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"In our traditional cultural perspective, 'Human determination can conquer nature' is a profound and classic spiritual symbol. Throughout the Twenty-Four Histories, examining numerous heroes and legends, it becomes clear that only through continuous self-improvement and transcendence can one gain an edge in the grand chessboard of the times. This book interprets the methods and strategies employed by several renowned emperors and ministers in Chinese history from three dimensions: establishing oneself, weighing options, and engaging in games of strategy. It meticulously analyzes the details of these historical figures and stories, aiming to provide readers with simple, practical, and positive life wisdom, serving as a spiritual foundation for understanding human nature, mastering human relationships, and achieving self-realization."
Rewriting Early Chinese Texts examines the problems of reconstituting and editing ancient manuscripts that will revise—indeed "rewrite"—Chinese history. It is now generally recognized that the extensive archaeological discoveries made in China over the last three decades necessitate such a rewriting and will keep an army of scholars busy for years to come. However, this is by no means the first time China's historical record has needed rewriting. In this book, author Edward L. Shaughnessy explores the issues involved in editing manuscripts, rewriting them, both today and in the past. The book begins with a discussion of the difficulties encountered by modern archaeologists and paleograph...
In the winter of the eleventh year of King Zhuang of the Zhou Dynasty (686 BC), the land of Beiqiu in the State of Qi. After days of cloudy skies and chilly winds, the desolate mountain road was empty and deserted. It was already dusk when a flock of crows returned from the wilderness and disappeared into the deep forest beside the road. Suddenly the crows were startled and flew all over the sky. The forest steeply appeared countless halberds, gorges, spears, axes, in the dark clouds flashing hideous and bizarre light, straight to the end of the mountain road, a tall Palace forced over.
Potent advice on how to think and act strategically in business, politics, and relationships--drawn from classic Chinese military and political expertise. The ancient strategies of war and politics have much to offer us in navigating the complicated challenges we face today--and to help us wisely and effectively meet our business, political, and relational goals. Here, eminent Chinese scholar and Taoist teacher Eva Wong unpacks the wisdom of The Thirty-Six Strategies, a collection of advice encoded in sayings, steeped in Chinese history and culture. She explores strategies attributed to renowned military philosophers such as Sun Tzu and Zhuge Liang (aka "The Sleeping Dragon"), along with oth...
This is the second in a series of contributed, refereed volumes devoted to research in optimization by Australian researchers and their collaborators. These volumes are intended to have wide scope and include survey papers by established researchers providing up-to-date information on research directions. This volume includes survey and research papers on theories and methods of nonlinear programming, nonconvex and discrete optimization, stochastic linear programming, generalized convexity, complementarity and vector variational inequality problems, dynamic systems and optimal control and applications to traffic assignment models, train control, manufacturing systems and substrate diffusion of cutaneous tissue. Audience: Practitioners, postgraduate students and researchers in optimization.
A new, revised edition of the first book for students and practitioners which explains how to do TCM style acupuncture. This book explains in depth how to do a complex, individualized TCM pattern discrimination, how to arrange and make sense of a welter of confusing signs and symptoms, and how to think using TCM terms and statement of fact. Western students and beginning practitioners will find this book an invaluable aid in honing their ability to understand and use TCM. Although specifically about acupuncture, the method presented in this book can be used to erect a TCM treatment plan using any Chinese modality Chinese herbs, Chinese dietary therapy, tui na or Chinese massage, or qi gong, Chinese energy exercises. Included in this book are the functions of the main points of acupuncture and the functions of the main two and three point combinations.
Metal halide perovskites are the hottest materials currently.This unique compendium covers systematically the fundamental aspects of synthesis, properties, and applications of metal halide perovskites that exhibit unique properties and useful functionalities.Written for beginners and practitioners, this useful reference text provides a good balance between fundamental concepts/principles and related recent researches with many highlighted examples.This volume benefits researchers, practitioners, graduate students in materials chemistry/nanochemistry, physical chemistry and semiconductors.
This proceedings brings together one hundred and fifty two selected papers presented at the 2015 International Conference on Mechanics and Mechatronics (ICMM 2015), which was held in Changsha, Hunan, China, during March 13-15 2015.ICMM 2015 focuses on 7 main areas — Applied Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering, Instrumentation, Automation, and Robotics, Computer Information Processing, and Civil Engineering. Experts in this field from eight countries, including China, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia, contributed to the collection of research results and developments.ICMM 2015 provides an excellent international platform for researchers to share their knowledge and results in theory, methodology and applications of Applied Mechanics and Mechatronics. All papers selected to this proceedings were subject to a rigorous peer-review process by at least two independent peers. The papers are selected based on innovation, organization, and quality of presentation.
The proceedings present the latest achievements in one dimensional materials as presented at the 4th international conference on one-dimensional nanomaterials. The scope of the proceedings covers the inventions in controllable synthesis, structure and property characterizations, nanodamage, modeling and simulation, device fabrication and novel applications of 1D nanomaterials, such as electro-optical devices, electro-mechanical devices, bio-sensors and solar cells, etc.