This find in the Travel Neighborhood is only one of the fun and interesting books just waiting for you there.
From the Travel Neighborhood
Posted by Donna Casey on January 22, 2013
A Memoir from China, The Little Red Guard
Posted by Christina Callison on December 19, 2012
In the midst of the Cultural Revolution in China, the government was banning many of the traditional practices like burials and coffins, though Wenguang Huang’s grandmother wanted her family to defy the ban and plan a traditional funeral complete with a coffin for her death. At the time their grandmother’s health was fine but she was obsessed with her mortality and funeral…
Take A Break In Beijing!
Posted by Abigail Siemers on October 2, 2012
Beijing is a city with tremendous history and beautiful architecture. It was placed on display four years ago when Beijing hosted the Summer Olympics and presented one of the most breathtaking opening ceremonies seen in the modern Olympic games. We will be visiting just a few of the historic locations located in Beijing, China.
The Forgotten Murder of a Schoolgirl in Midnight in Peking
Posted by Christina Callison on April 25, 2012
It’s 1937 and a parent’s worst nightmare comes true in Peking when the mutilated body of a British teenager, Pamela Werner, is found. The city is already on edge as Japan prepares to take over. Peking has also been in decline and has become a mix of refugees, brothels, opium dens, and the last of the foreigners and diplomats. Scandal and corruption is rampant.
Chinese Decorative Arts
Posted by Zan Popp on April 9, 2012
Discover some of the many symbols found in Chinese decorative arts on display at the Alice C. Sabatini Gallery in the Hirschberg Gallery from April 6 through May 18.
Lost in the Stacks: Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China
Posted by Julie Nelson on January 3, 2012
They come in thousands, these girls from rural China, teenagers and young adults, alone or in groups, they flock to the booming South China city Dongguan. Here they make handbags, athletic shoes, rubber parts and electronics for eleven hours a day and, if a girl is lucky, Sunday off, in the endless factories that comprise [...]
52 for 150: What’s So Special About Your Library’s Chinese Snuff Bottle Collection?
Posted by Heather Kearns on November 14, 2011
It’s week 46 of our Kansas sesquicentennial video series and also National Drug Facts Week, so we thought it would be interesting to take a closer look at our Chinese snuff bottle collection.
52 for 150: What’s So Special About Your Library’s Chinese Pewter Collection?
Posted by Heather Kearns on August 15, 2011
For week 33 of our Kansas sesquicentennial video series we’re featuring our Chinese pewter collection.
Lost in the Stacks: The Foremost Good Fortune
Posted by Julie Nelson on July 5, 2011
Imagine being in a foreign country and being diagnosed with a potentially terminal illness. Imagine not having the words to describe your concerns and being faced with a culture which had different ideas about treatment. The Foremost Good Fortune by Susan Conley is a poignant, sometimes funny memoir about a bewildered outsider confronting her own mortality.
