Download or read book In the Shadow of the Pagoda written by Edward William Dirom Cuming and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Practical Bamboos written by Paul Whittaker and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2010-10-12 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Practical Bamboos features the 50 best bamboos based on appearance and usefulness. A handy checklist allows readers to pick plants that are right for them at a glance. A section on using bamboo in the garden covers topics such as incorporating bamboos in the mixed border, using them to create Japanese-style or Mediterranean-style gardens, using them for hedges and edging, establishing them in containers, choosing the right ones for difficult places, and selecting the best plants for small gardens or waterside planting.
Download or read book In the Shadow of Green Bamboos written by C. L. Hoang and published by Willow Stream Publishing. This book was released on 2020-10-31 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A series of snapshots in the lives of a cross-section of people, Vietnamese and American, whose worlds were torn asunder by the Vietnam War. They reveal the blessings of love and hope in the course of everyday life, and stand as testaments to the resilience and courage of survivors struggling to rebuild from the ashes of war.
Download or read book The Old Tea Seller written by Baisao and published by Catapult. This book was released on 2009-03-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poet, Zen Buddhist priest, renowned thinker, and seller of tea — Baisao was all of these things, as well as being a bit of an eccentric. Known to carry large wicker baskets filled with tea utensils through the streets and surrounding hills of Japan's capital, Baisao set up shop wherever he ended up and brewed tea for those who came to enjoy the scenery with him. Establishing a quiet, simple life, Baisao spent his final years composing poetry, brewing tea, and teaching Zen, in the process becoming a well–loved figure. These poems, memoirs, and letters tell us more about this endearing person and trace his long life's profound spiritual journey. This comprehensive translation includes nearly all of Baisao's writings, giving us a deep look at this remarkable man.
Download or read book The Delineator written by and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 2218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Issue for Oct. 1894 has features articles on Mount Holyoke College and Millinery as an employment for women.
Download or read book The Old Tea Seller written by Baisa Baisa and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-05 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baisao was a poet, a Zen Buddhist priest, a thinker, and a seller of tea. Through his tea, his poetry, and his teaching, he became one of the most well-loved figures in Kyoto, the Japanese capital at the time. These poems, memoirs, and letters trace his spiritual and physical journey over a long and remarkable life.
Download or read book The Craft Art of Bamboo written by Carol Stangler and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2009 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beautiful, sustainable bamboo is one of the most popular materials around for gardens and home decor. This book presents an introduction to the material. It covers topics that range from weathering the plant and preventing insect damage to attaching, bending, flattening, finishing and preserving the bamboo.
Download or read book World Shaman written by Ellen Winner and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2003-11-03 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Supporting three wives, twelve children, and assorted relatives, Mohan Rai is a thoroughly modern man, convinced he's escaped an outmoded duty to follow his father as shaman to his Bhutanese village. But the gods and spirits, ancient protectors of the tribe, have other ideas. Dishonored and vengeful, they enter his dreams and haunt his days, destroying his business, his health, his sanity, and finally, his freedom. Based on Mohan's letters from prison, this true account by his first Western initiate will transform your worldview. "Ellen's retelling of Mohan Rai's first-hand account of his shamanic apprenticeship in Bhutan is a valuable contribution to the preservation of this ancient knowledge." -Michael Harner, Ph.D., author, The Way of the Shaman and Founder, Foundation for Shamanic Studies "I was fascinated. Like Autobiography of a Yogi, Mohan Rai's story shares much wisdom. Portraying his training from childhood in the ancient, mystical traditions of the shaman, this book brings a hopeful vision I will carry into my everyday life forever a reminder of the mysteries that sustain our lives and how little we know of them. The message runs deep." -Hal Zina Bennett, Ph.D., author, Spirit Animals and the Wheel of Life: Earth-Centered Practices for Everyday Living
Download or read book Hardy Bamboos written by Paul Whittaker and published by Timber Press (OR). This book was released on 2005 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bamboos are extraordinary in the ability to transform a garden, adapt to inhospitable surroundings, survive with little care and, most of all, surprise and delight the people who view them. Too long the exclusive pleasure of those with tropical and subtropical gardens, this hand-picked selection allows gardeners in cooler climes to experience the wonder and infinite variety of these magical plants.Besieged by winter wet, summer drought and bitter, drying winds, Paul Whittaker's garden has been a rigorous testing ground. In the first part of the book his compelling anecdotes, experiences and case histories illuminate how bamboos perform in different places, draw attention to their idiosyncratic nature, and highlight their geographical origins. A further section describes the bamboo's unique physical structure and growing habits. These fascinating insights give you the knowledge you need to choose the right bamboo for your site and grow it successfully.At the heart of the book are detailed plant descriptions that join with striking photographs and evocative illustrations to highlight each plant's characteristics. Culms available in all the colors of the rainbow may also be striped, grooved, wrinkled or knobbled. Leaves range from glaucous needles to huge plates of deep green with striking variegations. There are bamboos perfect for creating shady groves and hedges, and others that deserve stand-alone treatment as specimen plants. Here you will find everything from the elegant, willowy "Fargesia rufa to the bold, tropical looks of "Sasa palamata f. "nebulosa. Using bamboos to best effect in the garden, propagation, aftercare and their resilience to pests and diseases complete the guidancefor gardeners.The distillation of years of hands-on growing experience, this is the ultimate bamboo reference book for cool-climate gardeners. Enthusiasts will delight in the variety of new possibilities for their collection and gardeners everywhere will be captivated by the charm bamboos bring to countless different garden situations.
Download or read book The Vietnam Forum written by and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Routledge Handbook of Chinese Architecture written by Jianfei Zhu and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-11-30 with total page 1016 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook, representing the collaboration of 40 scholars, provides a multi-faceted exploration of roughly 6,000 years of Chinese architecture, from ancient times to the present. This volume combines a broad-spectrum approach with a thematic framework for investigating Chinese architecture, integrating previously fragmented topics and combining the scholarship of all major periods of Chinese history. By organizing its approach into five parts, this handbook: Traces the practices and traditions of ancient China from imperial authority to folk culture Unveils a rich picture of early modern and republican China, revealing that modernization was already beginning to emerge Describes the social, intellectual, ideological, and formal enterprises of socialist architecture Frames a window on a complex and changing contemporary China by focusing on autonomy, state practices, and geopolitics of design, ultimately identifying its still evolving position on the world stage Examines the existing cultural and political theories to highlight potential avenues for future transformations in Chinese architecture that also retain Chinese identity Providing a pioneering combination of ancient and modern Chinese architecture in one coherent study, this book is a must-read for scholars, students, and educators of Chinese architecture, architectural history and theory, and the architecture of Asia.
Download or read book Local Realities and Environmental Changes in the History of East Asia written by Ts'ui-Jung Liu and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-09-16 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Environmental history has evolved into a well-established historical subfield which has broadened the horizons of historical research, beyond human affairs, to include the study of human interactions with natural and man-made environments. This broadened scope has attracted scholars from many different fields; a development which is reflected by this volume as it highlights the recent studies on East Asian environmental history by scholars of History, Economic History, Political ecology, Sociology and Environmental Studies. This book examines the local realities and environmental changes in East Asia, and is one of a few publications in English on the subject. Contributors apply rich historical material, maps and statistical data to reveal the local environmental realities infused by global perspectives. Part I deals with attitude toward nature, focusing on the soundscape conceived by traditional Chinese literati and on "industrious revolution" in Tokugawa Japan. Part II includes four case studies which respectively discuss the hydraulic management and political ecology in the Yongle reign (1403-1424), the "Woosung Bar" controversy in the 1870s, the expansion of Daihaizi Reservoir in Xinjiang in the 1950s, and interactions between the indigenous communities and NGOs in Hualien, Taiwan. Part III presents case studies of Japan dealing with natural disasters: volcano eruption, floods, and the human actions around Tokyo since the eighteenth century. These chapters and the insights they offer provide the reader with the most recent research on East Asian environmental history. Covering the geographical areas of Japan, North and Northwest China, the Lower Yangzi Delta and Taiwan, and the timeframe spanning the seventh century BC to the present day, the book will be of great interest to anyone studying the history of East Asia, environmental history or environmental studies.
Download or read book An Album of Chinese Bamboos written by Bishop William Charles White and published by . This book was released on 1939 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Poet Li Po written by Arthur David Waley and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2020-12-08 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Li Po was a Chinese poet of the first century AD. He is generally regarded as China's greatest poet - much like Shakespeare in Britain. This book contains the text of a paper presented to the China Society at the School of Oriental Studies. It is a scholarly paper, mostly comparing LI Po with Tu Fu- a contemporary of LI Po.
Download or read book Poetry at Leisure written by Kwok-Yuk Yau and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-07-14 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Such striking words of “1998 Poetry Guild’s Official Call For Entries” attracted my attention. After days of consideration, I translated my Chinese poem “Diplomacy” into English and submitted. I was happy to find that my poem was accepted and collected into Shelter from the Storm. I didn’t pay for an entry fee, but of course, I paid for the book. I was quite encouraged. Hence, I continued to submit my poetry to Poetry Guild, the International Library of Poetry, and the Noble House Publishers. Now I have thirty-two poems collected into anthologies of these publishers. Many of such poems are also found in The Sound of Poetry. In these years, I do not translate or rewrite my Chinese poems into English alone. I also read English poetry and try to write poetry with the English language. “Uncle Horn” is one of such poems.
Download or read book The Veil written by Lady Ethel Stefana Drower and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Written at Imperial Command written by Fusheng Wu and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 2009-01-08 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores both the literary features and historical context of poetry written for imperial rulers during China’s early medieval period.
