About the author

Li Nan graduated from the Department of Chinese at Anhui Normal University in 1998 and has long worked in book editing, planning, and writing. He has taken part in compiling large reference series such as the Encyclopedia of Chinese History, the Encyclopedia of World History, and the Encyclopedia of Chinese Calligraphy, and is the author of popular works including A Complete Guide to the Poetry of Dream of the Red Chamber, A Complete Guide to the Classic of Filial Piety, and the "Dynastic Storms" series, amounting to over a hundred titles spanning history, literature, economics, management, and social sciences. The library holds 78 of his works, covering categories from history and culture to military affairs, finance, politics, and medicine. These range from traditional文史 compilations such as Pre-Qin History (classical-modern bilingual edition) and Zengguang Xianwen to discussions of contemporary issues like The Global Layout of Made in China, as well as specialized works such as War Stories 032 and Research and Application of Aconite. His writing emphasizes clear organization of knowledge and readability for general readers; the breadth and volume of his output make his books accessible introductions to their respective fields. Due to limited public information, details such as his birth and death years remain unknown.

Written (86)

Expanded Maxims of the Wise cover
Rating 4.0
Expanded Maxims of the Wise Zhou Xitao / Li Nan Shenyang Publishing House · 2026 Originally known as The Words of the Wise Past and The Words of the Wise in Ancient and Modern Times, Zengguang Xianwen (The Expanded Collection of Wi…
A Study of the Participation of Jiangnan Gentry in Local Social Governance in the Qing Dynasty cover
Rating 3.8
A Study of the Participation of Jiangnan Gentry in Local Social Governance in the Qing Dynasty Wang Ting / Li Nan / 陈诗兰 Jiangsu People's Publishing House · 2026 Gentry participation in local social governance was an important mode of rural governance in traditional Chinese society, vividly and comprehensively …
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Rating 3.7
Design Process and Methods 桂元龙 / Li Nan / 况雯雯 / 周唯为 People's Fine Arts Publishing House · 2026 Centered on the typical product design workflow, this book breaks down each phase and process of design in detail and integrates common methods into t…
Embracing Life After Fifty: A Swedish Doctor's Advice on Diet, Exercise and Sleep cover
Rating 3.6
Embracing Life After Fifty: A Swedish Doctor's Advice on Diet, Exercise and Sleep 克斯廷·布里斯玛 / 玛丽特·安德森 / 顾丰 / Li Nan Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press · 2025 The author, Dr. Kerstin Brismar, is a senior physician in the Department of Endocrinology at Karolinska Institutet, director of the Diabetes Research …
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Rating 3.4
Fun Science Li Nan / 金昌海 / 崔今淑 Yanbian University Press · 2025 This book covers inventions most closely tied to humanity, the invention of numbers, paper and books, the many uses of the wheel, the function of rabi…
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Rating 3.3
Meeting with Scientists Li Nan / 金昌海 / 崔今淑 Yanbian University Press · 2025 This book covers Cai Lun's invention of papermaking, Robert Boyle, founder of modern chemistry, the statue in Stockholm's square, Lavoisier, who drove…
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Rating 3.1
General History of the World (Volume 2) Li Nan Liaohai Publishing House · 2025 The ancient volume proceeds chronologically through the histories of individual countries and regions from the dawn of the ancient world, while countr…
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Rating 3.1
General History of the World (Volume 3) Li Nan Liaohai Publishing House · 2025 The ancient volume opens with the beginnings of the ancient world, presenting the history of each country or region in chapters arranged along a chron…
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Rating 3.1
General History of the World (Volume 4) Li Nan Liaohai Publishing House · 2025 The ancient volume opens with the beginnings of the ancient world, presenting the history of each country or region in chapters arranged along a chron…
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Rating 3.1
General History of the World (Volume 1) Li Nan Liaohai Publishing House · 2025 The Ancient volume begins with the dawn of the ancient world and is organized chapter by chapter following the vertical course of historical developme…
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Rating 3.1
General History of the World (Volume 5) Li Nan Liaohai Publishing House · 2025 The Ancient volume proceeds chronologically from the dawn of the ancient world, devoting a chapter to each country or region in turn; for states after…
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Rating 3.1
General History of the World (Volume 6) Li Nan Liaohai Publishing House · 2025 The Ancient volume proceeds chronologically from the dawn of the ancient world, dealing with the history of each country or region in separate chapter…
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Rating 3.1
General History of the World (Volume 7) Li Nan / 金昌海 / 崔今淑 Liaohai Publishing House · 2025 The Ancient volume proceeds chronologically from the dawn of the ancient world, devoting a chapter to each country or region in turn; for states after…
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Rating 2.9
The Way of Innovation Li Nan Yanbian University Press · 2025 This book covers how Hou Debang pioneered China's soda ash industry, how Wu Yunchu created domestic monosodium glutamate, Wang An the giant of the com…
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Rating 2.8
Talent and Wisdom Li Nan Yanbian University Press · 2025 This book covers stories such as Li Bi composing a chess poem at age seven, Zhu Xiaoli receiving imperial favor at seven, Li Yifu reciting poetry in S…
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Rating 2.6
Great Feats of Mankind Li Nan / 金昌海 / 崔今淑 Yanbian University Press · 2025 This book covers topics such as the flush toilet: washing away life's worries; X-rays: let us always remember Röntgen; air conditioning: spring all ye…
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Rating 2.6
Models of Science Li Nan / 金昌海 / 崔今淑 Yanbian University Press · 2025 This book covers the founders of modern chemistry such as Boyle, Watt and the foundation of industrial civilization, Maudslay and the opening of the m…
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Rating 2.6
Seeking High and Low Li Nan / 金昌海 / 崔今淑 Yanbian University Press · 2025 This book ranges from a slow child who became a famous mathematician, a great man in a wheelchair, and the miracle-working Konosuke Matsushita to the …
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Rating 2.6
Wonderful Inventions Li Nan / 金昌海 / 崔今淑 Yanbian University Press · 2025 This book covers topics such as the invention and improvement of the thermometer, the invention of the telescope and microscope, the invention of the …
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Rating 2.6
The World of Exploration Li Nan / 金昌海 / 崔今淑 Yanbian University Press · 2025 This book covers Zheng He's seven voyages to the Western Ocean, Columbus's discovery of the New World, Vasco da Gama's opening of a new sea route, Mag…

Publishers

Shanghai Jiao Tong University PressCITIC PressChina Press of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina Friendship Publishing CompanyChina International Culture Press LimitedChina Culture and History PressChina Social Sciences PressPeople's Fine Arts Publishing HousePosts & Telecom PressBeijing United Publishing Co., Ltd.Sino-Culture PressTaihai Publishing House安徽科学技术出版社Yanbian University PressNew World PressXinhua Publishing HouseJiangsu People's Publishing HouseShenyang Publishing HouseZhejiang Publishing United Group Digital Media Co., Ltd.ZhihuSocial Sciences Academic Press (SSAP)Liaohai Publishing House