"After a meteoric rise, China today is one of the world's most powerful nations. Just a century ago, it was a crumbling empire, with literacy reserved for the elite few. In Kingdom of Characters, Jing Tsu argues that China's greatest and most daunting challenge was a linguistic one. Just as important as China's technological and industrial advances and political maneuvers was the century-long fight to make the Chinese language-with its many dialects...

"English/Chinese bilingual. The school designs (new construction, refurbishment, renovation or expansion) are crucial and concerned with natural environment, urbanisation and urban life, which bring new and more missions and responsibilities to school designs. Schools must be organic parts of the urban life, no longer a closed or isolated place to their neighbours in a city. We selected 42 school designs by architects and interior designers from all...

"English/Chinese bilingual. This book collects high-end luxury Alila resorts in Asia Pacific region, the romantic Banyan Tree resorts with Asian flavors, the leading luxury Shangri-La resorts in Asian Pacific, the St. Regis resorts which combines classic sophistication and modern luxury, the exquisite and elegant Le Meridien resorts with French background, the contemporary design-led W resorts, the Westin resorts which combines their history and modern...

"English/Chinese bilingual. The book provides an extensive snapshot of the current work in this emerging vital field - graphic design in architecture. Many leading design firms contributed their projects in the book."--

"English/Chinese bilingual. Waterfronts continually evolve, moving through phases and meanings. Today, the landscape urbanism and waterfront reclamation movements are inextricably linked and are now as inevitable as the rising sun. More than seams between city and water, waterfronts are metaphorical links between our past, present and future. The book selects and showcases 46 latest projects of waterfront landscape designs from all over the world....

"English/Chinese bilingual. The everchanging and renewing life concept and lifestyle of people bring about more and more requirements for the overall qualities of houses and the demands for residences have marched towards the psychological dimension and cultural sphere. Consequently, there arise new design trend and new requirements for environment, material selection and design concept. The design projects in this book lead readers to perceive the...

"English/Chinese bilingual. Urbanization around the world is happening at unprecedented levels. Urban Parks are a precious natural environment within our urban setting. Designing them well - to accommodate both the life and development demands of the present while also looking forward to the needs of our future generations - requires a comprehensive look at how to create healthy ecosystems that can co-exist with prosperous mega cities in the 21st...

"Vibrant illustrations and clear text help children discover two languages by learning words for different outdoor locations, including a park, a street, a playground, a stadium, a swimming pool, and a river"--Amazon.com.

A collection of nursery rhymes in English and Chinese, some originating from each tradition, interspersed with facts about Chinese culture and traditions.