Download or read book City of Heavenly Tranquility written by Jasper Becker and published by eBook Partnership. This book was released on 2015-08-10 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A startling, eye-opening account of a fascinating and decisive moment in Chinese history, packed with evocative stories. Jasper Becker tells the story of why and how China's leaders set about to destroy and rebuild one of the world's greatest cities and how many of the residents tried to stop it and protect their great architectural legacy.

Download or read book City of Heavenly Tranquility written by Jasper Becker and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2008 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tour de force by journalist Becker, this book explores how and why the Chinese buried their history and destroyed one of the world's most fabled cities, virtually extinguishing the culture of one of the greatest and oldest civilizations within the span of a single lifetime.

Download or read book Top 10 Beijing written by Andrew Humphreys and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now available in ePub format. DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide: Beijing will lead you straight to the very best on offer. Whether you're looking for the things not to miss at the Top 10 sights, or want to find the best nightspots; this guide is the perfect companion. Rely on dozens of Top 10 lists - from the Top 10 museums to the Top 10 events and festivals - there's even a list of the Top 10 things to avoid. The guide is divided by area with restaurant reviews for each, as well as recommendations for hotels, bars and places to shop. You'll find the insider knowledge every visitor needs and explore every corner effortlessly with DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide: Beijing. DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide: Beijing - showing you what others only tell you.

Download or read book The Yuan Dynasty written by David L. Dreier and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2016-07-15 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Under Kublai Khan, the Mongols conquered the Southern Song Dynasty and established rule over China. The ensuing Yuan Dynasty, though in power for less than a century, was notable for its blending of Mongol and Chinese culture in drama, music, and painting, as well as government reform and public-works projects. In this riveting account, readers will learn about daily life in the Yuan Dynasty for both the upper classes and the common people, and they will join Kublai Khan on some of his ill-fated later invasion attempts.

Download or read book The Precious Summary written by and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2023-03-21 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mongols, their khans, and the empire they built and ruled in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries exert an enduring fascination. Caricatured as a marauding horde that ravaged surrounding peoples, in reality the Mongols created institutions, trading networks, economic systems, and intellectual and technological exchanges that shaped the early modern world. However, the centuries after the waning of Mongol power remain overlooked in comparison to the days of Chinggis Khan. The Precious Summary is the most important work of Mongolian history on the three-hundred-year period before the rise of the Manchu Qing dynasty. Written by Sagang Sechen in 1662, shortly after the Mongols’ submission to the Qing, it chronicles the fall of the Yuan dynasty in China, the Mongol-Oirat wars, and the revival of Mongol power during the reign of Dayan Khan in the sixteenth century. Sagang Sechen’s masterful account spans Buddhist cosmology, Chinggis Khan, the post-Yuan Mongols, Chinese history, and the Mongols’ conversion to Buddhism—and throughout, it attempts to come to terms with the new Manchu state. Featuring extensive and accessible annotations and explanations of historical context, Johan Elverskog’s translation of the Precious Summary offers invaluable perspective on Inner Asian and Chinese history, Mongolian historiography, and the history of Buddhism in Asia.

Download or read book The Rough Guide to Beijing Travel Guide eBook written by Rough Guides and published by Rough Guides UK. This book was released on 2017-06-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rough Guide to Beijing is the ultimate travel guide to China's remarkable capital city. From the majestic Forbidden City and maze-like hutong alleys to gorgeous lake-filled parks and the exquisite Summer Palace, this vibrant book - packed full of stunning photography and clear, colour-coded maps - reveals the city's best sights and attractions. And if you fancy taking a trip outside of Beijing, you'll be pointed in the right direction: incredible treks around the Great Wall, ancient villages, imperial hunting parks and fascinating, offbeat museums are all part of the mix. Comprehensive sections detail the very best places to sleep, eat, drink, shop and unwind: check out our author picks and "Beijing's Best" boxes, selecting atmospheric courtyard hotels, stylish bars, edgy art galleries, lively antiques markets, and much more. Expert reviews on film, literature and live music create a rounded and exciting picture of modern Beijing. However long you're staying, and whatever your budget, The Rough Guide to Beijing has you covered.

Download or read book RevelationNotes written by Greg Hinnant and published by Gatekeeper Press. This book was released on 2019-10-23 with total page 741 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Impossible!" "Indiscernible!" "Too mystical!" "Beyond us!" These are just some of the discouraging comments typically made about the Book of Revelation. Yet every believer, pastor, and scholar needs to understand this vital book that consummates the Bible and all its prophecies. And everyone can - given the right interpretation. This commentary provides it. In lay-friendly terms and with informational entries, thought-provoking footnotes, and inspirational "additional gleanings," it walks the reader through each chapter and verse of John's apocalypse, explaining its context, language, and principles for Christian living. Anyone who reads it with an open mind will come away with a clear, life-changing understanding of John's awesome vision of Jesus, Jesus' timely messages to this Church Age, and the wondrous Kingdom Age and Eternal World yet to come. And, with delight, they will realize Revelation is . . . "Possible!" "Discernible!" "Not too mystical!" "Not beyond our grasp!"

Download or read book Buddhism and Islam on the Silk Road written by Johan Elverskog and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2011-06-06 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the contemporary world the meeting of Buddhism and Islam is most often imagined as one of violent confrontation. Indeed, the Taliban's destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas in 2001 seemed not only to reenact the infamous Muslim destruction of Nalanda monastery in the thirteenth century but also to reaffirm the stereotypes of Buddhism as a peaceful, rational philosophy and Islam as an inherently violent and irrational religion. But if Buddhist-Muslim history was simply repeated instances of Muslim militants attacking representations of the Buddha, how had the Bamiyan Buddha statues survived thirteen hundred years of Muslim rule? Buddhism and Islam on the Silk Road demonstrates that the history of Buddhist-Muslim interaction is much richer and more complex than many assume. This groundbreaking book covers Inner Asia from the eighth century through the Mongol empire and to the end of the Qing dynasty in the late nineteenth century. By exploring the meetings between Buddhists and Muslims along the Silk Road from Iran to China over more than a millennium, Johan Elverskog reveals that this long encounter was actually one of profound cross-cultural exchange in which two religious traditions were not only enriched but transformed in many ways.

Download or read book Manchuria written by Mark Gamsa and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-02-06 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Manchuria is a historical region, which roughly corresponds to Northeast China. The Manchu people, who established the last dynasty of Imperial China (the Qing, 1644–1911) originated there, and it has been the stage of turbulent events during the twentieth century: the Russo-Japanese war, Japanese occupation and establishment of the puppet state of Manchukuo, Soviet invasion, and Chinese civil war. This innovative and accessible historical survey both introduces Manchuria to students and general readers and contributes to the emerging regional perspective in the study of China.

Download or read book The End of the Chinese Dream written by Gerard Lemos and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2012-07-30 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Glossy television images of happy, industrious, and increasingly prosperous workers show a bright view of life in twenty-first-century China. But behind the officially approved story is a different reality. Preparing this book Gerard Lemos asked hundreds of Chinese men and women living in Chongqing, an industrial mega-city, about their wishes and fears. The lives they describe expose the myth of China's harmonious society. Hundreds of millions of everyday people in China are beleaguered by immense social and health problems as well as personal, family, and financial anxieties--while they watch their communities and traditions being destroyed.Lemos investigates a China beyond the foreigners' beaten track. This is a revealing account of the thoughts and feelings of Chinese people regarding all facets of their lives, from education to health care, unemployment to old age, politics to wealth. Taken together, the stories of these men and women bring to light a broken society, one whose people are frustrated, angry, sad, and often fearful about the circumstances of their lives. The author considers the implications of these findings and analyzes how China's community and social problems threaten the ambitious nation's hopes for a prosperous and cohesive future. Lemos explains why protests will continue and a divided and self-serving leadership will not make people's dreams come true.

Download or read book A Foreign Port of Entry written by Richard H. Rogers and published by Richard H Rogers . This book was released on 2024-10-19 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his latest book, join the author on a captivating journey through Asia and Africa. With vivid storytelling and keen observations, the author recounts his briefcase travels from Beijing to Istanbul, Cairo, Mumbai, and beyond. As a young man, he grew up in France, Belgium, and deep in central Africa, the former Belgian Congo. The author's adolescent years in the Congo were tremendously impactful, and he has compiled a collection of anecdotes and stories from his formative years while living in the Congo. The author has traveled extensively, visiting more than 26 countries on five continents with over 75 separate visits, all in a short span of time. As a writer, he is passionate about the visual, historical, cultural, and culinary richness of cities such as Hanoi, Cape Town, Istanbul, and Cairo. The foods from these far-flung exotic cultures and the included recipes are essential to his writing. That richness of experience translates into meaningful stories to share. In A Foreign Port of Entry, the author blends mystery, intrigue, storytelling, and humor A Foreign Port of Entry, the author blends mystery, intrigue, storytelling, and humor A Foreign Port of Entry with unique cuisines from far-flung exotic cultures all essential ingredients in shaping this exciting adventure. It is a testament to the transformative power of travel and the beauty that exists in our world.

Download or read book A History of Uyghur Buddhism written by Johan Elverskog and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2024-06-18 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today, most Uyghurs are Muslims. For centuries, however, Uyghurs were Buddhists. By around 1000 CE, they, like many of their neighbors, had decisively turned toward the Dharma, and a golden age of Uyghur Buddhism flourished under the Mongol empire. Dwelling along the Silk Road in what is now northwestern China, they stood at the center of Buddhist Eurasia, linking far-flung regions and traditions. But as Muslim power grew, Uyghur Buddhists converted to Islam, rewriting their past and erasing their Buddhist history. This book presents the first comprehensive history of Buddhism among the Uyghurs from the ninth to the seventeenth century. Johan Elverskog traces how the Uyghurs forged their distinctive tradition, considering a variety of social, political, cultural, and religious contexts. He argues that the religious history of the Uyghurs challenges conventional narratives of the meeting of Buddhism and Islam, showing that conversion took place gradually and was driven by factors such as geopolitics, climate change, and technological innovation. Elverskog also provides a nuanced understanding of lived Buddhism, focusing on ritual practices and materiality as well as the religion’s entanglements with economics, politics, and violence. A groundbreaking history of Uyghur Buddhism, this book makes a compelling case for the importance of the Uyghurs in shaping the course of both Buddhist and Asian history.

Download or read book When A Billion Chinese Jump written by Jonathan S. Watts and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-10-26 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a young child, Jonathan Watts believed if everyone in China jumped at the same time, the earth would be shaken off its axis, annihilating mankind. Now, more than thirty years later, as a correspondent for The Guardian in Beijing, he has discovered it is not only foolish little boys who dread a planet-shaking leap by the world’s most populous nation. When a Billion Chinese Jump is a road journey into the future of our species. Traveling from the mountains of Tibet to the deserts of Inner Mongolia via the Silk Road, tiger farms, cancer villages, weather-modifying bases, and eco-cities, Watts chronicles the environmental impact of economic growth with a series of gripping stories from the country on the front line of global development. He talks to nomads and philosophers, entrepreneurs and scientists, rural farmers and urban consumers, examining how individuals are trying to adapt to one of the most spectacular bursts of change in human history, then poses a question that will affect all of our lives: Can China find a new way forward or is this giant nation doomed to magnify the mistakes that have already taken humanity to the brink of disaster?

Download or read book The Rough Guide to China written by David Leffman and published by Rough Guides UK. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 1407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rough Guide to China covers of all of mainland China and Tibet, as well as the lesser known administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau. The Rough Guide provides all the information you need, whether you want to explore the sophisticated nightlife of Beijing and Shanghai, chill out in the mellow travellers' havens of Dali and Yangshuo, or roam the streets of wonderfully historical towns such as Lijiang. Up-to-date descriptions provide you with the low-down on famous sights such as Beijing's Forbidden City, the Terracotta Army outside Xi'an, limestone peaks around Guilin and the cruise through the mighty Three Gorges along the Yangzi. There's also full practical information on where to drink, sleep, party and eat - from streetside snack stalls to luxurious Beijing Duck restaurants. Detailed maps and comprehensive practical information help you get under the skin of China, whilst the guide's stunning photography and a full-colour introduction make this your ultimate travelling companion. Make the most of your time on earthT with The Rough Guide to China.

Download or read book Chronicles of the sea and cloud Issue 8 written by 蘆葦草 and published by CS Publish. This book was released on with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long before the distant past, Earth was an organic whole that was without form and void. A divine goddess named Pan Gu separated Earth from Heaven to form terrestrial continents. Once every sixty-six thousand, six hundred and sixty-six years, a disastrous scourge would be brought upon this land: floods, droughts, famines, earthquakes, and disease epidemics spread throughout Earth. Four Sages walked across the continents and discovered the myth of contrary forces, which were interconnected and interdependent in the dynamic natural cycle. By relying on the absorption of the spirits of the sun, moon, fire, water, wind, and earth, an animating force was formed within beads that could summon catastrophic destruction brought upon the land, but also preserve the existence of mankind. Weapons were forged with spiritual beads, passed down through generations, and were dubbed the "Eternal Summoning Weapons of the Ancients." As the plot progresses throughout this book, readers will be able to delve into an ordinary youngster's extraordinary journey, retroactively entering the chronological time warp of paranormal summoning monsters, and witnessing a new era of fantasy stories. दूर-दूर दे अतीत कोला मते पैह्लें धरती इक जैविक समग्रता ही जेह्ड़ी बिना रूप दे ते शून्य ही। पान गु नाम दी इक दिव्य देवी ने धरती गी स्वर्ग थमां अलग करियै स्थलीय महाद्वीप बनाई लेआ। हर छियासठ हजार, छह सौ छियासठ साल विच इक वारी इस धरती ते इक विनाशकारी कहर आंदी सी: बाढ़, सूखे, अकाल, भूंचाल, ते बीमारी दी महामारी पूरी धरती विच फैली गई। चार ऋषिएं महाद्वीपें च घुमदे होई विपरीत शक्तियें दे मिथक दी खोज कीती, जेह्ड़े गतिशील प्राकृतिक चक्र च परस्पर जुड़े दे ते परस्पर निर्भर हे। सूरज, चंद्रमा, अग्ग, पानी, हवा, ते धरती दी आत्माएं दे अवशोषण उप्पर भरोसा करियै मोतीएं दे अंदर इक जीवंत शक्ति बनी गेई जेह्ड़ी जमीन उप्पर लाए गेदे तबाही आह्ली तबाही गी बुलाया सकदी ही, पर मनुक्खता दे अस्तित्व गी बी बचाई सकदी ही। हथियार आध्यात्मिक मोती कन्नै गढ़े गेदे हे, पीढ़ियें दे माध्यम कन्नै चलदे हे, ते "पुरान लोकें दे अनन्त बुलाने आह्ले हथियार" दे नां कन्नै आखेआ जंदा हा। जि'यां-जि'यां इस पूरी कताब च कथानक अग्गें बधदा जा करदा ऐ, पाठक इक साधारण नौजवान दे असाधारण सफर च गहराई कन्नै उतरी सकङन, गैर-सामान्य बुलाने आह्ले राक्षसें दे काल-क्रम दे समें दे ताने च पूर्ववत प्रवेश करी सकङन, ते फंतासी कहानियें दे नमें दौर दा साक्षी बनी सकङन। ދުރު މާޒީގެ ވަރަށް ކުރިން ދުނިޔެއަކީ ފޯމެއް ނެތް އަދި ހުސްކަމެއް ނެތް ޖަރާސީމީ މުޅިއެކެވެ. ޕަން ގޫ ނަމަކަށް ކިޔާ އިލާހީ ކަލާނގެއަކު ދުނިޔެ އާއި ސުވަރުގެ ވަކިކޮށް ބިމުގައިވާ ބައްރުތައް އުފެއްދެވިއެވެ. ކޮންމެ އަށްޑިހަ ހަހާސް، ހަސަތޭކަ އަށްޑިހަ ހަ އަހަރަކުން އެއްފަހަރު މި ބިމަށް މުސީބާތެއް ކުރިމަތިވާނެ: އުދައެރުމާއި، ހިއްކާ، ބަނޑުހައިހޫނުކަމާއި، ބިންހެލުމާއި، ބަލިމަޑުކަމުގެ ބަލިމަޑުކަން މުޅި ދުނިޔެއަށް ފެތުރިގެން ދިޔައެވެ. ހަތަރު ޙިކުމަތްތެރިން ބައްރުތަކުގެ ތެރެއިން ހިނގާފައި ގޮސް، ޑައިނަމިކް ނެޗުރަލް ސައިކަލްގައި ގުޅިފައިވާ އަދި އެއްބަޔަކު އަނެއްބަޔަކަށް ބަރޯސާވެފައިވާ، އިދިކޮޅު ބާރުތަކުގެ މިތު ހޯދިއެވެ. އިރު، ހަނދު، އަލިފާން، ފެނާއި، ވައި، އަދި ބިމުގެ ރޫޙުތައް ޖަހައިގަތުމަށް ބަރޯސާވެ، ބިމަށް ގެނެވޭ މުސީބާތެއްގެ ފަނާކުރުން ގޮވާލާ، ނަމަވެސް އިންސާނުންގެ ވުޖޫދު ރައްކާތެރިކޮށްދޭނެ ބީޑްސްގެ ތެރޭގައި ދިރުވާލާ ބާރެއް އުފެދުނެވެ. ހަތިޔާރުތައް އުފެއްދީ ރޫޙާނީ ބީޑްސް އިން، ޖީލުތަކެއްގެ ތެރޭގައި ފޯރުކޮށްދީ، "ޤަދީމީ މީހުންގެ އަބަދުގެ އަބަދަށް ޗިޓް ކުރާ ހަތިޔާރު" ގެ ނަމުން ނަންދެވިފައިވެއެވެ. މި ފޮތުގެ މުޅި ޕްލޮޓް ކުރިއަށްދާ ވަރަކަށް ކިޔުންތެރިންނަށް އާދައިގެ ޒުވާނެއްގެ އާދަޔާ ހިލާފު ދަތުރަށް ވަދެ، ޕެރަނޯމަލް ސަމަނިން މޮންސްޓަރސްގެ ކްރޮނޮލޮޖިކަލް ޓައިމް ވާޕް އަށް ރިޓްރޯއެކްޓިވްކޮށް ވަދެ، ފެންޓަސީ ވާހަކަތަކުގެ އާ ޒަމާނެއް ފެނިގެންދާނެ އެވެ. Længe før den fjerne fortid var Jorden en organisk helhed, der var uden form og tomrum. En guddommelig gudinde ved navn Pan Gu adskilte Jorden fra Himlen for at danne jordiske kontinenter. En gang hvert seksogtres tusind, seks hundrede og seksogtres år ville en katastrofal plage blive bragt over dette land: oversvømmelser, tørke, hungersnød, jordskælv og sygdomsepidemier spredte sig over hele Jorden. Fire vismænd gik på tværs af kontinenterne og opdagede myten om modsatte kræfter, som var indbyrdes forbundne og indbyrdes afhængige i den dynamiske naturlige cyklus. Ved at stole på absorptionen af ånderne fra solen, månen, ilden, vand, vinden og jorden, blev der dannet en levende kraft i perler, der kunne fremkalde katastrofal ødelæggelse bragt over landet, men også bevare menneskehedens eksistens. Våben blev smedet med spirituelle perler, videregivet gennem generationer og blev døbt "De gamles evige tilkaldelsesvåben". Efterhånden som plottet skrider frem gennem denne bog, vil læsere være i stand til at dykke ned i en almindelig ung mands ekstraordinære rejse, med tilbagevirkende kraft at gå ind i den kronologiske tidslomme af paranormale tilkaldende monstre og være vidne til en ny æra af fantasihistorier. Dlouho před vzdálenou minulostí byla Země organickým celkem, který byl bez formy a prázdnoty. Božská bohyně jménem Pan Gu oddělila Zemi od nebe a vytvořila pozemské kontinenty. Jednou za šedesát šest tisíc šest set šedesát šest let by na tuto zemi přišla katastrofální pohroma: záplavy, sucha, hladomory, zemětřesení a epidemie nemocí se rozšířily po celé Zemi. Čtyři mudrci procházeli kontinenty a objevili mýtus o opačných silách, které byly vzájemně propojeny a vzájemně závislé v dynamickém přírodním cyklu. Spoléháním se na pohlcování duchů slunce, měsíce, ohně, vody, větru a země se uvnitř korálků zformovala oživující síla, která mohla přivolat katastrofické zničení země, ale také zachovat existenci lidstva. Zbraně byly kované s duchovními korálky, předávané z generace na generaci a byly nazývány „věčnými vyvolávacími zbraněmi prastarých“. Jak bude děj v této knize postupovat, čtenáři se budou moci ponořit do neobyčejné cesty obyčejného mladíka, zpětně vstoupit do chronologického časového posunu paranormálních vyvolávajících příšer a stát se svědky nové éry fantasy příběhů. Davno prije daleke prošlosti, Zemlja je bila organska cjelina bez oblika i praznine. Božanska božica po imenu Pan Gu odvojila je Zemlju od Neba i formirala zemaljske kontinente. Svakih šezdeset i šest tisuća, šest stotina šezdeset i šest godina, katastrofalna bi pošast bila donesena na ovu zemlju: poplave, suše, gladi, potresi i epidemije bolesti proširile bi se Zemljom. Četiri mudraca hodala su kontinentima i otkrila mit o suprotnim silama, koje su međusobno povezane i međuovisne u dinamičnom prirodnom ciklusu. Oslanjajući se na apsorpciju duhova sunca, mjeseca, vatre, vode, vjetra i zemlje, unutar kuglica je formirana animirajuća sila koja je mogla izazvati katastrofalno uništenje doneseno na zemlju, ali i sačuvati postojanje čovječanstva. Oružje je kovano duhovnim zrncima, prenosilo se generacijama i nazvano je "Oružje drevnog vječnog prizivanja". Kako radnja bude napredovala kroz ovu knjigu, čitatelji će moći zaroniti u neobično putovanje običnog mladića, retroaktivno ući u kronološki vremenski vrtlog paranormalnog prizivanja čudovišta i svjedočiti novoj eri fantastičnih priča.

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