Crimson Dragon Publishing carries books that encourage readers of all ages by sparking the imagination. While we focus on the fantasy and science fiction genres, we also carry illustrated books for young readers that focus on social-emotional skills development and fictionalized non-fiction.
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Editorial Drakul is an independent, privately owned company, founded in June 2006 and dedicated mainly to the publication of novels and comics, but also children's literature.
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In Chinese culture, tea is not only considered a healthy thirst quencher, but also as a remedy and tea drinking as a ritual to achieve inner peace. How is tea prepared, drunk and integrated into everyday life in China? What types of tea exist, how is tea made and where is it grown in China? How do I find "my" tea? Lena, a young Westerner in Beijing, also deals with these questions. She meets tea master Lin, he introduces Lena to the world of Chinese tea. Join Lena on her journey into this magical, relaxing world. As an extra, delicious tea-recipes are included in the appendix of this book.
In each of these lovingly designed little booklets, the great panda bear explains various aspects of the often exotic-looking Chinese culture to his animal friends. He shows his friend the squirrel, what is important about calligraphy or he invites his friend the badger to take part in a tea ceremony. But at times the friends have fun finding out new things to do: chopsticks can not only be used for eating, they are also wonderful for juggling!
Whether as the last course of a banquet or for breakfast: Soups are indispensable in Chinese cuisine. They do not only taste good, they are also good for our health and wellbeing. This book combines the best recipes for every season from the authentic Chinese soup kitchen. In addition, it presents the most important ingredients of Chinese cuisine and specifies their effects according to the Taoist philosophy of the Five-Elements. WINNER OF THE GOURMAND WORLD COOKBOOK AWARD
In spring 2015, journalist Frank Quilitzsch returns to China to revisit the places and facilities where he oncw taught German to a handful of students. Shortly after his arrival in China, the memories collide with the bizarre Chinese present.Back then, in 1989, the student uprising in Tiananmen Square had just been defeated, the society was paralyzed, and there were almost only bicycles on the roads. Now the economy is booming, skyscrapers shoot up into the sky and superfast express trains run between the megacities. But how are the people? The returnee is actually looking for his student Wang Wei, and an adventurous journey begins. The author is enchanted by Asian culture and poetry and is overwhelmed by China’s rapid development. Quilitzsch is traveling by bicycle, bus and Transrapid train, meets Mao Zedong, Confucius and Deng Xiaoping's cat and reveals the secret of the copy of the Weimar Goethe and Schiller monument in Anting.
In order to prevent a break with communism after the catastrophe of China's Great Leap Forward, Mao Zedong proclaimed the Cultural Revolution in 1966. China's youth covered the country with a wave of violence, China was on the brink of civil war. Only Mao's death in 1976 paved the way for the end of the revolution.
He commanded a gigantic fleet of ships, in China he is celebrated as a national hero, but in the West hardly anyone has ever heard from him: Who was the legendary Zheng He, what was transported on his huge ships? The book accompanies him on his seven trips across the oceans and tells interesting facts and amazing stories about China as the most important seafaring nation of the Middle Ages.
Who was Qin Shi Huangdi? Why is an army of clay soldiers guarding his grave to this day? The book tells the story of the First Emperor of China, a coolly calculating and at the same time superstitious ruler, whose huge terracotta army eventually became more famous than he himself.
10 million people die in China every year. What happens to all those dead people? During her research of death and the culture of funerals in China, the sinologist Maja Linnemann came across numerous curious details that she published in this book. Among other things, she investigates the following questions: How do Chinese state funerals work? Where are China's celebrities buried? How did China's last emperor die and how Mao Zedong's wife? Can one be buried in China as a non-Chinese? Where can one find China's most beautiful cemeteries?The exciting and entertaining cultural report with numerous photos offers informative insights into a topic that is difficult to access!
Who built the Great Wall of China and why? Can it really be seen from the moon? The lavishly designed title offers a unique overview of the background and the single steps of the construction of the Great Wall. Many colored illustrations bring the people and stories of ancient China back to life.
In 1966, Mao Zedong proclaimed the so called Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, which lead China to the brink of civil war and traumatizes Chinese society until today. In order to portray this historically unique process, the historian Cornelia Hermanns has ranged far afield. Just as exciting as a political thriller, yet fact-oriented, she describes China during the period from 1911, the time when the Chinese empire ended, until 1976, the death of Mao Zedong: the beginnings of communism, the conflictual relationship with the Soviet Union, the war against Japan, the Communist struggle for power, the Korean War, the Great Leap Forward. And as a consequence of all that, the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, during which the unleashed youth terrorized the country.
One day grandpa tells his grandchildren, how he, as a young man, decided to marry for a second time after the death of his first wife and how he was tricked by doing so. But what seems to be a misfortune at the first glance, turnes out to be a real stroke of luck. In the end he realizes: It is only the inner values that really count!
