The Skeleton Flute

The Skeleton Flute

Author: Damara Allen

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2024-08-27

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 1665946601

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As Sam learns his parents are separating, a stranger offers him a magic flute that will grant his greatest desire, but soon Sam discovers that while it worked on his parents, his two siblings have disappeared, as if they never existed.


Excellent Little Farmer

Excellent Little Farmer

Author: Biao CheDeWoNiu

Publisher: Funstory

Published: 2020-09-29

Total Pages: 1543

ISBN-13: 1636663494

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Qin Guan had obtained the heart of the mountain from the legends. From then on, his life was different. Various kinds of fields raised fish and treated diseases. His life in the village was no longer ordinary.


A Companion to Chinese Archaeology

A Companion to Chinese Archaeology

Author: Anne P. Underhill

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2013-02-26

Total Pages: 900

ISBN-13: 1118325788

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A Companion to Chinese Archaeology is an unprecedented, new resource on the current state of archaeological research in one of the world’s oldest civilizations. It presents a collection of readings from leading archaeologists in China and elsewhere that provide diverse interpretations about social and economic organization during the Neolithic period and early Bronze Age. An unprecedented collection of original contributions from international scholars and collaborative archaeological teams conducting research on the Chinese mainland and Taiwan Makes available for the first time in English the work of leading archaeologists in China Provides a comprehensive view of research in key geographic regions of China Offers diverse methodological and theoretical approaches to understanding China’s past, beginning with the era of established agricultural villages from c. 7000 B.C. through to the end of the Shang dynastic period in c. 1045 B.C.


The Vale of Unika

The Vale of Unika

Author: C. R. Bryan

Publisher: Trafford Publishing

Published: 2015-06-04

Total Pages: 475

ISBN-13: 1490760350

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The Vale of Unika continues the quest of Loki for the goddess Zair and power to control the strange and mysterious creatures who once performed in Bump's Circus. After only thirty years of rejuvenation for the spirits of Nature who were displaced for more than a thousand years, Mrs. Bump knows she must allow the process to go forward. The Trickster Loki seizes upon William Wimmur as his human escort. Other powers contend through William. Mrs. Bump pleads, "Save the Vale and protect Zair!" William shows odd resilience and purposes of his own, including a deep love for the fantastic beings and especially for Zair. Thus begins the longer struggle of The Six Inversions of Purpose. How does one defeat the Lord of Fate?


Eternal Demon Sovereign

Eternal Demon Sovereign

Author: Ling ChenShiYiDian

Publisher: Funstory

Published: 2020-06-26

Total Pages: 615

ISBN-13: 1649559992

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The Six Realms. Three Thousand Worlds. The gates of hell were opened, and the Underworld suffered an endless calamity. The eighteen levels of hell were all destroyed, and countless ghosts and deities perished. In the Underworld, a mysterious red light and an ordinary person without a trace clashed. During this life-and-death calamity, they were accidentally drawn into the Pool of Samsara. As soon as he woke up, Wu Hen reincarnated into the Martial Spirit World of the Divine Continent. From then on, the trash martial spirit came to attack, working with the Eternal Demon Sovereign! In the Six Realms' Reincarnation and the Three Thousand Worlds, there was a scene that could make one cry — the legend of the Demon Sovereign ... Close]


The Art History in Remote Antiquity Period and The Three Dynasties (Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasty)

The Art History in Remote Antiquity Period and The Three Dynasties (Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasty)

Author: Li Shi

Publisher: DeepLogic

Published:

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13:

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The book is the volume of “The Art History in Remote Antiquity Period and The Three Dynasties (Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasty)” among a series of books of “Deep into China Histories”. The earliest known written records of the history of China date from as early as 1250 BC, from the Shang dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC) and the Bamboo Annals (296 BC) describe a Xia dynasty (c. 2070–1600 BC) before the Shang, but no writing is known from the period The Shang ruled in the Yellow River valley, which is commonly held to be the cradle of Chinese civilization. However, Neolithic civilizations originated at various cultural centers along both the Yellow River and Yangtze River. These Yellow River and Yangtze civilizations arose millennia before the Shang. With thousands of years of continuous history, China is one of the world's oldest civilizations, and is regarded as one of the cradles of civilization.The Zhou dynasty (1046–256 BC) supplanted the Shang and introduced the concept of the Mandate of Heaven to justify their rule. The central Zhou government began to weaken due to external and internal pressures in the 8th century BC, and the country eventually splintered into smaller states during the Spring and Autumn period. These states became independent and warred with one another in the following Warring States period. Much of traditional Chinese culture, literature and philosophy first developed during those troubled times.In 221 BC Qin Shi Huang conquered the various warring states and created for himself the title of Huangdi or "emperor" of the Qin, marking the beginning of imperial China. However, the oppressive government fell soon after his death, and was supplanted by the longer-lived Han dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD). Successive dynasties developed bureaucratic systems that enabled the emperor to control vast territories directly. In the 21 centuries from 206 BC until AD 1912, routine administrative tasks were handled by a special elite of scholar-officials. Young men, well-versed in calligraphy, history, literature, and philosophy, were carefully selected through difficult government examinations. China's last dynasty was the Qing (1644–1912), which was replaced by the Republic of China in 1912, and in the mainland by the People's Republic of China in 1949.Chinese history has alternated between periods of political unity and peace, and periods of war and failed statehood – the most recent being the Chinese Civil War (1927–1949). China was occasionally dominated by steppe peoples, most of whom were eventually assimilated into the Han Chinese culture and population. Between eras of multiple kingdoms and warlordism, Chinese dynasties have ruled parts or all of China; in some eras control stretched as far as Xinjiang and Tibet, as at present. Traditional culture, and influences from other parts of Asia and the Western world (carried by waves of immigration, cultural assimilation, expansion, and foreign contact), form the basis of the modern culture of China.


Grave-robbing: Treasure Legend

Grave-robbing: Treasure Legend

Author: Lao NaShiFaHai

Publisher: Funstory

Published: 2020-05-03

Total Pages: 1088

ISBN-13: 1648977677

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The first time I stole a tomb, I actually dug out a fairy woman from the Donghan tomb. In order to break free from the shackles of fate, I will head south to the Northern Ocean, west to the Kunlun Mountains, and use an ancient "Heavenly Book" to enter the Netherworld, slay the Black White Spinach, and search for the truth that has been buried by the flood of history! One by one, the mysteries of the buddhist dao from a thousand years ago were revealed.


Short & Shivery

Short & Shivery

Author: Robert D. San Souci

Publisher: Yearling

Published: 2009-06-03

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 0307545962

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Make story time a little spookier with this Halloween-themed collection of ghost stories, spooky shorts, and frightening folktales from all over the world! “No one travels these roads after dark. Those who are found the next day, if they are still alive, will have gone mad.” Chills and thrills to make your flesh crawl with fear! Turn the lights down low and grab your favorite reading chair. But first, you’d better check behind you. . . . Ghosts, monsters, murders, and madmen! These thirty stories have been collected for your reading displeasure from all over the globe, and represent the world’s best scary stories and frightening folktales, featuring famous authors such as Washington Irving and the Brothers Grimm. Welcome to a chilling world of hair-raising tales!