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Village life in hong kong revisited
An anthropological study of how the structure of village life explored in this book is a fading memory for the village residents.
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The lexicon of empiricism and chinese modernization
The Lexicon of Empiricism and Chinese Modernization offers a deeply reflective exploration of how culture, philosophy, and empirical inquiry intersect in shaping China’s modern transformation.
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Through other eyes
Through Other Eyes offers a rigorous, empirically grounded account of Hong Kong’s boat people—known locally as the Tanka—during a period of rapid postwar transformation.
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Botanical illustrated guide to hong kong native plants
This third volume of the Botanical Illustrated Guide to Hong Kong Native Plants continues the vital mission of documenting the region’s unique floral heritage.
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Orphans of the times
This is a powerful collection of essays pulls back the curtain on a decade often seen as a void between Mao’s rigid control and the explosion of Deng Xiaoping’s reforms.
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The great archer and the moon goddess
Gods and Goddesses are not always perfect, what did Chang E do to have herself ending up alone on the moon? Do you know that Yi the Great Archer did more than just shooting down nine suns? From a collection of three Chinese stories selected and retold in English for young readers.
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The dragon king it was that died
The Dragon King below the Jing River defied the orders of the Jade God of the Heavens and was executed. His ghost resented the Tang Emperor Taizong for not saving him, and dragged the Emperor to the Underworld. From a collection of three Chinese stories selected and retold in English for young re...
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Monkey borrows the palmleaf fan
Tripitaka and his three disciples, Monkey, Pigsy, and Sandy were chosen to undertake a pilgrimage to India, during which they came across all sorts of dangers and difficulties. From a collection of three Chinese stories selected and retold in English for young readers.
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Dragons
These stories by Leung Ping Kwan, “See Mun and the Dragon” and “Drowned Souls,” are separated by over thirty years, and are in many ways very different, yet dragons play a prominent part in both. Both of these enchanting stories are anchored in the author’s idea of freedom and liberation.
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Zhou enlai
This new biography of Zhou Enlai is based on research in official documents as well as from longtime acquaintances of Zhou. The authors successfully give an in-depth analysis on the complex personality and controversial actions of Zhou, both as a person and a leader of the Chinese Communist Party...
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City of the dead and song of the night
Presented in English for the first time in this book are two plays by Gao Xingjian originally written in Chinese: City of the Dead and Song of the Night. City of the Dead is the first of Gao Xingjian's plays to focus fully on the male-female relationship. In this work, he transforms a wellknown a...
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Egret in a ploughed field
This pocket-sized paperback is one of the twenty-four titles published for 2017 Hong Kong International Poetry Nights. The theme of IPHHK2017 is “Ancient Enmity”. IPNHK is one of the most influential international poetry events in Asia. From 22–26 November 2017, over 20 invited poets from various...
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Mainstreaming gender in hong kong
This volume demonstrates the importance of gender mainstreaming in examining social issues and making decisions that affect women and men. In so doing, the essays of the book enrich our understanding of the social structures and trends within contemporary Hong Kong society and at the same time re...
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Silence
This pocket-sized paperback is one of the twenty-two titles published for 2015 Hong Kong International Poetry Nights. The theme of IPHHK2015 is "Poetry and Conflict". 21 international poets from 18 different places are invited to participate in recitations, symposia and sharing sessions of the Po...
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The liezi
A translation of the Daoist text The Liezi with new commentary.
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Gao village revisited
This is a close study of Gao village twenty years after the author, an anthropologist and native of Gao village, wrote his original ethnography Gao Village. It combines ethnographic analysis, personal vignettes, and a number of fascinating stories, which presents a convincing yet complex picture ...
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Imprints of kinship
Recent excavations of bronze artifacts from the Western Zhou dynasty (1046–771 B.C.) provide the focus for this collection of essays, which analyze the nature and patterns of lineages emerging from the tombs of ancient lords of states and historically significant individuals located throughout Ch...
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Chinese society and politics
Any consideration of China's cultural modernity must begin with a rethinking of traditional Chinese civilization in its orientation and the problems that it has to face in the modern age. This book examines how Confucian traditions have shaped modernity in East Asia. A leading sociologist, Ambros...
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The late wanderings of du fu
A close reading of Du Fu's poems as he confronts the brilliance and collapse of the Tang dynasty and transformed all he experienced into poetry.
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Hungry ghost
This pocket-sized paperback is one of the twenty-two titles published for 2015 Hong Kong International Poetry Nights. The theme of IPHHK2015 is "Poetry and Conflict". 21 international poets from 18 different places are invited to participate in recitations, symposia and sharing sessions of the Po...
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What we have said haunts us
This pocket-sized paperback is one of the twenty-two titles published for 2015 Hong Kong International Poetry Nights. The theme of IPHHK2015 is "Poetry and Conflict". 21 international poets from 18 different places are invited to participate in recitations, symposia and sharing sessions of the Po...
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Cross-cultural application of the mmpi-2 and the adaptation of the minnesota report computer system in hong kong
This case book provides an overview of two increasingly related aspects of contemporary applied psychology: the exploration of computer-based psychological assessment strategies across cultures and the cross-cultural generalization of psychological constructs and procedures, particularly psycholo...
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Bookstore in a dream
Drawn from Hong Kong International Poetry Nights 2011, Bookstore in a Dream is a chapbook of poetry by Lo Chih Cheng presented in both English and Chinese. Bookstore in a Dream is also available along with the works of other internationally renowned poets in Words and the World (Twenty-volume Set...
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Translation and global asia
Translation and Global Asia: Relocating Cultural Production Network explores the richness of non-Western discourses and practices of translation, focusing on translational exchanges among non-Western languages and Asian translation traditions. The volume provides insight into the translation trad...
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Red swan
China's exceptional development trajectory challenges conventional wisdom as well as conventional models of political change. This book explains policy making in China's governmental system as an open-ended process with an uncertain outcome, driven by conflicting interests, recurrent interaction...
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Cantonese colloquial expressions
The dictionary translates common Cantonese colloquial phrases and terms into English and provides examples on their use. The pronunciation of the phrases and terms are given in Yale Romanization.
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A moth laid its eggs in my armpit, and then it died
Drawn from International Poetry Nights in Hong Kong 2013, A Moth Laid Its Eggs in My Armpit, and Then It Died is a chapbook of poetry by Ye Mimi presented in English, and Chinese. A Moth Laid Its Eggs in My Armpit, and Then It Died is also available, along with the chapbooks of other internationa...
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A medical history of hong kong
This book gives an account of Hong Kong’s medical and health development from the Second World War to the present day, investigates how medical and health services grew and adapted as Hong Kong’s political and the socioeconomic landscape—and the world beyond it—changed, and continued changing. Th...
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A glossary of food science and technology [english-chinese bilingual edition]
This work lists comprehensively over 20,000 terms commonly used in food science with their Chinese equivalents. It is a useful and valuable reference, especially when biotechnology, environmental protection, organic and natural food nutrition, etc. have become popular topics of discussion among p...
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Marathon in hong kong
The essays in this collection cover topics relating to the history of marathon running in Asia, such as the stories behind the cities that have hosted the marathon, what role gender difference plays in marathon sport performance, and the experience of organizing the race in Hong Kong. Concluding ...
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Reorienting china
This insightful work reveals why Chinese civilization has endured despite numerous internal and external hardships and turmoils. It offers a nuanced and thought-provoking perspective on China’s past and its relevance to the present.
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The chess master
The Chess Master is a story of escape and salvation, and the clue for both is chess. The protagonist, Wang Yisheng, undergoes a gradual transformation from "chess fool" to "chess master" — from an alienated young man obsessed with the material needs of life to a spiritually enlightened transmitte...
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A legacy of elegance
Many Shang dynasty inscribed oracle bones were found at Yinxu, Henan province. Their purpose and function shed significant light on the origin of Chinese culture, disclosing major concerns of the time. Shang oracle-bone script is the earliest known form of systematic Chinese writing, which is a c...
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Empire in the western ocean
This book discusses the geographic, political, and commercial factors that led to the emergence of seapower and a navy under the Ming.
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Studies in chinese art
?This volume comprises eight articles that fall into three groups: surveys of Chinese art and archaeology and their interrelationships, the exhibition of Chinese archaeological finds, and an account of Dunhuang studies in China up to 1947; animal styles, floral patterns and yinyang wuxing in Chin...
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Performance art
This pocket-sized paperback is one of the twenty-two titles published for 2015 Hong Kong International Poetry Nights. The theme of IPHHK2015 is "Poetry and Conflict". 21 international poets from 18 different places are invited to participate in recitations, symposia and sharing sessions of the Po...
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American english idiomatic expressions in 52 weeks
This week-by-week calendar of idioms will assist learners of English to understand the meanings of American idioms found in common usage. The American English Idiomatic Expressions in 52 Weeks consists of 3,300 frequently used idioms, provides concise and clear definitions of each idiom, and incl...
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Poem in blue
This pocket-sized paperback is one of the twenty-two titles published for 2015 Hong Kong International Poetry Nights. The theme of IPHHK2015 is "Poetry and Conflict". 21 international poets from 18 different places are invited to participate in recitations, symposia and sharing sessions of the Po...
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Understanding contemporary music
The teaching kit, a set of fifteen volumes, is designed and written by music experts and educators in Hong Kong. It consists of fifteen modules, each dealing with a specific topic, including "How to listen to contemporary music," "Minimalism and simplicity," "Jazz," "Keys, scales, modes and tunin...
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Collected writings on chinese cultural history
A great observer and writer of Chinese culture, Tsien Tsuen-hsin contributed profoundly to the West's understanding of the East, and vice versa, spending six decades as a professor and curator at The University of Chicago. These articles explore Chinese documents, Chinese paper, ink making, print...
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Ancient enmity [box set]
International Poetry Nights in Hong Kong (IPNHK) is an award-winning biennial poetry festival established by the renowned contemporary Chinese poet Bei Dao. Since its debut in 2009, IPNHK has become the most influential series of international poetry events in sinophone areas, delivered internati...
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A letter from the airport
This pocket-sized paperback is one of the twenty-four titles published for 2017 Hong Kong International Poetry Nights. The theme of IPHHK2017 is “Ancient Enmity”. IPNHK is one of the most influential international poetry events in Asia. From 22–26 November 2017, over 20 invited poets from various...
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Scorched maps
Drawn from International Poetry Nights in Hong Kong 2013, Scorched Maps is a chapbook of poetry by Tomasz Rózycki presented in Polish, English, and Chinese. Scorched Maps is also available, along with the chapbooks of other internationally renowned poets, in Islands or Continents (Eighteen-Volume...
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Neonatal anthropometry for the chinese
Anthropometric measurements of growth parameters form an integral and vital part of paediatric practice and research. It is important to know the norms of vital parameters in order to recognize abnormalities when they arise. ...
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Song of exploring the waterways
This pocket-sized paperback is one of the twenty-two titles published for 2015 Hong Kong International Poetry Nights. The theme of IPHHK2015 is "Poetry and Conflict". 21 international poets from 18 different places are invited to participate in recitations, symposia and sharing sessions of the Po...
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Hong kong lights
This pocket-sized paperback is one of the twenty-four titles published for 2017 Hong Kong International Poetry Nights. The theme of IPHHK2017 is “Ancient Enmity”. IPNHK is one of the most influential international poetry events in Asia. From 22–26 November 2017, over 20 invited poets from various...
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A documentary history of public health in hong kong
This book chronicles the history of public health in Hong Kong from 1842 to 1980. It provides a framework to understand important events, policies, institutions, and advances in technology related to health developments in colonial Hong Kong, including the role of the world wars.
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Social life and development in hong kong
The papers in this volume, prepared by social scientists with different specializations, address selected aspects of Hong Kong's post-War development.
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Small family business in hong kong
This book examines the relationship between work and family in small family business in Hong Kong, based on data obtained from in-depth interviews on married couples running small retail shops. It was found that despite the perceived advantage of flexibility, running a small family business did n...
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Selected essays of zhou zuoren
Zhou Zuoren (1885–1967), the brother of writer Lu Xun, was one of the most controversial intellectuals in modern China. Radically at odds with many of his contemporaries, Zhou opposed the May Fourth reformers. His work was banned in both mainland China and Taiwan for many years as a result of his...
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Chinese overseas
?The issue of Chinese diaspora is a fascinating phenomenon in the midst of globalism, and there is a growing interest in studies of overseas Chinese, not only overseas but in China itself. This volume, the result of an international conference on Chinese overseas studies, deals with issues of res...
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Jingji xue
Based on extensive research, Jingji Xue considers how economics, as a concept as well as an intellectual discipline, was introduced and developed in China. Paul B. Trescott identifies the Chinese who studied economics in the West and evaluates their roles in teaching, research, and publication in...
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Escaping the end of times
Escaping the End of Times invites readers to explore the intricate relationships between dreams, politics, and the Chinese writing system in early modern China.
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The classic of poetry
Edward L. Shaughnessy presents a complete English translation of the 305 discrete poems from the Classic of Poetry.
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My own voice
Drawn from International Poetry Nights in Hong Kong 2013, My Own Voice is a chapbook of poetry by Zeyar Lynn presented in English, and Chinese. My Own Voice is also available, along with the chapbooks of other internationally renowned poets, in Islands or Continents (Eighteen-Volume Box Set). Sel...
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I decided to dissolve
This pocket-sized paperback is one of the twenty-four titles published for 2017 Hong Kong International Poetry Nights. The theme of IPHHK2017 is “Ancient Enmity”. IPNHK is one of the most influential international poetry events in Asia. From 22–26 November 2017, over 20 invited poets from various...
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The psychology of the chinese people
The Chinese people constitute more than a quarter of the world's population, yet until now there has been no single volume that summarizes and integrates the wealth of data available, in English and Chinese, on the psychological functioning of Chinese people. The Psychology of the Chinese People ...
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Growing your own food in hong kong
With an increasing awareness of what they eat and the provenance of their food, people nowadays often raise such questions as where does the food come from? How is it produced? This concern over food ingredients and origins has resulted in a burgeoning interest in growing one's own food, both for...
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Poppies by the motorway
This pocket-sized paperback is one of the twenty-four titles published for 2017 Hong Kong International Poetry Nights. The theme of IPHHK2017 is “Ancient Enmity”. IPNHK is one of the most influential international poetry events in Asia. From 22–26 November 2017, over 20 invited poets from various...
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Guangdong
This volume aims to study preparations for China's entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO) on the part of the Guangdong provincial government, local governments, enterprises and individuals; examine the opportunities available for Guangdong and its comparative advantage relative to other pr...
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The faith of a mushroom
This pocket-sized paperback is one of the twenty-four titles published for 2017 Hong Kong International Poetry Nights. The theme of IPHHK2017 is “Ancient Enmity”. IPNHK is one of the most influential international poetry events in Asia. From 22–26 November 2017, over 20 invited poets from various...
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The metaphor of the sea
Drawn from Hong Kong International Poetry Nights 2011, The Metaphor of the Sea is a chapbook of poetry by Shuntaro Tanikawa, accompanied by English and Chinese translations. The Metaphor of the Sea is also available along with the works of other internationally renowned poets in Words and the Wor...
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The broken seals
When Marshal Hong breaks the seals which generations of Taoist Masters have placed on the temple doors to hold back 108 incarcerated Demon Princes, powerful forces of disorder are released. One after another, brave men fall out with officialdom and are obliged to join the brotherhood of the river...
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Amazing, how amazing it is, every night of the shining sun
Drawn from International Poetry Nights in Hong Kong 2013, Amazing, How Amazing It Is, Every Night of the Shining Sun is a chapbook of poetry by Lee Seong-bok presented in Korean, English, and Chinese. Amazing, How Amazing It Is, Every Night of the Shining Sun is also available, along with the cha...
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Reinventing china
A pioneering study of the genesis of the Fifth Generation of Chinese filmmakers, who emerged in the 1980s with films of startling originality. Through an analysis of this generation and its films, Clark brings several decades of transformation in Chinese society into vivid relief. The book focuse...
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The life of tu fu 杜甫一生 (bilingual edition)
Drawing inspiration from a vast oeuvre of more than a thousand poems, Eliot Weinberger has composed fifty-eight poems derived and adapted from the lines, images, and feelings in Tu Fu’s poetry.
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How the red sun rose
Gao Hua explores the origin and consequences of the Yan'an Rectification Movement from 1942 to 1945, arguing that it emancipated the Chinese Communist Party from Soviet influence and unified the party for victory. The book shows how Mao Zedong established his leadership over the party, with conti...
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A poem for a book
This pocket-sized paperback is one of the twenty-two titles published for 2015 Hong Kong International Poetry Nights. The theme of IPHHK2015 is "Poetry and Conflict". 21 international poets from 18 different places are invited to participate in recitations, symposia and sharing sessions of the Po...
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Keys to chinese character writing
Gateway to Chinese Character Writing is designed to show beginners of Chinese how to write a Chinese character properly. The book introduces the principles that govern the construction of Chinese characters, the basic strokes that comprise Chinese characters, and the proper stroke order when writ...
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Two or three things about desire
Drawn from International Poetry Nights in Hong Kong 2013, Two or Three Things About Desire is a chapbook of poetry by Conchitina Cruz presented in English and Chinese. Two or Three Things About Desire is also available, along with the chapbooks of other internationally renowned poets, in Islands ...
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Later mohist logic, ethics, and science
This a general account of the school of Mo-tzu, its social basis as a movement of craftsmen, its isolated place in the Chinese tradition, and the nature of its later contributions to logic, ethics, and science. It assesses the relation of Mohist thinking to the structure of the Chinese language, ...
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Of mountains and seas
Of Mountains and Seas is a fictional play that weaves together legendary characters from the classic Chinese text, Shanhaijing. The well-known mythical characters are presented as ordinary individuals who, despite their divine powers, struggle with the misadventures and emotional consequences of ...
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The genera of orchidaceae in hong kong
This illustrated treatise fills the vacuum of complete lack of essential references on orchids, and meet the need for a guide to identify the species growing in Hong Kong, and is thus the base-line from which future taxonomists will begin their studies.
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Hong kong art deco architecture
This study relates Art Deco architecture in Hong Kong with local socioeconomic and political contexts, and adopts the theoretical lens to examine how they framed practices of everyday life.
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Pascal's will
This pocket-sized paperback is one of the twenty-four titles published for 2017 Hong Kong International Poetry Nights. The theme of IPHHK2017 is “Ancient Enmity”. IPNHK is one of the most influential international poetry events in Asia. From 22–26 November 2017, over 20 invited poets from various...
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Subjective writing in contemporary chinese literature
Translated from the original French publication, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of 20th century Chinese literature and examines the relationship between Chinese literary theory and modernity. Jin Siyan surveys the work of leading writers including Zhang Ailing, Beidao, and Mu Dan. Sh...
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The first decade
Many people have doubts about the return of sovereignty over Hong Kong to China in 1997. They were not optimistic about the "one country, two systems" formula. How should Hong Kong be judged as a Special Administrative Region within China in the first decade of its existence?This book has set out...
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Where empires collided
Michael Share explores the historical relationship between Russia and the Chinese Eastern Periphery (Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macao). Share's extensive research of archived materials shows that Russian and Soviet dealings with the Chinese Eastern Periphery were inextricably linked to broader intern...
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Southern fujian
This book examines traditions in post-Mao southern Fujian, surveying various aspects of everyday culture including lineages, religion, and the status of women. Though the State remains officially opposed to "superstitious" traditions, these articles illustrate how post-liberalization economic and...
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Poetry for beginners
This pocket-sized paperback is one of the twenty-four titles published for 2017 Hong Kong International Poetry Nights. The theme of IPHHK2017 is “Ancient Enmity”. IPNHK is one of the most influential international poetry events in Asia. From 22–26 November 2017, over 20 invited poets from various...
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Translation in hong kong
Hong Kong is a cosmopolitan city where international communication is a fact of everyday life. Translation has thus always been essential in bridging the social and cultural gap between Chinese and Western civilizations. Translation in Hong Kong: Past, Present and Future tries to assess the role ...
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The sea
Drawn from International Poetry Nights in Hong Kong 2013, The Sea is a chapbook of poetry by Raúl Zurita presented in Arabic, English, and Chinese. The Sea is also available, along with the chapbooks of other internationally renowned poets, in Islands or Continents (Eighteen-Volume Box Set). Sele...
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Taipei people
With an intensity of vision comparable to James Joyce’s Dubliners, it follows the individual struggles of the people of Taipei.
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Physical activity and health of hong kong youth
The impact of physical activity and urban living in childhood extend into adulthood. This saying is almost commonsensical, but seems to lack unambiguous research evidence. Physical Health and Activity of Hong Kong Youth attempts to fill the gap and provide solid research constructs.
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The legitimation of new orders
The contributors to this collection offer seven case studies that treat different aspects of political and ritual legitimation in China and Europe over the past two millennia. With a primary focus on crisis and change, the contributors analyze how rulers and states work to produce a popular polit...
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Ming erotic novellas
By analyzing a group of literary (wenyan) novellas, this study of late-Ming material culture focuses on an erotic fiction genre, the marketing and consuming strategies behind it, and the Daoist allegory contained within. Richard Wang examines these works and their significance in the development ...
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Studies in chinese ceramics
?This volume comprises eight articles that fall into three groups: studies of the art in Sichuan and an account of the famous pottery produced in and around Tongguan in Hunan; the export of Chinese ceramic wares; and the study of pottery and porcelain in Southeast Asia.
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Tao te ching
Tao Te Ching, also commonly known as Lao Tzu, is one of the most important Chinese classics and has had great influence on Chinese thought. It is regarded as the bible of Taoism and is by far the most frequently translated Chinese classic, with over thirty translations into English alone.The work...
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Botanical illustrated guide to hong kong native plants
This beautifully illustrated guide presents a carefully curated collection of 20 plant species native to Hong Kong, with scientific, detailed illustrations and morphological descriptions, together with botanical references, all essential for species authentication.
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A cloud across the pacific
This book uncovers the basic contradictions between contemporary China's complex ideological marketplace and Western liberalism. It describes and puts into critical context three versions of Western liberalism (those of F. A. Hayek, John Rawls, and John Dunn), three versions of Chinese liberalism...
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Winds howl through the mansions
Drawn from Hong Kong International Poetry Nights 2011, Winds Howl Through the Mansions is a chapbook of poetry by Bejan Matur, accompanied by English and Chinese translations. Winds Howl Through the Mansions is also available along with the works of other internationally renowned poets in Words a...
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In the serious light of nothing
Drawn from International Poetry Nights in Hong Kong 2013, In the Serious Light of Nothing is a chapbook of poetry by Peter Minter presented in English, and Chinese. In the Serious Light of Nothing is also available, along with the chapbooks of other internationally renowned poets, in Islands or C...
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A topical bibliography of computer (-aided) translation
The rapid advances in information technology has elevated the role of computer (-aided) translation in translation studies and practice in recent decades. This has resulted in numerous research and publications on the topic, and thus indicates the growing interest in computer (-aided) translation...
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Yes prime manipulator
This is a descriptive study of the author's Chinese translation of Jonathan Lynn and Antony Jay's Yes Prime Minister, a work characterized by British political humor. Adopting a target-oriented approach, the book aims primarily to uncover the regularities that mark the relationships between the f...
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Urban gardening
Living in a crowded city need not mean uprooting one's connection with the earth. City gardens are proliferating at a healthy rate, and plants can be enjoyed on a rooftop, balcony, terrace, or a simple window sill. There are, of course, special difficulties to gardening in cities: special solutio...
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Talk mandarin today (cd)
This a general account of the school of Mo-tzu, its social basis as a movement of craftsmen, its isolated place in the Chinese tradition, and the nature of its later contributions to logic, ethics, and science. It assesses the relation of Mohist thinking to the structure of the Chinese language, ...
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Overt and covert treasures
This is the first volume to present a comprehensive collection of sources on Chinese women's history. The anthology explores overt and covert information on Chinese women across a vast number of textual and non-textual materials, as well as conventional and unconventional sources. Some chapters r...
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