Download or read book China in Sign and Symbol written by Louise Crane and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dictionary of Chinese Symbols written by Wolfram Eberhard and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-12-05 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique and authoritative guide describes more than 400 important Chinese symbols, explaining their esoteric meanings and connections. Their use and development in Chinese literature and in Chinese customs and attitudes to life are traced lucidly and precisely. `An ideal reference book to help one learn and explore further, while simultaneously giving greater insight into many other aspects of Chinese life ... the most authoritative guide to Chinese symbolism available to the general reader today ... a well-researched, informative and entertaining guide to the treasure trove of Chinese symbols.' - South China Morning Post
Download or read book China written by Cecilia Lindqvist and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2009-04-27 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The origins of Chinese ideographs were not known until 1899, when a scholar went to an apothecary for some medicine made of “dragon bone.” To his surprise, the bone, which had not yet been ground into powder, contained a number of carved inscriptions. Thus began the exploration of the 3000-year-old sources of the written characters still used in China today. In this unparalleled and deeply researched book, Cecilia Lindqvist tells the story of these characters and shows how their shapes and concepts have permeated all of Chinese thought, architecture, art, and culture.
Download or read book Outlines of Chinese Symbolism and Art Motives written by Charles Alfred Speed Williams and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1976-01-01 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes historical, legendary, and supernatural persons, animals, and objects that recur as symbols in Oriental art and literature
Download or read book Symbols of Anguish written by Helmut Martin and published by Peter Lang Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt/M., New York, Oxford, Wien. Schweizer Asiatische Studien. Monographien. Bd. 38 Herausgegeben von Robert Gassmann. The reception of China in the West is very often dominated by Chinese scholars like Lin Yutang who defined the Chinese people as 'joyful beings' and Chinese civilization as a 'civilization of joy'. Nonetheless, in the history of Chinese thought since ancient times not only the expression of sadness itself but also guidelines to its expression can be found. How are we to understand this? These papers from the Bonn conference 'Melancholy and Society in China' explore various aspects of this issue. Contents: Wolfgang Kubin: Introduction - Monika Motsch: The Disentangling of the Silk-knot: A Chinese-Western 'Anatomy of Melancholy' - Karl-Heinz Pohl: Scholars Scorn Each Other, Don't They? On the Psychology of (Not Only) Chinese Literati - Lutz Bieg: Laughter in China during the Ming and Qing Era: Preliminary Comments on Zhao Nanxing's Xiao Zan - Cheng Chung-Ying: Morality of Daode and Overcoming of Melancholy in Classical Chinese Philosophy - Barbara Hendrischke: Joy and Sadness in Daoism - Hans-Georg Moller: Lonely Hearts: How Does It Feel to Be Alone in Daoism? - Thomas Zimmer: The Illness without Name: The Problem of Melancholy in the Chinese Novel Xiyouji - Donald Holoch: Melancholy Phoenix: Self Ascending from the Ashes of History (From Shiji to Rulin Waisht) - Wong Kam-Ming: The Allure of Melancholy: The Anxiety of Allusion in Hongloumeng - Hans Kuhner: Tears of Strength or Tears of Weakness? Lao Can Youji and the Aporias of Political and Moral Commitment in Late Imperial China - Jon Kowallis: Melancholy in Late Qing and Early RepublicanEra Verse - Wai-Lim Yip: Condemned to Cultural Displacements: The Case of Modern China - Tao Tao Liu: Exile, Homesickness and Displacement in Modern Chinese Literature - Helmut Martin: 'Like a Film Abruptly Tom off': Tension and Despair in Zhang Ailing's Writing Experience - Bonnie S. McDougall: Lu Xun Hates China, Lu Xun Hates Lu Xun - Tsau Shu-Ying: 'They Learn in Suffering What They Teach in Song': Lu Xun and Kuriyagawa Hakuson's Symbols of Anguish.
Download or read book China Or Illustrations of the Symbols Philosophy Antiquities Customs Superstitions Laws Government Education and Literature of the Chinese written by Samuel Kidd and published by . This book was released on 1841 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book China Or Illustrations of the Symbols Philosophy Antiquities and Literature of the Chinese written by Samuel Kidd and published by . This book was released on 1841 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Signs and Symbols written by Adrian Frutiger and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the elements of a sign, and looks at pictograms, alphabets, calligraphy, monograms, text type, numerical signs, symbols, and trademarks.
Download or read book China in Symbolic Communication written by Sui Yan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-31 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What kinds of human individuals, events, things and commodities can best represent China? How have those representative symbols evolved in Chinese history? How have they been highlighted, disseminated and accepted? In this book, a full range of symbols and seemingly discrete social phenomena, hidden in diverse fields of Chinese society, are given lucid explanations based on the interdisciplinary theories of semiotics and communication. It studies the evolution of classic Chinese symbols through history and investigates the root causes for the communication of negative Chinese images in modern times. Besides, this book explicates the pattern of interaction between groups communication and mass communication in the Chinese society by exploring the different paths of transmutation and communication for the symbol of the "APEC Blue." How the image of China is constructed via non-government symbols is also addressed. By pointing out that classic semiotics has been reduced to an embarrassing dilemma of "a severe lack of historical sense," this book seeks to make Western semiotic findings bear closely on Chinese social reality and accomplish an updated contribution to this academic discipline. This book will appeal to scholars and students of semiotics and communication. Readers who are interested in modern Chinese society will also benefit from it.
Download or read book National Image written by Xiangfei Meng and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-03-12 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces researchers, students and the general public to an intriguing phenomenon at the intersection of diverse fields: national branding. In particular, it uses representative cases particularly to show how China responded to major challenges, not only in the distant past, but also especially in our hectic age of national image construction. By pursuing an interdisciplinary, socio-historical approach, the book sheds new light on the role of cultural symbols in national image building. As such, readers will learn how China has exploited its “black-and-white” tradition – calligraphy and painting – in the construction of a national image.
Download or read book Number Words and Number Symbols written by Karl Menninger and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-04-10 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Classic study discusses number sequence and number language, then explores written numerals and computations in a wide range of cultures. 282 illustrations. "Superior narrative ability." — Library Journal.
Download or read book The Joy Luck Club written by Amy Tan and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-09-21 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The Joy Luck Club is one of my favorite books. From the moment I first started reading it, I knew it was going to be incredible. For me, it was one of those once-in-a-lifetime reading experiences that you cherish forever. It inspired me as a writer and still remains hugely inspirational.” —Kevin Kwan, author of Crazy Rich Asians Amy Tan’s beloved, New York Times bestselling tale of mothers and daughters, now the focus of a new documentary Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir on Netflix Four mothers, four daughters, four families whose histories shift with the four winds depending on who's "saying" the stories. In 1949 four Chinese women, recent immigrants to San Francisco, begin meeting to eat dim sum, play mahjong, and talk. United in shared unspeakable loss and hope, they call themselves the Joy Luck Club. Rather than sink into tragedy, they choose to gather to raise their spirits and money. "To despair was to wish back for something already lost. Or to prolong what was already unbearable." Forty years later the stories and history continue. With wit and sensitivity, Amy Tan examines the sometimes painful, often tender, and always deep connection between mothers and daughters. As each woman reveals her secrets, trying to unravel the truth about her life, the strings become more tangled, more entwined. Mothers boast or despair over daughters, and daughters roll their eyes even as they feel the inextricable tightening of their matriarchal ties. Tan is an astute storyteller, enticing readers to immerse themselves into these lives of complexity and mystery.
Download or read book Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet written by Jamie Ford and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2009-01-27 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Sentimental, heartfelt….the exploration of Henry’s changing relationship with his family and with Keiko will keep most readers turning pages...A timely debut that not only reminds readers of a shameful episode in American history, but cautions us to examine the present and take heed we don’t repeat those injustices."-- Kirkus Reviews “A tender and satisfying novel set in a time and a place lost forever, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet gives us a glimpse of the damage that is caused by war--not the sweeping damage of the battlefield, but the cold, cruel damage to the hearts and humanity of individual people. Especially relevant in today's world, this is a beautifully written book that will make you think. And, more importantly, it will make you feel." -- Garth Stein, New York Times bestselling author of The Art of Racing in the Rain “Jamie Ford's first novel explores the age-old conflicts between father and son, the beauty and sadness of what happened to Japanese Americans in the Seattle area during World War II, and the depths and longing of deep-heart love. An impressive, bitter, and sweet debut.” -- Lisa See, bestselling author of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan In the opening pages of Jamie Ford’s stunning debut novel, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, Henry Lee comes upon a crowd gathered outside the Panama Hotel, once the gateway to Seattle’s Japantown. It has been boarded up for decades, but now the new owner has made an incredible discovery: the belongings of Japanese families, left when they were rounded up and sent to internment camps during World War II. As Henry looks on, the owner opens a Japanese parasol. This simple act takes old Henry Lee back to the 1940s, at the height of the war, when young Henry’s world is a jumble of confusion and excitement, and to his father, who is obsessed with the war in China and having Henry grow up American. While “scholarshipping” at the exclusive Rainier Elementary, where the white kids ignore him, Henry meets Keiko Okabe, a young Japanese American student. Amid the chaos of blackouts, curfews, and FBI raids, Henry and Keiko forge a bond of friendship–and innocent love–that transcends the long-standing prejudices of their Old World ancestors. And after Keiko and her family are swept up in the evacuations to the internment camps, she and Henry are left only with the hope that the war will end, and that their promise to each other will be kept. Forty years later, Henry Lee is certain that the parasol belonged to Keiko. In the hotel’s dark dusty basement he begins looking for signs of the Okabe family’s belongings and for a long-lost object whose value he cannot begin to measure. Now a widower, Henry is still trying to find his voice–words that might explain the actions of his nationalistic father; words that might bridge the gap between him and his modern, Chinese American son; words that might help him confront the choices he made many years ago. Set during one of the most conflicted and volatile times in American history, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet is an extraordinary story of commitment and enduring hope. In Henry and Keiko, Jamie Ford has created an unforgettable duo whose story teaches us of the power of forgiveness and the human heart. BONUS: This edition contains a Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet discussion guide and an excerpt from Jamie Ford's Love and Other Consolation Prizes.
Download or read book Everything You Need to Know About the Chinese Sign Goat written by Robert J. Dornan and published by Robert J Dornan. This book was released on 2024-10-09 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything You Need to Know About the Chinese Sign, Goat offers a comprehensive exploration of one of the most gentle and artistic signs in the Chinese zodiac. This insightful guide dives deep into the unique qualities of the Goat, examining their compassionate nature, creative spirit, and quest for emotional harmony. Whether you're a Goat seeking to uncover more about yourself or simply interested in learning about this thoughtful sign, this book provides valuable information on how the Goat approaches life. The book covers key aspects of the Goat's personality, including their strengths, challenges, and emotional tendencies. Chapters explore topics such as love and compatibility, career paths suited to the Goat's nurturing and imaginative traits, and how they approach relationships and personal growth. With a special focus on understanding the Goat's inner world, this book offers readers a rich understanding of the Goat’s role within the Chinese zodiac and provides practical insights for both Goats and those around them. Perfect for anyone seeking to learn more about this sensitive and creative sign, Everything You Need to Know About the Chinese Sign, Goat is an engaging and informative resource. Whether you're a Goat or know someone who is, this guide is an essential companion for understanding the qualities that make this sign so special.
Download or read book The Truth of Broken Symbols written by Robert C. Neville and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a cross-cultural analysis of how religious symbols function from a theological and philosophical perspective. Showing how religious symbols can be true in various qualified senses, Neville presents a theory of religious symbolism in the American pragmatic tradition extending and elaborating Tillich's claim that religious symbols participate in the divine realities to which they refer and yet must be broken in order not to be idolatrous or demonic. The Truth of Broken Symbols offers a theory of religious symbolism treating reference, meaning, and interpretation, and discussing different functions of religious symbols in theological, practical, and devotional contexts. It shows that religious symbols are to be properly understood as true or false and that symbol-systems such as myths, theologies, or liturgical symbols are to be used to engage divine realities while internally exhibiting semiotic structures of reference, meaning, and interpretation.
Download or read book Everything You Need to Know About the Chinese Sign Dog written by Robert J. Dornan and published by Robert J Dornan. This book was released on 2024-10-29 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything You Need to Know About the Chinese Zodiac Sign, Dog is your ultimate guide to the heart and soul of the Dog sign in Chinese astrology. Known for their loyalty, honesty, and strong moral compass, those born under the Dog are revered for their protective nature and unwavering commitment to justice. This book dives into what makes Dogs so unique, exploring how their integrity and deep sense of empathy influence their relationships, careers, and overall life paths. Whether you're a Dog sign looking to discover more about yourself or simply curious about the traits that define this loyal and steadfast sign, this book offers a wealth of insight into the Dog’s world. Learn how their dedication to loved ones, sense of responsibility, and pursuit of fairness shape the Dog’s journey. Perfect for sharing with friends and family, this guide invites you to embrace the rich wisdom of Chinese astrology and better understand the noble qualities of the Dog.
Download or read book Everything You Need to Know About the Chinese Sign Horse written by Robert J Dornan and published by Robert J Dornan. This book was released on 2024-10-02 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Chinese zodiac has a rich history, and the Horse stands out as a symbol of energy, independence, and adventure. Known for their free-spirited nature and vibrant charisma, those born under the sign of the Horse have a natural drive for excitement and exploration. Everything You Need to Know About the Chinese Zodiac Sign, Horse examines the dynamic qualities of this energetic sign, exploring how their love for freedom shapes their approach to relationships, career ambitions, and personal fulfillment. Whether you are a Horse eager to understand the inner workings of your personality or a curious reader interested in uncovering the complexities of this passionate sign, this guide provides valuable insights into the Horse's journey. Discover how their drive for independence and zest for life influence their decisions, relationships, and ambitions, offering a comprehensive look into the adventurous and ambitious nature of the Horse. Have fun with this book and share with family and funs.
