A Flick of the Fingers
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers with a basic understanding of Chinese history seeking a deeper humanistic reading experience
- Lovers of prose who appreciate elegant style and profound thought
- Thinkers who enjoy personal-perspective interpretations of history and are unsatisfied with conventional historical accounts
- University students or humanities researchers interested in the intersection of history and literature
Not a good fit for
- Beginners seeking systematic, chronologically organized general histories
- Readers expecting fast-paced historical stories with strong plotlines
Reading tips
- Feel free to read selectively according to personal interest rather than strictly following the table of contents
- Supplement with related materials on specific historical periods to deepen understanding
- Best read slowly and attentively in a quiet setting to appreciate the historical echoes behind the words
About the publisher
Zhonghua Book Company is a publisher known for collating ancient texts and academic publishing, with its output centered on Eastern philosophy, culture, classic works, art, and historical reading. Its library contains 532 titles, including Chen Shou's Records of the Three Kingdoms, Guo Qingfan's Collected Commentaries on Zhuangzi, the four-volume Chinese Literature: Four Great Classical Novels, and the two-volume Table of Seal and Clerical Script Forms from Qin, Han, Wei, and Jin. These titles span historical classics, commentaries on the philosophers, classical novels, and philological reference works. Representative authors include Chen Shou, Guo Qingfan, Wu Cheng'en, Shi Nai'an, Cao Xueqin, Luo Guanzhong, Xu Wenwu, and the Hanyu Dazidian character-form group, reflecting a focus on primary sources and scholarly editors. Its publishing character lies in combining authoritative editions and annotated texts with both accessible classics and specialized research. Public information on its fuller catalog is limited; this note describes only the directions evident in the library's holdings.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 上编 散文札记
- 长歌向天越海峡
- 以业务带队伍，靠管理上水平
- 英国、法国、意大利媒体考察的报告
- 怀念父亲
- 永远的父亲
- 台北情思
- 叶对根的记忆
- 日出、日落
- 陈京和他收藏的鸡血石
- 台北的出租车
- 野 柳
- “月落”辨析
- 木棉树的启示
- 精神赞
- 勇与谋
- 变革与人心
- 虚荣与无奈
- 科学的魅力和忧虑
- 闲话体育
- 说圆缺
- 五十感怀
- 文化与垃圾
- 城市的孩子
- 中编 诗作
- 草原情
- 追忆李白
- 中秋
- 远思
- 无题
- 夏吟
- 郊游偶拾
- 下编 业务探讨
- 加快广播改革与发展的思考
- 广播的发展趋向
- 探索广播规律 促进广播改革
- 新闻定义刍议
- 论重点报道的策划
- 管理与效益
- 研究新情况 增强针对性
- 以创新求发展 做好对港澳广播工作
- 对台湾广播系统优化的思考
- 新时期加强对台湾广播的思考
- 对台湾广播评论三原则
- 深化经济报道断想
- 经济板块节目特征与经营艺术
- 从事件性新闻的把握看我国社会主义新闻报道的规律
- 几起事件性新闻的追述
- 热点问题报道的辩证法
- 信息传播要坚持有用有效原则
- 信息量是新闻竞争的核心
- 从宏观的角度写典型
- 通讯写作中的几个问题
- 把握听众心理 办好广播节目
- 关于主持人和主持人节目几个问题的思考
- 录音报道面临的问题及对策
- 用“三个代表”重要思想指导广播创新
- 落实科学发展观不断增强对港澳广播的针对性和有效性
- 论外交和对外传播
- 新闻作品的著作权问题
- 五四时期报刊宣传对思想解放发挥重要作用的原因
- 台湾广播状况及特点
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About the author
Han Changjiang: publicly available information about this author is limited, and no clear record has been found regarding his nationality, dates of birth and death, education, or professional career. Judging from the four works held in the collection, his writing centers mainly on essays and miscellaneous works, historical reading, language and writing, and culture. His representative works include A Snap of the Fingers, Witnessing Glory, Witnessing History, and Witnessing Culture. These titles share a tendency toward looking back and recording, suggesting that his writing may focus on historical processes, cultural change, and personal reflection, combining narrative with contemplation. Given the available information, it is still difficult to judge the overall style and full scope of his writing; readers may begin with the above works and, together with essay and cultural-historical reading, appreciate his perspective and mode of expression.
