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Wu Song gets drunk at the tavern, ascends the pass in late evening and kills a notorious man-eating tiger with his bare hands. His subsequent encounter with his midget brother's flirtatious wife, Jinlian or Golden Lotus, and her vain attempt to seduce him lead into a tale of adultery, callous murder and bloody vengeance.

Uses comparative aesthetics and the work of contemporary philosophers and sociologists to make sense of the developments of arts in Hong Kong. This title explores how different cultures communicate in the former colony.

A collection of essays exploring topics from the history of Marathon, the Asian cities that hold the Marathon Running, the gender difference in Marathon sport performance, to the Hong Kong experience in organizing the annual Marathon race. It gives advice to runners on how to deal with serious injuries and to make a better preparation.

The period of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (907 to 960 BCE) has long been treated as an anomaly in the history of China, an age of great disunity between the empires of the Tang and Song dynasties. This book presents individual studies that focus on the art, culture, and politics of the interregnum.

Critiquing the fictive nature of socially accepted values about gender, the authors unravel the strategies adopted by writers and filmmakers in (de)constructing the gendered self in mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

The formation of the Pan-Pearl River Delta regional framework in June 2004 heralded a new beginning of regional development in China. This book provides a systematic analysis of the '9+2' grouping across the region and within individual spatial units.

An English translation of the Cantonese Opera. It is a serious political drama played out between the Han and non-Han following the fall of the Ming dynasty, and the plot pits romantic love against the lofty Confucian ideals of social hierarchy and moral rectitude.

Based on the ancient text "The Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhai jing)", this play enacts the classical world of Chinese mythology, traversing the creation of humans to the beginning of Chinese dynastic history. It features a world of magical powers and child-like wonderment, peopled with gods, ghosts, ghouls, and monsters.

Reveals a relatively ignored yet interesting aspect of Shanghai's social history. This book traces the origin, pinnacle, and ultimate demise of a commercial dance industry in Shanghai between the end of the First World War and the early years of the People's Republic of China.

No longer the exclusive domain of the wealthy, the specialist, or the enthusiast, today the internet is available to almost anyone who desires to use it and has become an integral part of our everyday world. This book examines the effect of the online environment on our social lives via three analytical frameworks: fit, link, and position.

Traces the genesis and development of 'new music' throughout the twentieth century, deftly examining the social and political forces that shaped 'new music' and its uses by political activists and the government.

Many people harboured doubts about the return of sovereignty over Hong Kong to China in 1997. They were not optimistic about the ""one country, two systems"" formula. How should Hong Kong be judged as a Special Administrative Region within China in the first decade of its existence? This book answers this question.

Focuses on the nature and morality of man, the education process, and the perfect personality, and helps the modern reader to appreciate the essence of Confucian wisdom.

Anthropometric measurements of growth parameters form an integral and vital part of paediatric practice and research. This book is intended for doctors and nurses looking after neonates. It provides gestation-specific reference standards of physical measurements for Hong Kong Chinese newborns.

Dealing with Hong Kong tax system, this work explains the taxes under the Inland Revenue Ordinance - Property Tax, Salaries Tax and Profits Tax. It includes two chapters covering Stamp Duty and Estate Duty.

Presents a collection of papers taken from an academic conference entitled ""Books in Numbers"" held in celebration of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Harvard-Yenching Library. The aim of this conference was to celebrate the book culture of East Asia in seperate cultural areas such as: China, Korea, Japan, Vietnam, and Central Asia.

The rapid advances in information technology has elevated the role of computer (-aided) translation in translation studies and practice over the decades. This title attempts to provide information on the literature in the field. It features over 8,000 entries of works in English or Chinese, covering a period of 58 years.

Provides a comprehensive review of the history of cardiothoracic surgery in China. This book highlights the remarkable surgical heritage of which the younger generation of Chinese surgeons should be proud.

Rapid economic and social transformation in rural China has aroused enormous scholarly interest at home and abroad. This book presents an effort to look into issues relating to the allocation of income, opportunities and assets in a village society; and tries to shed light on the agent and mechanism of resource distribution in the post-reform era.

Deals with the past relationship between Russia and the Chinese Eastern Periphery (Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macao). This book contains details on how Russian and Soviet dealings with the China Eastern Periphery were inextricably linked to the broader international relationships among Russia, China, Great Britain, Japan and the United States.

Explores the connections between globalization and its impacts on educational reforms in the 21st century. Drawing upon the experience of a number of experts who have been involved in important educational reforms in countries all over the world, this book offers an insight with regard to coping with the challenges arising from globalization.

Probes into the role of advertising as a form of social communication in Hong Kong. This perceptive analysis, unlike those on a commercial slant, deals with advertising and the broader legal, cultural, and socio-economic contexts in which it takes place.

The impact of physical activity and urban living in childhood are stretched into adulthood - this saying is almost commonsensical, but seems to lack unambiguous research evidence. This book attempts to fill the gap and provide research constructs. The statement emerged from this anthology reflects a view that is universal and distinctive.