Books like The middle kingdom by Diarmuid A. MacManus

Insightful memoir by former personal physician to Mao Zedong, detailing the Chinese leader’s daily life, political decisions, and personal quirks from 1954 to 1976.

An exploration of the myths and deities of ancient China, tracing their origins and literary sources.

"A Chinese Bestiary presents a fascinating pageant of mythical creatures from a unique and enduring cosmography written in ancient China. The Guideways through Mountains and Seas, compiled between the fourth and first centuries, B.C.E., contains descriptions of hundreds of fantastic denizens of mountains, rivers, islands, and seas, along with minerals, flora, and medicine. The text also represents a wide range of beliefs held by the ancient Chinese. Richard Strassberg brings the Guideways to life for modern readers by weaving together translations from the work itself with information from other texts and recent archaeological finds to create a lavishly illustrated guide to the imaginative world of early China.". "Unlike the bestiaries of the late medieval period in Europe, the Guideways was not interpreted allegorically; the strange creatures described in it were regarded as actual entities found throughout the landscape. The work was originally used as a sacred geography, as a guidebook for travelers, and as a book of omens. Today, it is regarded as the richest repository of ancient Chinese mythology and shamanistic wisdom. The Guideways may have been illustrated from the start, but the earliest surviving illustrations are woodblock engravings from a rare 1597 edition. All seventy-six of those plates are reproduced here for the first time, and they provide a fine example of the Chinese engraver's art during the late Ming dynasty."--BOOK JACKET.

A collection of Chinese fairy tales, including "The Three Rhymsters, " "The bird with Nine Heads," and "The Herb Boy and the Weaving Maiden."

A tale of bravery and cleverness featuring Finn MacCoul and his fearless wife.

A collection of Chinese folk tales selected and adapted from the 1921 "Chinese Fairy Book".

A comprehensive survey of modern China, covering political, economic, and social transformations from the late Qing period to the early 21st century.