Books with author Cheng An Jiang

Learn Chinese with this bilingual English/simplified Mandarin Chinese version of the classic legend of China s most famous female warrior. In ancient, war-torn China, hundreds and hundreds of Chinese men were called upon to defend their homeland. Unknown to all, there stood one female among the soldiers. Disguised as her brother, in order to take her father s place in the army, heroine Mulan bravely defends her country with superior martial arts. The Legend of Mulan is based on the Song Dynasty (AD 960 -1279) poem, Mulan Ci, which is still recited by school children in China even today. This version of the classic Chinese folktale epitomizes the traditional values of respect for elders or filiality.

In ancient, war-torn China, hundreds and hundreds of Chinese men were called upon to defend their homeland. Unknown to all, there stood one female among the soldiers. Disguised as her brother, in order to take her father s place in the army, heroine Mulan bravely defends her country with superior martial arts. The Legend of Mulan is based on the Song Dynasty (AD 960 -1279) poem, Mulan Ci. This version of the classic Chinese folktale was the first English language picture book version published in the United States. It was used as background source material for Disney's animated movie Mulan. This is the bilingual English/ simplified Chinese version of the legend. The bilingual (dual language) English/ traditional Chinese version with chuyin fuhao is ISBN 1878217453.

In ancient China, a brave young lady disguises herself as a boy and takes her father s place in battle, defending her country against invading enemies. This was the first English language picture book of the Mulan legend published in the U.S. This current edition includes a bilingual Chinese Mandarin/English audio book on cassette and the bilingual Chinese/English picture book.

The historiography of the Cold War has long been dominated by American motivations and concerns, with Southeast Asian perspectives largely confined to the Indochina wars and Indonesia under Sukarno. Southeast Asia’s Cold War corrects this situation by examining the international politics of the region from within rather than without. It provides an up-to-date, coherent narrative of the Cold War as it played out in Southeast Asia against a backdrop of superpower rivalry.When viewed through a Southeast Asian lens, the Cold War can be traced back to the interwar years and antagonisms between indigenous communists and their opponents, the colonial governments and their later successors. Burma, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, and the Philippines join Vietnam and Indonesia as key regional players with their own agendas, as evidenced by the formation of SEATO and the Bandung conference. The threat of global Communism orchestrated from Moscow, which had such a powerful hold in the West, passed largely unnoticed in Southeast Asia, where ideology took a back seat to regime preservation. China and its evolving attitude toward the region proved far more compelling: the emergence of the communist government there in 1949 helped further the development of communist networks in the Southeast Asian region. Except in Vietnam, the Soviet Union’s role was peripheral: managing relationships with the United States and China was what preoccupied Southeast Asia’s leaders. The impact of the Sino-Soviet split is visible in the decade-long Cambodian conflict and the Sino-Vietnamese War of 1979.This succinct volume not only demonstrates the complexity of the region, but for the first time provides a narrative that places decolonization and nation-building alongside the usual geopolitical conflicts. It focuses on local actors and marshals a wide range of literature in support of its argument. Most importantly, it tells us how and why the Cold War in Southeast Asia evolved the way it did and offers a deeper understanding of the Southeast Asia we know today.

A gift set including 1) a hardcover bilingual Chinese/English version of the Mulan legend, illustrated by UNESCO award-winning author Cheng An Jiang, 2) a bilingual Chinese Mandarin and English cassette tape, and 3) a doll in historically accurate clothing. (This version is written in tradition Chinese and includes chuyin fuhao, pronunciation of the Chinese characters.)

A beautiful young nun with skin as smooth as silk and a face as lovely as a spring flower silently cooked and cleaned all day at Gan Ye Buddhist Temple. Every evening she joined the other nuns in chanting sutras. Who would believe that this delicate young nun was destined to become Emperor of China - the only female emperor in more than 5,000 years of Chinese history. Wu Zetian held power for almost half a century during the Tang Dynasty (618- 907 AD), a period of prospertiy and cultural achievement in China.

In ancient, war-torn China, hundreds and hundreds of men were called upon to defend their homeland. Unknown to all, there stood one female among the soldiers. Disguised as her brother, in order to take her father's place in the army, heroine Mu Lan bravely defends her country with superior martial arts. The Legend of Mulan is based on the Song Dynasty (AD 960 -1279) poem, Mulan Ci. This is the English/Vietnamese version of the legend of China s most famous woman warrior. The Chinese traditional version is ISBN 1878217453. The Chinese simplified version is ISBN 1878217003.