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        WE BELIEVE THAT THE GOOD TRIUMPHS Where did the idea to make children’s educational tales that are different from the rest come from? One day, we decided to create a character who would be loved by thousands of children. We looked at our youngest and realised how much depends on us, adults.   It dawned on us that if we bring up our children to become good and noble people, there is a big chance that they will do the same in the future. They will pass the love they got from us on to their children, who will then do the same, and so on…

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        January 1998

        The Ideal Landscapes: The Meaning of Feng-shui

        by YU Kongjian

        It is a valuable work written by YU Kongjian on landscape design and the meaning of Feng-shui. It analyzes the structural characteristics of Feng-shui and landscape patterns, as well as the profound relationship between the two notions. The book follows the experience of human evolution and cultural ecology and provides abundant field research material, revealing the common patterns between an ideal Feng-shui design, other ideal landscape designs in Chinese culture, as well as ideal landscape design in the psychology and statistic sense. The work demonstrates China’s Feng-shui theory with cultural, geographical, biological and philosophical significance. The author, with amply practical experience in urban design and landscape design, reveals the cultural significance of Feng-shui with respect and understanding towards culture, belief, local development, as well as an objective attitude towards this theory.

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        Un oso en la cama y un chacal en el horno

        by Avinoam Lourie y Cissy Shapiro

        Un oso en la cama y un chacal en el horno Divertidas aventuras de un zoólogo israelí especializado en la fauna silvestre Avinoam Lourie y Cissy Shapiro   ?Cuántos pueden decir que han tenido un oso en la cama, que calentaron un chacal en el horno, que fueron corneados por un corzo celoso o atacados por un tigre, que han tenido monos colgados de la araña, o que han perdido una víbora en un avión?   Las vivencias  reconfortantes, divertidas y educativas del zoólogo israelí Avinoam Lourie con una exótica variedad de animales salvajes y también con los miembros de su familia, contadas con la calidez, el humor, el ingenio y la sabiduría que bien conocen sus asiduos lectores.   Avinoam Lourie ha recibido la Medalla de Honor del Presidente de Israel, ha sido seleccionado como una de las "100 personas más importantes" de Haifa, y ha ayudado a traer a Israel varias especies en peligro de extinción.   "Como alguien que ha acompañado a Avi en el terreno, mientras enseñaba a nuevas generaciones de israelíes acerca de sus ecosistemas nativos, es una alegría compartir el dramatismo, el humor y las ideas que esta fascinante colección contiene", señala Sneed Collard III, autor y editor, que ha recibido el premio del Washington Post y del Children's Book Guild a obras de noficción.   "Muchos de nuestros amigos tenían perros, gatos y otras mascotas, ?pero nadie tenía un padre que trajera a casa un tigre, un oso o incluso un mono, como nosotros!", dice Dr. Barak Lourie (el hijo intermedio de Avinoam), Haifa, Israel.   “Él me enseñó que los animales son como la gente: trátalos de la misma manera y bien". Resumen del estudiante de una comunicación de Avinoam a la escuela secundaria media de octavo grado de Conservación de la naturaleza y ecología de Green Bay, Wisconsin, Estados Unidos.

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        The Arts

        Representative Works of Chinese Woodblock New Year Paintings

        by Feng Jicai

        Woodblock new year painting is an old handicraft of China, going back thousands of years. People celebrate the Spring Festival by posting up woodblock new year paintings, praying for their good wishes. Chief edited by the contemporary Chinese author, artist, and cultural scholar Feng Jicai, the Representative Works of Chinese Woodblock New Year Paintings is a collection of the masterpieces selected out of over ten thousand woodblock new year paintings. It has two volumes, the Northern and the Southern, from which one can see the differences in the custom of the two regions. The book has received support from scholars and institutions worldwide, among which the Japanese museums' collections of Gusu woodblock new year paintings in the early Qing Dynasty and the Russian museums' collections of late Qing and early Republic China are disclosed to the world for the first time. So the book is not only a historical art collection, but also of high cultural heritage significance.

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        The Making of Pots

        by Xu Feng

        The Making of Pots is an artisanal text recorded, investigated and created over several years by Mr. Xu Feng, a renowned writer, Jiangnan cultural scholar and researcher on Zisha pot culture, and vividly restored by Mr. Ge Taozhong, a disciple of Mr. Gu Jingzhou, to his pot-making skills, and is a duet between a famous writer and a master pot-maker. The book has also been recommended by renowned critics and writers in China, including Li Jingze, Shi Zhanjun, Su Tong and Xie Youshun. By making a pot in the ancient method and explaining it with vivid and beautiful literature, the work comprehensively presents the techniques and heart, spirit and connotation of the ancient Chinese Zisha pot-making method, highlighting the beauty of literature and the beauty of Zisha. This is a book that combines the aesthetic value of literature, the historical value of culture, the academic value of craftsmanship and the value of instruction in the transmission of skills. This book is a review and restoration of the extraordinary skills of the master of Zisha, and a complete presentation of the history, culture, spirit and the highest level of craftsmanship of Zisha, with the paradigm value of mastery and the unique value of historical materials and transmission.

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        Tourism industry
        December 2009

        Tourism and Generation Y

        by Edited by Pierre J Benckendorff, Gianna Moscardo, Donna Pendergast.

        Generation Y is a phenomenon identified by social scientists and social commentators, and is frequently discussed in the media. Referring to the current generation of young people, the label attributes to this generation modes of behaviour, values and attitudes distinct from previous generations. This book looks at Generation Y in a tourism context; in broad conceptual terms such as trends and behaviour, and in applied terms, for example looking at particular types of travel that Generation Y takes part in, and tourism marketing aimed specifically at them. This volume aims to define and examine the current and future generation of tourism workers and consumers, and will be an essential read for researchers and students in tourism studies and related industries.

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        The Arts

        The Archive of Thangka Culture in China: Chamdo Volume

        by Feng Jicai

        The Archive of Thangka Culture in China: Chamdo Volume is the full records of the history and current situation of Thangka culture in the Chamdo region. It systematically introduces the origin and characteristics of Chamdo Thangka and gives a comprehensive and authoritative interpretation on its iconographical symbolic significance and cultural function. With detailed records of distinctive characteristics of Chamdo Tangka, including its materials, tools, painting technologies, multiple contemporary forms, schools of inheritance, painters' profile, exchange and circulation, as well as relevant theories of painting, the book is considered of great significance for recording and inheriting profound traditional Chinese cultures.

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        June 2023

        Dust between Earth and Heaven

        by Pan Feng has published many essays, stories, and mini-stories in national literary journals, including "Love to the Western Hunan", "Sunshine Journey", "The Cattle", "The Fake Buddha", "The Chess Game", etc.

        The novel, Dust between Earth and Heaven, is a literary work created by Pan Feng, an author born in Hunan, based on his family history, which spans a century.

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        Y, De Qué Se Trata?

        by Gideon Bar-Sinai

        Y, De Qué Se Trata? – Acertijos gráficos (teasers) para lectores jòvenes por Gideon Bar-Sinai Como muchos adultos, los niños son muy curiosos por naturaleza. Captan principios con facilidad, encuentran desafíos y disfrutan resolviéndolos pero, ?cómo fomentar su curiosidad? Al encontrarse con un libro tan original, que es como el cofre de un tesoro de sorpresas: colorido, inteligente y fascinante. Se trata de un concepto único, cuyo objetivo primordial es entretener igualmente a lectores jóvenes y adultos. La utilización y el fomento de su curiosidad natural aumenta el disfrute del libro. Toda la serie contiene 81 acertijos gráficos (“teasers”) multicolores que cubren una amplia y diversa gama de acontecimientos. Cada “teaser” oculta un acertijo cuyo descubrimiento constituye en sí un desafío. En su intento de revelar el misterio, el lector desarrolla una capacidad de pensamiento creativo e investigador, así como abstracción, percepción espacial e imaginación. El autor Gideon Bar-Sinai explica: “La obra va más allá de la estimulación de la curiosidad de los lectores y busca investigar, enfrentándolos a la complejidad de nuestro mundo. El libro pone en claro que el mundo no es tan sencillo y estructurado como lo sugieren todos los manuales psicométricos, que son la antítesis dogmática y monodimensional de ?Y, de qué se trata?” Esta brillante serie amplía la imaginación del lector con la vistosidad y el humor que se ha invertido en ella. Aun cuando contiene pocas palabras, permite a los jóvenes lectores y a padres que aún no han perdido su curiosidad natural, entretenerse, aprender, discernir y disfrutar. En su calidad de libro universal sin palabras, supera las barreras de edad, idioma y cultura y es un regalo ideal. Próximamente saldrá a la luz una continuación, con 27 acertijos gráficos adicionales. Gideon Bar-Sinai, de 49 años, casado y padre de tres hijos, es expiloto y licenciado en ciencias informáticas. Trabajó durante muchos años en el desarrollo de programas de software y ocupó altos cargos directivos en varias empresas de alta tecnología. ?Y, de qué se trata? es el primer volumen de esta original serie de libros de acertijos gráficos.

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        The Arts

        The Archive of Thangka Culture in China: Gannan Volume

        by Feng Jicai

        The Archive of Thangka Culture in China: Gannan Volume is the full records of the history and current situation of Thangka culture in the Lapaleng Temple-centered Gannan region. It systematically introduces the origin and characteristics of Gannan Thangka and gives a comprehensive and authoritative interpretation on its iconographical symbolic significance and cultural function. With detailed records of distinctive characteristics of Gannan Tangka, including its materials, tools, painting technologies, multiple contemporary forms, schools of inheritance, painters' profile, exchange and circulation, as well as relevant theories of painting, the book is considered of great significance for recording and inheriting profound traditional Chinese cultures.

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        September 2001

        Mein Leben unter zwei Himmeln

        Eine Lebensgeschichte zwischen Shanghai und Hamburg

        by Kuan, Y C

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        September 2008

        Berlin - Seoul - Berlin

        Auf der Reise zu mir selbst

        by Stein, Miriam Y

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