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"With the scope of Dune and the commercial action of Independence Day, this near-future trilogy is the first chance for English-speaking readers to experience this multple-award-winning phenemonenon from China's most beloved science fiction author. Set against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens. An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the...
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Publisher
Project Gutenberg
Language
English
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In this fascinating and comprehensive collection of Chinese myths and legends, E. T. C. Werner drew upon material readily available to him as a member of the Chinese government's' Historiographical Bureau in Peking. A former barrister and British consul in Foochow, Werner presents a wealth of information illuminating the ideas and beliefs that governed the daily lives of the Chinese people long before the revolutions of the 20th century.
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Publisher
Counterpoint
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First Counterpoint hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
182 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
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"Ma Daode is feeling pleased with himself. He has just been appointed Director of the China Dream Bureau, tasked with overwriting people's private dreams with President Xi's great China Dream of national rejuvenation. He has an impressive office, three properties and a bevy of mistresses texting him night and day. But just as Ma Daode is putting the finishing touches to his plan for a mass golden wedding anniversary celebration, things take an uneasy...
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Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
Rated-R film.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (148 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
Set against the backdrop of Japanese occupied Shanghai in 1942, a young woman finds herself swept up in a radical plot to assassinate a ruthless and secretive intelligence agent. As she immerses herself in her role as a cosmopolitan seductress, she becomes entangled in a dangerous game of emotional intrigue, love and betrayal.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 114 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
China, Later Tang Dynasty, 10th Century. On the eve of the Chong Yang Festival, golden flowers fill the Imperial Palace. The Emperor returns unexpectedly with his second son, Prince Jai. His pretext is to celebrate the holiday with his family, but given the chilled relations between the Emperor and the ailing Empress, this seems disingenuous. For many years, the Empress and Crown Prince Wan, her stepson, have had an illicit liaison. Feeling trapped,...
8) Still life
Publisher
New Yorker Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (108 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
After a town is completely destroyed by a flood, the residents must try to rebuild their homes, the town, and their lives
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (115 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
During the reign of the Tang dynasty in China, a secret organization called "The House of the Flying Daggers" rises and opposes the government. Leo is a police officer who sends officer Jin to investigate a young dancer named Mei, claiming that she has ties to the "Flying Daggers" organization. Leo ends up arresting Mei, only to have Jin break her free in a plot to gain her trust and lead the police to the new leader of the secret organization.
10) Up the Yangtze
Publisher
Zeitgeist Films
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A "farewell cruise" takes a luxury ship up the vast Yangtze River shortly before completion of the massive Three Gorges Dam. The passengers glimpse a rapidly changing countryside, while the local people struggle to adapt as their lives are irrevocably altered.
11) Nanking
Publisher
Thinkfilm, LLC
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
Tells the story of the Japanese invasion of Nanking, China in the early days of World War II and focuses on the efforts of a small group of unarmed Westerners who established a Safety Zone where over 200,000 Chinese found refuge. Told through deeply moving interviews with Chinese survivors, archival footage, and chilling testimonies of Japanese soldiers, interwoven with staged readings of the Westerners' letters and diaries.
Publisher
Distributed by Universities Service Centre for China Studies, CUHK
Pub. Date
[2006?]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (59 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
This film focuses on a birth control official, Lü Guohua, in the remote northeastern village of Fanshen. Lu has to take things into his own hands in 2001 when a pregnant woman, defying the one-child-family policy, disappears to avoid mandatory abortion. Because of this, his good relationship with the village head is broken. But it happens to be election year in the village and a few tricks from Lü put an end to Li's reelection for the new term in...
13) The Analects
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Publisher
Dover Publications
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
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Confucius was a Chinese teacher, statesman, and philosopher who lived in the 5th and 6th century BC. One of the most influential philosophers of all time, and still deeply regarded amongst the Chinese people, his ideology is one which emphasizes the importance of the family, as well as justice, sincerity, and morality in both personal and political matters. Confucius did not regard himself as an innovator, but as the conservator of ancient truth and...
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
In his follow-up to the critically-acclaimed b1sA Touch of Zen,b2s trailblazing Chinese filmmaker King Hu brings together an all-star female cast. When Lee Khan, an official working for Mongolian Emperor Yuan of the Yuan Dynasty procures the battle map of the Chinese rebel army, Chinese resistance fighters, aided by an undercover girl-gang within Khanb2ss ranks, strive to corner him in an inn.
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 108 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
Inspired by the life and times of the legendary kung fu master, Ip Man, who mentored Bruce Lee. The story spans the tumultuous Republican era that followed the fall of China's last dynasty, a time of chaos, division, and war that was also the golden age of Chinese martial arts.
17) A touch of sin
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (133 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
Inspired by four shocking and true events, the film focuses on four characters who are driven to violent ends. An angry miner, enraged by widespread corruption, decides to take justice into his own hands. A rootless migrant discovers the infinite possibilities of owning a firearm. A young receptionist is pushed beyond her limits by an abusive client. A young factory worker goes from one discouraging job to the next, only to face increasingly degrading...
18) In love we trust
Series
Film Movement volume 7, film 1
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
After doctor informs Meizhu about her daughter Hehe having the Lukemia disease, then Meizhu would like to have another baby from her ex-husband in order to get marrow from the new born baby to save her daughter Hehe's life, her exhusband and wife reject Meizhu's plan ...
Publisher
Zeitgeist Films
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (85 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
Every spring, China's cities are plunged into chaos as an astonishing 130 million migrant workers journey to their home villages for the New Year's holiday. This mass exodus is the largest human migration on the planet, an epic spectacle that reveals a country tragically caught between its rural past and industrial future. Working over several years in classic verite, Chinese-Canadian filmmaker Lixin Fan travels with one couple who have embarked on...
Series
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
During the Ming Dynasty, a Buddhis abbot charged with protecting the sacred scroll of Tripitaka prepares to name his successor. An aristocrat and a general arrive at his secluded mountaintop monastery promising to help in his search but are scheming to secure the scroll for themselves. As they set about recommending corrupt successors, rival bands of martial artists lie in wait to steal the precious artifact. Soon, the monastery is transformed into...
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