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The present book by Hu Baozhu explores the subject of ghosts and
spirits and attempts to map the religious landscape of ancient
China. The main focus of attention is the character gui , an
essential key to the understanding of spiritual beings. The author
analyses the character gui in various materials - lexicons and
dictionaries, excavated manuscripts and inscriptions, and received
classical texts. Gui is examined from the perspective of its
linguistic root, literary interpretation, ritual practices,
sociopolitical implication, and cosmological thinking. In the
gradual process of coming to know the otherworld in terms of ghosts
and spirits, Chinese people in ancient times attempted to identify
and classify these spiritual entities. In their philosophical
thinking, they connected the subject of gui with the movement of
the universe. Thus the belief in ghosts and spirits in ancient
China appeared to be a moral standard for all, not only providing a
room for individual religiosity but also implementing the purpose
of family-oriented social order, the legitimization of political
operations, and the understanding of the way of Heaven and Earth.
The present book by Hu Baozhu explores the subject of ghosts and
spirits and attempts to map the religious landscape of ancient
China. The main focus of attention is the character gui , an
essential key to the understanding of spiritual beings. The author
analyses the character gui in various materials - lexicons and
dictionaries, excavated manuscripts and inscriptions, and received
classical texts. Gui is examined from the perspective of its
linguistic root, literary interpretation, ritual practices,
sociopolitical implication, and cosmological thinking. In the
gradual process of coming to know the otherworld in terms of ghosts
and spirits, Chinese people in ancient times attempted to identify
and classify these spiritual entities. In their philosophical
thinking, they connected the subject of gui with the movement of
the universe. Thus the belief in ghosts and spirits in ancient
China appeared to be a moral standard for all, not only providing a
room for individual religiosity but also implementing the purpose
of family-oriented social order, the legitimization of political
operations, and the understanding of the way of Heaven and Earth.
An impressive joint project, this outstanding new anthology brings
the best of Chinese and English science fiction in a mediation on
the theme of Exploration in Space. New, emerging, established and
much-lauded writers from both cultures are brought together to
demonstrate that technology and humanity when they work together
bring challenges, joy and benefits to all of humankind. From Bao
Shu comes 'A Trip to the End', from Allen Stroud 'The First', from
He Xi 'Never Meet Again in Life', from Amdi Silvestri 'A Minuet of
Corpses' and under the guiding eye of Patrick Parrinder (President
of the H.G. Wells society) and Yao Haijun (celebrated editor of
Science Fiction World in China) thirteen authors create a series of
worlds which will enthral and entertain.
Published with the blessing of Cixin Liu, The Redemption of Time
extends the astonishing universe conjured by the Three-Body
Trilogy. Death is no release for Yun Tianming - merely the first
step on a journey that will place him on the frontline of a war
that has raged since the beginning of time. At the end of the
fourth year of the Crisis Era, Yun Tianming died. He was flash
frozen, put aboard a spacecraft and launched on a trajectory to
intercept the Trisolaran First Fleet. It was a desperate plan, a
Trojan gambit almost certain to fail. But there was an
infinitesimal chance that the aliens would find rebooting a human
irresistible, and that someday, somehow, Tianming might relay
valuable information back to Earth. And so he did. But not before
he betrayed humanity. Now, after millennia in exile, Tianming has a
final chance at redemption. A being calling itself The Spirit has
recruited him to help wage war against a foe that threatens the
existence of the entire universe. a challenge he will accept, but
this time Tianming refuses to be a mere pawn... He has his own
plans. Published with the blessing of Cixin Liu, The Redemption of
Time extends the astonishing universe conjured by the Three-Body
Trilogy. You'll discover why the universe is a 'dark forest', and
for the first time, you'll come face-to-face with a Trisolaran...
This celebration of Chinese Science Fiction - thirteen stories, all
translated for the first time into English - represents a unique
exploration of the nation's speculative fiction from the late 20th
century onwards, curated and translated by critically acclaimed
writer and essayist Xueting Christine Ni. From the renowned Jiang
Bo's 'Starship: Library' to Regina Kanyu Wang's 'The Tide of Moon
City', and Anna Wu's 'Meisje met de Parel', this is a collection
for all fans of great fiction. Award winners, bestsellers,
screenwriters, playwrights, philosophers, university lecturers and
computer programmers, these thirteen writers represent the breadth
of Chinese SF, from new to old: Gu Shi, Han Song, Hao Jingfang,
Nian Yu, Wang Jinkang, Zhao Haihong, Tang Fei, Ma Boyong, Anna Wu,
A Que, Bao Shu, Regina Kanyu Wang and Jiang Bo.
This book describes the photocatalytic mechanism, factors affecting
photocatalytic activity, design and preparation of different kinds
of nanostructured photocatalysts, and their applications in the
environmental and energy fields. Further, it illustrates a broad
range of modification methods including ion-doping, heterojunction,
noble metal deposition, morphological control and sensitizations,
which are used to extend the light absorption range of
photocatalysts and reduce recombination between electrons and
holes. Promising applications include water splitting, contaminant
decomposition and photocatalytic reduction of CO2, which are
closely related to environmental redemption and new energy
development. The book offers an intriguing and useful guide for a
broad readership in various fields of catalysis, material sciences,
environment and energy.
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