Xinran is a Chinese writer, broadcaster and founder of The Mother’s Bridge of Love, an organisation reaching out to adopted Chinese children all over the world. She chooses five books on Chinese history and culture and says the birth of a donkey is more likely to be celebrated in rural Ch...
There are plenty of Chinese cookbooks out there today, and just as many first-hand accounts of foreigners travelling in the East. What there is not, however, is as thoughtful a combination of the two as Carolyn Phillips’ latest bookAt the Chinese Table,which elegantly integrates the story of...
I don’t think so. On the other hand, when you look at history, it’s very often the logically indefensible acts of people who are possessed by an idea that create history. That’s one of the reasons I like the book, it balances people like him against people who are more or less...
It was awarded the best translated work by a unanimous vote at a ceremony held in Chengdu, capital city of southwest China's Sichuan Province. Translated by Chen Yang, the book builds a world where reality and fiction interact with each other in an imaginary mode of linguistic system, histor...
Bonus: Chinese Phrase Book for Business Travelers with Basic Chinese Phrases If you’re planning to visit China on business, the fact is that the vocabulary you need to be familiar with is a little different than that of the average traveler. This makes it essential to learn Chinese, especial...
Other Resources: Learn to Read Chinese Remembering Hanzi The Remembering Simplified Hanzi book covers the meaning and writing of 1,000 of the most commonly used characters in the Chinese writing system. If you have problems remembering how to read/write characters, this is an excellent method. ...
The 38 Best Books We Read in 2023 The 38 Best Books We Read in 2023 Lit Hub Staffers on the Year’s Best Reading Experiences ByLiterary Hub December 23, 2023
Sons (The Good Earth Trilogy Book 2) Pearl S. Buck 4.4 out of 5 stars 1,665 Kindle Edition $11.99 #9 The Girl Who Wrote in Silk: A Novel of Chinese Immigration to the Pacific Northwest (Inspired by True Events) Kelli Estes
Packed with memorable anecdotes and lurid details,The Worldfocuses lesson how family units have evolved over time than on the stories of families throughout history. This approach succeeds in large part because of the encyclopedic depth of Montefiore’s research evident throughout the book’s 23 ch...
I booked a last-minute trip to China tough Odynovo; Owen was extremely helpful and accommodating. His expert knowledge allowed him to make quick changes on the fly to tell me what would and would not work at such short notice.Owen managed to arrange me a great trip within 2-3days. He...