Dive into the wonders of the ocean with Blue Zhejiang— a captivating science book designed specifically for young readers. Created by the talented team at the Marine Academy of Zhejiang Province, this book offers an engaging look into the multi-layered use of marine spaces in Zhejiang, showcasing the challenges and innovative solutions for sustainable marine development.Rich with colorful illustrations and vivid metaphors, Blue Zhejiang reveals the secrets of marin...

The highly anticipated next book in Tuttle's Stories for Language Learners series is here!This book presents 22 classic Chinese proverbs and the traditional tales behind them. The stories are bilingual, with the Chinese and English versions presented on facing pages. Each includes an explanation of how the proverb is used today, cultural notes, vocabulary and discussion questions. Online audio recordings of the tales by native speakers give students a chan...

Twelve Traditional Stories That Children Will Love!This bilingual children's book presents a charming collection of folktales and fables on the timeless theme of the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac. All of these stories are very popular in China, retold and adapted here to appeal to young readers and children all around the world. Each story explores a moral dilemma that young readers can easily understand, and provides a gentle lesson that they will discover ...

A collection of 15 classic Chinese folk stories—passed down from generation to generation—presented in both Chinese and English.Welcome to the fascinating world of Chinese folklore. The fifteen stories in this book address universal concerns such as the origins of humankind, the impact of wars and natural disasters, the great deeds of cultural heroes, the struggle for dignity and justice for the common man, and the yearnings of the human heart.For ...

This book is a compilation of selected papers from the 12th International Conference on Cold Climate HVAC and Energy 2025 (CCHVAC2025), held on August 6-8, in Harbin, China. It focuses on novel techniques for renewable and waste energy utilization, sustainable district heating and cooling, heat pump, smart energy system, and zero energy buildings. The contents make valuable contributions to academic researchers, engineers in the industry, and regulators of HVAC and energy authorities. As w...

This book is a compilation of selected papers from the 12th International Conference on Cold Climate HVAC and Energy 2025 (CCHVAC2025), held on August 6-8, in Harbin, China. It focuses on novel techniques for renewable and waste energy utilization, sustainable district heating and cooling, heat pump, smart energy system, and zero energy buildings. The contents make valuable contributions to academic researchers, engineers in the industry, and regulators of HVAC and energy authorities. As w...

Advanced Structural Textile Composites Forming: Characterization, Modeling, and Simulation comprehensively describes the influence of fiber/fabric architectures and properties on composites forming, along with their deformability and structural optimization, covering the latest advances in the composites forming field. Part one reviews textile reinforcement architectures and discusses the forming behaviors of important 2D and 3D fabrics. Part two discusses numerical models to conduct simul...

Drawing on insights from sociology and new institutional economics, Extralegal Governance provides the first comprehensive account of China's illegal markets by applying a socio-economic approach. It considers social legitimacy and state repression in examining the nature of illegal markets. It examines how power dynamics and varying levels of punishment shape exchange relationships between buyers and sellers. It identifies context-specific risks and explains how private individuals and or...

This book highlights a theoretical framework for architecting the safety and reliability analysis of rail transit trains for active safety assurance. Rail transit is compared to the main artery of regional economy and the backbone of urban travel. The safety and reliability of trains is directly associated with the punctuality and safety of passengers, as well as the transport capacity and efficiency of rail transit. High-intensity operation, complex working conditions, and external random...

This book presents recent advances in data-driven global optimization methods, combining theoretical foundations with real-world applications to address complex engineering optimization challenges.The book begins with an overview of the state of the art, key technologies and standard benchmark problems in the field. It then delves into several innovative approaches: space reduction-based, hybrid surrogate model-based and multi-surrogate model-based global optimization, followed by ...

Multilingual Artificial Intelligence is a guide for non-computer science specialists and learners looking to explore the implementation of AI technologies to solve real-life problems involving language data.Focusing on multilingual, multicultural, pre-trained large language models and their practical use through fine-tuning and prompt engineering, Wang and Smith demonstrate how to apply this new technology in areas such as information retrieval, semantic webs, and retrieva...

Essential Mandarin Chinese Grammar is a systematic overview of Mandarin grammar, oriented toward self-study, English-speaking students.Through explanations of common mistakes learners make, useful example sentences and exercises with an answer key, this book provides a detailed introduction to the unique grammar structures of the Mandarin language.Ideal for any student who is interested in taking their skills to the next level, this book makes the ...