Download or read book Jade and Iron written by Hugh Hazelton and published by Groundwood Books. This book was released on 1996 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collection of stories drawn from the traditions of the Native and Latin cultures of Latin America.
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Download or read book Iron Butterfly The written by Choon-Ok Jade Harmon and published by Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2011-02-08 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Choon-Ok Harmon was born soon after the Korean War, when South Korea was experiencing extreme poverty. This memoir describes the hardships she tried to overcome to achieve a better life. She moves to the U.S. and, through patience and perseverance, pursues her dream of becoming a martial artist. Harmon is now the highest ranking woman in the Korean martial art system of Kuk Sool Won.
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Download or read book Book of Jade Sgp1105 written by Chuan Lin and published by Studio 2 Publishing. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The First Emperor written by Jane Portal and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rise of Qin and the military conquest of the warring states -- The First Emperor and the Qin empire -- Imperial tours and mountain inscriptions -- The First Emperor's tomb: the afterlife universe -- A two-thousand-year-old underground empire.
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Download or read book Jade Steel written by Jim Lai and published by . This book was released on 2005-07-06 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Emperor is dead, his realm split into three kingdoms. Warlords, bandits and powerful families run amok. Only China's proud heroes stand between the people and utter chaos. Jade & Steel is a d20 system supplement providing for high adventure in these troubled times. Add six new Chinese classes to your d20 fun: the Alchemist, Dim Mak (Touch of Death) Practitioner, Diviner, Geometer, Iron Hand Disciple, Sword Saint. Nine new feats help create that kung-fu spirit.
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Download or read book Knowledge and Skills in Identification and Gambling of Jade The Most Comprehensive Handbook written by James Leong and published by DeepLogic. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is a collection of detailed knowledge and skills on the identification, evaluation and gambling of jade raw stones. The book is about 300,000 words, and can be regarded as a encyclopedia on the evaluation of jade raw materials（赌石）.
Download or read book Colour written by Hazel Rossotti and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1985-07-21 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uses the scientific basics of matter, energy, and eye structure to discuss the colors of the natural world; the mechanics of color vision; color technology like ceramics and television; the uses of color for camouflage, signalling, symbolism, and conveying mood in art and language; refraction; rainbows; chlorophyll; color blindness; and more.
Download or read book Catalogue Subjects written by Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology. Library and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Fifteen Lectures On Traditional Chinese Culture written by Peng-cheng Kung and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2022-01-10 with total page 549 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is edited based on a series of lectures on Chinese cultural history delivered at the Peking University in 2004. It stands out with its distinctive methodology and unique stand, and is popular with readers, with 17 reprints for the Chinese edition since 2006.Before the 1980s, traditional culture was often the target of criticisms and put in a negative light in China. After the 1980s, due to the belief that traditional culture can contribute to modernization, people decided to 'take its essence and discard its dregs'. As of today, most books on this theme have been written in accordance with this principle.However, in this book, the author argues that many problems have emerged from the modernization of the Western society, and thus the need for reflection and re-examining. Traditional Chinese culture is a source for comparison and reflection. As such, when we discuss traditional culture nowadays, not only should we excavate its long-hidden meanings, but we should also develop contrastive resources to facilitate our collaborative development in future.The discussions in this book adopt a vertical structure that begins with how Chinese define a human, followed by topics on the human body, Qi, food, male and female, home and state, the relationship between heaven and human beings, ritual systems, historical consciousness, thinking patterns, the art of expressing sentiments, commitments to the politics of virtues and achievements, and cultural practices. In every chapter, there is also a horizontal method of comparison on Chinese, Western and Indian cultures, to foreground the particularities and advantages of the Chinese culture.Apart from elaborating on the major characteristics of traditional Chinese culture, there is also a discussion on how the modern disdain for and misunderstandings of the traditional culture originated from the West. The author also elaborates on Montesquieu's views of China and the various misconceptions and misunderstandings of the traditional Chinese legal systems. Finally, it ends with the author's thoughts on the revitalization of the Chinese civilization.
Download or read book The Healing Power of Gemstones written by Harish Johari and published by Inner Traditions / Bear & Co. This book was released on 1996-09 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author describes how to use the power of gemstones, using ancient Hindu disciplines, to heal and increase a sense of well-being.
