Renewal of Buddhism in China. Zhuhong and the Late Ming Synthesis, Paperback - Chun-Fang Yu

First published in 1981, Chun-fang Yu's The Renewal of Buddhism in China challenged the conventional view that Buddhism had reached its height unde...

Reducere. What are the foundational scriptures and major schools for Chinese Buddhists? What divinities do they worship? What festivals do they celebrate? Th...

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Reducere. The Jesuit mission to China more than four hundred years ago has been the subject of sustained scholarly investigation for centuries. Focusing on t...

Reducere. In this stunning, lyrical memoir that includes a curriculum guide, author Chun Yu recalls the Chinese Cultural Revolution from the perspective of a...

Jingdezhen to the World: The Lurie Collection of Chinese Export Porcelain from the Late Ming Dynasty, Hardcover

Zuyan Zhou offers an astute look at the concept of androgyny in key works of Chinese fiction and drama from the 16th to the 18th centuries. This st...

This study examines the changing role of Tibetan Buddhism among Han Chinese in contemporary China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. It analyzes how Tibetan B...

Reducere. The Secrets of Chinese Meditation is a classic text that presents a rare opportunity: a chance to study the ancient and original sources which are ...

A dive into the tumultuous protests in Hong Kong that are forming the identity of a generation

Reducere. Discover the China that before now was only whispered about in the dark.In this collection, award-winning writers and translators Yi Izzy Yu and Jo...

Publisher: Oxford University Press IncAuthor(s): Jack Meng-Tat (Assistant Professor of History and Religious Studies, Assistant Professor of Histor...

The scholarly culture of Ming dynasty China is often seen as prioritizing philosophy over concrete textual study. Nathan Vedal uncovers the preoccu...

In the great Tibetan monasteries of Lhasa, monks seeking to purify their minds and develop the understanding necessary for final enlightenment bega...

The Mongol takeover in the 1270s changed the course of Chinese history. The Confucian empire--a millennium and a half in the making--was suddenly t...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of ancient Ming Dynasty, China, then keep reading..China is one of the longest settled areas of the...

Reducere. One of the great themes in the history of Eastern Asia is the transformation of Chinese culture by Buddhism. This process can be traced across near...

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Reducere. With over 800 unique photographs, this Chinese art book is a feast for the eyes. Produced exclusively for wealthy Chinese communities along the Str...

This fascinating book unfolds in detail the complex Tibetan Buddhist system of subtle physiology, providing a complete exposition of the channels, ...

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Reducere. KU HUNG-MING (1857--1928), the author of the Book "The Sprit of the Chinese People", one of his representative works written in English by him. He ...

This book has become influential in its exposition of how to use functional grammar to study the Chinese language. Using local Beijing vernacular a...

Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): Prof. Qitao GuoIllustration(s): 8 color illus.; 5 tables; 1 mapNumber of pages: 303Publication ...

Reducere. Although China and Japan have had virtually uninterrupted contact going back over many centuries, the lion's share of works addressing both China a...

This book addresses the dynamics of China's grain production, consumption and trade with a particular emphasis on China's demand for feedgrain vis-...

DescriptionIn the late nineteenth century, a conviction that China was somehow weaker than other political states in Asia and the West spread acros...

Publisher: Shambhala Publications IncAuthor(s): Benjamin BoginNumber of pages: 496Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 152 x 228 x 43Cover type: Paper...

A brilliantly fun search-and-find puzzle book for children from 6+, developed in consultation with the British Museum!Tom's not only lost in time, ...

In November 2019, 30 famous poets from various countries will be in Hong Kong and ten cities in China afterwards to read their works based on the t...

Erik J. Hammerstrom recasts the history of twentieth-century Chinese Buddhism by examining how Huayan Buddhism was imagined, taught, and practiced ...

The preeminent historian Ying-shih Yu offers a magisterial examination of religious and cultural influences in the development of China's early mod...

Straightforward and efficient, Wing Chun Kung Fu is one of the most popular forms of Kung Fu because it emphasizes techniqu over strength. By using...

At once profound, spiritual, and witty, Master of the Three Ways is a remarkable work about human nature, the essence of life, and how to live simp...

This book has become influential in its exposition of how to use functional grammar to study the Chinese language. Using local Beijing vernacular a...

Reducere. Imagine if H.P. Lovecraft were Chinese and his tales were true. Or if a national, political figure like Benjamin Franklin was also a paranormal inv...

Reducere. Drawing on over three decades of study and practice, Chuan Zhi, an ordained monk in the Chinese Linji tradition, takes us on a fascinating journey ...

Reducere. In 1957, renowned Indian historian Romila Thapar visited China, where, together with Sri Lankan art historian Anil de Silva, she worked at two cave...

DescriptionDating from the seventeenth century at the height of the Ming Dynasty, the Selden Map of China reveals a country very different from pop...

In November 2019, 30 famous poets from various countries will be in Hong Kong and ten cities in China afterwards to read their works based on the t...

Reducere. ``Does what it sets out to do and serves as a Chinese history text teenagers might actually read.`` --Asian Review of Books on Division to Unificat...

Wai-yee Li traces notions of the pleasures and dangers of things in the literature and thought of late imperial China. She considers core oppositio...

This comprehensive clinical guide on the treatment of insomnia bridges the gap between western and Chinese medicine approaches by clearly presentin...

DescriptionThis gripping new study details the crisis point of the Korean War: the UN advance across into North Korea and the following Chinese off...

Contributor(s): Author: Mark C. ElliottIn 1644, the Manchus, a relatively unknown people inhabiting China's rude northeastern frontier, overthrew t...

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Reducere. This study focuses on Neolithic period Majiayao-style painted pottery from Northwest China, which is known for its high quality and beautiful décor...