Interweaving a star-crossed romance with the decline and fall of the Ming dynasty in mid seventee...

Our ideas about Confucius come from the stories told about him. He often appears as the great sag...

Our ideas about Confucius come from the stories told about him. He often appears as the great sag...

This volume introduces readers to classical Chinese literature from its beginnings (ca. 10th cent...

In a famous episode of the eighteenth-century masterpiece The Dream of the Red Chamber, the godde...

This volume introduces readers to classical Chinese literature from its beginnings (ca. 10th cent...

Thermophysiological comfort is one of the most essential features of apparel of which water absor...

In a famous episode of the eighteenth-century masterpiece The Dream of the Red Chamber, the godde...

Essential passages from a classic Chinese history, organized topically, introduced, and annotated...

Sima Qian (first century BCE), the author of Record of the Historian (Shiji), is China's earliest...

Sima Qian (first century BCE), the author of Record of the Historian (Shiji), is China's earliest...

Playwriting in many forms flourished during the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. Shorter theat...

Die reale und die Monster-Welt ist weiterhin im völligen Chaos: Wie bei den Menschen gibt es in d...