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A compelling social document as well as an intensely personal account of the author's experiences as a young woman during the Cultural Revolution. One of the first post-Cultural Revolution texts to deal openly with sex, its emotional honesty and spirited tone made it one of the most widely read and controversial works of contemporary Chinese literature. ... Read more

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An Inspiring and fruitful read
I would highly recommend this book to anyone who wants a good, thought provoking read. And at the same time gain some basic knowledge of the Cultural Revolution, the laws and class backgrounds (among others) in China. This sort of genre is known as `literature of truth'. It is an autobiography, but more that, it is a story of love. It is about life's struggle, of hope and never giving up.I can honestly say that this has been an inspiring and fruitful read for me. ... Read more

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the story of a wonderful brother
This is the true story of a wonderful Christian brother - Harry Lee. A man who lived in the times of the cultural revolution in China, who at one time lived quite well and had servants, but who later would lose everything that he loved including his sister and brother. And his Russian refugee sweetheart Nadia would flee the country. It is the story of a man who unjustly spent 7 years in a prison cell no wider than you could spread your arms along with three other men, who slept every night sardine style with a toilet bucket by his head. He had only a bowl of rice a day, which he would put water into to give it the illusion of fullness. When the propaganda announcements came over the loudspeaker everyday he would sing his Christian hymns under the noise so that even those who knew him wondered if he had become a communist. This is the story of man who would then spend another four years on a prison farm after being released from prison - a prison farm that killed his brother. This is the story of a man of great conviction and courage who waited his entire life for the Lord to bless him and use him.

But the story does not end where the book ends. After graduating from seminary - dream that he waited his entire adult life to realize, he met his old sweetheart Nadia again, but she was married to another man - she had received no word from Harry and had decided to get on with her life. But as only God knows why, her husband died and after her grieving was completed she married Harry Lee. So finally, after years of waiting, he was reunited with his lost love. But alas, during one of his never-ceasing speaking engagements, Harry became ill, and he shortly thereafter passed from this life to the next.

I will always remember Harry Lee as a softspoken gentleman who bore the marks on his body from the nightly beatings that he suffered at the hands of the communists. I will remember him as the missionary who happened to come into town when I was befriending some teenage Chinese Acrobats and that he gave me tracts to give to them. But what I remember most is that he was the epitome of what we all strive to become in our walks with the Lord. May his story richly bless you. ... Read more

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This book is a new study of the leading seventeenth-century samurai Confucian, Kumazawa Banzan (1619-91). It describes his stormy life as a samurai, his interpretation of Confucian philosophy, and his imaginative commentary on Japan's greatest literary monument, The Tale of Genji. More than warrior and philosopher, Banzan is presented as a critic of the Japanese society of his day. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Chinese America: History and Perspectives, published by Chinese Historical Society on January 1, 2005. The length of the article is 798 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: A brief historical overview of Wen Xiongfei's times.(Biography)
Author: Him Mark Lai
Publication: Chinese America: History and Perspectives (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 2005
Publisher: Chinese Historical Society
Page: 19(1)

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Winner of the 1990 American Historical Association's James Henry Breasted Prize.A great book for anyone interested in the Heian period of Japan. ... Read more

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In the literary and artistic milieu of early modern Japan the Chinese and Japanese arts flourished side by side. Kodôjin, the "Old Taoist" (1865-1944), was the last of these great poet-painters in Japan. Under the support of various patrons, he composed a number of Taoist-influenced Chinese and Japanese poems and did lively and delightful ink paintings, continuing the tradition of the poet-sage who devotes himself to study of the ancients, lives quietly and modestly, and creates art primarily for himself and his friends. Portraying this last representative of a tradition of gentle and refined artistry in the midst of a society that valued economic growth and national achievement above all, this beautifully illustrated book brings together 150 of Kodôjin´s Chinese poems (introduced and translated by Jonathan Chaves), more than 100 of his haiku and tanka (introduced and translated by Stephen Addiss), and many examples of his calligraphy and ink paintings. Addiss´s in-depth introduction details the importance of the poet-painter tradition, outlines the life of Kodôjin, and offers a critical appraisal of his work, while J. Thomas Rimer´s essay puts the literary work of the Old Taoist in context. ... Read more

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Highly recommended to students of Asian philosophy & poetry.
Translations of and commentary on one author's Taoist poems are presented in a warm blend of spiritual, religious and philosophical inspection which considers the last of the great poet-painters of Japan. Over 150 of his poems are treated to an appraisal which considers both form and content in a fine coverage worthy of inclusion in any strong Asian collection. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The Washington Times, published by News World Communications, Inc. on April 20, 1999. The length of the article is 4447 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: No sugarcoating for `First Partner' who helped with the `lies': Hillary biography details her connection to Chinese cash.(A)
Author: Jennifer Harper
Publication: The Washington Times (Newspaper)
Date: April 20, 1999
Publisher: News World Communications, Inc.
Page: 1

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Stepping Out:

The Making of Chinese Entrepreneurs evolved out of an in-depth content analysis of 4,531 pages of transcripts recorded from 223 hours of interviews with 47 Chinese entrepreneurs, whose recount of their life histories captured the pioneering spirit of the Chinese entrepreneurs. This book offers a vivid character sketch of the Chinese Entrepreneur. The oral history approach adopted allows the authors to take a series of sociological-biographical snapshots of an entrepreneurial life unfolding.Such a life drama is illustrated by a rare collection of over forty archival photographs.The spirit of this book inspires as much as it informs.It integrates sociology, social psychology, history, and business management studies, and looks at the entrepreneur not from the vantage points of market planning and business calculus but from his own development complex of factors within and outside himself.Any apprentice in social sciences, business management, or human resource development - and, for that matter, the aspiring businessman - will find in it interesting casework material.By looking at entrepreneurship as a person-centered phenomenon in a social context - "the world begins with me" - this book adds a human dimension to current discussions on entrepreneurship.It is a study of the impact of personal values on economic behaviours in the once "brave new world" of the migrants. ... Read more