The Hunger Games by  Suzanne Collins is a gripping read and the first in the trilogy of books. There was recently a popular movie produced of this book. Through reading The Hunger Games in Chinese you can improve your Chinese language skills as well as reading for pleasure. The Hunger Games is a publishing phenomenon similar to Twilight and has attracted readers all over the world. We at Chinese Bookstore are one of the few places in the English speaking world to sell the Hunger Games in Chinese.

The Hunger Games tells the story of 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives in a world in the country of Panem (which used to be North America). The Capitol (the city at the centre of her universe) holds the Hunger Games annually to discourage people from rebelling against their power.

One boy and one girl aged 12 to 18 from each of the 12 districts surrounding the Capitol are selected by lottery to compete in a televised battle until only one person is left.

Although The Hunger Games is designed for teenage readers, it may not be suitable for some readers due to the levels of violence included. The Hunger Games is a gripping battle for survival.

We are also selling the other books by Suzanne Collins in our Chinese bookstore.

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.

Bing Bo’s A little Bark shelter under the window is a lovely book which is very portable(dimensions of 19cm x 13cm) and a lovely book. Bing Bo is a famous Chinese children’s author.

Chinese bookstore has many other books written in Chinese so that you can appreciate them in the original language in which they were written.

Jin Jin’s A Fox Hunts a Hunter is a story which is a kind of modern folk tale. It is said that in Dingtian mountain there was a wolf with three eyes, four ears and five legs. On hearing this, a cunning fox was very happy and disguised himself as that strange-looking wolf and swaggered to the young hunter’s home and extorted the shotgun from the trembling hunter and the story unfolds…. This book is a lovely book which is very portable(dimensions of 19cm x 13cm).

Chinese books has many other books written in Chinese so that you can appreciate them in the original language in which they were written.

Chen Li’s Kong Xuelin’s Confucius is a great English book which provides both an interesting biography of Confucius’s life as well as an examination of the work and famous of saying of Confucius(such as Lunyu / The Analects). Kong Xuelin is a direct descendant of Confucius so he is best placed to write this book.

Chinese bookstore has many other books written about China in English so that you can learn more about Chinese culture. We also have lots of books in Chinese and for people learning Chinese.