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A Step into the Past
A lecherous army special task force soldier from 21st-century Hong Kong is selected to travel back in time, choosing to go to the Chinese Warring States Period. Unfortunately, the time machine runs into an error during the experiment. With no foreseeable way to return to the present, he must use his combat skills and knowledge of history to thrive in his new life in the year 251 BC.
Lost Bodies: Prostitution and Masculinity in Chinese Fiction
This important contribution to the study of early modern Chinese fiction and representation of gender relations focuses on literary representations of the prostitute produced in the Ming and Qing periods. Following her heavily symbolic body, the present work maps this fictional heroine's journey from innocence to sex-work and beyond. This crucial angle allows the author to paint a picture of gender identity, sexuality, and desire that is at once unitary and multi-layered, and that comes to illuminate some of the major themes in the construction of Chinese modernity.
Metallic Materials and Manufacturing Technology
Selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2013 International Conference on Metallic Materials and Manufacturing Technology (ICMMMT 2013), September 21-22, 2013, Harbin, China
Great Perfection
The history of the fierce Ba people, converted to Daoism towards the end of the 2nd century CE, their exile to Northwestern China and their collaboration with the Li family in establishing a Daoist state in Sichuan that was to last for half a century.
THE LEGEND OF QIN CHAPTER 03
Xiang Shaolong met Wu Zhuo in a ruined house. Wu Zhuo said, "We followed your instructions and dug a tunnel from the camp to the mountains behind. We also sent people to cross the tunnel, made more than ten rafts of wood, and secretly hid them in a forest next to a small river that connects to Dagou. We will travel with the current and reach the southern border of Qi in two days." Xiang Shaolong was overjoyed and said, "Madam Ya and the others will return to the camp before sunset today. Tell Chengji to pretend to leave tomorrow, so that Xinling Jun will not be on guard against us."
Asia
This comprehensive introduction to Asia offers readers a clear overview of the continent from ancient times to the present.
Encyclopedia of China
Presents a representative cross-section of entries on all aspects of the history and culture of China. Alphabetically organized, the entries include* major cities and provinces* historical eras and figures* government and politics* economics* religion* language and the writing system* food and customs* sports and martial arts* crafts and architecture* important Chinese figures outside of mainland China* important Westerners in China.
