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Chinese Literature Press
The Chinese Literature Press (中国文学出版社) is a state-owned book publisher in China established in 1951, focusing on translating Chinese literature The history of Chinese literature extends thousands of years, and begins with the earliest recorded inscriptions, court archives, building to the major works of philosophy and history written during the Axial Age. The Han dynasty, Han (202 ... into other languages. Since the 1980s, more than 200 titles have been published by the press in English and French as their "Panda Book Series". Books * '' Ripple on Stagnant Water'' (as ''Ripples Across Stagnant Water'') References *{{cite web, url=http://www1.chinaculture.org/library/2008-02/06/content_23619.htm, title=Chinese Literature Press, website=chinaculture.org, accessdate=5 January 2015, url-status=bot: unknown, archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012042521/http://www1.chinaculture.org/library/2008-02/06/content_23619.htm, archivedate=12 October 2008 Publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after India, representing 17.4% of the world population. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and Borders of China, borders fourteen countries by land across an area of nearly , making it the list of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest country by land area. The country is divided into 33 Province-level divisions of China, province-level divisions: 22 provinces of China, provinces, 5 autonomous regions of China, autonomous regions, 4 direct-administered municipalities of China, municipalities, and 2 semi-autonomous special administrative regions. Beijing is the country's capital, while Shanghai is List of cities in China by population, its most populous city by urban area and largest financial center. Considered one of six ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Literature
The history of Chinese literature extends thousands of years, and begins with the earliest recorded inscriptions, court archives, building to the major works of philosophy and history written during the Axial Age. The Han dynasty, Han (202 BC220 AD) and Tang dynasty, Tang (618–907 AD) dynasties were considered golden ages of poetry, while the Song dynasty, Song (960–1279) and Yuan dynasty, Yuan (1271–1368) were notable for their lyrics (''ci''), essays, dramas, and plays. During the Ming dynasty, Ming and Qing, mature novels were written in written vernacular Chinese, an evolution from the preeminence of Literary Chinese patterned off the language of the Chinese classics. The introduction of widespread woodblock printing during the Tang and the invention of movable type printing by Bi Sheng (990–1051) during the Song rapidly spread written knowledge throughout China. Around the turn of the 20th century, the author Lu Xun (1881–1936) is considered an influential voi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ripple On Stagnant Water
''Ripple on Stagnant Water'' (), also translated as ''Ripples Across Stagnant Water'', and ''Ripples on Dead Water'', is a novel by Li Jieren. It was first published in 1935. An updated version appeared in 1955. Plot The work follows the married and romantic life of Deng Yaogu, a resident of the town of Tianhui along with her husband, Cai Xingshun. She wants to change the circumstances of her live relocate to Chengdu. She is involved in two affairs and divorces Cai between the first and second. The first is with her cousin, Cambuel Luo, who is in a secretive organization known as Elder Brothers Society. The second is with Gu Tiancheng, a Christian from Chengdu whom she marries. By describing the lives of commoners, the novel reveals a complex balance of power among the local Christian communities, Elder Brothers Society and the bureaucracy, during the last decade of the 19th century. According to Yuehtsen Juliette Chung of National Tsing-Hua University, Cambuel Luo and Gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
