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World Mysterious Culture
The ancient Greek philosopher Zeno compared human knowledge and ignorance to a circle. He believed that what is within the circle is knowledge, and what is outside the circle is ignorance. The more we know, the bigger the circle becomes, and the ignorance outside the circle becomes correspondingly larger. In the process of the evolution of human civilization, the area of ignorance has always been far greater than the area of knowledge. As a result, people classify civilizations that they hav
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The Look of the Gods: Greek Mythology and Western Art
The ancient Greeks worshiped gods, but they did not give the gods excessive loftiness, nor did they regard the gods as standards of moral measurement, but as a reflection of life. It is precisely with this humanistic spirit, touching stories and profound ideological connotations that Greek mythology has been read hundreds of times for a long time and has become a rich source of literary and artistic creation for future generations. This book uses the main god of Olympus in Greek mythology as a c
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Death, War and Sacrifice
As an internationally renowned classic book, the author uses etymology, semantics and other disciplines as tools to examine the literary and historical texts, vocabulary, myths, rituals, social organizational structures, legal procedures and material remains of ancient India, Iran, Greece, Rome, Celtic, Germanic and other peoples. At the same time, it elucidates the Indo-European people's behavior on war and sacrifice and the view of life and death it implies; discusses the layout of death and f
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Irish Celtic Mythology (Master Illustrated Edition)
In this collection of stories published in 1920, James Stephens carefully selected ten classic Irish myths for us. Using imagination as a wing, he takes readers between the human world and the alien world, leading us to follow Tuan to the uninhabited Ireland, to be frightened by the fight between the Fiona warriors and the alien witches, and to mourn for Finn's soullessness after losing his lover. In these legendary heroes, we can see not only the noble qualities of bravery and loyalty, but also
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Phantom: an Illustrated Guide to Ancient Chinese Gods
The book contains more than 100 of the most representative monsters in China. The author flipped through hundreds of classics and gave detailed explanations of each monster's past and present lives. We have also paired corresponding pictures for each monster. Most of these pictures come from traditional ancient books, and some ghosts are hand-drawn by modern illustrators. The book is mainly based on pictures and supplemented by explanations. It is hoped that it can provide readers with a picture
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Monster Manual: Magical Creatures from the Western Mythical World
This book describes in detail various magical creatures that have appeared in human myths and legends, and explains the age, reasons, and symbolic meanings of their appearance. Starting from primitive society, human beings have used their imagination to create all kinds of wonderful creatures to explain this dangerous and chaotic world. People used it to glorify their gods, or as an innocent way to banish common fears. Even in the early scientific works of mankind, there are clear records of the
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A Complete Collection of Ancient Greek Myths and Stories
In the colorful history of world culture, myths and stories run through it like a string of sparkling pearls. The unique plots, diverse styles, and rich content fully reflect the infinite artistic charm and diverse national origins of mythological stories. Myth is mankind's expectation for the most perfect self. It reproduces mankind's original social life and spiritual outlook in the form of romantic epics, and has had a profound and long-lasting impact on the development and prosperity of lite
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Sword Gallbladder Harp Heart
"Sword, Dancing, Qin and Heart" is a novel with a martial arts theme written by Zhang Henshui. It is set in the society of the late Qing Dynasty and connects a series of distinctive characters and intricate events through the journey of young Chai Jing. The novel revolves around the two survival wisdoms of "sword courage" and "harp heart", emphasizing that in turbulent times, characters not only rely on martial arts, but also rely on insights into human nature, judgment of situations, and the ab
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Read the Complete Collection of Chinese Traditional Knowledge Every Day
Guoxue, that is, Chinese academics. In terms of time, it runs through the five thousand years of Chinese history and culture; in terms of space, it covers the humanities and life experience of China's three rivers and five mountains. They are all recorded in the classics of the past dynasties, reflecting the high level of wisdom of the Chinese nation and the rich connotation of oriental culture. Traditional culture that Chinese people must know, Chinese classics that readers must read, folk cust
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Perpetual Calendar (Collection of Ancient Culture)
Calendar is a rule for calculating the length of years, months, and days, determining the relationship between them, and formulating time sequences. As early as ancient times, due to the needs of production and life, people were looking forward to knowing the changes in day and night, moon phases and seasons, as well as longer-term measurement methods. Ancient civilizations around the world also began formulating calendars based on astronomical observations very early on. The perpetual calendar
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Chinese Etymology
There is an unexpected story behind every word, and the formation of every saying records a period of historical life. Understand the history, allusions, and deep meanings of words in the story, making you a better person who knows how to express and listen. "Chinese Etymology (Super Value Gold Edition)" selects nearly a thousand interesting historical allusions in Chinese, allowing readers to fully appreciate the mystery of words and understand the truth of history. In order to complete "Chines
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A Grand View of Ancient Proverbs
Proverbs are the crystallization of human wisdom over thousands of years and are also rich in superb language expression skills. The author personally believes that the beauty of proverbs can be summarized in four sentences: strategies are hidden in words, puzzles are revealed in phrases, great meaning can be seen in small words, and lessons learned from the past can be used as a guide.
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Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty and the Civilization of the Western Regions (Two Volumes)
The book "Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty and the Civilization of the Western Regions" brings together 23 papers published by Mr. Xiang Da from 1926 to 1954 on the history of cultural exchanges between China and the West (not limited to the Tang Dynasty) and bibliography. These papers can be divided into four parts according to their contents: the first part, with four articles, mainly discusses the history of Sino-foreign cultural relations in the Tang Dynasty and the history of the ethnic minorit
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Mid-Autumn Festival and Moon Appreciation Culture Reader
This series of reading materials is illustrated and easy to read. It is very suitable for readers and relevant institutions to guide the construction of modern families, communities and new rural areas. At the same time, it is also suitable for collection and display in libraries at all levels.
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Mid-Autumn Festival Brings Together Families
This series of books is beautifully presented, with popular language, pictures and texts, intuitive images, ancient style and elegance, and is highly readable, appreciative and informative. It can allow readers to fully experience all aspects of the rich connotation of Beautiful China, enhance national self-esteem and cultural pride, inherit and carry forward Chinese culture, create an advanced national culture with Chinese characteristics in the future, lead the Chinese nation towards a great r
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2000 Humanities Knowledge You Should Know
This book covers various aspects of knowledge such as literature, geography, politics, music, religion, etc., With detailed explanations and in-depth introductions, allowing readers to broaden their horizons and improve their quality.
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The Wind, the Moon and the Sky: Details in the Changes of Ancient Culture
The origin of Chinese civilization is not one place and one end, but "rising from all directions." These civilizations, like stars, after exchanges and integration, eventually adhere to the same mainstream, forming our unique civilization. The long evolution process of Chinese culture has experienced cultural integration on both vertical and horizontal scales. The horizontal direction is the influence of various foreign trends of thought. The focus of this book is the vertical process, that is,
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Thirteen Lectures on Food Culture
Diet is inseparable from human life. Throughout the thousands of years of Chinese civilization history, people have gradually deepened their understanding of diet. The changes in food culture are the epitome of social development and changes. Some inventions related to diet, such as farming, pottery, irrigation, astronomy and calendar, diet therapy, food preservation technology and other science and technology, have had a profound impact on history. China's food culture does not exist in isolati
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Eating in Yangzhou - Anthology of Hundreds of Yangzhou Food Essays
Diet is not only a science, but also a culture and an art. In the development process of Huaiyang cuisine, the combination of food and culture is an important catalyst for it to continuously climb to new heights and create miracles. We sincerely hope that through this book, more people will understand, understand, and like Yangzhou cuisine and food culture, and that it will make new and greater contributions to promoting exchanges of food culture from various places, continuing to promote the im
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Chua Lam Fireworks Gas Set 2 Volumes
"Cai Lam Fireworks Set 2 Volumes": "Mountains and rivers are not important, the important thing is to meet a close friend" "Things in the heart can be solved with the tip of the tongue" "Mountains and Rivers Are Not Important, What's Important is Meeting a Confidant" Cai Lan personally taught him how to make friends, and recounted interesting stories about his interactions with friends such as Jin Yong, Ni Kuang, Jackie Chan, and Stephen Chow! "Things in the Heart, Explained by the Tip of the To
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Go to Brazil
"Go to Brazil" mainly collects more than 150 essays about this country written by Hu Xudong when he lived in Brazil from 2003 to 2005, totaling 220,000 words. The book is divided into six volumes: the first volume "Rio, Rio" writes about Brazil's natural scenery, festival customs, etc.; The second volume "My Brazilian Kitchen" writes about Brazil's unique products and food; the third volume "Stop pretending, we all know you are Brazilian" writes about the friends the author made in Brazil and th
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Burmese Peoples and Their Languages
This book is one of the "One Belt and One Road" language research series of the University of Minzu of China. It is also the final result of the sub-project "Investigation and Research on the Current Situation of Cross-Border Languages in China", a major project of the National Language Work Steering Committee's "Twelfth Five-Year Plan" scientific research plan. This book mainly introduces the social and humanistic overview of Myanmar, Myanmar's language and its language policy, the current si
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Precious Jewelry
Under the guidance of relevant departments and experts, we have collected and compiled a large number of ancient and modern materials and the latest research results, and specially compiled this set of books. It mainly includes traditional architectural art, wonders of the Qianqiu Temple, ancient scenery, ancient historical heritage, treasures and crafts of the past, beautiful natural scenery, rich folk culture, good quality of life, the charm of Chinese quintessence of calligraphy and painting,
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Calligraphy and Seal Cutting Art (Part 1)
The Chinese nation is the oldest nation in the world, and the Chinese civilization is one of the oldest civilizations in the world. China has a written history of nearly 5,000 years, starting from 841 BC. It is rare in the long history that there are documented documents. Among the four major ancient civilizations in the world, only China's history has always been passed down in an orderly manner and has never been interrupted.
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Three Major Literati Groups in the Northern Song Dynasty
The three major literati groups in the Northern Song Dynasty refer to the Qian Weiyan staff group, the Ou (Yangxiu) sect Jinshi group, and the Su (Shi) sect "bachelor" group. The three major literati groups came one after another and succeeded each other. They are an excellent starting point for discussing the evolution of culture and literature in the Northern Song Dynasty. The manuscript analyzes the characteristics, composition, literary activities and significance of the three major literati
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Plant Folklore and Lore
With the possible exception of botany, perhaps no field is more interested in plants than folklore studies. "Plant Folklore and Legends/Classic Nature Essays" provides a brief and systematic summary of the various legends surrounding plants. For example, white flowers foretell death? What plants are used? In this book, the author reviews various aspects of plant legends, including plant worship, plants and demonology, etc. To this day, this book remains a classic of plant legends. By understandi
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Ancient Chinese Astronomical Calendar
The ancient Chinese used the sun's movement cycle as the year, the moon's waxing and waning cycle as the month, and leap months to coordinate the relationship between the year and the month. The ancients based on the changes in the position of the sun within a year and the resulting evolution of the ground climate.
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Grand View of Spring Festival Couplets
Couplets (also known as couplets, couplets, etc.) Are couplets hung or pasted on walls and pillars. They are a special art form that uses Chinese to describe objective things and express people's thoughts and feelings. It has some characteristics of poetry and lyrics, but it is more refined and neat than poetry and lyrics, and it also has its own unique artistic charm. Therefore, it is a unique form in Chinese literature and art, and also a unique artistic feature in Han literature and art.
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Chinese Myths and Folklore
The rich and colorful myths and folklore are echoes of ancient history and truly record the magnificent fantasies, tenacious struggles and faltering footsteps of our nation in its growth period. We have selected the most widespread, far-reaching, and representative classic myths and legends from classics of various eras, and carefully compiled this "Chinese Myths and Folklore". The content is systematic and comprehensive, and the genealogy of mythological characters is clear. At the same time, t
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History of the British Land System
As the first country in the world to complete the Industrial Revolution, Britain has long been regarded as a typical example of capitalist agriculture. Some scholars also believe that capitalism in Britain and Europe originated from agriculture. But in the past ten years, after reading some books on British agricultural history, I feel that the issues of British agricultural history are very complicated and not as simple as we used to know. For example, land ownership, the internal management me
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Northwest Nationalities Series (11Th Series)
"Northwestern Ethnic Studies" is an academic collection sponsored by the China Western Frontier Research Institute (Northwestern Ethnic Research Center) of Shaanxi Normal University. It focuses on the history of ethnic groups in northwest China, the history of economic and cultural exchanges between northwest ethnic groups and neighboring countries, and the natural environment of northwest ethnic areas. The contents of this collection include research on the relationship between the Gaochang Kin
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Old Guilin (Interesting Readings of the Republic of China·old City Chronicles)
Old streets and old times, big and small news in the city at that time, the indomitable spirit of the Anti-Japanese War Cultural City, the unique style of old Guilin, time-honored brands and business experience, unprecedented new things, leisurely and happy days, tasting the unique southern flavor, the impression of Guilin written by famous writers... The excerpts vividly and interestingly show the once glorious city culture of old Guilin, and vividly reproduce the temperament and life of old Gu
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Egyptian Mythology
Why does Ra, the supreme sun god, fight bloody battles on the road to the underworld every night? What kind of magical legends are buried under the pyramid standing on the edge of the desert? Why do Egyptian gods always visit the world in the form of animals? ………… When it comes to ancient Egypt, we are always attracted by its unique sense of mystery; whether it is the Egyptians' daily necessities, their writing, and their beliefs, we can feel the mysterious atmosphere from it. This book uses the
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Norse Gods
From "Thor" to "Avengers", everyone has "copied" it! The unique Nordic mythology, because of its brilliant imagination, unique world view and charming stories, has become an inexhaustible source of inspiration for Western art and has shined in modern fantasy literature. With the popularity of related film and television works such as "Thor" and "Game of Thrones", Norse mythology has become one of the mythological systems that domestic readers are most interested in. This book revolves around the
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Ancient Greek Mythology (Color Pictures and Hardcover) (Classic Collection)
"Ancient Greek Myths" collects the most representative works of ancient Greek myths, with classic content, profound implications, moving plots and high interest. At the same time, the book is equipped with exquisite pictures, which present the romantic and moving mythical world to readers in an all-round and multi-level manner, allowing readers to gain rich imagination space and elegant artistic enjoyment. Opening "Ancient Greek Myths" is like entering a magical world, where history and imaginat
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Good Luck and Good Luck
The characteristics of this series of books are panoramic display, vertical and horizontal, and the content is narrated in the form of storytelling. The language is popular, clear and clear, with pictures and texts, intuitive images, ancient charm, and elegant style. It has strong readability, appreciation, knowledge and extension. It can allow readers to fully touch and feel the rich connotation of Chinese culture, enhance the national self-esteem and cultural pride of the Chinese people, and c
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Classic Folk Tale
Books are inscriptions engraved with life and monuments sculpted with wisdom. It accompanies the course of our struggle and the footprints of our lives. In view of this, we have carefully compiled this set of "Classic Stories that Move Teenagers" for you.
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Maotai Liquor Collection: a Complete Collection of Appreciation and Investment
Looking back on the historical features and savoring the feelings of Moutai This is a complete collection of Moutai liquor that integrates a dictionary, catalogue, manual and guide. From the perspective of combining appreciation and literature and history, this book takes a bird's-eye view of the historical development and cultural heritage of Moutai. It introduces nearly 1,000 Moutai treasures from 1862 to 2023, and carefully presents the most attention-grabbing details such as production year,
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Beijing Palace Chronicles
Chinese local chronicles are my country's unique cultural treasures and typical representatives of China's excellent traditional culture, connecting the history, present and future of the Chinese nation. China's excellent traditional culture is broad, profound, and rich in connotation. To fully understand and scientifically grasp China's excellent traditional culture, we cannot do without Chinese local chronicles; to inherit, carry forward, and innovatively develop China's excellent traditional
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Beautiful Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia, referred to as "Mongolia", is located on the northern border of the People's Republic of China, close to Beijing and Tianjin. It borders Mongolia and the Russian Federation to the north, with a 4,200-kilometer border. Inner Mongolia accounts for 12.3% Of my country's land area and is the third largest province in my country. The area under its jurisdiction spans the three major regions of Northeast China, North China, and Northwest my country, and is adjacent to 8 provinces and r
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Beijing Under Wanli: Miscellaneous Notes of Wanshu
The characteristic of this book is not that it is comprehensive, but that it is personal experience. This kind of record does not necessarily have to be as accurate as the official history or the same as the archives. In that case, the reading will be tasteless. As long as it can convey information about life in Beijing during the Wanli period from one aspect, then its value is sufficient. This book covers the customs, buildings, landscapes, historical sites, altars, temples and cemeteries of Be
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Tatar
The content of this book starts from various aspects such as the history, distribution, clothing, food, residence, life, etiquette, marriage, funeral, festivals, medical treatment, religion, culture and art, folklore, ancient and modern celebrities, etc. Of each ethnic group. In addition to introducing its rich and colorful cultural connotations, it mainly comprehensively demonstrates that people of all ethnic groups live in harmony and live in harmony. , Working together in unity, creating a be
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Old Wuhan (Interesting Readings of the Republic of China·old City Chronicles)
This is a book about the urban memory of old Wuhan in the Republic of China. This book is full of pictures and texts, lively and interesting, and rich in content. The endless beauty of Luojia, the fleeting memories of old streets and alleys, the unique charm of Jingchu culture, the innocence of the war years, the most authentic Hubei flavor, the pastimes of old Wuhan people, endless anecdotes... The excerpts vividly and interestingly show the once glorious market culture of old Wuhan, and vividl
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I Want to Dream About Wuyue: Twelve Lectures on Jiangnan Culture
This book pursues the historical logic of Jiangnan regional culture, focusing on "How big is Jiangnan", "How long is the history of Jiangnan", "When did Jiangnan grow up", "What are the personalities of Jiangnan people", "How do Jiangnan people live and think", "The personality and characteristics of Jiangnan culture", "What good things are there in Jiangnan" "What are the profound things in Jiangnan?" "The relationship between Jiangnan and an artificial river" "The urban story of Jiangnan" "The
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Picture Book Hundred Stories
The Hyakumonogatari Kaidan, which was popular in the Edo period, is a work that combines a collection of ghost stories and a collection of paintings. The title of each story is the name of a monster, and it is illustrated with a picture of the monster. This book pays attention to detailing the location and origin of yokai. Compared with the yokai catalog rules by Toriyama Ishiten, Kuniyoshi's satirical yokai paintings, and Tsukioka Yoshitomo's yokai paintings, this book is uniquely interesting.
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The Complete Collection of Three Religions and Nine Streams
"Three Religions and Nine Streams" is the collective name of "Three Religions" and "Nine Streams". The term "three religions" originated from the Three Kingdoms period and refers to the three sects of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. The term "Nine Streams" first refers to the Confucian, Mohist, Taoist, Legalist, Miscellaneous, Farmer, Famous, Yin-Yang, Political and Political Schools of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Later, "three religions and nine streams" gradu
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Beautiful Chinese Mythology (Volume 1 and 2)
Myths and stories are the foundation of ancient literature, philosophy, history and aesthetics. This book draws materials from forty-one classics such as "The Book of Changes", "Chu Ci", "Shan Hai Jing" and "Huainan Zi". It excavates and sorts out many legends of gods, humans, spirits, strange beasts and other things scattered in ancient books and documents, and retells them, covering creation myths, flood myths, war myths, invention myths and spirit legends. According to the dimensions of triba
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World Monster Classics Gods, Demons and Monsters
This is an art book that explores the origins of gods and monsters in the world, showing us a huge world of monsters! This book contains 10 categories of weird and mysterious origins of gods and monsters, 81 kinds of arrogant and unruly gods and monsters, and 161 artistic fantasy illustrations. The combination of pictures and texts shows the artistic images of gods, monsters and monsters in different cultural backgrounds. Fear, adoration, absurdity, gore, excitement, fascination, comedy, madness
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Chinese Myths and Stories (Full Color Illustrated Version)
From a large perspective, Chinese mythology can be regarded as rich and colorful. If distinguished by region, it can be divided into Western Kunlun myths, Eastern Penglai myths, Southern Chu myths and Central Plains myths. If differentiated by the content of the myth, it can be divided into several major sections such as the creation of the world, the origin of mankind, the super flood, invention and creation, etc. This book "Chinese Mythical Stories" compiled by Nie Zuoping selects dozens of C
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Half-Hour Cartoon Chinese Geography 5: North China Plain Chapter
The half-hour comic team led by Chen Lei (Brother Hun) easily explained the geographical knowledge of China's 34 provincial-level administrative regions clearly and clearly through witty language and hand-drawn comics. If we regard the whole of China as a "class", then this matter will be easier to understand! Beijing is the class leader: guiding the development direction of the whole class and showing the Chinese style to the world! Henan is an honest classmate in the class: it has a profound h
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