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Flowers in Chinese Culture

Author : An Lan Zhang
Publisher : Three Pine Press
ISBN 13 : 9781931483308
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (833 download)

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Download or read book Flowers in Chinese Culture written by An Lan Zhang and published by Three Pine Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flowers and blossoms are intricate and dainty, beautiful and transient. Marking the passing of the seasons while flourishing in radiant splendor, they open our hearts to beauty, provide creative inspiration, and connect us to the divine. Each culture has its own unique symbolism and lore associated with its flowers. Flowers in Chinese Culture presents the subtle and potent relevance of thirty flowering plants in Chinese Daoist culture, exploring religion, literature, folklore, and sayings. A delight to behold, it is a treasure trove of learning and insight.

Flower Power

Author : Dany Chan
Publisher : Asian Art Museum
ISBN 13 : 9780939117796
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (177 download)

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Download or read book Flower Power written by Dany Chan and published by Asian Art Museum. This book was released on 2017-06-06 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1967, the phrase "flower power" transformed the commonplace flower into a Buddhist-inspired symbol of peace. In honor of the fiftieth anniversary of San Francisco's "Summer of Love," this art and design book showcases the expressive powers of flowers in Asian arts and cultures. Beginning in ancient times, a language of flowers, where certain blooms suggest specific themes, was communicated in art throughout Asia. Here forty artworks, all drawn from the Asian Art Museum's renowned collection, focus on six celebrated flowers—lotus, plum blossom, cherry blossom, chrysanthemum, tulip, and rose—and the messages they convey.

Flowers as Symbols and Metaphors in Chinese Culture

Author : Tay Siew Cheng
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (225 download)

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Download or read book Flowers as Symbols and Metaphors in Chinese Culture written by Tay Siew Cheng and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

China - Culture Smart!

Author : Culture Smart!
Publisher : Kuperard
ISBN 13 : 178702881X
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (87 download)

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Download or read book China - Culture Smart! written by Culture Smart! and published by Kuperard. This book was released on 2021-03-04 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Don't just see the sights?get to know the people. For thousands of years, the Chinese believed that they had created a perfect social system, based on Confucian values and tempered by the Mandate of Heaven. Dynasties came and went, but the essence of being Chinese remained essentially unchanged until the twentieth century. Since then, change has taken place in Chinese society at unprecedented speed, as the country first experienced the turmoil of civil war and revolution before emerging on to the world stage as a global superpower. This thoroughly updated edition of Culture Smart! China puts these changes into historical context, explains deep-seated cultural attitudes, and guides you through the maze of unfamiliar social situations, in order to help you discover for yourself the pragmatism, genius, warmth, and humanity of this extraordinary country and its people. Have a more meaningful and successful time abroad through a better understanding of the local culture. Chapters on values, attitudes, customs, and daily life will help you make the most of your visit, while tips on etiquette and communication will help you navigate unfamiliar situations and avoid faux pas.

Natural Beauty From The Garden

Author : Janice Cox
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1466801093
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book Natural Beauty From The Garden written by Janice Cox and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1999-03-15 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third book in the very successful Natural Beauty series with sales over 70,000. If Natural Beauty at Home was inspired by the kitchen, and Natural Beauty for All Seasons was inspired by gift-giving, this book is inspired by the garden. Here, author Janice Cox presents over two hundred brand-new recipes for home beauty treatments that make use of common flowers, plants, herbs, grasses, and trees to create useful and lovely products for all aspects of skin, hair care, and bathing enjoyment. Readers will have her trademark step-by-step recipes for such items as Sunflower Seed Scrub, Aloe and Calula Cream, Rose Geranium Splash, Apricot Baby Oil, Scented Bath Pillow, and many, many more. In addition, over one hundred garden notes are sprinkled throughout the book, containing information on soil type, tools, containers, growing tips, and simple, whimsical garden designs. But, although gardeners will be drawn to this aspect of the book, you don't have to have a garden, or even a window box, to make the recipes here, since all ingredients can be found in natural food stores or farmers' markets. Natural Beauty from the Garden simply captures the spirit of the outdoors while promoting a fun, economical, natural beauty regime. This is a charming collection of beauty and garden freshness that anyone who loves to pamper herself or grow a garden full of flowers will want to have.

Flower-and-bird Painting in Ancient China

Author : Fengwen Liu
Publisher : 五洲传播出版社
ISBN 13 : 9787508511283
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (112 download)

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Download or read book Flower-and-bird Painting in Ancient China written by Fengwen Liu and published by 五洲传播出版社. This book was released on 2007 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

Author : Lisa See
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1408821621
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book Snow Flower and the Secret Fan written by Lisa See and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2011-10-17 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lily is the daughter of a humble farmer, and to her family she is just another expensive mouth to feed. Then the local matchmaker delivers startling news: if Lily's feet are bound properly, they will be flawless. In nineteenth-century China, where a woman's eligibility is judged by the shape and size of her feet, this is extraordinary good luck. Lily now has the power to make a good marriage and change the fortunes of her family. To prepare for her new life, she must undergo the agonies of footbinding, learn nu shu, the famed secret women's writing, and make a very special friend, Snow Flower. But a bitter reversal of fortune is about to change everything.

Chinese Brush Painted Flowers

Author : Joan Lok
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781782211013
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Chinese Brush Painted Flowers written by Joan Lok and published by . This book was released on 2014-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many Chinese brush-painting instruction books only focus on painting a few species of flowers, such as lotus, peony, and plum blossom, because these flowers symbolise various ideals in the Chinese culture. This book introduces painters to a variety of brushwork and floral painting techniques, and shows how to apply them to a diverse collection of flowers.

Oracles and the Flower People

Author : Belinda Vogt
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1543404693
Total Pages : 139 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (434 download)

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Download or read book Oracles and the Flower People written by Belinda Vogt and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2018-05-14 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a rare book about Chinese culture that shows the historical connections between spoken and written language, to illustrate the thoughts and way of life of an ancient civilization. Modernization is gradually causing distinct cultures to disappear, and it is refreshing to listen to and look at a book that revives principles of a culture long gone. In a busy and often hectic world, these simple thoughts not only bring calm to the soul, but also teach the reader some rudiments of a writing system and the organised thoughts of a different era.

Paper Flowers Chinese Style

Author : Fang Liu
Publisher : Shanghai Press
ISBN 13 : 1938368770
Total Pages : 445 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (383 download)

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Download or read book Paper Flowers Chinese Style written by Fang Liu and published by Shanghai Press. This book was released on 2021-11-15 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Chinese papercraft book introduces readers to 24 unique paper flower patterns, with techniques for their folding and decoration, and tips for composition, color matching, floral vessels and display.The 24 patterns are designed to match the "24 solar terms" on the Chinese lunisolar calendar, with six flowers for each of the four seasons. They are ideal for gracing your living room, bedroom, study or hallway, as ornaments on mirrors and bookcases, or as wall hangings and window display, or being made into bracelet, garland and hairpin accessories. Some can look surprisingly realistic, while others are ingeniously designed, all being great for birthday parties, family gatherings, New Year parties and weddings. Notably, each design has incorporated elements of the Chinese art of flower arrangement, with elegant simplicity and Eastern charm.The Chinese origami book comes with patterns for folds for each design. Readers can either copy these patterns by hand on their preferred paper or simply photocopy them to cut and fold paper flowers by themselves.

Chinese Flower Arrangement

Author : H. L. Li
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486169022
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (861 download)

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Download or read book Chinese Flower Arrangement written by H. L. Li and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-10-09 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illustrated history of Chinese floral art provides practical suggestions for applying traditional methods to modern settings, including selecting flowers for symbolic qualities and beauty. Forty-two illustrations span centuries of Chinese paintings, prints, tapestries, and porcelains.

All the Flowers in Shanghai

Author : Duncan Jepson
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062081616
Total Pages : 279 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book All the Flowers in Shanghai written by Duncan Jepson and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2011-12-20 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Duncan Jepson magically inhabits the life of a young Chinese woman in 1930s Shanghai….I thoroughly enjoyed this book.” —Janice Y. K. Lee, New York Times bestselling author of The Piano Teacher “Breathtaking….A great work that will move its readers.” —Hong Ying, international bestselling author of Daughter of the River Readers previously enchanted by Memoirs of a Geisha, Empress, and the novels of Lisa See will be captivated by Duncan Jepson’s marvelous debut, All the Flowers in Shanghai. Evocative, sweeping, yet intimate historical fiction, Jepson’s novel transports us to a China on the brink of revolution, and witnesses this colorful, tumultuous world through the eyes of a woman forced into a life not of her choosing and driven to seek a bitter revenge. This epic journey into the heart of Asia is sure to mesmerize fans of Shanghai Girls and Snow Flower and the Secret Fan.

Symbols and Rebuses in Chinese Art

Author : Jing Pei Fang
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book Symbols and Rebuses in Chinese Art written by Jing Pei Fang and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work catalogues hundreds of symbols in Chinese artistry, and describes each of their meanings. It explains why a depiction of a bat can mean happiness, and why some beautiful images, such as sparrows and pears, are rarely seen.

A Modern Reader on the Chinese Classics of Flower Arrangement

Author : Zhang Deqian
Publisher : Shanghai Press
ISBN 13 : 9781602200357
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book A Modern Reader on the Chinese Classics of Flower Arrangement written by Zhang Deqian and published by Shanghai Press. This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In China, flower arrangement is a venerable art with records dating back to the early Zhou Dynasty, the Spring and Autumn Period, and the Warring States Period, roughly between 11th century BC and 3rd century BC. This volume brings together two celebrated Ming Dynasty texts, On Vase Flower Arrangement by Zhang Qiande (1577-1643) and History of Vases by Yuan Hongdao (1568-1610). The latter of which was translated into Japanese and deeply impacted that country's tradition of flower arrangement. Uniting the two famous books, horticulture scholar Li Xia provides contemporary readers with a theoretical framework for evaluating flowers, selecting vases, and appreciating the time-honed techniques of Chinese flower arrangement. A Modern Reader on the Chinese Classics of Flower Arrangement includes images of several hundred Chinese paintings, documenting the rise of flower arrangement in China. By the Song Dynasty, flower arrangement was widely regarded it as one of the four arts of literati leisure, along with tea brewing, incense burning, and scroll-painting. Li Xia also highlights aspects of Chinese culture hidden behind flower arrangement, offering insights into its historic, aesthetic, and philosophical underpinnings as well as a model textbook for flower arrangers at all stages of practice.

Watercolor Flowers Chinese Style

Author : Lu He
Publisher : Shanghai Press
ISBN 13 : 9781602200463
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Watercolor Flowers Chinese Style written by Lu He and published by Shanghai Press. This book was released on 2020-09-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On these pages, two distinct painting traditions converge, each bringing its unique charm and perspective to create fascinating new effects. The realistic depiction common to Western watercolors is integrated with the Chinese aesthetic of resemblance of spirit, harmonizing the lifelike images of Western art with the poetic charm of Chinese painting. The paintings presented in Watercolor Flowers: Chinese Style walk us through the year, season by season. Whether delicate or beautiful, bold or gentle, each blossom has been meticulously presented by the brush of renowned Chinese watercolor painter Lu He. In these pages, you will find: The basic tools of watercolor painting, Basic watercolor techniques, Carefully presented tutorials with systematic steps, Ways to blend Chinese ink painting and Western watercolor aesthetics to present a harmonious painting, An exploration of the 24 solar terms in traditional Chinese thought, Insight into traditional Chinese flower culture, Sketches prepared for beginners, The skills gained as you follow this step-by-step guide will give you the confidence to begin your own journey of exploration, allowing you to find new ways of bringing beauty to the canvas. Book jacket.

The Secrets of Jin-shei

Author : Alma Alexander
Publisher : Crossroad Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 658 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Secrets of Jin-shei written by Alma Alexander and published by Crossroad Press. This book was released on 2017-05-11 with total page 658 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A group of women, the jin-shei sisterhood, form a uniquely powerful circle that transcends class and social custom. They are bound together by a declaration of loyalty that transcends all other vows, even those with the gods, by their own secret language, passed from mother to daughter, by the knowledge that some of them will have to pay the ultimate sacrifice to enable others to fulfill their destiny. The sisterhood we meet run from the Emperor's sister to the street-beggar, from the trainee warrior in the Emperor's Guard to the apprentice healer, from the artist to the traveller-girl, herself an illegitimate daughter of an emperor and seen as a threat to the throne. And as one of them becomes Dragon Empress, her determination to hold power against the sages of the temple, against the marauding forces from other kingdoms, drags the sisterhood into a dangerous world of court intrigue, plot and counterplot, and brings them into conflict with each other from which only the one who remains true to all the vows she made at the very beginning to the dying Princess Empress can rescue them. An amazing and unusual book, based on some historical fact, full of drama, adventure and conflict like a Shakespearean history play, it's a novel about kinship and a society of women, of mysticism, jealousy, fate, destiny, all set in the wonderful, swirling background of Syai, a fantasy kingdom inspired by Imperial China.

Famous Flowers in China

Author : Qian Xingjian
Publisher : Shanghai Press
ISBN 13 : 9781606521564
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (215 download)

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Download or read book Famous Flowers in China written by Qian Xingjian and published by Shanghai Press. This book was released on 2010-10-10 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With gorgeous classical Chinese paintings and fascinating cultural and historical information this guide to Chinese flowers is a wonderful book for painters and gardening enthusiasts alike. A flowering lotus, a peony or Chinese rose, plum trees in bloom—it's hard to think about China without picturing some of its famous flowers. They are celebrated not only for their beauty but also their symbolic connotations and the important role they have played in Chinese art and literature through the ages. Famous Flowers in China introduces thrity-six typical Chinese flowers. Yo can learn more about these flowers while being amazed by the author's painting techniques. As you turn the beautifully-illustrated pages, you will discover… Vivid and lifelike paintings of flowers Comprehensive information about the flowers, including their rich cultural connotations Refined and stunning techniques that reflect the essence of both Chinese and Western painting.