Zhejiang Publishing United Group

West Lake Landscape

Recommendatory words： the beauty of the West Lake lies on its landscape.

The landscape in the West Lake is of exceptional serenity. Circuitous streams are winding peacefully and mountains are covered with light fog， thus to create a tranquil scene in a paradise. “Ripping water’s shimmering on sunny day. Misty mountains shrouded the rain.”The ancient poet Su Dongpo wrote this and compared the lake to a beauty “who is always charming in either light or heavy makeup”. On three sides it is sheltered by cloud-capped hills， with one side where downtown Hangzhou is situated， so that the waters and hills are snuggling with each other. On a theme of West Lake landscape， this book will guide you a tour round the lake by areas through natural scenes presentations and perspective comments on cultural sights. Most of the ten scenic sights on West Lake are included such as Lingering Snows on Brocken Bride， Su Causeway in Spring， Orioles Singing in the Willows， etc. There are some wonderful sights in suburb like Dragon Well， Nine Creeks and Three Tianzhu mountains. So， what about a book travel through exquisite pictures and simple words？

Author： the Series ofWest Lake Editorial Office

Publishing House： zhejiang Photography publishing House

Price： RMB28

West Lake Recollections

Recommendatory words： the old photographs of the West Lake recollect its original fair.

In the past and present， countless refined scholars are attracted by the beauty of the West Lake. They write poets and take photographs to record her so that we can travel through time to appreciate the former sights in a limited way. As time goes by， the waters and hills remain while others have changed different from old versions. When visit there by ourselves， we may find the bridges， pavilions， pagodas or graves have gone or stained. The West Lake Recollections chooses about 200 old photographs of the West Lake taken in the early of 20th century. It is divided into Scenery upon the Lake， the Reflections of the Pagodas and Bridges， Hidden Serenity among Hills， Celebrities’ Prints and Southeastern Buddhist Land. You are sure to be impressed by the recollections of the West Lake.

Author： the Series of West Lake Editorial Office

Publishing House： Zhejiang Photography Publishing House

Price： RMB28

Thirty Sights of the West Lake

Recommendatory words： the famous thirty sights have brought the cream of the beauty of the West Lake together.

Each place among the thirty sights has its own unique merit. If you add all their beauty， the whole core of the West Lake is showing up. The Su Causeway stands for the West Lake in spring， Manlong’s Sweet Osmanthus in autumn， Leifeng Pagoda’s Sunsets at dusk， and Autumn Moon on the Calm Lake at night. Clouds and Bamboo’s Shadow presents a tranquil West Lake， Heavenly Wind over Wu Hill clamorous， Yue Tomb in Qixia handsome， and WansongShuyuan sentimental. The thirty sights are the combination of scenes， poets and paintings in an aesthetical and psychological way. The Thirty Sights of the West Lake has marshaled those sights specifically from three perspectives namely historical origins， landscape units and scenery features. It also carefully selects various exquisite photographs as illustrations， so that readers can taste every moment of the West Lake between the lines， no matter spring or fall， dawn or dusk， mist or snow.

Author： the Series of West Lake Editorial Office

Publishing House： Zhejiang Photography Publishing House

Price： RMB28

West Lake Temples

Recommendatory words： visit the West Lake temples and find the spirits in Southeast Buddhist Land.

Hangzhou has been called “Southeastern Buddhist Land” since ancient times. A glamour is cast over this country with its abundant temples， palaces and monasteries where sit the folk gods from a combination of Buddhism and Taoism. They enrich the historical and cultural the connotation of the West Lake to a large extent， and show a unique fine spirit of cultural sights and natural scenes like ancient trees， green shadows and shallow creeks in harmonious coexistence. This book has selected ten quintessential temples including Lingyin Temple which has a history over thousand years situating in the No.1 Mountain in southeast China， Three Tianzhu Temple which is compared to the Little Paradise with its abbey spreading all over， Baolu Temple where lies blue lakes and grows green leafy trees and hides fairies， etc. In both pictures and literary compositions， this book will open an extraordinary visual trip for you to the natural and cultural scenes and historical charm of the West Lake.

Author： the Series of West Lake Editorial Office

Publishing House： Zhejiang Photography Publishing House

Price： RMB28

West Lake Customs

Recommendatory words： West Lake， a birth place of creative minds and gifted talents， a land of attractive resources and magical power.

The customs in the West Lake includes its exceptional scenes and locally grown products. She is not only a fair lady “who is always charming in either light or heavy makeup”， but also a prosperous land with rich historical and cultural background. Tourists are bestowed with unique gifts while enjoying the marvelous scenery. You can taste the mellow West Lake Dragoon Well Tea； comprehend the resounding and profound Chinese traditional medicine culture in Huqingyu Hall； appreciate the exquisite Guanyao porcelain handed down from many generations； see the multicolored silks and brocades， the so-called the No.1 famous press XilingPulisher， and the West Lake Grottoes art. This book won’t disappoint you， and you can travel in the hallway of history to enjoy the charms of the West Lake customs.

Author： the Series of West Lake Editorial Office

Publishing House： Zhejiang Photography Publishing House

Price： RMB28

West Lake Celebrities

Recommendatory words：the subtle spirit of Nature converges to nature geniuses， and talents are coming forth in large numbers.

The West Lake is also a famous culture sight in the world. Numerous celebrities are related to it thus to make up vivid cultural images and memories of the West Lake. Among them are the father of alchemy Ge Hong， the expert of Confucius classics Yu Yue， the well-known educator Zhu Kezhen， the loyal general YueFei， indignant Yu Qian and the national heroine Qiu Jin. Furthermore， a great deal of poets， painters and calligraphers like BaiJuyi， Lin Bu， Su Dongpo， Xia Gui， Wu Changshuo， Hong Yi Guru， etc. Follow the prints of those celebrities， and you will be greatly impressed. As Yuan Mei puts it， “the world begins to value the West Lake”.

Author： the Series of West Lake Editorial Office

Publishing House： Zhejiang Photography Publishing House

Price： RMB28

West Lake Folklores

Recommendatory words： new insights are gained by retelling the classic folklores.

The West Lake Folklores is one of the books in the series of the West Lake.In honor of the successful application of the West Lake being a world heritage； the book has selected ten popular folktales much relished among people in order to have a better interpretation. It includes the legendary of the sights， art works and customs， and also the folklores in streets. The simple but concise introductions with about 200 frames of exquisite photographs offer an easy tour to clearly interpret the various cultural sights from outside to inside.

Author： the Series of West Lake Editorial Office

Publishing House： Zhejiang Photography Publishing House

Price： RMB28

West Lake Poetries

Recommendatory words： the West Lake has brought up a large number of talents from generation to generation.

The West Lake Poetries is one of the books in the series of the West Lake. In honor of the successful application of the West Lake being a world heritage， the book has selected hundreds of poems concerning about the West Lake by poets from different dynasties. Those poems， tripping off the tongue， are aesthetically and artistically written. Nearly 200 classic pictures are inserted to offer an elegant feast for tourists.

The book is divided into four categories namely Mid-lake area， Lakeside area， Northern Hill area， Southern Hill area and Qiantang area. However， the contents are not rigidly fixed on the categories. Our aim is to set a flexible and suitable touring route so that you can enjoy yourself reading the book.

Author： the Series of West Lake Editorial Office

Publishing House： Zhejiang Photography Publishing House

Price： RMB28

West Lake Pavilions

Recommendatory words： pavilions place by place， dotting the landscape’s grace.

This book focuses on the pavilions spreading all over the two lakes and three Tianzhu mountains. You may find those variously shaped pavilions everywhere： beside the lakes， brooks， stones and trees； upon the rockeries； in the shadows of pines cypresses or bamboos. They are engraved with time marks， with abundant meaningful historical and cultural information. They also act as the cultural carriers of historical allusions and legend stories which need cautiously interpretation. The inventive designs and perfect combination with the landscape have converged the subtle spirits and cultural quintessence of the West Lake. The West Lake Pavilions is divided into five chapters： Pavilions， Fishing in Pavilions， Sightseeing in Pavilions， Couplets in Pavilions and Poetries about Pavilions.

Author： Zhou Xinhua

Publishing House： Zhejiang Photography Publishing House

Price： RMB28

West Lake Couplets

Recommendatory words： couplets written on the scrolls greatly add to the fun during tours.

Throughout the ages， the couplets written on the pillars of pavilions or temples complement with the places of interest. They may be the one describes the scenery， record a historical fact， expresses the feeling or narrates a true wisdom and philosophy in a glamorous way. Most of those couplets are tripping out of tongues， like “waters mountains everywhere， sparkling shimmering in a way； sunny days rainy days in somewhere， confusing bewildering it hold may” in Gushan Pavilion， “watch sunrise standing on the floor， clap on the tide lean against door” at Taoguang Temple. This book has selected over130 pieces of famous couplets with short notes. Based on the vivid interpretations of the historical cultural connotation and the tactful reveal of aesthetic features， visitors are sure to be much impressed.

Author： Zhang Deqiang

Publishing House： Zhejiang Photography Publishing House

Price： RMB28

The Technological Innovation and Application of Hangzhou Bay Bridge

ISBN 978-7-5341-3282-7，2008-5，120.00

It won the Book Award of the Second Chinese Government Award for Publishing

This book makes a comprehensive conclusion of technological innovation during bridge construction from overall design， design concept innovation and the application of new technologies. It includes more than 250 independent core technologies of 9 series about main structure design and construction process， of which there are many technologies that are the most advanced in China and even in the world. This book is written by Wang Rengui， the chief designer of Hangzhou Bay Bridge； it gathers the main research achievements of many researchers and engineering technicians and it aims to provide useful reference for other sea-spanning bridges and similar projects.

The Ecological and Environment Safety along Qinghai-Tibet Railway

ISBN 978-7-5341-3707-5，2009-9，198.00

The unique and vulnerable natural environment of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau brings a series of difficulties for the construction of Qinghai-Tibet Railway project， such as frozen earth， ecological and environmental protection， economic development efficiency， etc. This book makes a comprehensive and detailed exposition of the systematic and in-depth research outcomes that Chinese scientists took on the ecological and environment problems along Qinghai-Tibet Railway.

Panda and fresh bamboo

ISBN 978-7-5341-4250-5，2011-10，140.00

This book is an academic work to specially reveal pandas edible bamboo， compiled by the researcher Fu Jinhe from the International Bamboo and Vine Organization and the researcher Zhang Wenyan from China Academy of Forestry Sciences， published with the financial aid from the international cooperation project of "the Project for Bamboo and Giant Panda Protection" of State Forestry Administration. The book was completed based on collecting and arranging the basic knowledge， information and research fruits of the giant pandas and the biology， habitual nature of ecology and botany classification knowledge， and based on compilers investigating the habitats of giant pandas as well as visiting the bases for panda such as Wolong， Bifeng Gorge， Chengdu and Shanxi Louguantai in Sichuan for many times and based on the practices of the Atlanta and Washington National Zoo in the united States. The highlight of the whole book lies in the third chapter-the Chart for Giant Pandas Edible Bamboos， mainly introducing the names， alias， growth characteristics， distributions， etc of a total number of 15 genus and 258 species of the edible bamboos collected and recorded. The book can provide the references on developing and the undertaking of feeding giant pandas in a scientific way， enhancing the protection of the habitats of giant pandas and the construction of the corridor areas， and the rescue and protection for giant pandas.

Chinese Fine Arts of the 20th Century： Collection from National Art Museum of China

The painting anthology is divided into three volumes. It has reviewed the inclination of Chinese art from classical form to modern form over a hundred years through important works description， related papers interpretation and art chronicle. The development of Chinese art is divided into four periods： 1900-1930， conversion and transition from ancient to modern； 1930-1949， modern mileage suffering conflicts and wars； 1949-1978， the art in the new China； 1978-1999， thriving period of the Chinese art. It has shown the process of how Chinese art develops during the twentieth Century and reflects its achievement and inspiration for the future.

Brilliant Arts： Culture of Zhejiang Heritage

This book presents to us the basic features of 351 cultural protection sites in Zhejiang which are at or above provincial levels and some of them are national. Based on the specific historic and cultural characteristics Zhejiang has developed in 7000 years， the author has made a comprehensive summary to its cultural heritage explained in eight aspects. Illustrated with both words and pictures， it serves well as an academic and an artistic work， as historical data and also as a reliable source of bibliography.

Sampling Tea and Talking About Tea ：History And Culture Of Chinese Tea

The author introduces Chinese Tea by exploring its origin， tasting， tea set and the relationship it has formed with the Chinese people， which are concisely divided into four chapters： History， Tasting， TeaSet and TheSpirit. For those who either want to get a glimpse of what is about Chinese Tea or hope to set foot on a higher level of tea-tasting， it would turn out to be an exquisite guidebook.

Classic Gardens ：History And Culture Of Chinese Gardens

It mainly introduces the history of the gardens on the Yangtze Delta and their ultimate goal of achieving beauty of nature， culture and also construction. By showing us dozens of classic gardens and their ways of realizing harmony between human and nature， the author reveals to us the specific place these gardens hold in the listing of cultural and artistic achievements of China. They surely shed some light on how we are going to live in modern society. Besides， illustrations in this book are highly appreciated.

Charm of Celadon： History and Culture of Celadon

Zhejiang is well-known at home and abroad for being the birthplace of ceramics. Celadon is especially appealing for being extraordinarily graceful and pretty， plain but in a good taste. In this book， we will have a chance to closely appreciate all sorts of smooth bodies and agreeable colors of celadon made way back in the period of Yue Kiln and thus may have a better comprehension of their cultural and aesthetic values to us.

Confucius： History and Culture of Confucianism

This book presents to us the main ideas and influence of Confucian and the major events occurred in the life of its founder， Confucius. Keeping the description of the remains of San Kong in Qufu as the main part of the book， the author peels Confucian’s historical impact and status in Chinese culture with further explanations of illustrations. There are eight chapters： Qufu in History， Main Facts about Confucius， The Overview of Confucius Temple， Main ideas of Confucian， The Overview of Conglin， and Wisdom Learned from the Saint etc.

Glory of Printing： History and Culture of Printing

It has made a comprehensive and also detailed exploration of the birth and the development of ancient Chinese printing with rare ancient illustrations set beside the text. There are eight chapters in total： The Origin of Printing， The Invention of Engraving Printing， The Birth of Movable-Type Printing， and The Thriving and Blossomy Printing Industries in Yuan， Ming and Qing etc.

Impression of West Lake

As a photographer whose works have been frequently published at home and abroad， Chen Xuezhang has dedicated his life to photography for a long time. This album is a selection of all the pictures that he has taken of West Lake in several decades.

The Beauty of Solidity： History and Culture of Sanmen Stone Windows

This album contains various pictures of Stone Windows. Explained with key words， these pictures will show us the beauty of Sanmen Stone Windows in terms of art， culture and history， making clear the deeper connotations behind them.

Sea township style - China Zhoushan fishermen painting

Author： Jiang Jianguo

This album was published mainly to keep pace with the publicity of the "Fisherman Art Exhibition of Zhoushan China" in the 55th Warszawa Poland International Book Fair. Chinese painting of Zhoushan fisherman have high artistic reputation in the country and even in the world for the unique roughness and rusticity presented in those paintings.