I. China-themed Books
Xi Jinping: The Governance of China (Volume IV)
《习近平谈治国理政》(第四卷)
Xi Jinping, Foreign Languages Press
The fourth volume of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China is designed to help officials and the public better understand and apply Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and to help the international community better understand how the Chinese people have succeeded under CPC leadership and how they will continue to succeed in the future, and explain the development path that China has chosen and its approach to and theory of governance. The book is compiled by the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council Information Office with the support of the Research Institute of Party History and Literature of the CPC Central Committee.
Xi Jinping: Speeches on Diplomacy I/II
《习近平外交演讲集》(第一、二卷)
The Research Institute of Party History and Literature of the CPC Central Committee, Central Compilation & Translation Press
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s major ideas on China’s diplomacy are presented here in a collection of 136 speeches given between March 2013 and November 2021. The publishing of the book is of great significance to the readers, both domestic and foreign, for their understanding of Xi Jinping’s thoughts on foreign diplomacy and will help them better understand the idea of building a community of shared future for mankind and learn more about China’s performances in conducting major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics in the new era as well as about China’s development path, governance and philosophy.
Xi Jinping in Zhejiang: Stand High, Stand Strong
《干在实处 勇立潮头——习近平浙江足迹》
The editorial team, Zhejiang People’s Publishing House
This is the third volume of Footprints series. From October 2002 to March 2007, Comrade Xi Jinping worked in Zhejiang Province at the posts of deputy secretary of the Provincial Committee of the CPC, acting governor and secretary of the Provincial Committee in that order. The stories narrated in the book vividly demonstrate how Comrade Xi Jinping led the cadres and masses of the province to lead the trend and do a solid work to achieve a series of breakthroughs in transforming and upgrading Zhejiang’s economy and society, promoting scientific development and improving the regional layout of modernization construction.
Narrating China’s Governance: Stories in Xi Jinping’s Speeches
《习近平讲故事》
The Commentary Department of People’s Daily, People’s Publishing House
This book is a collection of 109 stories expressing General Secretary Xi Jinping’s new thought on and new strategies for the governance of China, which are selected from several hundreds of his speeches and articles. On domestic topics, Xi Jinping tells stories about the importance of integrity, moral character, lofty aspirations, and good governance; On international topics, he tells stories about China and Chinese people’s friendship with other countries and people, both at present and in the past, and about cultural communication and understanding.
Selected Letters of Xi Jinping
《习近平书信选集》
Xi Jinping, Central Compilation &Translation Press
This book selects a total of 239 letters by General Secretary Xi Jinping from May 2013 to December 2021. These letters, recording Comrade Xi Jinping’s exchanges with cadres and the masses from all ethnic groups and all walks of life, and oversea leaders of various political parties, demonstrate the ways in which Comrade Xi Jinping has led the whole Party and the whole country to practically advance the key causes of the Party and the country.
Zhejiang, China: A New Vision for Development
《之江新语》
Xi Jinping, Zhejiang People’s Publishing House
This book is a collection of the 232 essays written by Xi Jinping, during his tenure as Secretary of CPC Zhejiang Provincial Committee between Feb 2003 and Mar 2007. These essays represent Xi Jinping’s proposals on scientifically developing Zhejiang’s economy and society, giving timely answers to some questions about which the people are most concerned in everyday life.
Easy of Approach: Classics Quoted by CPC General Secretary Xi Jinping, part II
《平“语”近人——习近平喜欢的用典》(第二季)
The Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee & China Media Group, People’s Publishing House
By introducing and paraphrasing the ancient Chinese classics and famous phrases quoted by CPC General Secretary Xi Jinping in his major speeches, articles and talks, this book aims to interpret and publicize Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. This book is based on a TV program broadcast at the CCTV’s Forum of 100 Schools.
Great Changes: China’s Memory of the Past 40 years of Reform and Opening-up
《巨变:改革开放40年中国记忆》
The book’s editorial team, Xinhua Publishing House
This book is an album of photos capturing precious moments in China’s reform and opening-up over the past 40 years. In two volumes, the book reflects the changes of urban and rural China since the launch of the reform and opening-up drive by presenting photos showing the specific changes taking place in reform pilot cities, towns and villages, as well as recounts the economic development, scientific and technological innovation, dream fulfillment project, people’s livelihood, culture and leisure, ecological civilization, etc.
A Century-old Revolutionary Letter
《百年革命家书》
Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, China Book Company
This book collects 100 family letters which were written by the martyrs who sacrificed their lives since the New Democratic Revolution in 1919. These letters were collected by more than 20 cultural organizations, including the National Museum of China and the Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution. The book is compiled chronologically from 1921 to 2018 according to the time of those letters. Many of these martyrs laid down their lives for the independence and liberation of the Chinese nation, whilst other heroes were model workers during the construction of New China.
From Zhang Qian to Marco Polo: Eighteen Lectures on the Silk Road
《从张骞到马可·波罗:丝绸之路十八讲》
Rong Xinjiang, Jiangxi People’s Publishing House
Authored by Rong Xinjiang, president of the Dunhuang Turfan Society of China and a historian of Peking University, the book is a brief account of the Silk Road’s history. Using rare historical documents, latest archaeological findings and authoritative scientific research results collected from home and abroad, the book makes in-depth analysis of 18 issues about the Silk Road, including its courses, towns along the routes, wars and trade, human migrations, and changes in political regimes and settlements, expounding the Road’s historical role in promoting exchanges and mutual learning between Chinese and foreign civilizations. The book was selected into the national key publication project of the 13th Five-Year Plan. II. Literature
The Promising Homeland
《望江南》
Wang Xufeng, Zhejiang Literature & Art Publishing House
Set in the twenty years before and after 1949 and the founding of the People's Republic of China, this historical epic recounts the shifting fortunes of the Hang clan, one of the giants of the tea-production world. Amid the smoke and fire of civil war, China’s tea trade had fallen to an historic low. The Hang family - producers of the prince of teas, China’s world-famous longjing or "Dragon Well" - overcome untold dangers and difficulties to revive tea production and trade, even distributing their products abroad. The author is a professor at Zhejiang A&F University, a leading scholar of tea culture, and winner of the Maodun Literature Prize. Through this rich exploration of national and family history, readers will gain a new appreciation of the poignant, moving aspects of the tea trade.
Pipa Wei
《琵琶围》
Wen Yanxia, Jiangxi People’s Publishing House
This book is based on Pipa Wei, a poverty-stricken village in southern Jiangxi Province, which once was the Communist-led Central Soviet Area during the revolutionary times in 1930s. The book narrates stories of the local people struggling to lift themselves from poverty and pursue a better life under the leadership of the Communist Party of China. Through interviews conducted in the locally-characteristic enclosed cottage, the author vividly portrays a group of amiable and respectable figures with delicate brushwork and skills unique of female writers.
Food is Heaven
《燕食记》
Ge liang, People’s Literature Publishing House
A hundred-year-old Linnan restaurant, Tong Chin House, is rumored to close down at the end of the year. In this time of crisis, a group of old staff try to save the day and take over the restaurant. The retired chef Rong Yisheng tells the story of the development of the culinary culture, the legendary life of the master chef and his disciples, and the historical evolution that Guangdong and Hong Kong have witnessed since the Xinhai Revolution. By portraying the legendary figures amongst merchants, politicians, revolutionary aspirants, common people, the aristocrats, and the leaders of the guilds, the book depicts a majestic picture of China's social changes and its worldly conditions in the past century.
The Hustle and Bustle of Life
《烟火漫卷》
Chi Zijian, People’s Literature Publishing House
This long novel focuses on the people's lives in modern city. Zijian Chi’s well-paced, delicate, and vivid language ignites the fire and smoke in humanity, which is tender and multi-faceted at once. Chi depicts a snowy city in which nature and modernity, East and West encounter each other. In the foreground of this city, a group of ordinary urbanites thrive in their variety and determination.
Extraordinary People In Our Ordinary World
《俗世奇人:手绘珍藏本》
Feng Jicai, People’s Literature Publishing House
From the 1990s to the present, Jicai Feng has written fifty-four short stories for the series The Commonplace Legends. With a unified style, rich legends, and lively characters, the book presents the regional landscape, local customs and life styles of Tianjin in the late Qing Dynasty and early Civil Wars, and also shows the exquisite skills and wisdom hidden in our folk culture. This book has sold over 5 million copies.
Safety Letter to Famlies
《平安批》
Chen Jiming, Beijing October Literature & Art Publishing House
The story occurs in the period from the early years of the Republic of China to the 1930s, and revolves around the character Mengmei who represents the Zheng family. Mengmei and her companions voyaged across the sea, and experienced the history of foreign invasion and national turmoil. These people left their homeland to make money overseas, but they never forgot to eventually return to their root. In this spirit, a unique business emerges: “Overseas Chinese” which serves the overseas Chinese with both postal and banking functions. It records contract and credit in the foreign format but with the traditional Chinese brush. This business, as such, beats with the “Chinese heart” of keeping the way of benevolence, righteousness, profit, and fidelity to one’s roots.
Northward
《北上》
Xu Zechen, Beijing October Literature & Art Publishing House
1901 marks a time of turmoil in China. Italian travel adventurer Paolo Dimarco came to China in the name of cultural expedition. Secretly, he was in search of his brother Ma Fude, who had disappeared during the Eight-Power Allied Forces’ invasion of China. Xie Pingyao, one of the protagonists of this book, accompanied young Paolo as an interpreter, and successively gathered various underclass people of Chinese society to assist him along the way. This endeavour was not only a journey of academic investigation, but also a journey of reflection on the identity and fate of intellectuals, and a journey of searching for roots.
The Age of Awakening
《觉醒年代》
Long Pingping, Anhui People’s Publishing House
As a historical novel, this book displays a magnificent historical picture depicting the heroic deeds of Li Dazhao, Chen Duxiu, Hu Shi, Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Chen Yannian and other revolutionary youths in their pursuit of truth during the period from the New Culture Movement to the establishment of the Communist Party of China. These stories offer a profound insight into the historical inevitability of the combination of Marxism, with the Chinese workers’ movement, and of the establishment of the Communist Party of China.
Distant Sunflower Land
《遥远的向日葵地》
Li Juan, Flower City Publishing House
Bright and delicate, this book presents the scene of life in the vast land of Aletai in northern China. Particularly, it tells people's survival experience of being thoroughly exposed to nature in a way that is fragile and funny at once. In this book, the popular new-generation author Li Juan tells a beautiful story about her family who farms sun flowers on the banks of Ulungur River. Her narrative unveils the reality of sunflowers which are often overlooked by the practical eye, as she shows how these heavy and elegant things are spiritually co-dependent with human lives in the great order of the cosmos.
Notes about Xihaigu
《西海固笔记》
Ji Dongliang, Beijing October Literature & Art Publishing House
In April 1997, Comrade Xi Jinping, when working at CPC Fujian Provincial Committee, led a team to Ningxia for an investigation, thus ushered a paired-up assistance project between Fujian and Ningxia for the alleviation of poverty and built an internal migration demonstration area in Xihaigu. Through an arduous effort spanning over 2,000km of land and over a period of 20 years, Minning Town has become a role model for impoverished areas in China to eradicate poverty and become moderately well-off. The author selects the most representative characters and events that convincingly reflect the enormous changes in Xihaigu. III. Humanities & Social Sciences
Lost Paradise
《人间杭州:我与一座城市的记忆》
Wu Xiaobo, Zhejiang University Press
This book traces the author’s attempt to capture the “city personality” of Hangzhou. In so doing, it enquires into the genetics of the city’s underclass culture, as well as the manner in which the city has come into its current form through complex historical evolvement.
A Photographic Guide to the birds of China ,vol.2 Shorebirds
《中国鸟类图鉴》
Song Ye, Wencheng, The Straits Publishing House
This is the first encyclopaedic collection of all recorded plovers in China. Covering 85 types of plovers, this book represents the most comprehensive collection of this species to date. The book is divided into two parts: common species and rare species. With over 470 photographs, it demonstrates the unique characteristics of each plover according to its gender, age, colour, habitat, and geographical distribution. Species of similar types are compared in order to accentuate their differences.
Discovery of Lost Civilisation: Record of Liangzhu Kingdom
《寻找失落的文明:良渚古城考古记》
Liu Bin, Zhejiang Classics Publishing House
Liangzhu is a sacred place that testifies to China’s 5,000-year history of civilisation. As the “discoverer of the ancient city of Liangzhu”, the author provides an accurate and detailed introduction of the site, the Liangzhu dam, the excavated artefacts and the impact of the Liangzhu civilisation. He also recalls his decades of archaeological experiences, recounting every moment a new object was unearthed at the site of the ancient Liangzhu city and his reflections during the discovery. Readers will form a full picture of the ancient city and learn where the Liangzhu civilisation came from and how a myth-like kingdom was born and then vanished suddenly.
Demystifying the World Economic Development
《解读世界经济发展》
Lin Yifu, Fu Caihui, Higher Education Press
This monumental work collects the studies Justin Yifu Lin and his colleagues made on global economic development during his 10-year tenue as the World Bank’s chief economist. Using the theory of new structure economics and backed by large amounts of data, case studies and policy practices, this book presents a multifaceted interpretation of the history, present state and future trend of the world economy’s structural changes as well as the role China has played in this process, with focus on wealth distribution in various countries and how they can attain common prosperity.
China’s Historical Choice in Global Governance
《选择:中国与全球治理》
He Yafei, China Renmin University Publishing House
This book presents an in-depth analysis of the developments and changes in the global strategic pattern and the international relations since the outbreak of the global financial crisis in 2008, and attempts to provide a comprehensive account of the reformation that occurs in global governance in the aspects of economy, finance, culture, new media, non-governmental organizations, international migration, etc. The author proposes that China could play a constructive and leading role in the global governance system, as well as organically integrate its international interests with the common interests of the international community, thus realizing its aspiration for national rejuvenation.
Understanding China’s Economy: The Turning Point and Transformational Path of a Big Country
《读懂中国经济:大国拐点与转型路径》
Cai Fang, CITIC Press Group
This book reviews the reform and opening-up in China from 1978 to 2011. It analyzes how China avoided falling into the middle-income trap over those 33 years. It also redresses some overseas misconceptions about Chinese economy. After passing the Lewis turning point, Chinese economy is facing the dilemma of labor force transformation and the disappearance of demographic dividend. The author points out that we should improve total factor productivity to achieve a new round of economic growth and to make a breakthrough in Chinese economy.
The Way of Chinese Silk Road: Silk History and the Silk Road
《锦程——中国丝绸与丝绸之路》
Xu Zheng, Zhejiang University Press
For thousands of years, the unique charm, gorgeous colors, and rich cultural connotations of Chinese silk have written a splendid chapter in human history. At the same time, Chinese silk gave birth to the Silk Road. As its protagonist, silk products and their production techniques and art were spread around the world, thus making a remarkable contribution to the mutual appreciation of Eastern and Western civilizations. The book discusses Chinese silk in the contexts of various Chinese dynasties, the cultural exchanges between East and West along the Silk Road in each dynasty, and its contemporary evolvement.
Eastern and Western Cultures and Philosophies
《东西文化及其哲学》
Liang Shuming, The Commercial Press
This book is the theoretical basis of Liang Shuming’s thoughts on Neo-Confucianism, and one of his representative works. When it was first published in 1921, the book caught the attention of scholars who were then engaged in debates about Eastern and Western cultures. Regarded as a ground-breaking work of modern Neo-Confucianism, the book represents the true spirit of Confucian thought. It elaborates and compares Western philosophy and traditional Eastern thought, and Eastern and Western cultures.
Why Is China’s Agriculture Strong
《中国农业何以强》
Chen Wensheng, China Agriculture Press
This book mainly expounds the process of Chinese-style modernization. Taking deepening reform as the driving force, China comprehensively establishes and improves the urban-rural income distribution system, rural service system, urban-rural residential distribution system, and rural social security system, so as to further crack the theory of urban-rural dual structure. It discusses in detail the “strong or not” and “how to be strong”, and puts forward the strategic focus of promoting agricultural development in China.
IV. Culture & Art
The Artistry of Handicrafts: Chinese Craftsman
《手上春秋:中国手艺人》
Nan Xiang, Jiangxi Education Publishing House
This nonfiction tells the story of four heirs of the intangible cultural heritage of Chinese artisanship. These craftsmen settled for a peaceful lifestyle so they can preserve a dying skill. They measure the years with their hands, shape the universe with their skills and, thus, they give extraordinary meaning to their lives. Through field research and interviews of fifteen Chinese artisans over three years, Nanxiang has recorded the life experiences, handicraft skills and the status quo of the industry. Appreciating Chinese Opera through 200 Paintings
《画里看戏:中国戏曲百图赏》
Ma Zichen, Tsinghua University Press
Covering more than 20 representative repertoires in China with delicate and evocative images and detailed interpretations, this book not only allows readers to enjoy the masterpieces of contemporary drama whilst mastering the knowledge of Chinese opera, but also plays an active role in the preservation and dissemination of China’s opera culture. The book contains a rare collection of visual material on Chinese traditional art and culture.
The Charm of Mortise and Tenon
《榫卯的魅力》
Zhang Yao, Cui Xidong, Zhao Yang, Chemical Industry Press
This book aims to promote the spirit of craftsmanship, highlight the charm of ancient science, technology, and architecture, as well as show the scientific principles of mortise and tenon fitting. The book utilizes physical diagrams, schematic diagrams, and line drawings to illustrate the mortise and tenon structure from different angles. Animated videos are also included to vividly illustrate the ancient science and technology culture.
300 Tang Poems
《许渊冲译唐诗三百首》
Xu Yuanchong, China Translation & Publishing House
China is a land of poetry: the literary treasury of ancient poetry and poetic drama is the cultural essence of our nation. The aesthetic trends and valuable treasures created by traditional Chinese culture over thousands of years harbours a charm that transcends history and national boundaries.
Xu Yuanchong, a master translator, has spent decades to select the traditional literary classics that have had a profound impact on Chinese history, and translated them into English with amazing translation techniques, so that readers can appreciate the beauty and charm of Chinese classical literature even in the foreigh language.
Zen, Taoism, and Nature-A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains and the Art of Chinese Landscape Painting
《千里江山越千年——中国山水画艺术与〈千里江山图〉》
Yu Hui, Shao Yan, CYPI Press
This book collects over 60 of the most representative classical Chinese paintings from all over the world, and discusses the famous painting “Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains” from academic and artistic perspectives, in order to illustrate its historical significance. Edited by Yu Hui, a researcher at the Forbidden Palace Museum, and Professor Shao Yan from Central Academy of Fine Arts, department of Humanities, the book combines the cutting-edge theory and practice in the field so as to provide not only a philosophical interpretation but also an illustration of artistic techniques and materials for a comprehensive appreciation of Classical Chinese painting.
An Illustrated Guide to 50 Masterpieces of Chinese Paintings
《50幅中国画杰作》
Huang Kunfeng, Shanghai Press & Publishing Development Co., Ltd.
This book helps illustrate the development of Chinese painting from its inaugural moment to a period of continuous prosperity and finally to its full maturation. Through displaying 50 representative Chinese paintings in its entirety and supplements detailed enlargements and professional in-depth interpretations, the book aims to help readers understand the characteristics, techniques, and schools of Chinese painting at its various development stages. As well, it illustrates the humanistic features of Chinese civilization behind the paintings in different historical periods.
5000 Years of Chinese Art
《中国艺术5000年》
The editorial team, CYPI PRESS
The editor used pictures of cultural relics and intelligible language to tell vivid stories in the history of Chinese culture and art, and composed a work which has great value in terms of academic research, and art appreciation. The book, containing about 500 representative works of art and professional knowledge of Chinese art history as well, enables readers to develop a comprehensive understanding of the Chinese culture and history. Whether you are an art professional or not, it is a book worth reading.
Zi Zhi Tong Jian in Modern Chinese
《白话本资治通鉴》
Zhang Dake, The Commercial Press
Zi Zhi Tong Jian, generally called Tongjian, is a multi-volume chronological history book edited by Sima Guang of the Northern Song Dynasty. Tongjian consists of 294 volumes and took 19 years to complete. It chronologically covers a history of 16 dynasties which span 1362 years. Zizhi Tongjian is the first general chronicle in China and, as such, it plays a very important role in the official history books of China. From ancient times to the present, many literati and politicians have learned and benefited from Tongjian.
Know Tea, Know Life
《茶让生活更美好》
Service Center for Societies of China Association for Science and Technology, China Tea Science Society, China Agriculture Press
In order to facilitate the promotion of tea culture and tea science knowledge in the world, the China Tea Science Society gathered nearly 20 experts and scholars in various fields of tea science to complete the Chinese manuscript of this book, and then translated it into English. This book includes 6 parts: diversified use of Chinese tea, health elements and health effects of tea, how to make good tea, various tea drinking methods, safe tea drinking, and the bright future of Chinese tea.
V.Children’s
The Call from the Snow Mountain
《鹿从雪山来》
Yan Haijing, Xinjiang Juvenile Publishing House
There is a small village at the foot of the snowy mountain. Every New Year Day, the villagers will pray for blessings from the mountain deity by hanging a ceremonial bag on the horns of a white deer that comes down from the mountain. This year, the little girl Green Luo secretly followed the white deer up into the snowy mountain, hoping to beg the mountain deity to help her find her brother, who disappeared five years ago. What has happened to the girl’s family that made her willing to risk her life? In the mountain deity’s cabin, in the white deer’s house and the spires of the snowy peak, the mystery was gradually unravelled...
Five Thousand Years of China Carved on Stone Series
《刻在石头上的中华五千年》
Zhang Yun, Tiandi Press
The series, edited by Zhang Yun, deputy curator and researcher of Xi’an Beilin Museum-a National First-class Museum, is accompanied by 20 AR cultural relics courses and two mind maps. The series takes the unique cultural relic example “stone carving” as the clue, strings together photos of nearly 100 nationally precious stone-carving relics to make a scroll of Chinese history and restores the 5000 years of splendid Chinese civilization with the eternal memory of stone carving. These stone relics show the history of thousands of years, and guide children to learn Chinese history from a new perspective, to conduct a warm and deep dialogue between ancient and modern times, and to feel the charm of Chinese culture.

