Portraits of Trees of Hong Kong and Southern China

Portraits of Trees of Hong Kong and Southern China PDF Author: Richard M. K. Saunders
Publisher: Earnshaw Books Limited
ISBN: 9789888552030
Category : Trees
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Hong Kong possesses an impressively diverse tree flora with 390 native species. This book celebrates the incredible diversity, beauty and biology of the territory's tree species, highlighting over 100 important species that are individually illustrated in exquisitely detailed watercolour paintings by Sally Grace Bunker, an acclaimed botanical artist. The illustrations are accompanied by text that teases out a diversity of associated narratives for each species, ranging from the history of global exploration and scientific discoveries, the ecology and biology of each species, and the various ways in which they have been utilised and their cultural associations.

Garden Portraits

Garden Portraits PDF Author: Larry Lederman
Publisher: The Monacelli Press, LLC
ISBN: 1580935451
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 225

Book Description
A photographic portrait of 16 private gardens in New York and Connecticut through the seasons, weathers, and times of day. For his third book of landscape photographs with Monacelli, following Magnificent Trees of the New York Botanical Garden and The Rockefeller Family Gardens, Larry Lederman has selected 16 private gardens in New York State and Connecticut and studied them in depth, presenting views through the seasons and weathers to capture their essential spirit. As Gregory Long, President Emeritus of the New York Botanical Garden, observes: "After selecting the gardens, Lederman sets out to learn and understand them. He visits in all seasons, in all weather, at many times of day, in many light conditions. He wants to analyze their design and study their character. He wants to know their plants and see their environmental conditions and visual elements from many points of view. He wanders. He walks the paths, forward and backward, and stops frequently so that his camera can memorize views and details. As a result of this time spent and such intense scrutiny, he sometimes discovers aspects of a place that the residents themselves have never seen or fully appreciated. I think the owners of the gardens in this book will see vistas, patterns, designs on the land they did not know they possess. They will love their even gardens more, and their commitments will grow."

China

China PDF Author: Tom Carter
Publisher: Blacksmith Books(JP)
ISBN: 9789889979942
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 637

Book Description
The Beijing Olympics focused the world's eyes on China. But despite increased tourism and rampant foreign investment, the cultural distance between China and the West remains as vast as the oceans that separate them. The Middle Kingdom is still relatively unknown by Westerners. China is in fact made up of 33 distinct regions populated by 56 ethnic groups -- and photojournalist Tom Carter has visited them all. This little book is a visual tribute to the People's Republic of China, with an ardent emphasis on the People.

Edward S. Curtis Portraits

Edward S. Curtis Portraits PDF Author: Wayne Youngblood
Publisher: Chartwell Books
ISBN: 0785835598
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 259

Book Description
Photographer Edward S. Curtis was a prolific photographer and recorder of Native American culture. This is a collection of his most moving, cultural portraits.

In Training

In Training PDF Author: Stephen Voss
Publisher: Stephen Voss Photography
ISBN: 9780692585160
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A photography book of bonsai trees. Photographs were taken at the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum in Washington, DC.

A Medical History of Hong Kong

A Medical History of Hong Kong PDF Author: Moira M W Chan-Yeung
Publisher: The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press
ISBN: 9882370780
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 350

Book Description
This book tells the fascinating story of the development of medical and sanitation services in Hong Kong during the first century of British rule and how changing political values and directions of the colonial administration and the socio-economic status of the Hong Kong affected the policies of development in these areas. It also recounts how the bubonic plague of 1894 changed the government's laissez-faire attitude towards sanitation and public health and began sanitary reforms and developed public health infrastructure.

The Night Life of Trees

The Night Life of Trees PDF Author: Bhajju Shyam
Publisher: Tara Publishing
ISBN: 8186211926
Category : Artists' books
Languages : en
Pages : 48

Book Description
A visual ode to trees rendered by tribal artists from India, in a handsome handcrafted edition.

China Smart

China Smart PDF Author: Larry Herzberg
Publisher: Stone Bridge Press, Inc.
ISBN: 1611729351
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 277

Book Description
Essential essays on all things Chinese that inform and entertain travelers, students, and anyone working or living in China. How is China organized politically? What are the issues that young people face in today's China? What is China doing about its problem with pollution? Is the Chinese internet like our internet? What's China's role in the world today? And how much do you know about China's great woman emperor or the Chinese explorer whose voyages may have inspired the legend of Sinbad the Sailor? What are the major Chinese holidays, their superstitions regarding numbers, and the true nature of the Chinese written language? In nearly 60 brief essays, long-time China expert Larry Herzberg tackles important facts and myths about China, its history, people, and culture, as well as its contemporary society. Anyone dipping into this book will emerge that much smarter about China, whether visiting, conducting business, studying the language, or simply being fascinated by one of the world's greatest and most influential civilizations.

Villages in the City

Villages in the City PDF Author: Stefan Al
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 220

Book Description
This book argues for the value of urban villages as places. To reveal their qualities, a series of drawings and photographs uncovers the immerse concentration of social life in their dense structures and provides a peek into residents homes and daily lives.
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