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Remembering the Hanzi Book 1 – Review
Greetings travellers, Today I thought I’d do a write-up of James Heisig and Timothy Richardson’s “Remembering the Hanzi”. In the world of Japanese language learning, Heisig’s original “Remembering the...
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The ABC Chinese Dictionary – A Worthy Dead-Tree Dictionary
Around a year ago I decided that I wanted to own a decent Chinese dictionary, not an electronic dictionary for my phone or iPod – A good old-fashioned, sturdy, reliable, paper dictionary. At the time,...
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Adventure Time Mandarin Comics Now Available
Fans of Adventure Time who are in Taiwan will be happy to know that the cartoon, which is hugely popular here, has finally been released in comic form. The comics are available in Family Mart for $80NT...
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500 Common Chinese Idioms Book
Idioms (成語/成语 chéngyǔ) are a special part of Chinese. In everyday boring conversation they rarely come up, but every now and again a perfect situation arises when one of these four-character gems can...
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Rashomon and other Chinese language graphic novels
We just got a new package here at Chinese Hacks HQ. Well, by ‘HQ’ I mean the local 7-11 around the corner. After writing the previous post about the Rashomon Effect I had Rashomon on the mind. So I was...
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A Guide to Proper Usage of Spoken Chinese
Before opening the book be sure to admire the funky 1990s cover that looks like it’s from the intro to Saved by The Bell. A Guide to Proper Usage of Spoken Chinese by Shou-be Tian Chinese University...
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Chinese Pulp Comics
While at a flea market in Kaohsiung last weekend I came across a big box of booklets. It was the covers the drew me in, some of them reminiscent of pulp novels. While I was flicking through the bundles...
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More Chinese LianHuanHua
I was back at the flea market last weekend so stopped by the guy selling the Lianhuanhua and picked out a dozen more that I liked the look of. In the comments of the previous past, reader Nick Stember...
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Illustrated Account of Chinese Characters
Illustrated Account of Chinese Characters by Guanghui Xie Joint Publishing (HK) Co. Ltd. 2003, 670 pages, 9.3 x 7.3 x 1.4 inches Purchase on Amazon.com Also available on Amazon.co.uk Illustrated...
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The Ancient Art of Tea
The Ancient Art of Tea – Wisdom from the Old Chinese Tea Masters by Warren Peltier Tuttle Publishing Language: English ISBN：978-0804841535 Hardcover, 2011, 160 pages, 15.2 x 1.5 x 15.2 cm (6 x 0.6 x 6...
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五金勞作64種
圖解指導五金勞作64種 by 科學美勞教育研究會 Publisher 正海出版社 1983, 158 pages, 18.7 x 13 x 1 cm I bought this book during a recent visit to the big flea market in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. At first it stood out because of the...
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Inspirations from the East: Modern Chinese Design
Inspirations from the East: Modern Chinese Design by Page One Publishing Language: English ISBN：978-9812458698 Hardcover, 2009, 237 pages, 26.4 x 19.8 x 2.8 cm (10.4 x 7.8 x 1.1 inches) Purchase on...
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Fun With Chinese Characters 2
Fun with Chinese Characters – The Straits Times Collection 2 by Tan Huay Peng Infini Pr Llc; Bilingual edition 2004, 160 pages, 0.5 x 7 x 7 inches English, Mandarin Chinese Purchase on Amazon.com Also...
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A Graphic Understanding of Taiwan
圖解台灣製造：日治時期商品包裝設計 A Graphic Understanding of Taiwan – The Packaging Design of Taiwanese Commodities during the Japanese Colonial Period by 姚村雄 Morning Star Language: Traditional Chinese...
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My First Book of Chinese Words – An ABC Rhyming Book
My First Book of Chinese Words – An ABC Rhyming Book by Faye-Lynn Wu, illustrated by Aya Padron Tuttle Publishing Language: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese ISBN：978-0804843676...
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