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Close Readings of Classic Films in World Cinema History, Volume 2
Sino-Culture Press · 2025
World Cinema Classics: Close Readings, Vol. 2 collects in-depth essays on the films The Apartment and Flowers of Shanghai, meticulously crafted by aut…
Illustrated World Classic Art Movements: Renaissance: A Symphony of Reason and Emotion
Jiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing House · 2023
This book chronicles the great Renaissance, offering an analysis of the schools of art from this remarkable period of humanistic flourishing. Divided …
An Appreciation of Liao Zengyi's Black-and-White Photography
· 2025
Photography is the art of light; photographers paint with light. Light may be called the soul of photography, and this is especially true of black-and…
How to Listen to Classical Music
· 2025
Here is a classical music primer unlike any you have seen before. Jin Maike, a young pianist and teacher at the Zhejiang Conservatory of Music, abando…
The Elegance of Ancient Paintings
Guangxi Normal University Press · 2026
This book selects nearly 200 celebrated masterpieces by more than 90 great artists, covering the full range of classical Chinese painting categories a…
The World in Chinese Paintings
Tsinghua University Press · 2022
The World in Chinese Painting is an accessible introduction to understanding the beauty of Chinese painting. It opens with the stories of three legend…
The Prince's Travelogue
Shanghai Translation Publishing House · 2021
Samuel Johnson was a towering figure of English letters—poet, essayist, literary critic, biographer, and lexicographer rolled into one. His crowning a…
A History of Chinese Painting
Writers Publishing House · 2026
This book is a newly upgraded edition of the classic A History of Chinese Painting by the renowned artist, art historian, and educator Chen Shizeng, a…
A Guide to Masterpieces of Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature
Chongqing University Press · 2026
An outstanding literary work is like a labyrinthine garden, whose branching paths always offer intellectual illumination and aesthetic surprise; a goo…
Shi Yun's Painting Appreciation Collection
People's Fine Arts Publishing House · 2026
The Poetry Collection on Paintings is a compilation of classical-style poems by Shi Yun, a poet and calligrapher, drawing on decades of dedicated prac…
Flowing Clouds and Water: Understanding Chinese Calligraphy in One Book
China Culture and History Press · 2026
The art of Chinese calligraphy has a long history and is one of the most distinctive art forms in Chinese civilization. It fully embodies the breadth …
Matching Red and Dotting Green: Understanding Chinese Painting in One Book
China Culture and History Press · 2026
Chinese painting has a long and distinguished history, marked by a distinctive artistic style and unique national characteristics. It emphasizes spiri…
Imagination Is the Eye of the Soul
Sichuan Science and Technology Press · 2025
The fifteen outstanding science fiction stories in this book are all winners of the Galaxy Award, China's highest honor for science fiction. The autho…
Japanese Graded Readers: Toshishun (Advanced, Japanese-Chinese Bilingual)
East China University of Science and Technology Press · 2025
The "Japanese Graded Readers" series consists of three levels—Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced—with five volumes per level, corresponding to JLPT …
Always Summer: Selected Poems by Classic Chinese-Language Masters
Beijing United Publishing Co., Ltd. · 2024
This anthology of Chinese-language poetry gathers classic Chinese-language poets who have profoundly shaped us—Yu Guangzhong, Huang Canran, Feng Zhi, …
Classics of American Short Stories (Volume II)
Peking University Press · 2025
For each story, the book first introduces the author and the background of the work, then summarizes its core content and main theme in concise langua…
Must-Read Classics of Contemporary Chinese Literature: 2021 Short Stories
Baihuazhou Literature and Art Publishing House · 2024
This volume of the Bedside Companion to Contemporary Chinese Literary Classics series selects more than twenty outstanding short stories from 2021, in…
A Panorama of Chaoshan Drama
Jinan University Press · 2024
Written collectively by dozens of experts, this book offers a systematic and comprehensive account of Chaoshan theatre across its various genres—its f…
Seeing Both as Before: Forty Years of Prose, One Hundred Writers, One Hundred Essays (2 Volumes)
Baihua Literature and Art Publishing House · 2024
Marking Forty Years of Essays: One Hundred Writers, One Hundred Pieces (2 Volumes)
Recommended Extracurricular Reading List (10 Volumes)
Jiangsu Kuwei Culture Development Co., Ltd. · 2023
A set of classic extracurricular reading recommended for primary and middle school students—taste the classics and enjoy literary masterpieces. Highly…