China Adventure

Von Peking bis Hongkong- gewinnen Sie unvergessliche Einblicke in das Land und die Kultur Chinas. Eine Hörreise durch einzigartige Naturlandschaften und Metropolen der Vergangenheit und Zukunft. Bejing, Shanghai, Suzhou, Zhou Zhuang, Lijiang (Bootsfahrt), Yunnan, Kunming, ShiLin, Hong Kong, Tao o, Macao In China's kaiserlicher Stadt, einem riesigen und geheimnisvollen Reich jenseits der Chinesischen Mauer beginnt die Reise. Nahe des alten Sommerpalastes befindet sich der Garten der harmonischen Einheit, der Lieblingsgarten des kaiserlichen Hofes, und Rückzugsort während des Sommers.

Starts With Action that Carries You Along!Machine sickness changed life worldwide. No plastic and no petroleum meant no vehicles, pavement, or electronics. Climate change is accelerated by all the world's CO2, released at once. Nations and corporations are left reeling on the ropes. Is this humanity's chance to outgrow corrupt politics, warfare, and violence and create a network of voluntary association encircling the globe? Three stories of three survivors interweave in this shocking and expansive epic. Young Meala is stunned and enchanted when Hen Li, forced to man an oar in a doomed ...

The History Keepers embark on their third adventure, and this is the most explosive one yet! The time-travelling agents voyage from Shakespeare's England to Imperial China in pursuit of their most villainous foe yet, Xiang Xi, whose aim is to decimate the population and destroy the world's trade links. Jake, Nathan and Topaz must join forces with international agents in order to prevent mayhem on a global scale.

Written in diary form, this Cinderella-themed tale is expertly woven by the master award-winning authoress, Barbara Brooks Wallace. Anderson "Andy" Lillibeth Wardell makes 25 entries in her diary, spanning 8 long months, taking place in China and the United States. It is a most unsettling and trying time for the 10-year-old, whose been nicknamed Shao Gwai (Little Devil) by her servants! Andy confides in us that she wishes her newborn baby brother be whisked off to an orphanage in China, where he would only visit her to deliver presents from time-to-time. But Andy discovers you must be very ...

La descripcion de la tormenta que ataca un barco que va a Asia con un grupo de chinos pobres que vuelven a la patria con sus ahorros de toda la vida guardadas en cajitas de madera sirve para hacer notables descripciones de los peligros del oceano.

A faraway land. A brutal dictatorship. And a missing teacup. In America, a Korean immigrant church is teetering on brink of bankruptcy. Its only hope is to recover a valuable onyx teacup that had belonged to its minister’s grandfather decades ago, before the division of the Korean peninsula. The problem: The treasure has been located in North Korea, one of the worst countries in the world. Its people have only known poverty, propaganda, and starvation. But there’s no time to waste. Someone needs to recover it—fast. Enter Ainsley Walker. In her most thrilling mystery yet, Ainsley ...

当小偷的父亲，胆小懦弱的儿子，两本民国时期的杂志，引出人性的贪婪，带来一段友情，毁了一段友情 ……當小偷的父親，膽小懦弱的兒子，兩本民國時期的雜誌，引出人性的貪婪，帶來一段友情，毀了一段友情……

In his latest entertaining and thought provoking narrative travelogue, Michael Booth sets out to discover how deep, really, is the enmity between these three 'tiger' nations and what prevents them from making peace. Currently China's economic power continues to grow, Japan is becoming more militaristic and Korea struggles to reconcile its westernized south with the dictatorial Communist north. Booth, long fascinated with the region, travels by car, ferry, train and foot, experiencing the people and culture of these nations up close.

Embark on an epic journey with Marco Polo, the legendary explorer whose travels opened up the East to the Western world. Marco Polo was a true pioneer whose daring expeditions and vivid accounts of his travels introduced Europeans to the vast and diverse cultures of Asia. This book investigates the true story of Marco Polo’s adventures, his encounters with the court of Kublai Khan, and the lasting impact of his discoveries. From the bustling markets of Venice to the majestic palaces of China, Marco Polo’s story is one of curiosity, courage, and a relentless quest for knowledge. What You...

They called it the Place of Silence: the last frozen barrier between Balpur and Tibet. An icy wilderness where desperate men made a living smuggling guns across the border. Even for the bravest, the luck has to run out...On what he thought would be his last flight, Jack Drummond found his own recipe for disaster. A deadly cargo of machine guns. A band of ruthless guerrillas. And a confrontation with the Chinese Reds, leaving no chance for escape....