Jane Austen is one of the most adapted authors of all time. Written almost two hundred years ago, her novels continue to inspire new movies and television series. Her timeless portraits of the...
Book highlights: *************************************** *This English version of Tao Te Ching is illustrated with a lot of Chinese ancient paintings and murals which either are related to...
Charles John Huffam Dickens (7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic who is generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian period and the creator of...
Arthur Schopenhauer (22 February 1788 – 21 September 1860) was a German philosopher known for his atheistic pessimism and philosophical clarity. At age 25, he published his doctoral dissertation,...
**Confucius - A Philosopher for the Ages**
“Criticize and repudiate Confucius!”
“Down with Confucius!” Is Confucius a sage or just an ordinary person? This book shows how did the...
Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country...
The Plumed Serpent is a novel by D. H. Lawrence, first published by Martin Secker in 1926. The original working title of an early draft was "Quetzalcoatl", a reference to the cult of the plumed...
This very monthly magazine before your eyes NEWS CHINA is from Beijing and is the English edition of China Newsweek (Zhong Guo Xin Wen Zhou Kan), one of the most influential news magazines on...
When it comes to food, the Chinese have a common saying, “The masses regard food as their heaven,” which means that food is people’s primal want. It should clearly justify the importance that...
Myths and legends have been an important part of the spiritual wealth of mankind throughout history. Every nation has its share of legends, and so does China. There were three main nationality...
The Chinese do not see wine as one of the necessities of life, but in their social life the culture of wine as a distinct cultural form has made and continues to make an impact on the way the...
Nearly every Eastern country people have the same habit of drinking tea, because people in the east need this simple but not insipid drink. This is a tradition of life as well as of culture, just...
This article is about the Greek tales. ?Aesop's Fables or Aesopica refers to a collection of fables credited to Aesop (620?560 BC), a slave and story-teller who lived in Ancient Greece. Aesop's...
Chinese stuff is a book on more than 100 selected Chinese things used in modern Chinese society. They are described from the perspective of sociology, but they are very common in everyday life. The...
Henry Fielding (22 April 1707 – 8 October 1754) was an English novelist and dramatist known for his rich earthy humour and satirical prowess, and as the author of the novel Tom Jones. Aside...
King Gesar is an epic from Tibet based on Tibetan folk tales, legends, folk songs and proverbs. Representing the highest achievement of ancient Tibetan culture, it has been in circulation for...
Peter Pan: or, The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up (1904) is the title of Scottish playwright and novelist James M. Barrie's most famous play, and Peter and Wendy is the title of Barrie's 1911...