Cultural China & Chinese Religous Series

A couple of weeks ago I purchased Chinese Literature by Yao Dan. It is one of nine books in the second series (volume) of the Cultural China Series published by the China International Press. The other books in the second series are: China Tea, Chinese Festivals, Chinese Ceramics, Ancient Chinese Inventions, The Art of Chinese Painting, Chinese Architecture, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Chinese Arts & Crafts.

The first series (volume) of the Cultural China Series also includes nine books: Chinese Calligraphy, Chinese Gardens, Peking Opera, Chinese Vernacular Dwelling, Chinese Clothing, Chinese Foods, China's Cultural Relics, China's Museums, and Chinese Folk Arts. The nine books in the first series can be downloaded as e-books free of charge from the ShowChina.com web site. While the display (above) is in Chinese, the books are in English.

The People's Republic of China officially recognizes five religions: Buddhism, Daoism, Islam, Protestant Christianity and Catholic Christianity. The Chinese Religions Series contains five books - one on each of the recognized religions in China. They may also be downloaded as e-books free of charge from the ShowChina.com web site. These two sets of free e-books offer a rich background of information on China's cultural and religious life.