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Zhang Xueliang
The first book to tell the strange and fascinating story of General Zhang Xue-liang, the Chinese-Manchurian 'Young Marshall' - a man who left an indelible mark on the history of modern China, but few know his story. Unlocking the mystery of this man's life, Aron Shai helps to shed light on 20th-century China.
Book of Liang, Chen and Wei (Part I) Dynasty
The Twenty-Four Histories (Chinese: 二十四史) are the Chinese official historical books covering a period from 3000 BC to the Ming dynasty in the 17th century. The Han dynasty official Sima Qian established many of the conventions of the genre. Starting with the Tang dynasty, each dynasty established an official office to write the history of its predecessor using official court records. As fixed and edited in the Qing dynasty, the whole set contains 3213 volumes and about 40 million words. It is considered one of the most important sources on Chinese history and culture. The title "Twenty-Four Histories" dates from 1775 which was the 40th year in the reign of the Qianlong Emperor. This ...
The Religious Philosophy of Liang Shuming
Liang Shuming, considered to be the Last Confucian, was a Buddhist. He reshaped the Western concept of religion from the standpoint of Buddhism, and yet advocated Confucianism as the ethical religion that would lead ultimately to the Buddhist liberation.
Aqueous Zinc Batteries
Because of the increasing demand for high-safety and low-cost energy storage devices, aqueous Zn batteries are attracting broad interests. Tremendous and increasing efforts are being dedicated to aqueous Zn batteries for better understanding the mechanism, and improving the cycle life and energy density. This book is uniquely placed to be a compendium of the state of the art by key players in the field with diverse and complementary sets of expertise. It will cover all parts of the device, including electrode design, electrolyte engineering, different battery design, flexible devices, and thermal protection. You are looking at the most comprehensive and inclusive collection of opinions and trends in the field of aqueous Zn batteries.
Liang Shuming and the Populist Alternative in China
In Liang Shuming and the Populist Alternative in China, Catherine Lynch examines the role of populist ideas in the development of Liang’s thinking.
Liang Style Baguazhang
Baguazhang or «The Palm of Eight trigrams» it is one of main schools of traditional Chinese Wushu of the internal branch, which founder is considered as a famous fighter of the past Dong Haichuan. Being a marvelous teacher, he educated a whole pleiad of talented pupils, each of which continued the business of their teacher and created own style, introducing certain corrections and nuances in the techniques. The book, offered to readers’ attention step by step presents methods, practices and techniques of the martial art of “Eight trigrams”, originated from Liang Zhenpu, who was one of most famous teachers of the school. CONTENTS: Introduction Chapter 1. The brief biography of Baguazhang Liang style masters Chapter 2. Base principles of Baguazhang Chapter 3. Ding Shi Ba Zhang – «Eight Fixed Palms” Chapter 4. Lao Ba Zhang – “Eight Old Palms” Chapter 5. Zhi Tang 64 Zhang - 64 Linear Palms Chapter 6. Dui Lian – Pair exercises Chapter 7. Bagua Chin-na Chapter 8. Eight main grips Conclusion
The soul of the old country
Every end of the month is a tough time for office workers, especially college graduates like Chu Fei, who don't even have a decent job yet and can only make ends meet by doing odd jobs. But ChuFei grew up in an orphanage, this kind of situation is also common.
Shanghai Sacred
Shanghai, a dynamic world metropolis, is home to a multitude of religions, from Buddhism and Islam, to Christianity and Baha’ism, to Hinduism and Daoism, and many more. In this city of 24 million inhabitants, new religious groups and older faiths together claim and reclaim spiritual space. Shanghai Sacred explores the spaces, rituals, and daily practices that make up the religious landscape of the city, offering a new paradigm for the study of Chinese spirituality that reflects the global trends shaping Chinese culture and civil society. Based on years of fieldwork, incorporating both comparative and methodological perspectives, Shanghai Sacred demonstrates how religions are lived, constructed, and thus inscribed into the social imaginary of the metropolis. Evocative photographs by Liz Hingley enrich and interact with the narrative, making the book an innovative contribution to religious visual ethnography.
