AsiaPac’s Origins of Chinese Art & Craft illustrated by Fu Chunjiang is a visual interpretation of the origins of Chinese arts and crafts.

The Chinese have made great contributions to world culture in fields such as the making of silk and porcelain. This book will provide the details and the many stories related to their origins.

Besides silk and porcelain, the Chinese have also excelled and have been peerless in bronzeware, paper cuts, jade carving, embroidery and face masks.

Find out these interesting details:
* The Silk Route as well as the Pottery and Porcelain Route of old China.
* The multitude of Chinese characters and idioms related to jade.
* The significance of the Qin bronze artefacts unearthed at Lingtong, Shaanxi Province.

This book will give you a quick introduction to these works of art with its vivid illustrations and accessible text and cartoons.

Asiapac’s Records of the Historian adapted by the cartoonist Tsai Chih Chung helps Western readers to understand the history in the Warring States period in a fun and accessible way.

Records of the Historian, written by Sima Qian of the Han Dynasty, provides a realistic picture of many different historical figures and aspects of Han society. In this book, Tsai has illustrated the life and characteristics of the Four Lords of the Warring States. We also have lots of other books by Tsai Chih Chung in both English and Chinese.

Chinese bookstore has books written in both English and Chinese. Our English books enable customers who don’t read Chinese to understand more about Chinese culture and literature.

Asiapac’s the origins of Chinese names helps Western readers to understand some of the meaning behind Chinese names.

Chinese names are rich in meaning and reflect the history, culture and aspirations of one of the world’s oldest civilisations. Such names come in many forms and while they may seem bewildering to the uninitiated, there is usually logic behind the naming process. This book aims to enlighten you on how Chinese names come about.

As you dip into the pages, you will find out the origins of 100 Chinese family names, and understand how names are chosen. It may fascinate you to know that Chinese family names have a history of five or six thousand years, whilst given names are not chosen randomly but reflect the customs and beliefs of the times.

As the book covers the entire span of recorded Chinese history from the past to the present, you will find it an eye-opener as a reference manual and a delightful source of little-known facts..

Chinese bookstore has books written in both English and Chinese. Our English books enable customers who don’t read Chinese to understand more about Chinese culture and literature.