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The twenty-four contributions in Look at the Coins! reflect the vast scope of Joe Cribb's interests, including Asian numismatics, museology, poetry and art. The papers are arranged geographically, then chronologically or thematically. The first seven papers look at coins, charms and silver currencies in or from China: Chinese coin-shaped charms, Han dynasty gold unearthed in the Tomb of the Marquis of Haihun, Jiangxi, silver in the history of Chinese currency, a metallurgical and historical study of Song dynasty coins, the Department of Iron Coins at Dongtangzi Hutong in Beijing and the only known annotated plan of a Chinese mint, the six million dollars in silver of the Canton Ransom, and a hoard of Chinese coins found in Turkey. One paper focuses on the coins and medals of the two Pahlavi Shahs of Iran. Nine papers look at finds from ancient Central Asia and Afghanistan: coins of South Soghd in the first two centuries AD, the identity of the rider on Indo-Greek coins, the phonology of Greek names in Kharoṣṭhī script, questions of identity and interpretation in Gandharan reliefs, first-century AD coins in stūpa deposits and the beginning of the Buddhist relic cult in Afghanistan, a hoard of Kushan gold coins from Swabi, Gandhāran Jātakas, Avadānas and Pūrvayogas, Indian imitations of Kushan coins, and a new gold coin of Vasudeva I. Four papers relate to India: Roman coins found in India, ‘Heraṇika'in the inscriptions of the Western Deccan (c. 200 BC–300), the peck and shroff marks of sixteenth-century North India, and Henry Ernest Stapleton and the coin collection in the Heberden Coin Room, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. Two papers relate to South East Asia: one revisits the Stamford Raffles'Collections, and the other discusses a hybrid pendant found in Thailand. The last contribution celebrates some of Joe's less well-known interests: poetry, art medals and art photography.

This book contains the complete text, in Chinese, pinyin and English, of all 31 books in the best-selling Journey to the West series of graded readers by Jeff Pepper and Xiao Hui Wang. If printed in standard paperback format this book would run over 3,500 pages. It is written for people who are learning to read Simplified Chinese and want to enjoy a fascinating story while gaining a better understanding of Chinese history and culture. Journey to the West is probably the most famous and best-loved novel in China and is considered one of the four great classical novels of Chinese literature. Its place in Chinese literature is roughly comparable to Homer's epic poem The Odyssey in Western literature. Wikipedia sums up the book's role perfectly, saying,'Enduringly popular, the tale is at once a comic adventure story, a humorous satire of Chinese bureaucracy, a spring of spiritual insight, and an extended allegory in which the group of pilgrims journeys towards enlightenment by the power and virtue of cooperation.'This book is NOT a literal translation of the original novel, which was written in the 16th century and is difficult for modern readers. It is a graded reader, which means that it uses a restricted vocabulary of Chinese words and a simple sentence structure. It starts off relatively easy and gradually increases in complexity. For example the first story, Rise of the Monkey King, covers the events in the first two chapters of the novel and uses a vocabulary of just 507 words. The second story, Trouble in Heaven, covers the next two chapters and uses only 431 words. Each chapter adds, on the average, about 30 new words, and so by the time you finish the final story, called The Last Trial, you will have seen over two thousand different Chinese words. Each paragraph of Chinese is followed by the same paragraph written in pinyin, which is a phonetic method of writing Chinese. The pinyin lets you sound out the word if you don't recognize the characters. We recommend that when you read this on an e-reader, you scroll the text or cover the pinyin with a piece of paper, so that the pinyin is not visible on the screen. Try to read the Chinese characters, and only refer to the pinyin if you are completely stumped by some characters. If you still don't recognize the word, look it up in the glossary at the end of the book. Every time a Chinese word is used for the first time, it is highlighted and followed by a footnote link. Follow that link to see a definition of the new word. There are also footnote links without highlights, and you can read those to see useful and interesting bits of information about the story and the characters that you encounter. At the end of the book is a complete English translation of each chapter. This English translation does not necessarily match the Chinese word for word, but you can refer to it to get a general understanding of the meaning of a paragraph. Finally, there are audiobook versions of all 31 books available. You can use these to listen to a native Chinese speaker tell the story while you follow along with the text. The audiobooks are available on YouTube on the Imagin8 Press channel. You can also download them from the Imagin8 Press website. The 31 stories in this book are also available as standalone books, in paperback and ebook formats.

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新加坡中央公积金制度被普遍认为是世界上比较成功的社会保障制度模式，实践证明它不仅为新加坡国民提供了基本的生活和社会保障，而且促进了新加坡的政治经济和社会长期稳定与发展。 本书在前人研究的基础上，从历史制度主义的视角，对中央公积金制度从1955年建立以来的制度体系、管理运营、保障计划和运行机制、背后的核心理念、发展变迁的模式与机制、发展变迁的动力机制、制度的效能、制度持续运行的外部环境、存在的问题与面临的挑战等方面进行了较为全面与深入的分析研究，开创了从历史制度主义的视角来分析研究中央公积金制度的先河，对中央公积金制度的理论研究进行了丰富和发展，并在一定程度上深化了中央公积金制度的理论研究，取得了一些创新性的研究成果。 希望本书能够让更多人了解中央公积金制度，希望本书能够为大专院校相关专业的学生、为相关领域的学者和相关人员提供有价值的参考和带来启发，引发相关人员对中央公积金制度及其影响的更多思考，进行更多更深的研究。

慈善家捐赠指南》是一本使用手册，为那些渴望在亚洲实施战略性且具影响力慈善事业的慈善家和基金会而编撰。在亚洲地区，能在慈善之旅中作为参考的资料非常稀缺。本指南涵盖了慈善之旅的各个阶段，涵括设计慈善战略、动员家族成员参与捐赠，评估慈善事业的影响，以及捐赠时如何寻求合作共建等各方面。 如果你正准备踏上慈善之旅，本指南将成为你前进道路上的必备资源，它旨在介绍不同的框架、关键考虑因素，并回答那些最重要的问题。它不为规范慈善事业的单一“最佳”方法，而是让你在制定自己的方法时能更自信、更明智。 值得注意的是，本指南立基于亚洲慈善协会（APC）及其会员的经验之谈，专为亚洲经验量身定制。它从与APC会员七年深入互动的经验中提炼出关键心得；并收录了 31 个亚洲慈善家及机构的案例研究，向你展示亚洲慈善事业的真实面貌。 通过呈现慈善事业的不同方法、最佳模型和案例，以及来自 APC 会员的实用见解、APC 项目的经验分享，本指南将为你探索和扩大在亚洲的慈善事业做好充分准备。

本书从“移动”、“跨域性”等理论范畴出发，深入解读了当代东南亚华人宗教慈善团体德教会在全球化和在地化双重挑战下的发展走势。作者采用多点民族志的方式，从不同面向展示了环南中国海的港澳地区、泰国、马来西亚、新加坡等地的德教团体之跨域网络的发展样态。是书从各区域德教会对仙佛系统的呈现，经典与文献的生产和流通，跨域典礼与活动，乩务与跨域交流等方面梳理了跨域性在当代德教发展中的展演。从个人和组织两个层面分别探讨了跨域网络的编织，搭建与重叠。另外，德教与其他社会组织之间的跨网络结合也在书中得到讨论。而最终，综合上述内容从多个角度探讨了德教在当代发展的困境与挑战，以期反思当代海外华人宗教慈善团体在全球化处境中的生长动力及其在地的适应与变容。 作者自2015年起开始研究德教慈善团体的当代发展，耗费大量时间，在多地进行实地考察，与相关人物进行访谈，梳理大量文献资料。历时四年，完成了这个研究项目。

《歌中情》是以歌剧院中演员爱与妒交织的故事，阐述爱情的真谛。诚如制作人黎列刚所说：这场演出，如果能让观众心醉神迷，在回肠荡气的音乐中，感受剧中人的欢歌与悲怆，从而体会到人世间爱情的美丽与深沉，便是我最大的满足。因此《歌中情》的情节跌宕起伏，具有强烈的戏剧效果。改编后的新剧则是以歌舞团重排《歌中情》时骤遇新冠病毒，陷入“疫情岁月”而不畏时艰，坚毅执着追寻再现音乐剧于舞台的故事为线索，颂扬本地艺术团体疫情下的执着坚守，揭示“艺术和爱是苦难历练中永恒慰籍”的主题。从更广阔的国际视角，此剧也反映，新加坡于三年抗新冠疫毒的艰困长途中，全民凝聚一心，坚毅自强的奋斗精神。

Python脚本编程手册，Python脚本编程指南Key Features从基础到高级编程，全面系统地介绍Python脚本在系统管理中的作用。市场上少见的介绍将Python脚本应用于系统管理的图书。本书附有配套资源，帮助读者学以致用，将所学应用到真实场景中。Book Description本书是一本介绍Python编程的进阶图书，包含了大量关于Python脚本设计的主题。本书共18章，首先带领读者快速复习Python基础知识，然后循序渐进地介绍了一些实用主题，包括Python脚本的调试和分析、编写单元测试、系统管理、处理文件和数据、文件归档以及文本处理等。然后介绍了网络编程、处理电子邮件、远程控制主机、创建图形用户界面、处理日志文件、编写网络爬虫、数据收集和可视化以及操作数据库等更加高阶的主题。本书中每一知识点都结合可以运行的源码讲解，帮助读者更好地掌握Python脚本编程。 本书要求读者具备Python的基础知识，非常适合对Python编程有基本了解并且有兴趣将编程技能扩展到命令行脚本和系统管理的读者阅读。What you will learn了解如何安装Python和调试Python脚本；了解和编写用于自动化测试和日常管理活动的脚本；了解如何编写用于文本处理、加密、解密和归档的脚本；处理PDF、Excel、CSV和文本文件，并生成报告；编写用于远程网络管理（包括处理电子邮件）的脚本；使用图形用户界面构建交互式工具；处理Apache日志文件，以及SOAP和REST API的通信；自动化数据库管理并执行统计分析。Who this book is for本书非常适合对Python编程有基本了解并且有兴趣将编程技巧扩展到命令行脚本和系统管理的用户。读者需要具备Python的先验知识。

学习量化金融R语言高级教程，掌握R语言金融建模的核心技术，构建定制化的量化交易平台Key FeaturesR语言是数据处理的绝佳工具，将R语言引入金融定量分析可以更好地优化分析过程，高效获取分析结果。本书是量化金融领域的R语言学习指南，通过阅读本书，读者可以了解核心的R语言建模技巧，掌握量化金融的关键技术。Book DescriptionR是一种功能强大的开源泛函式编程语言，提供了高水平的图形和对其他语言的接口。它的优点在于数据分析、绘图、可视化以及数据操作。在科学、工程以及商业领域，R正在成为一种被广泛使用的建模工具。 本书通过13章的内容向读者详细介绍了使用R语言实现量化金融的方方面面。本书从时间序列分析开始讲解，并教给你如何预测VWAP的交易成交量。本书还涵盖了外汇衍生品、利率衍生品以及期权对冲等内容。最后的几章概览了流动性风险管理、风险测度以及更多相关内容。 本书的目标读者是那些既熟悉基本金融概念又具有一定编程能力的人。通过阅读本书，读者可以了解R语言与量化金融相关的各类知识和编程技巧。What you will learn时间序列分析因素模型成交量预测大数据一高级分析FX衍生品利率衍生品和模型奇异期权最优对冲基本面分析技术分析、神经网络和对数优化组合资产和负债管理资本充足率系统风险Who this book is for对金融领域感兴趣的程序员、想要使用R语言进行金融数据分析的人员。尤其适合那些想要通过R建模实现量化金融的专业人士。

量化金融R语言初级教程，写给想要使用R语言完成量化金融任务的读者。学习量化金融领域强有力的工具，用R语言解决多种多样的问题Key Features通过实例讲解如何使用R解决各种定量问题涵盖投资组合优化、资产定价模型、固定收益证券、估计利率期限结构、衍生品定价、信用风险管理、极值理论和金融网络等现实金融问题Book DescriptionR是用于统计分析、绘图的语言和操作环境。它是属于GNU系统的一个自由、免费、源代码开放的软件，是一个用于统计计算和统计制图的优秀工具。 本书通过9章的内容向读者详细介绍使用R语言实现量化金融的一些基础知识和方法，内容包括时间序列分析、投资组合优化、资产定价模型、固定收益证券、估计利率期限结构、衍生品定价、信用风险管理、极值理论和金融网络等。 本书的目标读者是那些希望通过R语言来解决量化金融问题的读者，如果读者具备一定的金融知识，将会对本书的阅读有较大的帮助。通过阅读本书，读者将学习到有关R语言的诸多核心内容，并了解R语言在量化金融方面的各类应用。What you will learn时间序列分析投资组合优化资产定价模型固定收益证券估计利率期限结构衍生品定价信用风险管理极值理论金融网络Who this book is for如果你正在寻求使用R来解决量化金融问题的方法，本书将是你的理想之选。本书假定读者具有金融领域的基本知识，但并不要求读者熟悉R。本书致力于使用R来解决广泛的问题，为R的初学者和更有经验的用户提供了一系列有用的内容。

“段英梅”是段英梅行为艺术的首要媒介：她的在场、她的身体、她的身份，她内心的情感，她眼里的好奇，她口中的歌 声。她让空间与物件成为她的化身——进入她的作品，就是进入段英梅的世界。她的世界让我们意识到，艺术不是一种特 权，而是一种可以在平等合作与交流分享中创造的价值。 —— 李棋Das E-Book The Developing Performance Art System of Yingmei Duan 2014-2024 wird angeboten von Lehmanns Media und wurde mit folgenden Begriffen kategorisiert: Performance, Yingmei Duan, Performance-Entwicklung

以哈戰爭的交戰方主要是包圍和恐襲以色列的加薩 / 加沙（哈馬斯），黎巴嫩（真主黨），胡塞運動（也門）等中東恐怖主義組織（還包括其他在舒利亞及伊拉克展開作戰的伊斯蘭原教旨主義恐怖組織）以及操縱這些代理人的伊朗恐怖主義神權政治。重點是，這不是種族或宗教之爭，而是以色列代表的民主主義（反恐）與伊朗-真主黨-哈馬斯代表的恐怖主義（神權政治專制主義）之間的戰爭。 以色列國內有約兩百萬持有以色列公民權的所謂「巴勒斯坦」阿拉伯人，因此，所謂種族滅絕或種族清洗或宗教清洗等支持恐怖主義勢力的媒體及其煽動者的指控都根本站不住腳。在不同種族和宗教之間平等享受公民權之下不構成基於種族歧視的所謂種族清洗或排除異教的所謂宗教清洗。甚至，以色列民主最先進的地方之一是，內閣的實際任期是每個禮拜履新的，而非三年或五年。在每個禮拜，以色列內閣是受國會監督和嚴格審核而履新的，換言之，以色列民主是若發現不適宜，每個禮拜就可換內閣的。這是對政府最嚴格的民主制度要求。當然，只懂得在政治上投機取巧，只轉播國際新聞的香港媒體根本不報導這點給公眾知悉的。香港媒體的報導方式是，就國際新聞而言，它的魔鬼在其片面的報導方式（貼標籤，斷章取義，移花接木，以偏概全，一竿子打翻一船人；轉播和引述）；就包括社論在內的評論或評論性報導節目而言，則是純然的一面倒。甚至，國際新聞的取態和各評論的取態有時不一致。社內不一致的現象也體現其兩面人的性質以及不專業的狀況。主要是由反猶太主義媒體，東方日報，香港01等最為代表的為廣告主博取最大流量的激進民粹主義，這難免與本港特色的族內外歧視有關。即使激進民粹主義利用所謂基層議題批判政府，但也不能搞錯的是，它服務的階級性質仍是資本階級的。那麼，對他們而言，在以哈戰爭（所謂以巴衝突）上，採取反猶太是它們生態的必然結局。這足以顯示一個社會的政治和傳媒水平是不能超過其民度的。差不多一百年前，所謂文化水平，當今最適切的最佳同義詞則是民度。簡言之，當面對以哈戰爭議題時，香港的傳媒土壤顯著不佳。本書是基於這個社會窘境下分析和總結以哈戰爭在中港的情形。 以哈戰爭在本港的脈絡中，就具有其特殊性的政治意義。不過，一般完全漠視了藉此探索和回顧以中關係史，以港關係史和猶太人歷史。而只看到中文媒體連日播放給漢族群組的哈馬斯一方允許的人盾（平民）遇難的鏡頭而已。加上，也只聽到用以抹黑以色列防衛行動的激進偏激字眼/標籤，如「種族滅絕」「種族清洗」「種族隔離」「集體懲罰」「無差別襲擊」「殺戮」「暴行」「（大）屠殺」「戰爭罪」「人道危機」「侵略者」「侵略」「佔據」「種族主義」「反人類罪」「霸權主義」「（新）殖民主義」「帝國主義」等而已。進一步，本港媒體中不少煽動者將猶太教（只為維持猶太民族身分的族內宗教；惡劣的煽動者將之鄙視稱為部落神的宗教），猶太人和猶太復國主義/錫安主義（是猶太人應對19世紀中葉後主要在歐洲掀起的反猶太主義浪潮的反命題，即在四千年的原居地猶地亞-撒瑪利亞等後來被古羅馬改名為「巴勒斯坦」的土地上建立全球猶太人的避難所，猶太國家）都跟以色列正對立的神權政治和納粹主義等同起來。將受害者描述成危害者。本港劣質煽動份子，偽學者們搞了黑白顛倒，正邪錯配。在它們眼裡，摩西解放猶太奴隸也被視為對迦南之地的殖民主義。而根本看不到以色列一方的受害情況和證供，一律漠視伊朗代理人的恐怖主義（包括人盾問題和罪責），整個來龍去脈，背景，前線的實況以及關鍵細節等。於是，香港媒體及整個中文媒體專門掩飾和美化哈馬斯恐怖主義一方的片面/偏向報導反映了主宰本地媒體的華人主持者，華人統治階級的政治偏見。本港煽動的主要對象是華人。這完全是本港媒體在俄烏戰爭上，針對俄羅斯一方的偏激報導的模式一模一樣，是屬一樣的政治操作。結局，以哈戰爭的「新聞報導」和評論都淪為了挺所謂「巴勒斯坦」恐怖主義一方的政宣。這就是真正的國家安全風險所在。解決方法，其實很簡單，如實全面報導雙方的情形和主張，尤其是追蹤前線正在發生的事情和情形，以給予公眾全面理解和正確判斷有關議題的優質資訊。為何政宣和煽動較容易得逞？是因為群眾只接收片面的報導，甚至不實的資訊，群眾無法得知和掌握前線真正在發生的事情和狀況。這就是我追蹤俄烏戰爭和以哈戰爭情形得來的法則。 此外，目前，全球傳媒和社運供應鏈引發歇斯底里和仇恨的統一機制正在通過俄烏戰爭和以哈戰爭擴大其網絡和威力之後，最終將會全面轉向中國。可惜，特別就日本和以色列議題上，中國仍積極參與其中的。在此，媒體或媒體界應該被視為全球媒體（包括社交媒體在內的）和社運的供應鏈整體，不管經歷什麼個別事件的報導，它一直都是一樣的主體。問題是它本身淪為了引發歇斯底里和仇恨的意識形態（政治）工具。換言之，暴民或暴民主義不是自然產生的，而總是由統治階級所創造的。本港有沒有擺脫這樣的機制？並沒有，是因為全球有國安法的諸多國家媒體都在參與。這只要看俄烏戰爭和以哈戰爭的報導，就明白。有沒有國安法制都沒能抑制和改變這個輕易博取流量於歇斯底里和仇恨的傳媒生態和其傳媒-社運連結的全球供應鏈。那麼，真實情況是，伊朗（什葉派）操縱的代理人，哈馬斯（遜尼派，視穆罕默德的四代繼承者為正統），真主黨（什葉派，只承認穆罕默德的女婿阿里視為正統）以及胡塞運動/胡希運動（什葉派）等恐怖主義組織是真正的反猶太主義，並與納粹主義一樣，針對猶太人正在進行種族清洗。他們的最終目的是以原本PLO巴解組織提出來的分階段計劃（The Phased Plan）來得逞消滅以色列並佔據整個猶太人原居民的土地。記得，猶太人才是原居民，而非殖民者。 為何反猶太主義和反猶太復國主義是一致的？是因為猶太復國主義是對反猶太主義的反命題。當猶太人面對19世紀到20世紀的歐洲反猶太主義的崛起和迫害，而建立的國家就是以色列。以色列也就是猶太復國主義的結晶/實踐，也就是全球猶太人的避難所（其重大民族利益所在）。換言之，反以色列，反猶太復國主義必定是反猶太的。把此兩者分開正是反猶太主義勢力的典型政宣。 恐怖主義手段絕非人民戰爭論，是因為中國革命，越南革命和古巴革命都嚴格禁止了恐怖主義。若那些馬克思主義革命勢力採取了恐怖主義手段，根本不可能取得農民大眾支持而獲勝的。所謂左派必須修正的一點是，當以色列代表民主主義和反恐等進步勢力，而伊朗及其代理恐怖組織代表神權政治專制主義和恐怖主義此一大反動勢力的時候，盲撐哈馬斯-真主黨-伊朗恐怖主義是個致命的錯誤。過去蘇聯從1960年代起改採扶植中東/歐洲/亞洲左右恐怖主義組織網絡對付西方勢力時，它的戰術變化的背景是美蘇間核阻嚇，核均衡的形成。 另外，從韓戰之後，美國實施制裁中國（中華人民共和國），而從1950年代起中國決定向阿拉伯世界靠攏，與敵對的蘇聯一樣各自扶植了中東恐怖主義勢力。其實，中蘇交惡之後也持續到蘇聯瓦解和1992年以中建交。甚至，中國仍然在外交上還是一面倒傾斜反以色列的阿拉伯世界和伊朗，軍售給伊朗。因為在二十世紀的下半，中蘇都扶植了中東恐怖主義勢力，以對付西方，換取石油和政治支持，結局全球的所謂左派都仍然盲撐中東恐怖主義勢力是錯認和錯估形勢和該勢力的階級本質，以及冷戰政治的政治後遺症（餘毒）。這必須修正。中國外交的問題正是，當它透過政經分離享受以色列的貿易，投資，軍火，科技往來之際，並沒有發揮其對阿拉伯及伊朗等恐怖主義勢力的影響力來防止恐襲。如今，以中關係是以政經分離維持著。而且，中國不但承認以色列國，也對國內不採取反猶太主義政策。這些原則性的堅持至今有效。於是，根本看不到以中斷交的危機。不過，在媒體，文宣，外交上傾斜哈馬斯恐怖主義一方（中國支持的兩國方案/兩國論也是巴解組織版本，即退到1967年前的領土，如此以色列的國家安全毫無保證）。再加上，與反猶煽動者的政宣不同，中國不認定猶太教為其公認宗教的真正理由是猶太社群不想建立華人拉比，拉比是只能由猶太人擔當的。不過，香港承認猶太教為公認的宗教之一。與哈爾濱，上海比起來，香港一直以來都是猶太社區最安全和原封不動地被保留下來的自由地方。 2023年10月13日在北京發生的反猶襲擊事件是與2024年9月18日在深圳日本人學校發生的襲擊案一樣都屬於孤狼式本土恐怖主義襲擊案件。不過，官方避免了把它如實地歸類於本土恐襲案。犯案者都是持刀在相關機構附近埋伏和無差別襲擊有關種族人士的男生。甚至都是中國官方媒體和中文媒體煽動種族仇恨的新聞作風的惡果。反猶太和反日本的華人種族主義仇恨過熱的結局都導致了襲擊事件。不過，中國媒體藉以以哈戰爭散播的反猶太主義繼續，何況傳統的反日政宣和教育。至今仍無法排除個別孤狼式本土恐襲案的發生，是因為北京政府和港府都並沒有抑制境內的相關偏激報導。 總共三宗香港發生的反猶示威(11/4/2023; 2/24/2024; 10/07/2024)都不但是未經警務處許可的非法集會，也稱不上群眾示威。與群眾示威正相反，那三宗都是一樣的六名挺哈馬斯恐怖主義的煽動者自己出來搞閃電式非法集會的。配合報導的媒體是DW，獨立媒體和集誌社等反對派陣營的媒體。這三宗證實的是美化和掩飾伊朗恐怖主義勢力的政宣和媒體報導都無法獲得群眾，而迫使煽動者自己出來搞示威而已。因此，這些都不算群眾示威。在香港，反猶太主義仍然不成颱風。 本港在以哈戰爭議題上始

楊振寧教授最著名的成就在物理學方面，由於他在研究工作中運用了大量的數學知識，對數學的發展也做出了重要的貢獻。在漫長而卓有成效的學術生涯中，他見證了物理學和數學領域的許多重要事件，與歷史上很多偉大的科學家都有過共事或交流。本書記錄了2016年至2019年間作者對楊振寧教授進行的八次訪談，通過楊振寧教授的獨特視角，生動再現了20世紀重大的科學事件，闡述了數學和物理學的發展及相互影響，並展示了科學家的學術工作、日常生活、個人性格以及科學家相互之間的合作與競爭等，其中不乏一些不爲人知的故事。

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本书是新加坡国立教育学院自七年来历届毕业生完成的毕业论文（Academic Research），经编审委员会筛选后所选出的优秀作品，集合成册。 本书的研究方法和内容，包括了四大方面：语言类、文学类、文化类、教学法类。当中或是对新华作家的文学语言的探讨，以小见大，看出在本土色彩创作理念影响下的新华文学作品的特色；或是双语环境下，新加坡学生或老师所受到的影响，甚至是在新加坡这个多元种族社会下，新加坡路名如何体现这样的特殊社会环境等。简而言之，本书的文章，无论是内容或研究的角度，独树一帜，十分具有参考的价值。 本书由八方文化创作室与南洋理工大学新加坡国立教育学院联合出版。

Can we ever go home again? This question lies at the heart of Homecomings by Wong Yoon Wah, a veteran Singaporean poet and a prominent voice in global Chinese literature. In these poems, Wong delves into his country's precolonial and colonial history, the natural heritage of the rainforest, his memories of his kampung hometown, his heartbreak at the closure of Nanyang University, and the global traumas of European colonisation and the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. He expresses the loneliness and dislocation of the Chinese diaspora, as well as the sorrow of his generation as so many of their cultural touchstones are destroyed in the name of progress. At the same time, he embraces a planetary mode of thinking, sensing rapport with fellow humans from distant cultures and geographies, identifying even with the plants and animals that compose our ecosystem. Filled with nostalgia, bitter irony and strange beauty, Homecomings is a love letter to the past, revisiting its glories, making peace with the fact that the only constant in the world is change.

钱敏先生于2013年获得第十一届华罗庚数学奖，这是中国数学界的“终身成就奖”，表彰他在数学物理和动力系统等研究方向作出的杰出学术贡献。他后期的工作还渗透到理论化学领域以及生物学的应用，同时钱先生也是一位卓有贡献的教育家。 本书由两大部分组成。第一部分：钱敏先生的诗词、随笔文章和手稿，诗作120多首来自他自编的三册《明前杂钞》诗集。第二部分：朋友们和学生们撰写的20多篇纪念文章。 书中展示了钱先生博学多才和文学方面深厚的造诣，从不同视角阐述了钱敏一生淡泊名利、潜心学问，勇于探索的创新精神和关爱晚辈的育人精神。 钱敏先生严谨治学的风范、高尚情操和人格魅力，将留给后辈由衷的怀念！

追随初心 让梦想翱翔 写作人、剧场工作者林海燕自1987年开始参与舞台剧演出，过去35年在剧场里，不懈地奋斗与坚持，至今创作、编导约40部舞台剧。 领导“海燕等人”剧团的她，坚持呈献原创。剧团没有排练场、没有全职的工作人员，只有信念，继续留恋剧场这个游乐场，游戏人生，解读人生。 书中收录近20年来海燕在报章与杂志发表的60多篇文章，分为四幕章节呈现：海燕等人、阔论高谈、天马行空、空谷足音，开启一片海阔天空。引导青少年在创作及演出舞台剧方面克服障碍、发挥所长，演绎精彩人生；分享了创作旅程中，一直培养着海燕的导师们对她的关怀和指导，这些前辈的精神和勇气激励着剧场追梦人，引领他们迈向更高的高度！ 文字清新、动人，鼓励大家勇敢做梦，一起圆梦。

特朗普执政的四年，开启了美国内政外交的剧烈调整，甚至在特朗普离任之后，其在思潮、政党政治、族裔关系以及对外战略与政策上的深刻影响仍然存在，甚至左右着美国的国家前景。 本书分八个章节。先从2016年大选中特朗普的崛起切入、分析“特朗普现象”，讨论特朗普政府对外政策的基本逻辑，梳理了终结特朗普四年执政的2020年大选。最后，集中展望性探讨特朗普执政四年对美国政治整体上的深刻塑造，以及近年来特别是特朗普政府影响下美国对外政策极化的总体趋势。 观察、记录、研究、理解特朗普执政的这特殊的四年，对理解当前美国重大变动及其未来走向具有独一无二的关键指标意义。 这本关于美国特朗普政府期间内政与外交的书稿集中了作者近年来相关研究与主要观点的精华，展现了中国美国研究界青年学者的最高水平。 ——清华大学战略与安全研究中心主任 达巍教授 本书是作者过去数年来对于特朗普政府期间美国国内政治特别是政党政治以及对外政策等相关议题研究的集大成者，对理解当前美国国内政治与对外政策的现实与走向颇具理论与现实价值。 ——北京外国语大学国际关系学院院长 谢韬教授

随着新加坡学前教育改革的政策与实践发展，人们越来越认识到了教师专业发展在改进教育质量和决定教育改革成败的关键，政府和社会对教师队伍的素质要求也越来越高。 书中收录了新跃社科大学与北京师范大学联办的第一和第二届学前教育方向教育专业硕士的八篇毕业生论文，是继第一集之后，又一本有关新加坡学前教育的华文研究论文集。 收录的八篇论文中，有三篇是面向幼儿的言语、心理和行为来开展；有两篇是探究读本以及课程的实施；有一篇探讨冠病疫情对园所的影响；还有两篇，分别是调查家长对幼儿兴趣班的选择，以及10至30个月幼儿入园适应性的研究。这些论文的取材，都根植于本土，旨在探究新加坡学前教育存在的实质问题，具有实践价值。 相信这本论文集的出版，不但丰富了新加坡学前教育研究的资源，同时，也将成为新加坡华文幼教同仁开展研究与实践的重要参考书籍。 本书由八方文化创作室与新跃社科大学（SUSS）新跃中华学术中心联合出版，是'新跃人文'系列丛书的第十三册。

Dieser Band, der die Reihe »Beiträge zum chinesisch-deutschen Rechtsdialog« eröffnet, ist selbst das Produkt eines mehrjährigen Dialogs. Der Diskurs über die Reform des Strafprozesses war bereits mehrere Jahre gewachsen, wie im Jahr 2019 dann endlich ein Symposium über den »Deal im chinesischen und deutschen Strafprozess« stattfand. Was im Weiteren als ein recht konsequentes und einfach zu verwirklichendes Projekt aussah, nämlich die Publikation der verschiedenen Beiträge, entwickelte sich zu einem mehrjährigen Hindernisrennen. Das Symposium war so anregend, dass mehrere der chinesischen Teilnehmer ihre Beiträge signifikant um- und ausbauten, was zu einer Verdreifachung der Übersetzungstätigkeit führte. […] Dennoch hoffe ich in diesem Moment ganz persönlich, dass dieser Band nicht alle Probleme löst (was er nie kann), sondern dass er zu einer weiteren Diskussion einlädt und dass er dazu beiträgt – trotz der immer wieder auftretenden Unmöglichkeit einer allein seligmachenden Übersetzung – zu einer gemeinsamen Sprache zu finden, die es beiden Gesellschaften ermöglicht, Konflikte, wo möglich, zu vermeiden und da wo sie unvermeidbar sind, diese in gemeinsamem Interesse zu bewältigen. Das ist die ureigenste Aufgabe des Rechts – unabhängig von der Gesellschaft, in der wir leben.Aus dem Geleitwort des Herausgebers

Based on published guest articles by the author Dr. Timo Schöber, the book deals with an immense variety of topics on e-sports. These range from popular sport and voluntary commitment, legal issues and political topics to economic presentations and definitional questions. The author's guest articles have appeared on leading platforms such as t3n, pro, MSN, My MMO, Gaming-Grounds and spielen.de. The book is especially interesting for all those people who are looking for sound information and sources on e-sports.

The Yearbook contains the official records of the International Law Commission and is an indispensable tool for the preservation of the legislative history of the documents emanating from the Commission, as well as for the teaching, study, dissemination and wider appreciation of the efforts undertaken by the Commission in the progressive development of international law and its codification. Volume II (Part Two) reproduces the edited version of the annual report of the Commission to the General Assembly.

This report analyses the state of the world economy, a year and half after the Covid-19 outbreak was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. The first part of the Report outlines key macro-financial aspects of the global economy, focusing, in particular, on the prospects for a growth recovery while analyzing possible threats from public and private debt, from inflationary spikes as well as from a return to the policies of the past. It pays particular attention to the situation of developing countries in the system of global finance, and discusses issues of debt sustainability. As this year marks its 40th anniversary, the Report also revisits the analyses provided in previous editions in response to shocks, setbacks, and crises that have hampered development during the era of hyperglobalization and underscores its abiding call for an inclusive global economic governance. The second part focuses on climate adaptation. It calls for a transformative approach to climate adaptation, with large-scale public investment programmes to adapt to future as well as current threats, and green industrial policies to drive growth and job creation. It also details reforms of the international financial system needed to get more climate adaptation funds flowing to developing countries.

Effective feedback, whether it's meant for your boss, your peers, or your direct reports, is built around three ideas. One, focus on the situation. Two, describe the other person's behavior you observed in that situation. And third, describe the impact that behavior had on you. The result is a message that is clear and that can inspire action and productive change

This book will show you how to diagnose problems in your team by focusing on the three outcomes of effective leadership: direction, alignment, and commitment. By assessing where your group stands in each of these outcomes, you can plan and implement the changes necessary to get better results.

費德歷‧史釗域生於蘇格蘭鴨巴甸郡的北辰區，同時代的人許他為「香港官辦教育之父」。他既是香港政府教育司署的首任署長，也是皇仁書院（前稱中央學校）在1862年創校時的校長。直至香港大學於1911年成立前，該校一直是香港的頂尖學府。史釗域及後除了出任總登記官兼撫華道，更成為首位獲擢升實任輔政司的香港公務員，並不時署任總督職務。臨終前，他仍是「政府在教育事務上的首席顧問」。從史釗域的生平，足可一窺香港社會的昔日全貌，因為他曾任職教師、裁判司及官員，會跟來自中國、葡萄牙、印度、日本及跨文化家庭的人交往。其時正值東西文化交匯的歷史時刻，史釗域深明自己的角色，也知道自己正在促成中國人思想的現代化。他向學生灌輸西方知識時，不單維持他們對中華文化的認同，也堅持相等的中文及英文學習時間。他雖然為人靦腆、低調和拘謹，但深受華人、外國人及葡萄牙人歡迎。史釗域也是一位香港通。當他物故時，就被目為當時在港外籍人士之中，對香港認識最為深入的一人。1997年不但是本書初版之年，更適值香港迎來巨變。重新評價中西持續交流的目的，以及評說各種促進合作時用上的教育及文化方法，正是其時。

创新究竟发生在何处？根据成百上千万份专利 和科学出版记录，《2022年世界知识产权报 告》记录了创新格局在过去几十年中的发展 变化。报

本书收录论文五篇，内容均是考察19世纪前半期基督新教传教士中文著译中的词语。 第一篇探讨的是一个今天常见于书刊、报章上，我们习以为常的汉译专名“大英（国）”。通过历史、清廷外交文书制度、思想史、词汇学等视角，著者细致深入追溯鲜为人知有关它的诞生历史背景、早期书写实践、在鸦片战争前后英国为取得与中国“敌体平行”坚持使用它，引发与清廷冲突，以及最终它白纸黑字出现在《江宁条约》后对中国外交所产生的深远影响，等等。 在进行近现代汉语新词追根溯源时，有些学者由于甚少使用明清古籍，特别19世纪上半叶新教传教士中文著译语料，导致所得结论或有偏差，新教传教士在汉语词汇学史上的地位变得极不显著。本书后四篇即对新教传教士马礼逊、米怜、郭实猎及麦嘉缔著译中一些汉译地名、宗教、天文、地理、政治、动物等词语求源溯本，厘清它们的“词籍”与诞生年份，确定其中有些是袭用明末清初耶稣会士中文译著、中国古籍里，以及18世纪末19世纪初在澳门、广州以及东南亚一带流行的一些新词新语，有些则为马礼逊等人所创译，从而奠定新教传教士在汉语词汇史上承前启后的地位。 本书由八方文化创作室与新跃社科大学（SUSS）新跃中华学术中心联合出版，是'新跃人文'系列丛书的第十二册。

陈笃生是新加坡华人社会极具影响力的领袖，亦是新加坡最杰出的开拓者之一。1820年代初期，陈笃生响应莱佛士爵士打造新加坡自由港的号召，遂成为日后的优秀企业头家，更崛起为华人社会的领袖翘楚。同时，他也是大慈善家，领导福建社群修筑天福宫，使其成为福建人的中心；亦创建陈笃生医院，为新加坡人提供医疗照护。 本书对陈笃生的一生作了全面的记述，追溯他的生平事迹乃至其所遗留下来的宝贵资产，亦论述陈笃生及其家族所做出的贡献。陈氏家族人才辈出，本书也涵括陈金钟、陈德源、陈武烈、陈齐贤、陈温祥等人的生平足迹，他们功名显赫，建树颇丰，对新加坡乃至区域周边国家社会，产生了巨大的影响。 通过对陈氏家族成员生平及贡献的书写，我们得以一窥殖民时期海外华人移民的社会、政治及商业运作各层面。他们的财富资产甚至跨越了新加坡地界，凸显出南洋华人的分布形态及其区域经商网络。在新加坡历史进程的大框架和各种事件、里程碑之外，这些故事亦带来了多元性和差异性，能让公众更好地去理解和审视新加坡。

战略稳定性理论源于冷战期间，用于分析美国和苏联两个超级大国之间的核武器相互威慑关系，但是经典战略稳定性理论无法适用于不对称核力量结构，如中国与美国之间。 本书研究的是：如何构建一种适用于不对称核力量结构的战略稳定性理论？以中美核战略关系为案例，重点关注中国与美国之间的战略稳定性。 书中的核心概念是“第一次打击不确定性”，即令潜在进攻方领导人不确定能否实现百分百成功的第一次打击。中美战略稳定性可以定义为中美双方都没有动机首先使用核武器，稳定的条件是中国能够维持足够高的第一次打击不确定性。 研究内容包括中国核力量发展的历史、中外领导人对中国核报复能力的认知、中国和主要潜在对手核交战数学模型、中国核力量生存能力技术分析、中美非有意核升级、中美战略稳定性评估和维持中美战略稳定性的建议。书中结合自然科学技术和政治学研究方法，修正和扩展了经典战略稳定性理论，可以为中美战略对话和未来的军控谈判提供理论基础和技术框架。

本书借助历届人口普查数据以及大量史实资料，从社会语言学视角出发，全面观察新加坡自独立以来国家语言规划、双语教育政策的实施与发展，探讨四大族群的语言现状，分析各族群的语言态度、家庭用语选择以及与之相关的文化、教育、经济因素等，进而讨论国家意识、族群意识、身份认同等重要社会学课题。 该书可供读者全面了解新加坡百年来（特别是独立建国以来）的语言政策、各族语言的社会地位、华族方言的发展变迁以及各族语言未来的发展趋势。两位作者长期研究社会语言学、汉语语言学，并有较多论著出版、发表。在两年的写作过程，查阅了大量的原始资料，参考了中英文领域的研究成果，力求论述全面精当，观点公允新颖，数据丰赡可靠，以便为读者了解新加坡的语言生活提供宏观和微观的全面分析。可以说，本书是近年研究新加坡社会语言学的一部力作。 本书由八方文化创作室与新跃社科大学（SUSS）新跃中华学术中心联合出版，是'新跃人文'系列丛书的第十一册。

Über dieses Buch: Dieses Buch diskutiert Funktionen und Potenziale des Hànyǔ Pīnyīn im Unterricht des Chinesischen als Fremdsprache (ChaF) – mit Beiträgen von Expertinnen und Experten aus Deutschland, Österreich, der Schweiz und den USA, die sich mit diesem Thema in Theorie und Praxis intensiv beschäftigt und umfangreiche Erfahrungen mit dem Hànyǔ-Pīnyīn-Einsatz im ChaF-Unterricht gesammelt haben. Thematisiert werden neben üblichen Anwendungen (Ausspracheunterricht und Angabe der Lautung von Schriftzeichen) vor allem Fragen der Förderung vielfältiger mündlicher und schriftlicher Kompetenzen – einschließlich des Leseverständnisses für Schriftzeichentexte – im Unterricht für diverse Zielgruppen und Niveaustufen. Dabei wird auf entsprechende Didaktik-Konzepte, Unterrichtsorganisation, Gestaltung von Curricula und Lehrwerken in der gymnasialen wie universitären ChaF-Ausbildung eingegangen. Auch die wichtige Rolle des Hànyǔ Pīnyīn bei der digitalen Verarbeitung des Chinesischen sowie bei der Nutzung digitaler Hilfsmittel zum Erwerb der chinesischen Sprache und Schrift wird einbezogen. Alle Beitragenden eint die Überzeugung, dass der fokussierte Einsatz von Hànyǔ Pīnyīn für bestimmte Lernziele und Lerngruppen und in bestimmten Phasen des Chinesischerwerbs die Entwicklung vieler sprachlicher Kompetenzen fördert, wenn auch in manchen Aspekten und Details unterschiedliche Herangehensweisen und Standpunkte deutlich werden. Insgesamt bietet der Band Anregungen für die vertiefte Diskussion und Erforschung der Potenziale des Hànyǔ-Pīnyīn-Einsatzes im Unterricht der chinesischen Sprache und Zeichenschrift. About this book: This book discusses the functions and potential of Hànyǔ Pīnyīn for teaching Chinese as a foreign language (TCFL). It contains contributions from experts from Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the USA, who have looked at this topic both from a theoretical and practical perspective, and have gained extensive experience on how to use Hànyǔ Pīnyīn in TCFL. In addition to common applications (pronunciation instruction and indication of character pronunciation), the main focus is on the promotion of diverse oral and written skills – including reading comprehension of character texts – when teaching various target groups and at different levels. The corresponding didactic concepts, organization of teaching units, design of curricula and textbooks in high school and university Chinese language education are also discussed. Furthermore, the book addresses the important role of Hànyǔ Pīnyīn in digital processing of Chinese as well as in the use of digital tools supporting Chinese language and script acquisition. All contributors share the conviction that the targeted use of Hànyǔ Pīnyīn for specific teaching goals and learner groups and in specific phases of Chinese language acquisition promotes the development of various language skills, even if they sometimes employ different approaches and perspectives. Overall, the book provides suggestions on how to further discuss and explore the potentials of Hànyǔ Pīnyīn in teaching the Chinese language and its character script.

A wealthy girl runs away with her cousin, a poor stonecarver. A scholar finds true love inside a book. Two lovers defy death to be together. And a young man finds love with two ghosts. Believe it or not, it's possible for you to read and understand the four wonderful love stories in this book even if you start off not knowing a single word of Chinese! We won't lie to you and say it will be easy, but with time and patience you can certainly do it. Each page of Chinese faces a page of pinyin (phonetic spelling), so if you don't recognize a word, you can check the pinyin to see how it's pronounced. You can then look up the word's meaning in the glossary in the back of the book. A full English translation is also included. You can also listen to a complete audiobook of all the stories, available free on YouTube and downloadable from our website. These stories are written by the best-selling writing team of Jeff Pepper and Xiao Hui Wang, authors of the Journey to the West series of graded readers, translations of Chinese classics including the Dao De Jing, the Art of War, and the San Zi Jing, and lots of other great books. To learn more, visit www.imagin8press.com.

Sang is a young scholar living alone in a small village in 18th century China. One night a strange and beautiful woman arrives at his house, and he soon falls deeply in love with her. But later, a second even more beautiful woman arrives, and things become extremely complicated. This is a story about fox spirits and ghosts, love and lust, and the unpredictable nature of the human and the not-quite-human heart. This book is a retelling of a Chinese short story called “Lotus Fragrance,” from the book Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio written by Pu Songling and published in 1740. It's written using only 654 words, most of which are in the 1200-word HSK4 vocabulary. This makes it accessible to advanced beginner or intermediate students of Chinese. A glossary of all words is included, along with an English translation. A free audiobook is available on YouTube on the Imagin8 Press channel. The authors are the best-selling writing team of Jeff Pepper and Xiao Hui Wang, co-authors of the Journey to the West series of graded readers, and translations of Chinese classics including the Dao De Jing, the San Zi Jing, and the Art of War.

The story of Cinderella is possibly the world's most popular folk tale. The earliest known version is from Greece around two thousand years ago, and over the next thousand years, it traveled to France, Italy and Germany, and eventually to the Walt Disney studio in America. But as the Cinderella story traveled from Greece to Western Europe, it was also carried eastward to Asia along the Silk Road and other ancient trade routes. The story of Ye Xian in this book is the oldest known Asian version, first appearing in a book of folk tales by Duan Chengshi in 860 AD. That story was told in just 750 Chinese words. The Ye Xian story matches the modern Cinderella story more closely than later European versions. But unlike the Disney movie, it does not simply end with the heroine marrying and living happily ever after. The story is more complex and more interesting, showing Zhuang, Hindu, Buddhist, and Chinese influences. In this book, the best-selling writing team of Pepper and Wang retell this wonderful story using just 417 different Chinese words, most of which are in the standard 1200-word HSK4 vocabulary. This limited vocabulary makes the story easily accessible to beginning and intermediate students of Chinese. A glossary of all words is in the back of the book, along with an English translation. A free audiobook version is available on the Imagin8 Press channel of YouTube, and also at www.imagin8press.com.

In a dark forest the monk Tangseng comes upon a beautiful young woman tied to a tree and half-buried in the ground. The monk frees her, not realizing she is a deadly mouse demon. Later they arrive at a nearby monastery where she devours some monks and tries to force Tangseng to marry her. Sun Wukong learns the truth about her, lodges a complaint with the great Jade Emperor in heaven, and battles the mouse demon to save his master. This is the 27th book in the best-selling Journey to the West series of stories for students learning to read Simplified Chinese. It is based on the events in Chapters 80 through 83 of the epic 16th century novel of the same name by Wu Chen'en. That novel was inspired by an actual journey by the Buddhist monk Tangseng, who traveled from Chang'an westward to India in 629 A.D. and returned seventeen years later with priceless knowledge and spiritual texts. Over the course of the book the four travelers face the 81 tribulations that Tangseng had to endure to attain Buddhahood. All 27 books in the Journey to the West series have used a total of about 2000 different Chinese words, but only 904 words are used in this book. We introduce 23 words for the first time in this book, and each one is defined on the page where it is first used. The book includes pinyin, an English translation, and a full glossary. A free audiobook is available on YouTube's Imagin8 Press channel and on www.imagin8press.com.

Welcome to 三字经, San Zi Jing, known in English as the Three Character Classic. Originally written by Wang Yinglin during the Song Dynasty in the 13th century, modified many times since then and memorized by generations of Chinese students, the San Zi Jing is a box of treasures, a puzzle within a puzzle, with layers of meaning waiting for you to discover. At the simplest level, San Zi Jing is just a workbook, a way for you to learn how to read, speak and write Chinese. But it's more than a workbook, it's a grand tour of Chinese history. It starts off with brief stories about Confucian values and principles, then shifts gears and takes us on a dizzying historical journey, starting with the legendary Yellow Emperor back in the misty beginnings of Chinese culture, and leading up to the end of the last dynasty in 1912. San Zi Jing is also a window into the soul of China. Many of the verses provide bits of Confucian philosophy, or hint at stories told centuries ago. Even the historical verses in the middle of the book show us what life in China was like in the past, and give you a glimpse of how Chinese people see the world today. Read the San Zi Jing carefully, and you'll get a glimpse of what it's like to be Chinese.

The young monk Xuanzang sets out on his westward journey. His journey is difficult and filled with dangers. He runs into trouble immediately when he is captured and nearly killed by the Monster King and his ogres. He escapes with the help of a mysterious old man, only to be attacked on the road later by tigers, snakes and more monsters. Eventually he meets the Monkey King, Sun Wukong. Together they face bandits and wild animals, and Sun Wukong must make a difficult decision. This is the 6th book in the best-selling Journey to the West series of stories for students learning to read Chinese. It is based on the events in Chapters 12 through 14 of the epic 16th century novel of the same name by Wu Chen'en. That novel was inspired by an actual journey by the Buddhist monk Xuanzang, who traveled from Chang'an westward to India in 629 A.D. and returned seventeen years later with priceless knowledge and spiritual texts. Over the course of the book Tangseng and his companions face the 81 tribulations that Tangseng had to endure to attain Buddhahood. The first 6 books in the Journey to the West series are written using an HSK vocabulary level of about 600 different Chinese words, but 669 are used in this book. Fifty two new words are introduced and are defined on the pages where they are first used. The book uses Simplified Chinese characters and includes pinyin, an English translation, and a full glossary. A free audiobook is available on YouTube's Imagin8 Press channel and on www.imagin8press.com.

Ignoring a warning from the Bodhisattva Guanyin, Tangseng and his three disciples enter a city whose king has vowed to kill 10,000 Buddhist monks and has already finished off 9,996. The travelers must avoid being killed and figure out how to show the king the error of his ways. Later, the Monkey King Sun Wukong flies over a mountain and sees a large demon with 30 little demons, all blowing fog from their mouths. This leads to a great battle where the demons use the “Dividing the Petals of the Plum Flower” trick to confuse the disciples and kidnap Tangseng. This is the 28th book in the best-selling Journey to the West series of stories for students learning to read Simplified Chinese. It is based on the events in Chapters 84 through 86 of the epic 16th century novel of the same name by Wu Chen'en. That novel was inspired by an actual journey by the Buddhist monk Tangseng, who traveled from Chang'an westward to India in 629 A.D. and returned seventeen years later with priceless knowledge and spiritual texts. Over the course of the book the four travelers face the 81 tribulations that Tangseng had to endure to attain Buddhahood. Books 1 through 28 in the Journey to the West series have used a total of about 2,000 different Chinese words, but only 912 words are used in this book. We introduce 29 new words for the first time in this book, and each one is defined on the page where it is first used. The book includes pinyin, an English translation, and a full glossary. A free audiobook is available on YouTube's Imagin8 Press channel and on www.imagin8press.com.

The Buddhist monk Tangseng goes alone to beg some food at the home of some beautiful and seemingly gentle young women. He soon finds out that they are far from gentle. Trapped in their web, he waits to be cooked and eaten while his three disciples attempt to rescue him by confronting the spider demons, a horde of biting insects, and a mysterious Daoist alchemist. This is the 24th book in the best-selling Journey to the West series of stories for students learning to read Chinese. It is based on the events in Chapters 72 and 73 of the epic 16th century novel of the same name by Wu Chen'en. That novel was inspired by an actual journey by the Buddhist monk Tangseng, who traveled from Chang'an westward to India in 629 A.D. and returned seventeen years later with priceless knowledge and spiritual texts. Over the course of the book the four travelers face the 81 tribulations that Tangseng had to endure to attain Buddhahood. The first 24 books in the Journey to the West series have used a total of about 2000 different Chinese words, but only 791 words are used in this book. All new words are defined on the page where they are first used. The book uses Simplified Chinese characters and includes pinyin, an English translation, and a full glossary. A free audiobook is available on YouTube's Imagin8 Press channel and on www.imagin8press.com.

The monk Tangseng has harsh words for his eldest disciple, the monkey king Sun Wukong. His pride hurt, Sun Wukong complains to the Bodhisattva Guanyin and asks to be released from his service to the monk. She refuses his request. This leads to a case of mistaken identity and an earthshaking battle that begins in the sky over the monkey's home on Flower Fruit Mountain, moves through the palaces of heaven and the depths of the underworld, and ends in front of the Buddha himself. This is the 19th book in the best-selling Journey to the West series of stories for students learning to read Chinese. It is based on the events in Chapters 56 through 58 of the epic 16th century novel of the same name by Wu Chen'en. That novel was inspired by an actual journey by the Buddhist monk Tangseng, who traveled from Chang'an westward to India in 629 A.D. and returned seventeen years later with priceless knowledge and spiritual texts. Over the course of the book Tangseng and his companions face the 81 tribulations that Tangseng had to endure to attain Buddhahood. The first 19 books in the Journey to the West series have used a total of about 1800 different Chinese words, but only 749 are used in this book. All new words are defined on the page where they are first used. The book uses Simplified Chinese characters and includes pinyin, an English translation, and a full glossary. A free audiobook is available on YouTube's Imagin8 Press channel and on www.imagin8press.com.

The Monkey King Sun Wukong leads the Tang monk and his two fellow disciples westward until their path is blocked by a river eight hundred miles wide. On the riverbank is a village where the people live in fear of the Great Demon King, who demands two human sacrifices each year. Sun Wukong and the pig-man Zhu Bajie come up with a clever plan to trick the Demon King and save the people of the village, but they soon discover that the Demon King has clever plans of his own. This is the 16th book in the best-selling Journey to the West series of stories for students learning to read Chinese. It is based on the events in Chapters 47 through 49 of the epic 16th century novel of the same name by Wu Chen'en. That novel was inspired by an actual journey by the Buddhist monk Tangseng, who traveled from Chang'an westward to India in 629 A.D. and returned seventeen years later with priceless knowledge and spiritual texts. Over the course of the book Tangseng and his companions face the 81 tribulations that Tangseng had to endure to attain Buddhahood. The first 16 books in the Journey to the West series have used a total of about 1800 different Chinese words, but only 839 are used in this book. All new words are defined on the page where they are first used. The book uses Simplified Chinese characters and includes pinyin, an English translation, and a full glossary. A free audiobook is available on YouTube's Imagin8 Press channel and on www.imagin8press.com.

Tangseng and his three disciples have traveled to the wild country west of China. They arrive at a strange city where Daoism is revered and Buddhism is forbidden. The few remaining Buddhist monks are enslaved, but every night they receive a dream message that the Great Sage Equal to Heaven will come to save them. This of course is the Monkey King Sun Wukong, Tangseng's eldest disciple. Sun Wukong gleefully causes trouble in the city, and finds himself in a series of deadly competitions with three Daoist Immortals. This is the 15th book in the best-selling Journey to the West series of stories for students learning to read Chinese. It is based on the events in Chapters 44 through 46 of the epic 16th century novel of the same name by Wu Chen'en. That novel was inspired by an actual journey by the Buddhist monk Tangseng, who traveled from Chang'an westward to India in 629 A.D. and returned seventeen years later with priceless knowledge and spiritual texts. Over the course of the book Tangseng and his companions face the 81 tribulations that Tangseng had to endure to attain Buddhahood. The first 15 books in the Journey to the West series have used a total of about 1500 different Chinese words, but only 815 are used in this book. All new words are defined on the page where they are first used. The book uses Simplified Chinese characters and includes pinyin, an English translation, and a full glossary. A free audiobook is available on YouTube's Imagin8 Press channel and on www.imagin8press.com.

While traveling the Silk Road, Tangseng and his three disciples encounter a young boy hanging upside down from a tree. They rescue him only to discover that he is really Red Boy, a powerful and malevolent demon and, it turns out, Sun Wukong's nephew. Ignoring this family relationship, the demon kidnaps Tangseng and plans to eat him. The three disciples battle the demon but soon discover that he can produce deadly fire and smoke which nearly kills Sun Wukong. The two remaining disciples struggle to save Sun Wukong and Tangseng, enlisting the aid of several supernatural beings including Guanyin, the Goddess of Mercy. At the end, they learn Red Boy's true nature. This is the 14th book in the best-selling Journey to the West series of stories for students learning to read Chinese. It is based on the events in Chapters 40 through 43 of epic 16th century novel of the same name by Wu Chen'en. That novel was inspired by an actual journey by the Buddhist monk Tangseng, who traveled from Chang'an westward to India in 629 A.D. and returned seventeen years later with priceless knowledge and spiritual texts. Over the course of the book Tangseng and his companions face the 81 tribulations that Tangseng had to endure to attain Buddhahood. The first 14 books in the Journey to the West series have used a total of about 1500 different Chinese words, but only 762 are used in this book. All new words are defined on the page where they are first used. The book uses Simplified Chinese characters and includes pinyin, an English translation, and a full glossary. A free audiobook is available on YouTube's Imagin8 Press channel and on www.imagin8press.com.

The Buddhist monk Tangseng arrives with his disciples at a mountain monastery, and he is visited in a dream by someone claiming to be the ghost of a murdered king. The ghost claims that the king sitting on the throne is really an evil demon. Is he telling the truth or is he actually a demon in disguise? Tangseng's chief disciple, the monkey king Sun Wukong, offers to go to the king's palace and sort things out with his iron rod. But things do not go as planned... This is the 13th book in the best-selling Journey to the West series of stories for students learning to read Chinese. It is based on the events in Chapters 36 through 39 of the epic 16th century novel of the same name by Wu Chen'en. That novel was inspired by an actual journey by the Buddhist monk Tangseng, who traveled from Chang'an westward to India in 629 A.D. and returned seventeen years later with priceless knowledge and spiritual texts. Over the course of the book Tangseng and his companions face the 81 tribulations that Tangseng had to endure to attain Buddhahood. The first 13 books in the Journey to the West series have used a total of about 1500 different Chinese words, but only 691 are used in this book. All new words are defined on the page where they are first used. The book uses Simplified Chinese characters and includes pinyin, an English translation, and a full glossary. A free audiobook is available on YouTube's Imagin8 Press channel and on www.imagin8press.com.