About the author

Public information about Liu Huajie is limited, but his works show him to be a writer long concerned with natural history and public scientific literacy. Seven of his works are included here: Natural History Life (A Reader on Public Scientific Literacy), Notes on Plants of Menghai, Western Natural History Culture, Miscellaneous Notes on Natural History in Chongli, Nature as Freedom, Plants Have Their Own Hearts, and Chinese Review of Natural History (Issue 6). These works mostly center on plants, nature observation, and natural history culture. They include public-oriented popular science readers, plant records tied to specific regions, and surveys and commentaries on Western natural history traditions. His writing combines knowledge with a humanistic tone and often discusses nature observation within cultural and social contexts. His common categories include popular science, culture, and social culture, making his books suitable for readers interested in natural history and nature writing.

Written (7)

A Life in Natural History (Public Scientific Literacy Reader) cover
Rating 4.4
A Life in Natural History (Public Scientific Literacy Reader) 刘华杰 Peking University Press · 2025 Natural history is a major tradition in the history of human life and of science. Traditional Chinese learning largely operated at the level of natura…
Plant Records of Menghai cover
Rating 4.4
Plant Records of Menghai 刘华杰 Peking University Press · 2025 Meng Hai Plant Notes is one of the "Five Books of Menghai," intended to record and describe the nature, culture, and local knowledge of Menghai County…
The Culture of Western Natural History cover
Rating 4.2
The Culture of Western Natural History 刘华杰 Peking University Press · 2025 Natural history is an ancient and comprehensive field of learning that embodies multifaceted wisdom arising from human interaction with nature. Ground…
Miscellaneous Notes on the Natural History of Chongli cover
Rating 4.0
Miscellaneous Notes on the Natural History of Chongli 刘华杰 · 2025 Chongli District in Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province, backs onto the vast Inner Mongolia grasslands and faces the mountain city of Zhangjiakou beyond …
Nature as Freedom cover
Rating 4.0
Nature as Freedom 刘华杰 Peking University Press · 2025 In this book, the author sets out his reflections on natural history developed over many years through prefaces and reviews written for numerous Chine…
Plants and Trees Have Their Own Nature cover
Rating 4.0
Plants and Trees Have Their Own Nature 刘华杰 World Publishing Corporation Beijing Branch · 2024 "The narcissus has icy flesh and jade bones; the peony is the nation's beauty and heaven's fragrance. The magnolia stands tall by the steps; the golde…
Chinese Review of Natural History (Issue 6) cover
Rating 3.5
Chinese Review of Natural History (Issue 6) 刘华杰 The Commercial Press · 2022 Edited by Liu Huajie, this volume is positioned as a semi-academic reader offering a forum on natural history culture that appeals to both scholars an…

Publishers

World Publishing Corporation Beijing BranchPeking University PressThe Commercial Press