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The Lost Imperial Garden

Julia_M September 8, 2023 No Comments Asian History (Books)Beijing Travel GuidesGeneral China Travel GuidesLandmarks & MonumentsLandscapeRegional Gardening & Horticulture

The Yuan Ming Yuan (Garden of Perfect Brightness) started construction on 1707, in the 46th year of the Kangxi reign. It was built for his…

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1860–1912: China in visual

Julia_M February 13, 2023 No Comments Antique & Collectible Postcards (Books)Chinese History (Books)City PhotographyGeneral China Travel Guides

Here are three excellent books on China from 1860 to 1912 conveyed through photos, sketches, and postcards. The Chinese Empire is published by a Hong…

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The Gate to China

Julia_M December 3, 2021 No Comments Chinese History (Books)General China Travel GuidesHong Kong HistoryHuman Rights Law (Books)International Accounting (Books)

The Gate to China: A new history of the People’s Republic and Hong Kong by Michael Sheridan is a 2021 book. Its title is a…

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The record of a pilgrimage to China in search of the law

Julia_M October 15, 2021 1 Comment Asian & Asian Descent StudiesChinese History (Books)General China Travel GuidesJapanese History (Books)

Ennin is a Japanese monk. He traveled to Tang China as part of a 651-men Japanese tribute mission to the Tang emperor in AD 838.…

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The Tang China & Japan

Julia_M September 27, 2021 No Comments Asian Literary History & CriticismChinese History (Books)Eastern Philosophy (Books)General China Travel GuidesHistorical Japan BiographiesJapanese History (Books)Japanese Literary Criticism (Books)Japanese LiteratureMedieval Literary Criticism (Books)

The record of a pilgrimage to China in search of the law. This is a 2020 reprint of a translation originally published in 1955. It…

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By Han Suyin

Julia_M May 18, 2020 No Comments Chinese History (Books)General China Travel GuidesHistorical Asian FictionHistorical Chinese FictionSoutheast Asia Travel Guides

Han Suyin sadly is not well known nowadays. But in the 1950s she was a famous writer of works on China. Here are some books…

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By Mo Yan

Julia_M May 14, 2020 No Comments Chinese LiteratureContemporary Literature & FictionCultural Heritage FictionDark HumorGeneral China Travel GuidesHistorical Fiction Short Stories (Books)Literary Fiction (Books)

Mo Yan is his nom de plume. He won the 2012 Nobel prize for literature. Here are 3 of his more famous works. Shifu is…

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The Yangtze River

Julia_M February 17, 2020 No Comments General China Travel GuidesTravel Writing ReferenceTravelogues & Travel Essays

The Yangtze River has a mystical status in Chinese history. It is the 3rd longest river in the world. Unlike the Yellow river, it is…

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