A feast for book lovers
Books on Chinese culture are the main course for visitors to the City University of Hong Kong Press (CityU Press) booth in the annual Hong Kong Book Fair, on now at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre until 3 August.
The summer holiday is a good opportunity for students to do more extra-curricular reading. "We highly recommend that they read books on Chinese culture, which provide a very good foundation for knowledge of our cultural heritage," said Mr Edmund Chan, a CityU Press editor.
The Lecture Series of Chinese Civilisation Centre is a collection of essays on a wide spectrum of interesting topics such as Chinese archaeology, history, music, religion, and science. Five volumes have been published. The latest three are New Perspectives on the History of Science in China: Divination, Astronomy and Medical Science; Lingnan: History and Society; China and the World: Cultural Interaction.The Press also features exquisite art books----traditional Chinese paintings and calligraphy by renowned Chinese artists, such as Representing Cosmic Energy----Eminent Works of Yang Shanshen, and Realm of Black and Red----Selected Brushwork by Ou Da Wei.
Established in 1996, the mission of CityU Press is to contribute to the generation and application of knowledge, to raise the academic standing of the University and to promote understanding among institutions and cultures through publication of works of scholarship, pedagogy and other works of excellence.