About the author

Public information about Liu Mei is limited, and details of her identity and life remain unclear. Judging from the seven works held in the collection, her editing and writing span several fields: general world history books such as The History of World Civilization: A Brief History of Humankind and A Brief History of the World, A Brief History of the World, and A Brief History of Humankind; translations and editions of Van Loon's works, including The Geography of Van Loon and the complete four-volume Van Loon Classics set; instructional design and craft content such as A Twist of Fragrant Splendor: A Tutorial on Intangible Cultural Heritage Velvet Flowers; and inspirational titles such as The Life Philosophy of Kazuo Inamori. Her work thus focuses on popularizing knowledge and editing and organizing classic works for general readers, covering a wide range of subjects that combine history, popular science, and everyday aesthetics.

Written (7)

A Twist of Splendor: A Tutorial on Intangible Cultural Heritage Velvet Flowers cover
Rating 4.1
A Twist of Splendor: A Tutorial on Intangible Cultural Heritage Velvet Flowers 刘梅 / 征珊珊 Jiangsu Phoenix Science and Technology Press · 2025 The craft of velvet flower making, passed down for a thousand years, is a treasure of China's intangible cultural heritage. This book is more than an …
History of World Civilization: A Brief History of Humankind · A Brief History of the World (2 Volumes) cover
Rating 4.3
History of World Civilization: A Brief History of Humankind · A Brief History of the World (2 Volumes) Hendrik Willem van Loon / 刘梅 China Friendship Publishing Company · 2022 This set contains two volumes: A Short History of Humanity and A Short History of the World. A Short History of Humanity is a monumental history of hu…
Van Loon's Classic Quartet: Van Loon's Geography + Tolerance + The Story of Mankind + The Arts of Mankind (Four-Volume Set, Complete Unabridged Translation) cover
Rating 4.0
Van Loon's Classic Quartet: Van Loon's Geography + Tolerance + The Story of Mankind + The Arts of Mankind (Four-Volume Set, Complete Unabridged Translation) Hendrik Willem van Loon / 刘梅 China Friendship Publishing Company · 2019 *The Classic Van Loon Quartet* collects four representative works by Van Loon: *Van Loon's Geography*, *Tolerance*, *The Story of Mankind*, and *The A…
Kazuo Inamori's Philosophy of Life cover
Rating 3.8
Kazuo Inamori's Philosophy of Life 北康利 / 曹寓刚 / 刘梅 Zhejiang People's Publishing House · 2019 This book faithfully chronicles Kazuo Inamori's life journey, offering a detailed and authentic analysis of his extraordinary career and recounting th…
Van Loon's Geography cover
Rating 4.2
Van Loon's Geography Hendrik Willem van Loon / 刘梅 China Friendship Publishing Company · 2018 It breaks with the data-listing approach of traditional geography books, weaving physical and human geography together in vivid, expressive literary p…
A Brief History of the World cover
Rating 4.1
A Brief History of the World Hendrik Willem van Loon / 刘梅 China Friendship Publishing Company · 2018 One of Van Loon's classic works, it breaks with the traditional geography book's data-listing approach and weaves nature and humanity together in vivi…
A Brief History of Humankind cover
Rating 4.1
A Brief History of Humankind Hendrik Willem van Loon / 刘梅 China Friendship Publishing Company · 2018 A monumental history that recounts the development of human civilization in an accessible manner. It offers both a grand, flowing narrative of "big hi…

Publishers

China Friendship Publishing CompanyJiangsu Phoenix Science and Technology PressZhejiang People's Publishing House