china

Presents an English translation of the "Tao Te Ching," an ancient Chinese spiritual text which offers a philosophy on how to live.

Examines the historical, social, and cultural roles of women in China, with an emphasis on the twentieth century.

Miaka's thoughts have been invaded by the voice of the god Suzaku who has given her a new mission: restore the balance of power of the four gods by defeating a monstrous power that has ambitions to take over the universe.

Ming-Li vows to save as many sparrows as she can after her country's leader called sparrows the enemy of the farmer and banished them all from China.

An autobiography of Da Chen, who describes how he and his family survived the Cultural Revolution in China.

Memoir of three Chinese women, Jung Chang, her mother, and her grandmother in twentieth-century China.

Discusses the food traditions of China, looks at various Chinese cuisines, common and unusual ingredients, and cooking techniques, and includes a selection of recipes.

Ping, an orphaned slave during China's Han Dynasty, hides out in the mountains of Tai Shan struggling to raise Kai, the baby purple dragon that has been left in her care, but their capture by Imperial guards forces Ping to return to the Garden of the Purple Dragon where new friends--and enemies--await.

Tells the story of the author's great-aunt Chang Yu-i, a woman who challenged Chinese tradition by refusing to have her feet bound, marrying and divorcing preeminent poet Hsu Chih-mo, and running the Shanghai Women's Savings Bank during the 1930s.