Author: Edward Harper Parker
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 398

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Author: Edward Harper Parker
Publisher: 北戴河出版
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 304

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Boswell once remarked to Dr. Johnson that "the history of England is so strange that, if it were not well vouched as it is, it would be hardly credible." To which Johnson replied in his usual style: "Sir, if it were told as shortly, and with as little preparation for introducing the different events, as the history of the Jewish kings, it would be equally liable to objections of improbability." Dr. Johnson went on to illustrate what he meant, by specific allusion to the concessions to Parliament made by Charles I. "If," he said, "these had been related nakedly, without any detail of the circumstances which generally led to them, they would not have been believed." This is exactly the position of ancient Chinese history, which may be roughly said to coincide in time with the history of the Jewish kings. The Chinese Annals are mere diaries of events, isolated facts being tumbled together in order of date, without any regard for proportion. Epoch-making invasions, defeats, and cessions of territory are laconically noted down on a level with the prince's indiscretion in weeping for a concubine as he would weep for a wife; or the Emperor's bounty in sending a dish of sacrificial meat to a vassal power by express messenger. In one way there is a distinct advantage in this method, for, the historian being seldom tempted to obtrude his own opinion or comments, we are left a clear course for the formation of our own judgments upon the facts given. On the other hand, it is unfortunate that what may be called the philosophy of history has never been seized by the Chinese mind: the annalists do not trouble themselves with the rights and aspirations of the masses; the results to general policy that naturally follow upon increase of population, perfecting of arms and munitions of war, admixture of foreign blood with the body politic, and such like matters. The heads of events being noted, it seems to be left to the reader to fill in the details from his imagination, and from his knowledge of contemporary affairs.

Author: Stewart Lee Beck
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780996095037
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 158

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China-savvy producer Stewart Lee Beck and language professional Katie Lu take you on an entertaining journey to the heart of the Chinese language to deepen your understanding of China and its people.

Author: Stewart Lee Beck
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780996095068
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 230

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A lighthearted exploration of Chinese history -- the revolutionary ideas of its greatest philosophers, the bold visions of its dauntless leaders, and the pivotal events which shaped the modern nation.

Author: James W. Heisig
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 0824875931
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 432

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At long last the approach that has helped thousands of learners memorize Japanese kanji has been adapted to help students with Chinese characters. Book 1 of Remembering Simplified Hanzi covers the writing and meaning of the 1,000 most commonly used characters in the simplified Chinese writing system, plus another 500 that are best learned at an early stage. (Book 2 adds another 1,500 characters for a total of 3,000.) Of critical importance to the approach found in these pages is the systematic arranging of characters in an order best suited to memorization. In the Chinese writing system, strokes and simple components are nested within relatively simple characters, which can, in turn, serve as parts of more complicated characters and so on. Taking advantage of this allows a logical ordering, making it possible for students to approach most new characters with prior knowledge that can greatly facilitate the learning process. Guidance and detailed instructions are provided along the way. Students are taught to employ "imaginative memory" to associate each character’s component parts, or "primitive elements," with one another and with a key word that has been carefully selected to represent an important meaning of the character. This is accomplished through the creation of a "story" that engagingly ties the primitive elements and key word together. In this way, the collections of dots, strokes, and components that make up the characters are associated in memorable fashion, dramatically shortening the time required for learning and helping to prevent characters from slipping out of memory.

Author: Ko Tan
Publisher: Anewpress
ISBN: 9781732437104
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 124

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This book demystifies the basic concepts of Traditional Chinese Medicine for the Western mind. It simplifies & condenses difficult concepts so that people of the West have a better understanding of this subject. TCM is written for teachers, students, and the public. The theory section includes historical facts and the fundamental concepts of TCM.

Author: Laurence Matthews
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 260

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A new and innovative study aid that allows the user to find Chinese characters rapidly and intuitively from their appearance alone.

Author: Edward Harper Parker
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3387055102
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 486

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Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

Author: 吴素美
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780205637218
Category : Chinese language
Languages : zh-CN
Pages : 0

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Author: Zheng-sheng Zhang
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108983162
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 239

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Highlighting stylistic and rhetorical characteristics, this book explores the written form of Mandarin Chinese in a range of everyday settings, fully illustrated with pictures of the signs throughout. Authentic and up-to-date, it is ideal for students learning Chinese, as well as researchers interested in the linguistic landscape of China.