd Goldsmith
Publisher	: iUniverse
Release Date	: 2006-02
ISBN 10	: 9780595375493
Pages	: 328 pages
Rating	: 4.9/5 (754 users)

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Download or read book Jade Phoenix written by Syd Goldsmith and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2006-02 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE NEW VOICES IN LITERATURE AWARD FINALIST A WILLIAM FAULKNER COMPETITION SEMI-FINALIST " a marvelous collage of history, politics, mystery and romance." Pat Averbach, Director, Chautauqua Writers Center When Taiwanese millionaire Ko-sa Ong shows up in Washington with Jade Phoenix by his side, Nick Malter, his best friend, and his lost "Angel" would all rather be in some other country. But Taiwan is no ordinary country in the 1970s. Against all odds, Ko-sa has everything he could want except a son and a nation. Jade Phoenix has nothing after her father, a senior Nationalist general, commits suicide. Nick Malter, an American reporter, peers under the veils that cloak the Chinese and their women. Love blooms in a wilderness of misunderstanding. Ko-sa and Nick share an abiding hatred of Chiang Kai-shek and the cynical American Secretary of State who would forever deny the Taiwanese their country. They risk all for each other, but both give up everything for the love of Jade Phoenix. A stroke of the pen shatters dreams of nationhood and foreign devils challenge ancient Chinese customs in this extraordinary cross-cultural adventure. Betrayal and trust forge uncontrollable urges, fierce loyalties, and love that extends beyond life itself.

A Mythological Approach to Exploring the Origins of Chinese Civilization

Author	: Shuxian Ye
Publisher	: Springer Nature
Release Date	: 2022
ISBN 10	: 9789811930966
Pages	: 518 pages
Rating	: 4.1/5 (39 users)

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Download or read book A Mythological Approach to Exploring the Origins of Chinese Civilization written by Shuxian Ye and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is the lion the symbol of China? Or should it be the dragon or the phoenix? This book makes a provocative interpretation of the Chinese ancient totems such as the bear and the owl. Taking a mythological approach, it explores the origin of Chinese civilization using the quadruple evidence method, which integrates ancient and unearthed literature, oral transmission, and archeological objects and graphs. It testifies to the authenticity of unresolved ancient myths and legends from the origins of Chinese Jade Ware (6200BC-5400 BC) to the names of the Yellow Emperor (2698-2598 BC) and the legends from the Xia (2010BC-1600BC), Shang (1600BC-046BC), Zhou (1046BC-771BC), and Qin (221BC-206BC) Dynasties. The book lays the foundation for a reconstruction of Chinese Mythistory. With well over 200 photographs of historic artifacts, the book appeals to both researchers and general readers.

The Chinese Knight-Errant

Author	: James J.Y. Liu
Publisher	: Routledge
Release Date	: 2022-05-18
ISBN 10	: 9781000583182
Pages	: 258 pages
Rating	: 4.0/5 (831 users)

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Download or read book The Chinese Knight-Errant written by James J.Y. Liu and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-05-18 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, first published in 1967, is a comprehensive study of knight-errantry in Chinese history and literature from the fourth century BC to the twentieth century. After discussing the social and intellectual backgrounds of knight-errantry, it gives examples of historical knights and describes the development of the theme of knight-errantry in poetry, fiction and drama. Many biographies, anecdotes, poems and tales are translated in full, while long prose romances and dramatic works are summarized and discussed. As background to these, sketches of the developments of Chinese fiction and drama are provided. In a final chapter, comparisons are made between Chinese and European knights, and between Chinese and Western chivalric literature.

Phoenix's Despairing Love

Author	: Xin Yue
Publisher	: Funstory
Release Date	: 2020-01-16
ISBN 10	: 9781647968748
Pages	: pages
Rating	: 4.4/5 (687 users)

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Download or read book Phoenix's Despairing Love written by Xin Yue and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-01-16 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I didn't expect that after my rebirth, I would become a baby boy, and the new daddy was actually the leader of Killer's Organization. As someone who craves love, how long will it take for me to fall in love? Looking at Qi Tianyang and Zhan Feng, these two brothers of mine who grew up together since childhood, I was confused, they are my brothers, I am a man and I am a woman, I have a man's body yet I have a woman's heart.Man? Woman? Who am I supposed to love? I struggle, I am confused, full of bloody Jianghu, bold Jianghu children, where to go? Where is my home? I was forced to marry at the age of twenty, but on the eve of marriage. "

The Austronesian Dilemma

Author	: J.G. Cheock
Publisher	: J.G. Cheock
Release Date	: 2020-05-25
ISBN 10	:
Pages	: 108 pages
Rating	: 4./5 ( users)

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Download or read book The Austronesian Dilemma written by J.G. Cheock and published by J.G. Cheock. This book was released on 2020-05-25 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book opened our eyes to the amazing art and inspirational genius of our Austronesian ancestors. It leads us to the question of 'what happened to them?'. Book 2, The Austronesian Dilemma seeks to answer this question by allowing nephrite jade artifacts and ancient texts tell the story.

All-round Part-time Bodyguard

Author	: Jing TaoHaiLang
Publisher	: Funstory
Release Date	: 2020-05-20
ISBN 10	: 9781649209948
Pages	: pages
Rating	: 4.4/5 (99 users)

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Download or read book All-round Part-time Bodyguard written by Jing TaoHaiLang and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-05-20 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chen Shen, a Divine level soldier who had withdrawn from the life of a forest of spears and a rain of swords, had been fooled by his master. He had muddleheadedly married his beautiful CEO, Shen Ao Xin. [You actually dared to bully my wife. Do you want to die?] The killing path officially opened ...

Men and Masculinities in Contemporary China

Author	: Geng Song
Publisher	: BRILL
Release Date	: 2013-11-07
ISBN 10	: 9789004264915
Pages	: 306 pages
Rating	: 4.0/5 (649 users)

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Download or read book Men and Masculinities in Contemporary China written by Geng Song and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2013-11-07 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Men and Masculinities in Contemporary China, Geng Song and Derek Hird offer an account of Chinese masculinities in media discourse and everyday life, covering masculinities on television, in lifestyle magazines, in cyberspace, at work, at leisure, and at home.

The Jade Enchantress

Author	: E. Hoffmann Price
Publisher	: Wildside Press LLC
Release Date	: 2014-10-10
ISBN 10	: 9781479408498
Pages	: 320 pages
Rating	: 4.7/5 (84 users)

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Download or read book The Jade Enchantress written by E. Hoffmann Price and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2014-10-10 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was perhaps natural, after a thousand years of celibacy, that the Immortal Jade Lady should petition the Moon Goddess for a lover. The trouble was that he was a mortal and she was a spirit--which made for certain difficulties. Then she had to fall in love with him! Ju-hai had troubles enough without spirit entanglements. He had a powerful enemy, seeking to destroy his family to seize their lands. Somehow, Ju-hai had to rescue his father, illegally impressed to fight a distant war, even though success meant outlawry. Then he had to win justice and vengeance against the enemy. It was a task to confound a mighty warrior and magician. And, of course, there was the matter of Hsi-feng, the little slave-girl... But the Jade Lady meant to save him and to make him an Immortal, too--whether he wanted to be on not!

Devil Empress

Author	: Xin Yue
Publisher	: Funstory
Release Date	: 2020-01-16
ISBN 10	: 9781647968731
Pages	: pages
Rating	: 4.4/5 (687 users)

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Download or read book Devil Empress written by Xin Yue and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-01-16 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Should the Emperor have ten thousand people's respect? Can the Emperor have three thousand harem? Can the Emperor do as he pleases? People would definitely take it for granted. Is it so rare for a woman to have the position of queen? Are women supposed to be submissive? Should a woman obey the laws of the world?Can't a woman run away on her wedding day? Shangguan Feixue would never agree to it. Thus, on the day of Shangguan Feixue's grand wedding, on the day she became the queen of tens of thousands of people, he threw away her most beloved and hated Brother Yan, Xiao Xiaoyao, and went there to be happy. Just as Shangguan Feixue's feelings for her brother Yan had warmed up, his body had actually been snatched away by the evil ghost. A wisp of Xue Er's soul, had actually come to the side of Little Huan, whom she had always seen in her dreams. She really wanted to return to her own body, really wanted to return to brother Yan's side.

The Phony Reformer

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Publisher	: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date	: 2018-06-15
ISBN 10	: 9781538112410
Pages	: 180 pages
Rating	: 4.3/5 (124 users)

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Download or read book The Phony Reformer written by and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-06-15 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This engaging translation presents an authentic period document that reflects aspects of Chinese life and society as seen through contemporary eyes. Portraying a "phony" reformer who rode the tide of the Qing court's post-Boxer reform initiatives to career success and personal wealth, this satire conveys the author's hope for a new, improved China, one that could stand proudly alongside Western nations and Meiji Japan in the modern world. His vivid descriptions of various situations shed light on late Qing elite behavior and Sino-foreign relations capture the clash between tradition and modernity, the old and new, as educated Chinese stood at a cultural and political crossroads.

South of the Clouds

Author	: Bill Porter
Publisher	: Catapult
Release Date	: 2015-11-01
ISBN 10	: 9781619026667
Pages	: 288 pages
Rating	: 4.1/5 (266 users)

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Download or read book South of the Clouds written by Bill Porter and published by Catapult. This book was released on 2015-11-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While flipping through the atlas of Chang Ch'i–yun, one of China's most famous geographers, distinguished translator Bill Porter (Red Pine) developed a curiosity about the southwestern province of China. Dubbed Yun–nan, "South of the Clouds," this was the last area modern China to come under Chinese control. Originally conquered by the Mongols and eventually introduced to foreigners as a vibrant setting for trade, Yun–nan became a critical crossroad connecting East and West. In 1992, Porter left his home in Hong Kong to tour the small towns and major cities of Yun–nan, studying each of their local cultures and larger impacts on the trajectory of Chinese history. Here, he shares his encyclopedic knowledge of the nation's beautiful legacy while introducing new insight about the province's landscapes, people, and recent state of affairs. He visited Bulang Mountain, where the local people had no written language of their own, so they sent their children to live as monks in nearby Tai temples to learn Tai script. He saw women in Lijiang who wore traditional sheepskin jackets that bore seven frogeyes without clear explanation. In Dali, a small town turned urban center, he recalls a massive museum built to show off the city's new wealth, only to have half of its halls left empty and unvisited. The first of a series of three China travel memoirs to be published by Soft Skull, Bill Porter's book tells the incredible story of a spread of land with a thousand years of human history. His remarkable insight and unparalleled understanding of China place this book at the forefront of East Asian travel literature.

BattleTech: Hour of the Wolf

Author	: Blaine Lee Pardoe
Publisher	: Catalyst Game Labs
Release Date	: 2021-01-01
ISBN 10	:
Pages	: pages
Rating	: 4./5 ( users)

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Download or read book BattleTech: Hour of the Wolf written by Blaine Lee Pardoe and published by Catalyst Game Labs. This book was released on 2021-01-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MORE THAN A CENTURY IN THE MAKING… Since the Clan Invasion of 3050 ended in failure, there are those who have not forgotten Nicholas Kerensky’s ultimate goal: The conquering of Terra, and the rise of one Clan above all others…to become the ilClan, and rule over both the rest of the Clans and the Inner Sphere…regardless of what the Great Houses may say about it… THE BATTLE THAT WILL RESHAPE THE INNER SPHERE BEGINS… Now, in 3151, two Clans make the final jump into the shattered remains of the Republic of the Sphere. Their target: the cradle of humankind, and the ultimate symbol of the Inner Sphere…Terra. But Clans Jade Falcon and Wolf will face a powerful, tenacious enemy in the remaining forces of the Republic, led by their resurrected leader, Devlin Stone. The impending battle will engulf the entire planet, and when it is over, only one shall stand supreme...

Myths of the Creation of Chinese

Author	: Zhaoyuan Tian
Publisher	: Springer Nature
Release Date	: 2020-06-17
ISBN 10	: 9789811559280
Pages	: 161 pages
Rating	: 4.1/5 (592 users)

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Download or read book Myths of the Creation of Chinese written by Zhaoyuan Tian and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-06-17 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on the sun, moon, dragon, phoenix, Nuwa, Yandi, Huangdi and other widely circulated cultural elements as examples, this book addresses the development and evolution of the most representative Chinese creation myths regarding nature, totems, ancestors and saints. The book not only interprets key creation myths, but also elaborates on the connection between the myths and some of the core values and concepts in Chinese civilization. For example, the long and jade culture is rooted in the Yellow Emperor’s revered jade weapon. Further, the book reveals the kernels of truth in the myths by presenting new research findings and research methods.

Imperial Court

Author	: Mu ZiYun
Publisher	: Funstory
Release Date	: 2020-06-19
ISBN 10	: 9781649554383
Pages	: pages
Rating	: 4.4/5 (543 users)

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Download or read book Imperial Court written by Mu ZiYun and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-06-19 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world is a prison, the years are a lock, the great road is difficult, my heart goes in every direction, breaking through the four seas and the lands, controlling all living things. 

Medicinal Orchids of Asia

Author	: Eng Soon Teoh
Publisher	: Springer
Release Date	: 2016-08-30
ISBN 10	: 9783319242743
Pages	: 752 pages
Rating	: 4.1/5 (427 users)

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Download or read book Medicinal Orchids of Asia written by Eng Soon Teoh and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-08-30 with total page 752 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique book brings together a wealth of data on the botanical, ethno-medicinal and pharmacological aspects of over 500 species of Asian medicinal orchids. It starts off by explaining the role and limitations of complimentary and herbal medicines, and how traditional Asian medicine differs from Western, “scientific” medicine. The different Asian medical traditions are described, as well as their modes of preparing herbal remedies. The core of the book presents individual medicinal orchid species arranged by genera. Each species is identified by its official botanical name, synonyms, and local names. Its distribution, habitat and flowering season, uses and pharmacology are described. An overview sums up the research findings on all species within each genus. Clinical observations are discussed whenever available, and possible therapeutic applications are highlighted. The book closes with chapters on the conservation of medicinal orchids and on the role of randomized clinical trials.

80AD - The Hammer of Thor (Book 2)

Author	: Aiki Flinthart
Publisher	: Aiki Flinthart
Release Date	: 2011-07-01
ISBN 10	: 9781466159266
Pages	: pages
Rating	: 4.6/5 (592 users)

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Download or read book 80AD - The Hammer of Thor (Book 2) written by Aiki Flinthart and published by Aiki Flinthart. This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book 2 of the 80AD series sees Jade, Phoenix and their companions flung into the frozen wastes of northern Europe. Here they must somehow reach Asgard, home of the Norse Gods, in order to steal the Hammer of Thor. They are far from civilisation, snowbound, hunted, lost and on a deadline. If they don't reach Asgard in time, bad things will happen: Ragnarok - the end of the world. Unending winter, followed by hellfire and an almighty battle between the gods and giants. If this world is destroyed, Phoenix and Jade die with it and their bodies, back in their own world, die as well. Standing in their way are trolls, wolves, their old enemy Feng Zhudai and a new one - Loki, god of mischief and chaos. To save this world and themselves, they must get to Asgard in time. Of course, it would help if they knew where it was. Then, somehow, when they do find it, they have to steal Thor's Hammer - and everyone knows that stealing things from Gods is a bad idea.

Liangzhu Culture

Author	: Bin Liu
Publisher	: Routledge
Release Date	: 2019-11-20
ISBN 10	: 9781351365802
Pages	: 240 pages
Rating	: 4.5/5 (658 users)

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Download or read book Liangzhu Culture written by Bin Liu and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-11-20 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Liangzhu Culture (3,300-2,300 BC) represented the peak of prehistoric cultural and social development in the Yangtze Delta. With a wide sphere of influence centred near present-day Hangzhou City, Liangzhu City is considered one of the earliest urban centres in prehistoric China. Although it remains a mystery for many in the West, Liangzhu is well known in China for its fine jade-crafting industry; its enormous, well-structured earthen palatial compound and recently discovered hydraulic system; and its far-flung impact on contemporary and succeeding cultures. The archaeological ruins of Liangzhu City were added to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List in July 2019. Liangzhu Culture contextualises Liangzhu in broad socio-economic and cultural backgrounds and provides new, first-hand data to help explain the development and structure of this early urban centre. Among its many insights, the volume reveals how elites used jade as a means of acquiring social power, and how Liangzhu and its centre stand in comparison to other prehistoric urban centres in the world. This book, the first of its kind published in the English language, will be a useful guide to students at all levels interested in the material culture and social structures of prehistoric China and beyond.