This book is the English edition of Hi, I'm China, originally published in 2019, createdby the Institute for Planets over nearly three years of dedicated work and stands as thecountry's first popular science book offering a comprehensive view of China'sgeography. The English edition retains all the high-quality content of the Chineseversion, while featuring dozens of newly redrawn professional maps and replacingnearly a hundred photographs with even more striking images. Structured around the narrative thread of China's three major topographic steps, thisbook uses evocative prose, professional maps, and stunning photography-from thewilderness of the Tibetan Plateau to the vibrant human landscapes of Jiangnan-toportray a true, multi-dimensional, and heartfelt China.

On several occasions since 2016, Chinese President Xi stressed the importance ofChina's active participation in the international efforts to reform the system of globalgovernance. Written by a group of prominent Chinese scholars and officials, the Chinaand Global Governance Series aims to present the international readers with China'sapproach to global governance and the Chinese wisdom behind it. In the ten titlesforming this series, the authors elaborate on China's perspectives on globalgovernance, peace, and development, as well as seven other important aspects ofglobal governance-financial security, energy security, climate change management,foreign aid, cybersecurity, human rights protection, and anti-terrorism. In China andGlobal Energy Security, the author argues that in the context of economicglobalization, energy security is not an issue facing one single country alone but rathera global problem. China is the world's largest energy producer and consumer, oilimporter, and emitter of greenhouse gases; its energy policy and energy security have aworldwide impact. The abundant experience accumulated by China over the past yearsin improving global energy security, promoting cleaner energy, and mitigating globalclimate change will have significant implications for the rest of the world.

Three Thousand Years in a Glance is China's first full-length fairy tale centered onSanxingdui culture and new archaeological discoveries. It is a groundbreaking workthat creatively combines historical themes with the fairy tale genre, using the languageof fairy tales to interpret archaeological knowledge, bringing cultural relics "to life"and guiding young readers to appreciate the richness and charm of Chinese civilization.

This book takes a cultural and artistic perspective aimed at a general audience. Itinvites experts in Silk Road studies from China and abroad to explore ancient artifactsand cultural remains discovered along the Silk Road. Combining Chinese and foreignhistorical sources with new archaeological findings from land-based and maritime SilkRoad sites, the book interprets Silk Road artifacts from the perspective ofcivilizational exchange and mutual learning, presenting a comprehensive view of thetemporal evolution and cross-cultural interactions of Silk Road civilizations, tellingthe story of the Silk Road and presenting a multi-dimensional China.

Ancient Chinese architecture is an integral part of the rich and time-honored Chineseculture and an important component of the world architectural system. It is mostfamous for the Great Wall, but there are so much more. In 7,000 years, Chinese peopledeveloped unique architectural philosophies, structures, and techniques that are verydifferent from their counterparts in other places of the world. While Chinesearchitectural beauty is a feast for the eyes, the soul of ancient Chinese constructionusually lies in the historical stories behind the walls. In this book, the authors willguide you as you knock on the gate of this ancient kingdom.

China is the birthplace of one of the four greatest civilizations in the world,hencethose cultural relics which, in huge quantities and immensely rich varieties, havealways been fascinating. These cultural relics were produced during different periodsof the Chinesehistory, over well over 7,000 years. They are gems of the Chinesecivilization. This book gives a brief account of 8 types of cultural relics unearthed inChina so far, including pottery, porcelain, jade and bronze. These are seen as the mostrepresentative of the Chinese culture, each in its own way providing a glimpse intoancient China.

This book presents the first comprehensive overview of the museum's collectionsystem, featuring over 200 carefully selected pieces. It traces the journey of the ChinaNational Silk Museum, which began with silk as its foundation and expanded toencompass modern textiles, contemporary design, and global fashion, graduallyestablishing a collection system for textiles and apparel spanning ancient and moderntimes, both in China and around the world.

This book introduces the clay whistle, a Chinese intangible cultural heritage. The clay whistle is a toy that has existed for a thousand years. Made of clay, it is environmentally friendly, quaint and lovely, and has artistic value. The book presents a beautiful and touching connection between intangible cultural heritage and children's picture book stories. With a fairy-tale-like narrative, simple and endearing characters, and delicate, freehand illustrations, it takes children into the warm and friendly rural world of traditional China, allowing them to appreciate the wonder and beauty of Chinese folk art.

Chinese Toys tells the story of toys in China from the late Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China period, all the way to the early 1980s following the founding of the People's Republic of China. The author, Chen Guotai, is a Chinese toy collector and tin toy manufacturer. He spent thirty years combing through historical documents and interviewing veteran workers and designers from former state-owned toy factories, preserving many valuable oral archives. From these, he sorted out the development of China's modern toy industry.

This book introduces Chinese folk toys, including their history and classification, along the main threads of seasons, customs and festivals. Chinese folk toys have a long history. Folk toys are rooted in folk customs, and then spread, developed and evolved among the masses. Full of rural flavor, these toys made by folk artisans contain profound cultural significance. With over 200 photographs of folk toys from different areas of China, this book will vividly introduce readers to traditional Chinese toys, including their significant cultural connotations.

This book series is divided into four volumes according to the four seasons. The structure of each volume includes: Festivals and Solar Terms, Food as Heaven, Artisan Crafts, Family Wisdom, and Life Notes.“Festivals and Solar Terms” introduces the major festivals and solar terms of each season, painting a warm picture of seasonal celebrations through the origins, history, and customs of the festivals.The volume for Winter also provides a detailed explanation of leisure activities during the Chinese New Year, such as mahjong, Chinese chess, and Go.

This book features over 600 rare and interesting vintage toys, including various antique toy cars, trains, airplanes, small steamboats, teddy bears, dolls, robots, tin toys, and more. Printed in full color, it is gorgeous and pleasing to the eye, offering great value for appreciation and reference.

The kingdom of Cambodia, known as Khmer in ancient times, is situated on the Indochinese Peninsular. With its brilliant civilization, it was an important country on the ancient Maritime Silk Road. The volume is organized chronologically, and makes full use of historical materials and some of the most recent academic research. It presents a vivid cultural history of Cambodian culture, and of Sino-Cambodian exchange.

As the water-splashing festival has been passed down through generations, people have gradually integrated it with various myths and legends of their own ethnic groups, endowing it with more magical implications and distinctive ethnic characteristics. Centered on the blessings entrusted to water, people have carried out a series of activities including rituals, singing and dancing, musical performances, sports, entertainment, leisure and commerce. In the process, the cultural cores such as language, costumes, cuisine and marriage customs have been fully demonstrated.

I'm Chinese Festival is a bilingual picture book which introduces 12 Chinese traditional festivals with poetic languages and fantastic illustrations. Following the steps of our little protagonist, the readers can discover and feel the charms of Chinese traditional festivals such as Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Dragon-Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival etc…The readers can also get to know the origins and the customs of each Chinese traditional festival by reading the part of Knowledge Links included in this picture book.

In the summer of 1990, the author first set foot in Xishuangbanna and headed for the Lancang River, which he had long admired. He was profoundly struck by the grandeur and sacredness of the river. He silently vowed to himself that he would traverse this great river from its source to its estuary. Thirteen years later, the poet finally got the chance to go abroad with a passport and embarked on his journey along the Lancang–Mekong River. Spanning years and covering more than ten thousand kilometers, the trip culminated in this remarkable collection of essays, accompanied by nearly a hundred photographs and interspersed with ancient and modern poems, presenting readers with a magnificent feast of words and images.

This book is an anthology of ancient Chinese poems and lyrics about traditional festivals. It carefully selects about 300 works created over more than 2,000 years, from the era of The Book of Songs to the fall of the Qing Dynasty. As a classic reader, it presents the inheritance of classical poetry and traditional festival culture to readers.