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China's Party Congress

Power, Legitimacy, and Institutional Manipulation

By: Guoguang Wu

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China's Party Congress

Power, Legitimacy, and Institutional Manipulation

By: Guoguang Wu

Nominally the highest decision-making body in the Chinese Communist Party, the Party Congress is responsible for determining party policy and the selection of China's leaders. Guoguang Wu provides the first analysis of how the Party Congress operates to elect Party leadership and decide Party policy, and explores why such a formal performance of congress meetings, delegate discussions, and non-democratic elections is significant for authoritarian politics more broadly. Taking institutional inconsistency as the central research question, this study presents a new theory of 'mutual contextualization' to reveal how informal politics and formal institutions interact with each other. Wu argues that despite the prevalence of informal politics behind the scenes, authoritarian politics seeks legitimization through a combination of political manipulation and the ritual mobilization of formal institutions. This ambitious book is essential reading for all those interested in understanding contemporary China, and an innovative theoretical contribution to the study of comparative politics.

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Cambridge University Press

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1316395448

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2018 Farmer Calendar

By: Mr. Kang Wu

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2018 Farmer Calendar

By: Mr. Kang Wu

Agriculture played an integral role in ancient Chinese culture. They, like all farmers, plowed in spring, weeded in summer, gained in autumn, and stored in winter yearly. The ancient philosophers recorded auspicious and inauspicious events on the calendar, so such a calendar is called the farmer calendar. Author Mr. Kang Wu offers both a 2018 calendar geared toward farmers as well as a reference guide to aspects of Chinese culture. It presents ancient algorithms, statistics, and numbers operation, and gives insight in all ancient lifestyles in China such as the occult, philosophy, and literature. Filled with a plethora of information, 2018 Farmer Calendar includes a timeline geared toward the farmer as well as Chinese cultural insights.

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Partridge Publishing Singapore

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154374270X

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Beauty-protecting Conceited Monk

Volume 7

By: Wu KeWanHui

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Beauty-protecting Conceited Monk

Volume 7

By: Wu KeWanHui

Buddha says: Red powder like a skeleton, the human world is hell. Buddha said: I do not go to hell, who goes to hell? As a good monk who respected buddha and loved buddhas, Lin Kong ran down the mountain without any hesitation. With the hot-bloodedness of a virgin who had been holding back for twenty-two years, he threw himself into the good deeds of the rose-pink skeletons. Master Lin said: The ten thousand flowers, the Buddha sat in the mind. Good, good!

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Funstory

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1649555172

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Calculating the BaZi

The GanZhi/Chinese Astrology Workbook

By: Karin Taylor Wu

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Calculating the BaZi

The GanZhi/Chinese Astrology Workbook

By: Karin Taylor Wu

In this fully illustrated workbook, Dr. Karin Taylor Wu instructs you in the art of creating an individualized Chinese Four Pillar astrology chart. For the first time to the western audience, learn the traditional method of BaZi calculation without needing a Chinese calendar. Detailed instructions show how your destiny is contained within your birth chart, and how to understand its changes over the whole lifespan. Dr Taylor Wu also explains the relationship between your individual BaZi chart and your personality, emotions, health, relationships, aptitudes, and life chances. With many examples, and worked exercises, including a detailed interpretation of actual charts and case studies, Dr Taylor Wu demonstrates how to bring the GanZhi principles to life. The workbook provides an essential tool for optimizing personal life choices and for developing healing, consulting, and leadership skills in order to help others.

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Singing Dragon

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0857012657

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Out of Nihility

Volume 10

By: Wu ZiQi

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Out of Nihility

Volume 10

By: Wu ZiQi

Since the birth of the Yinyang Continent, the two races of Yin and Yang had been born and bred. The Yang Race possessed the attribute of 'goodness', and possessed all sorts of superpowers to defend their 'goodness'. The attribute of the Yin Clan was' evil '. Demons, demons, ghosts, and other creatures belonged to it. They wanted to enslave the Yang Clan and control the entire continent. A youth who had comprehended 'creating from nothing' from the 'Classic of Virtue' was not tolerated by the current Heavenly Dao and had his body destroyed. His soul, by chance and coincidence, was taken in by the Yinyang Continent and reborn into the body of an ordinary Yang Clan youth. None: "The Yang race is good, forsaken by the Evil God; the Yin race is evil, born of the Good God. Tell me what is evil and what is good? " Close]

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1649203764

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Rebirth: City's Conceited Supreme

Volume 6

By: Wu QingZhen

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Rebirth: City's Conceited Supreme

Volume 6

By: Wu QingZhen

Looking at the people in front of him who hated him one after another, or who wanted to trample him to death, the corners of Mu Shaotian's mouth curled up. With an even stronger attitude, he suppressed those who hated him or wanted to trample him to death, making him a tyrant again.

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1649550006

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An Ultimate Martial Art

Volume 3

By: Wu YueChuBa

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An Ultimate Martial Art

Volume 3

By: Wu YueChuBa

In previous life, in order to save his sister, Su Ye volunteered to sacrifice for the gods of nine heavens. He did not expect that all this is the man's trick to let him die in vain. Su Ye had learned the truth, was unacceptable for a moment, and died with hatred.At the moment Su Ye in the previous life died , another young boy named Su Ye crossed over him. At a dangerous time between life and death, He replaced the previous Su Ye to start a new life.He inadvertently obtained a book of martial arts, gained a spcial power, and used this power to escape out of chaos. Since then, he has relied on this cheat book to improve his ability through cultivation, to avenge Su Ye of the previous life.As a soul that from another world came through, he eventually dominated the world!☆About the Author☆Wu Yue Chu Ba, a well-known online novelist. He has a wealth of creative experience and has authored many novels, most of them are fantasy types. His novels have deeply attracted most readers.一句话

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1647362024

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My CEO Fiancee

Volume 6

By: Wu XianGuangHui

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My CEO Fiancee

Volume 6

By: Wu XianGuangHui

Xiao Yue was a university student who was about to leave the campus, but no one knew that he was a super expert who had already stepped into the Innate Realm. After an accident, beauties such as model girls, beautiful school beauties, dignified young ladies and other kinds of beauties came one after another. This famous model? My wife! The streamer? My lover! Cold superior? Hehe, it's actually my Little Mi. An unreachable CEO? Don't worry, she's our fiancee ...

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1636457568

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Symposium on the Frontiers of Physics at Millennium

Beijing, China, 8-11 October 1999

By: Yueliang Wu,Jong-Ping Hsu

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Symposium on the Frontiers of Physics at Millennium

Beijing, China, 8-11 October 1999

By: Yueliang Wu,Jong-Ping Hsu

This volume covers high energy physics and particle physics, astrophysics and cosmology, nuclear physics, plasma physics, condensed matter and solid state physics, high temperature superconductivity, semiconductors, optics, laser physics, biophysics, mathematical physics and quantum mechanics.

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World Scientific

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9810243324

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Immortal Farmer Doctor

Volume 7

By: Wu You

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Immortal Farmer Doctor

Volume 7

By: Wu You

Ye Shaoqiu had been pushed into a cliff by someone in retaliation, but because of this, he benefited from his misfortune and obtained the legacy of ancient times. From then on, they started to treat the illness and save the people. It was an inspiring story of a skilled chivalrous doctor.

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1636660533

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The Journey to the West, Revised Edition, Volume 3

By: Cheng'en Wu

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The Journey to the West, Revised Edition, Volume 3

By: Cheng'en Wu

The story of Xuanzang, the monk who went from China to India in quest of Buddhist scriptures.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226971368

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Flower Master and Soldier King

Volume 5

By: Wu Xinchaliu

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Flower Master and Soldier King

Volume 5

By: Wu Xinchaliu

A refined and bright boy, but he was one of the three trump cards of the international mercenary, Celestial Wolf. Even if he didn't move, he could, as soon as he started, flip the entire city upside down. He didn't like being cold-blooded, but he would be merciless when necessary. He practically didn't reject any woman, but he also had his own special criteria ...

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1647591260

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The Boss and I

Volume 3

By: Wu DiShenYuan

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The Boss and I

Volume 3

By: Wu DiShenYuan

A blind date to her boss, the Evil Woman. I don't think anyone would be as unlucky as me ...

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1649911386

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Divine Precipice

Volume 1

By: Wu MingGe

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Divine Precipice

Volume 1

By: Wu MingGe

At the location where the Nine Heavens Mysterious Clouds rose up, the territory had to be divided into tens of thousands of directions. On the outside, there was the Great Gale Divine Cliff, and inside, there was the Divine Sect's pavilion. He was young and did not know where to be worried about, so he returned the favor to the envoy. After crossing a few days and still coming back today, she asked the two of them if they were in the same boat. He did not wait for the ten-year seal to disappear, and in the blink of an eye, he was gone. When there is a bottle of wine this night, there will be a beautiful woman in between. If the gods and devils were to give up together, he would not lose sight of the sword tomorrow. Close]

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1648842437

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The 12 Chinese Animals

Create Harmony in your Daily Life through Ancient Chinese Wisdom

By: Zhongxian Wu

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The 12 Chinese Animals

Create Harmony in your Daily Life through Ancient Chinese Wisdom

By: Zhongxian Wu

* Silver Medal Winner in the 2010 BOTYA Awards Body, Mind and Spirit Category * The Chinese horoscope holds the key to a better understanding of self and others, and to living a life of harmony. Not just the year of birth, but also the month, day and hour have significance in true Chinese astrology. Master Zhongxian Wu explains how to find your power animal symbols, and how to learn from their wisdom. By fully understanding what each animal signifies, and how they relate to the major hexagrams of the Yijing, he shows that they can help you to find inner peace and live in harmony with family, friends, the wider community, and with nature. Using the wisdom of the twelve animal symbols as a guide, you will learn how to better understand your personality, and make choices that profoundly influence your health, relationships, career, and finances, allowing you to live up to your greatest potential. Making the wisdom of the twelve Chinese animals accessible to the Western reader for the first time in its relationship with the Yijing, this book will be an illuminating read for anyone interested in understanding themselves and their life patterns better, Chinese astrology, and the Yijing.

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Singing Dragon

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0857010158

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9780857010155

Large Diameter Shield Tunneling Technology

By: Wenbo Zhou,Huiming Wu

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Large Diameter Shield Tunneling Technology

By: Wenbo Zhou,Huiming Wu

This comprehensive guide expertly distills the vast landscape of large-diameter shield tunneling technology. Authored by a team of eminent shield technology experts with hands-on experience, it presents a treasure trove of real-world engineering data and examples, and simplifies complex concepts for easy comprehension.Its ten chapters offer a structured journey, commencing with Chapter 1, which chronicles the global evolution and innovations in large-diameter tunnel construction technology. Chapter 2 unveils cutting-edge designs and vital functions of contemporary large-diameter shield machines. Chapter 3 explores integrated slurry treatment systems, emphasizing zero-discharge processes, while Chapter 4 delves into high-precision steel mold design and advanced segment production techniques.Chapters 5 and 6 provide in-depth insights into excavation processes, encompassing starting and receiving procedures, excavation face stability, shield body posture management, segment assembly, and synchronous grouting. Chapter 7 adopts an informatics perspective, elucidating data management and control. The critical topic of risk management and countermeasures takes center stage in Chapter 8, while Chapter 9 spotlights domestic large-diameter shield tunneling projects and their pivotal technologies. Lastly, in Chapter 10, the book offers a forward-looking vision for the future of tunneling and shield machine development.Tailored for professionals in design and construction, researchers in scientific institutes, and those engaged in tunnel and underground engineering, this book serves as an invaluable resource. This book empowers engineers and technicians at the forefront by enhancing their grasp of large-diameter shield tunneling construction technology. It also offers indispensable guidance to design, construction, and technical management personnel in the field.

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9811285977

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Sovereign of the Dragon Furnace

Volume 7

By: Wu MingZhi

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Sovereign of the Dragon Furnace

Volume 7

By: Wu MingZhi

Three years ago, the cultivation genius Ye Feng, retreated explosively from the cultivation and became trash. Three years later, the Chaotic Dragon Cauldron would open and take root in the dantian. The heaven defying treasure, the heaven and earth Sacred Object, the Ling Dan's miraculous medicine, All of it is in my hands! Block my way? It didn't matter if you were a high level Sect, a powerful foreign race or a Void Demon. Ye Feng raised his hand and crushed them one by one! "I have a cauldron that can devour all living things, seize good fortune from the heavens and the earth, and have a power that will last for countless generations.

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1648468918

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Absolute Monarch in Heaven

Volume 1

By: Long Wu

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Absolute Monarch in Heaven

Volume 1

By: Long Wu

On the Divine Martial Continent, the strong were respected. Ye Feng, who had transmigrated to a different world, had occasionally come across a mysterious stone monument. He practiced a supreme cultivation technique that could swallow everything, using everything for himself, reaching the pinnacle of martial arts! Book Level Setting: Warrior: Spirit Apostle, Spirit Scholar, Spirit Master, Small Innate, Large Innate, Qi Condensation, Condensation, Condensation, Heavenly Completion Stage Nine, Human Sovereign, Earth Elder, Sky Sovereign, Supreme God! Symbol Master: Symbol Master, Symbol Master, Symbol Master, little symbol spirit, great symbol spirit, Symbol Emperor, Symbol Soul Master, Symbol Saint realm, Soul Immortal, True Immortal, Golden Immortal, Immortal King! Different books, different wonderful books, all in one hand breaking the heavens [kept]

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1649208928

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I Have No Enemies

The Life and Legacy of Liu Xiaobo

By: Perry Link,Wu Dazhi

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I Have No Enemies

The Life and Legacy of Liu Xiaobo

By: Perry Link,Wu Dazhi

Late one night in December 2008, police arrived at the home of Liu Xiaobo—China’s leading dissident, a key figure in the prodemocracy manifesto Charter 08—and took him away. When Liu won the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize as a political prisoner, the award was bestowed on an empty chair. Inside China, the regime sought to erase every trace of his existence. Liu died of liver cancer in 2017 without ever having been allowed to return home. I Have No Enemies is the definitive biography of Liu Xiaobo, offering a meticulously researched account of the twists and turns of a remarkable life. Perry Link and Wu Dazhi explore Liu’s upbringing, immersion in classical Chinese poetry and philosophy, bold challenges to literary conformity, and involvement in democratic movements. They trace the lifelong evolution of his thinking and chronicle his persecution, incarceration, and death. I Have No Enemies emphasizes Liu’s principled commitment to dissent and the significance of the example he set in China and around the world. Liu was a farsighted strategist whose ultimate goal was “to change a regime by changing a society.” In Tiananmen Square, he showed others how to face down armed soldiers; in daily life, he looked for ways to build a more democratic culture. A powerful record of Liu’s life and times, this book also tells the story of a generation of Chinese intellectuals who sought a better way forward.

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Columbia University Press

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0231556446

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9780231556446

Beauty's Personal Expert

Volume 6

By: Wu Mao

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Beauty's Personal Expert

Volume 6

By: Wu Mao

He was originally one of the top Shadow Guards in China, but after being framed by a traitor, he was sent to prison. However, due to his good fortune, he managed to obtain an ancient martial arts technique. The Goddess of Gold, the commoner school beauty, the long-legged policewoman, the flirtatious CEO ... Powerful men were like the sun, they would always attract the love and love of thousands.

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1636549969

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The Refutation and Analysis of Falun Gong

By: Lao Cheng-Wu

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The Refutation and Analysis of Falun Gong

By: Lao Cheng-Wu

Falun Gong, founded by Li Hongzhi in 1992, claims to have 100 million disciples. It continues to draw attention from people throughout the world. Lao Cheng-Wu studied Buddhism in Hong Kong for a number of years, and he had the opportunity to be a disciple of Master Nan Huaijin. In this academic work, he participates in the Buddhist tradition of refutation, taking a critical view of Falun Gong, its beliefs, and its practices. This study traces the history of Falun Gong, with an emphasis on Taiwan, and considers how it has transformed into a political organization, spreading worldwide. It examines why it continues to attract followers and explores facts about Li Hongzhi, who tried to establish a new religion, claiming that he is superior to Sakamuni, Jesus, and Laozi. It also provides ways in which the Falun Gong created conditions for organizational success and analyses regarding the myths promoted by Falun Gong. By relying on Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism of the Orient, and on Western philosophy and Christ's teachings, it is possible to refute Li Hongzhi's scriptures. The simple, straightforward language in The Refutation and Analysis of Falun Gong provides keen insights into a misunderstood religion.

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iUniverse

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1475933290

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An Illustrated Chinese Materia Medica

By: Jing-Nuan Wu

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An Illustrated Chinese Materia Medica

By: Jing-Nuan Wu

One of the cornerstones of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), herbal medicine has evolved over centuries of clinical practice and empirical results into a vast body of knowledge encompassing more than 6,000 substances, most of whose effects and uses have been documented and researched. The literature on Chinese medicinal herbs is unparalleled and unsurpassed in the world's medical knowledge; the earliest known pharmacological work was composed before the end of the third century B.C. The first classical Chinese materia medica appeared during the late Han dynasty (25-22- A.D.) and included 365 entries of botanical, zoological, and mineral substances, listing their properties and effects. Subsequent materia medica were assembled during virtually every dynasty from the Liang (456-536 A.D.) to the Qing (1645-1911). Among the major treatments published during these centuries was the 30-volume Materia Medica Arranged According to Pattern, which had 1558 entries, more than 3,000 formulae, and became the official pharmacopoeia of herbal medicine in China for 500 years.n Illustrated Chinese Materia Medica brings to the English language a lavishly illustrated atlas of the 320 herbs used most frequently in traditional Chinese medical practice. Each substance is profiled authoritatively in monographs that provide pharmaceutical, botanical and English names; flavor properties and channel tropisms; functions; clinical uses and major combinations; dosage and administration; and precautions. Intended for medicinal and pharmaceutical chemists as well as practitioners of homeopathic and alternative medicines, this materia medica offers a unique blend of authenticity that is derived from knowledge of classical Chinese literature with a clearly practical objective of persenting valuable information in a straightforward, easily comprehensible style.

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Oxford University Press

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0195140176

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Deliveryman of the Heaven

Volume 9

By: Wu NianMoJian

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Deliveryman of the Heaven

Volume 9

By: Wu NianMoJian

Wei Qing had a very special job. Sending couts to all the deities of the six realms, and even snatching red packets from WeChat! From then on, Wei Qing's life became very enchanting. Di, you have a courier from the God of Fortune, please pay attention to check.

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1649556977

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Creating Chinese Urbanism

Urban revolution and governance changes

By: Fulong Wu

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Creating Chinese Urbanism

Urban revolution and governance changes

By: Fulong Wu

Creating Chinese Urbanism describes the landscape of urbanisation in China, revealing the profound impacts of marketisation on Chinese society and the consequential governance changes at the grassroots level. During the imperial and socialist periods, state and society were embedded. However, as China has been becoming urban, the territorial foundation of ‘earth-bound’ society has been dismantled. This metaphorically started an urban revolution, which has transformed the social order derived from the ‘state in society’. The state has thus become more visible in Chinese urban life. Besides witnessing the breaking down of socially integrated neighbourhoods, Fulong Wu explains the urban roots of a rising state in China. Instead of governing through autonomous stakeholders, state-sponsored strategic intentions remain. In the urban realm, the desire for greater residential privacy does not foster collectivism. State-led rebuilding of residential communities has sped up the demise of traditionalism and given birth to a new China with greater urbanism and state-centred governance. Taking the vantage point of concrete residential neighbourhoods, Creating Chinese Urbanism offers a cutting-edge analysis of how China is becoming urban and grounds the changing state governance in the process of urbanization. Its original and material interpretation of the changing role of the state in China makes it suitable reading for researchers and students in the fields of urban studies, geography, planning and the built environment.

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1800083335

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9781800083332

The Chinese Virago

By: Yenna Wu

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The Chinese Virago

By: Yenna Wu

Drawing from a broad array of literary, historical, dramatic and anecdotal sources, Yenna Wu makes a rich exploration of an unusually prominent theme in premodern Chinese prose fiction and drama: that of jealous and belligerent wives, or viragos, who dominate their husbands and abuse other women. Focusing on Chinese literary works from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries, she presents many colorful perspectives on this type of aggression, reviewing early literary and historical examples of the phenomenon. Wu argues that although the various portraits of the virago often reveal the writers' insecurities about strong-willed women in general, the authors also satirize the kind of man whose behavioral patterns have been catalysts for female aggression. She also shows that, while the women in these works are to some extent male constructs designed to affirm the patriarchal system, various elements of these portraits constitute a subversive form of parody that casts a revealing light on the patriarchal hierarchy of premodern China.

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1684170206

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An Historical Sketch of Chinese Historiography

By: Huaiqi Wu

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An Historical Sketch of Chinese Historiography

By: Huaiqi Wu

This book systematically traces the development of Chinese historiography from the 2nd century B.C. to the 19th century A.D. Refusing to fit the Chinese historical narration into the modern Western discourse, the author highlights the significant questions that concern traditional historians, their philosophical foundations, their development over three thousand years and their influence on the intelligentsia. China is a country defined in terms of its history and its historians have worked hard to record the past. However, this book approaches Chinese history from the very beginning not only as a way of recording, but also as a way of dealing with the past in order to orient the people of the present in the temporal dimension of their lives. This book was listed as the key textbook of the “Eleventh Five-year Plan” for college students in China.

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3662562537

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Beijing

By: William Lindesay,Wu Qi

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Beijing

By: William Lindesay,Wu Qi

A guide to China's capital city.

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9622175031

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Rehabilitating the Old City of Beijing

A Project in the Ju'er Hutong Neighbourhood

By: Liangyong Wu

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Rehabilitating the Old City of Beijing

A Project in the Ju'er Hutong Neighbourhood

By: Liangyong Wu

Seventy years of revolution and turmoil have had a severe impact on the miraculous ancient urban form of Beijing, but economic growth since the early 1990s has threatened to deal the coup de grace. In Rehabilitating the Old City of Beijing, Wu Liangyong presents an impassioned plea to turn the tide of demolition and offers a new direction for the planning and development of China's capital. His project for the renewal of the Ju'er Hutong (Chrysanthemum Lane) neighbourhood in the heart of Beijing's Old City takes pride of place in this book. A thoughtful analysis of those aspects of the ancient capital's features, which the project aims to respect and conserve, is followed by a detailed account of the design and development process of the project itself.

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0774842032

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Luxurious Networks

Salt Merchants, Status, and Statecraft in Eighteenth-Century China

By: Yulian Wu

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Luxurious Networks

Salt Merchants, Status, and Statecraft in Eighteenth-Century China

By: Yulian Wu

From precious jade articles to monumental stone arches, Huizhou salt merchants in Jiangnan lived surrounded by objects in eighteenth-century China. How and why did these businessmen devote themselves to these items? What can we learn about eighteenth-century China by examining the relationship between merchants and objects? Luxurious Networks examines Huizhou salt merchants in the material world of High Qing China to reveal a dynamic interaction between people and objects. The Qianlong emperor purposely used objects to expand his influence in economic and cultural fields. Thanks to their broad networks, outstanding managerial skills, and abundant financial resources, these salt merchants were ideal agents for selecting and producing objects for imperial use. In contrast to the typical caricature of merchants as mimics of the literati, these wealthy businessmen became respected individuals who played a crucial role in the political, economic, social, and cultural world of eighteenth-century China. Their life experiences illustrate the dynamic relationship between the Manchu and Han, central and local, and humans and objects in Chinese history.

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Stanford University Press

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1503600793

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9781503600799

A Panoramic View of Chinese Culture

By: Wu Dingming

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A Panoramic View of Chinese Culture

By: Wu Dingming

A Panoramic View of Chinese Culture is an accessible introduction to the beautiful, vibrant world of Chinese customs, history, and civilization. Written for English speakers, with simplified Chinese translations of key words, the text invites students of China and the Chinese language to engage with the text in new and interesting ways. Covering everything from history, philosophy, and religion, to sports, cuisine, and medicine, A Panoramic View of Chinese Culture covers a vast array of topics with elegance and ease.

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Simon and Schuster

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147677496X

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Esoteric Buddhism in China

Engaging Japanese and Tibetan Traditions, 1912–1949

By: Wei Wu

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Esoteric Buddhism in China

Engaging Japanese and Tibetan Traditions, 1912–1949

By: Wei Wu

During the Republican period (1912–1949) and after, many Chinese Buddhists sought inspiration from non-Chinese Buddhist traditions, showing a particular interest in esoteric teachings. What made these Buddhists dissatisfied with Chinese Buddhism, and what did they think other Buddhist traditions could offer? Which elements did they choose to follow, and which ones did they disregard? And how do their experiences recast the wider story of twentieth-century pan-Asian Buddhist reform movements? Based on a wide range of previously unexplored Chinese sources, this book explores how esoteric Buddhist traditions have shaped the Chinese religious landscape. Wei Wu examines cross-cultural religious transmission of ideas from Japanese and Tibetan traditions, considering the various esoteric currents within Chinese Buddhist communities and how Chinese individuals and groups engaged with newly translated ideas and practices. She argues that Chinese Buddhists’ assimilation of doctrinal, ritual, and institutional elements of Tibetan and Japanese esoteric Buddhism was not a simple replication but an active process of creating new meanings. Their visions of Buddhism in the modern world, as well as early twentieth-century discourses of nation building and religious reform, shaped the reception of esoteric traditions. By analyzing the Chinese interpretation and strategic adaptations of esoteric Buddhism, this book sheds new light on the intellectual development, ritual performances, and institutional formations of Chinese Buddhism in the twentieth century.

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Columbia University Press

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0231553749

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9780231553742

Chinese Shamanic Tiger Qigong

Embrace the Power of Emptiness

By: Zhongxian Wu,Master Zhongxian Wu

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Chinese Shamanic Tiger Qigong

Embrace the Power of Emptiness

By: Zhongxian Wu,Master Zhongxian Wu

Chinese Shamanic Tiger Qigong is a uniquely classical practice designed to bolster our health, activate our inner life power, and deepen our spiritual connection to universal energy. This book illustrates the philosophy and cultivating method of the Tiger Qigong form and unlocks the mysterious internal alchemy principle of LaoHu (Shamanic Tiger) Gong. By delving further into Xiang (Daoist symbolism) of Tiger, practitioners will receive greater benefits from studying this book and their own Tiger Qigong practice. Master Wu also shares how each movement in the Tiger Qigong practice relates to the eight extraordinary meridians, twelve organ meridians and twenty four JieQi (seasons). This knowledge will help seasoned practitioners experience new dimensions of their cultivation and sharpen their healing tools.

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Singing Dragon

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0857013416

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Between Deontology and Justice

Chinese and Western Perspectives

By: Genyou Wu

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Between Deontology and Justice

Chinese and Western Perspectives

By: Genyou Wu

In China, political philosophy is still a comparatively new academic discipline. While there is no such phrase as “political philosophy” in ancient Chinese texts, there are elements within them that could be considered part of that field. Central questions of Chinese ancient political philosophy include the legitimacy of the source of political power, the foundation of moral rationality for the use of political power, and the purpose of political activities. This book explores the ideas of rights, the foundations of law, transference of power, democracy and other topics as debated in ancient times. Focusing on important political thinkers in Chinese history, such as Kongzi, Laozi, Xu Fuguan, Liang Qichao, and Li Dazhao, the book explains characteristics that are particular to China, such as the system of abdication, the general will of the people, and the society of Great Harmony. While making comparisons between Chinese and Western political philosophy, the book also discusses how to establish a Chinese modern state and how to promote Chinese culture today so that it can influence more and more people around the world. The book will be a valuable reference for scholars of Chinese philosophy, political philosophy, and Chinese culture.

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Routledge

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1000750515

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9781000750515

Invincible Berserk System

Volume 3

By: Wu JiaQingPingJian

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Invincible Berserk System

Volume 3

By: Wu JiaQingPingJian

In the Martial Spirit Continent, the strong were respected, the weak were prey to the strong, and experts were as common as the clouds. Qin Fan had been resurrected. He had awakened the Unparalleled Berserk System, slaughtered the Holy Son, and killed the heaven's pride. With an invincible aura, he had surpassed the peak of all martial arts! Crown Prince Armor: I have the martial spirit, Sky Blade. One blade in hand, all the world in the world is mine. Prince B: The Golden Flame Sacred Tiger is the inherited martial spirit of our royal family. It roars across the world, and no one dares to disobey. Saint Child C: My Martial Spirit is the Saint Martial Spirit of our sect, the Dragon of Heaven's Erosion. Heaven's Pride Ding: Poor mortal, my Zombie Clan was born with two Martial Spirits. You are equal to me, just like an ant. Qin Fan looked at the pretentious crowd and felt drowsy: Martial Spirit? Give me ten first!

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Funstory

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1637077963

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