Tales Of Old Peking
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Tales Of Old Peking
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Author : Derek Sandhaus
language : en
Publisher: Tales
Release Date : 2012
Tales Of Old Peking written by Derek Sandhaus and has been published by Tales this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with History categories.
A forbidden city for Westerners for hundreds of years, China's capital has always been viewed as one of the world's most mysterious cities. This book re-creates a sense of old Peking through a pastiche of historical snippets--stories, quotations, cartoons, postcards and drawings--and shares intriguing tidbits about the Imperial Court. Placing Peking in the context of the Boxer Rebellion, when two very different yet equally headstrong cultures clashed, this is a valuable source for those interested in Chinese history.
Fascinating Tales Of Old Beijing
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Author : Jin Shoushen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
Fascinating Tales Of Old Beijing written by Jin Shoushen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Folk literature, Chinese categories.
Old Tales Of China
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Author : Nianpei Li
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983
Old Tales Of China written by Nianpei Li and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Fiction categories.
Ancient tales that acquaint the newcomer with Chinese legend and folklore.
Sights With Stories In Old Beijing
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Beijing : Chinese Literature Press
Release Date : 1990
Sights With Stories In Old Beijing written by and has been published by Beijing : Chinese Literature Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Legends China Peking categories.
Peking Story
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Author : David Kidd
language : en
Publisher: Eland Publishing
Release Date : 2008
Peking Story written by David Kidd and has been published by Eland Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A haunting and delicately observed description of the last days of Mandarin culture before the revolution, 'Peking Story' is a testimony to a way of life, a culture, an aesthetic and a civilisation which has since completely disappeared.
Peking Story
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Author : David Kidd
language : en
Publisher: New York Review of Books
Release Date : 2011-04-27
Peking Story written by David Kidd and has been published by New York Review of Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-27 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
For two years before and after the 1948 Communist Revolution, David Kidd lived in Peking, where he married the daughter of an aristocratic Chinese family. "I used to hope," he writes, "that some bright young scholar on a research grant would write about us and our Chinese friends before it was too late and we were all dead and gone, folding into the darkness the wonder that had been our lives." Here Kidd himself brings that wonder to life.
In Search Of Old Peking
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Author : Lewis Charles Arlington
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1967
In Search Of Old Peking written by Lewis Charles Arlington and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1967 with Beijing (China) categories.
Midnight In Peking
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Author : Paul French
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2012-04-24
Midnight In Peking written by Paul French and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-24 with True Crime categories.
Winner of the both the Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime and the CWA Non-Fiction Dagger from the author of City of Devils Chronicling an incredible unsolved murder, Midnight in Peking captures the aftermath of the brutal killing of a British schoolgirl in January 1937. The mutilated body of Pamela Werner was found at the base of the Fox Tower, which, according to local superstition, is home to the maliciously seductive fox spirits. As British detective Dennis and Chinese detective Han investigate, the mystery only deepens and, in a city on the verge of invasion, rumor and superstition run rampant. Based on seven years of research by historian and China expert Paul French, this true-crime thriller presents readers with a rare and unique portrait of the last days of colonial Peking.
Legends Of The Building Of Old Peking
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Author : Hok-lam Chan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Legends Of The Building Of Old Peking written by Hok-lam Chan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with History categories.
Legends of the Building of Old Peking examines a series of popular legends surrounding the building and rebuilding of the city that served as the capital of a succession of dynasties, including the Nazha or Nezha City legend of the Yuan (1279-1368) "Great Capital" and the Ming (1368-1644) "Northern Capital," and the Mongol legend of "siting by bowshot to locate the capital city" and its Chinese adaptations. Hok-lam Chan is affiliate professor of Chinese history at the University of Washington and was formerly professor and chairman of the Department of History at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Memories Of Peking
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Author : Lin Hai-yin
language : en
Publisher: The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press
Release Date : 2020-03-15
Memories Of Peking written by Lin Hai-yin and has been published by The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-15 with Literary Collections categories.
Through the keen eyes and curious mind of a young girl, Ying-tzu, we are given a glimpse into the adult world of Peking in the 1920s. The five sequential stories in this collection can be read as either stand-alone pieces, or as a novel, due to the cleverly constructed themes and character development. Exploring ideas of loss and bewilderment, Lin Hai-yin carefully captures the transition from childhood to adulthood. Shielded by a child's innocence, we are taken on a journey of discovery as Ying-tzu grapples with the uncertainties of human relationships as well as her developing awareness of the world around her. Poignant and poetic, it is hard not to be moved by Memories of Peking: South Side Stories."