Today is World Book Day. After nearly a month of selection, the ninth "My Favorite Hebei Top Ten Books" finally met with all the book lovers. This year's "New Top Ten" involves a variety of categories such as theme publishing, literature, art, health, and natural science popularization. Take a look at which book appeals to you the most!
Introduction to the award-winning books
Come and see this year's "New Top Ten"
"Marx and Engels's Life Inspiration"
■ Editor-in-chief: Liu Jianjun
■ Publisher: Hebei People's Publishing House
■ Highlights: This book traces the life and work activities of Marx and Engels in chronological order, vividly tells their course of theoretical creation and revolutionary practice, comprehensively reproduces their ups and downs in life trajectory, condenses and expounds their great and outstanding historical merits, and highly praises their lofty spirit of dedication to the liberation of the working people, seeking to reveal scientific truths, and striving to overcome adversity. The whole book is clear in context, rich in pictures and texts, and highly readable, and is a popular theoretical reading book for the public, especially young people, which can help readers draw wisdom and inspiration from the brilliant lives and revolutionary careers of Marx and Engels.
"A Girl Goes Forward"
■ Author: Ruan Mei
■ Publisher: Hebei Children's Publishing House
■ Highlights: This book focuses on the juvenile time of Huang Wenxiu, the winner of the "July 1st Medal", the model of the times, the national poverty alleviation model, and the national outstanding Communist Party member, and records the real growth experience of a self-reliant Zhuang girl under the support of her parents and relatives and social neighbors under the sunshine of the times with the creative technique of documentary literature. Huang Wenxiu's growth process not only reflects the influence and shaping of young people by good family education and family style inheritance, but also profoundly reflects the creation and influence of the times on young people, as well as the deep popularity of national poverty alleviation policies over the years. The work highlights the bright and upward youthful spirit that Huang Wenxiu still maintains in the midst of hardships and hardships, and is a high-quality book with profound social and cultural heritage, integrating literature and inspiration.
"Model of the Times (2019-2021)"
■ Editor-in-Chief: Education Center of China Caring for the Next Generation Working Committee, Era Model Release Hall
■ Publisher: Huashan Literature and Art Publishing House
■ Highlights: This book tells the touching deeds of the "model of the times" figures or collectives from 2019 to 2021, spreads positive energy, and pays tribute to the model. The book is bound in a single book of the year, a full set of three volumes, the language is concise and fluent, and the pictures and texts are rich. In order to enable readers to more intuitively understand the deeds of the "Model of the Times", the video of the "Model of the Times" and the QR code of the public account link are printed on each page of the "Model of the Times" character chapter page in the book, and the reader can scan the code to watch the relevant content.
The Egyptian Story of the Belt and Road Initiative
■ Author: Wang Helan
■ Publisher: Hebei Science and Technology Press
■ Highlights: Professor Wang Helan of the School of International Education of Hebei University of Science and Technology has been working in Egypt since the end of 2013, and during her eight years in Egypt, she has witnessed the deepening and strengthening of exchanges and cooperation between China and Egypt in various fields. In order to let more Chinese understand Egypt, she recorded what she saw and heard in Egypt in pictures and texts, and compiled it into a book called "Egyptian Stories on the Belt and Road". The whole book closely focuses on the theme of Sino-Egyptian friendship, and through vivid and vivid details, outlines the process of continuously improving understanding and mutual trust between China and Egypt in the process of cultural integration, which is highly readable.
"Chinese Zizi"
■ Editor-in-chief: Liu Zhen
■ Publisher: Hebei Education Press
■ Highlights: This book traces the historical origin of zizi opera in a vivid tone, clarifies the development context, displays artistic characteristics, publicizes representative figures, and comprehensively shows the charm and development innovation of zizi drama. The book is committed to the appreciation of elegant and popular, profound theory, strong readability, with wonderful pictures, to bring readers a full range of beautiful experience.
"Concert in the Mountains——— The Story of Deng Xiaolan, a Communist Party Member"
■ Author: Zhai Yingqin
■ Publisher: Hebei University Press
■ Highlights: During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Malan Village in Fuping, Hebei Province, was once the permanent residence of the Jin-Cha-Ji Daily, where Deng Tuo and others ran newspapers while fighting guerrillas, and Deng Xiaolan was born here. "Concert in the Mountains - The Story of Deng Xiaolan, a Communist Party Member", tells the story of Deng Xiaolan who did not forget the nurturing grace of the old revolutionary area, returned to Malan after retirement, and volunteered to teach children to learn music. Through vivid details, the book reflects the touching deeds of Deng Xiaolan who has been using music to light up children's dreams for more than ten years: she carried one musical instrument after another to Malan's school, led the children to the big city to broaden their horizons, and performed programs for the staff of the former Jin-Cha-Ji Daily... Through music assistants, Deng Xiaolan helped the children in the old revolutionary areas to build up self-confidence and grow up healthy and happy.
"Journey to the West" Comic Strip Supplementary Painting Project
■ Original: [Ming] Wu Cheng'en
■ Adaptation: Zhang Honglin Painted: Fu Aimin
■ Publisher: Hebei Fine Arts Publishing House
■ Highlights: This set of "Journey to the West" supplement is based on the classic "Journey to the West" comic strip 36 books, including "Searching for the Scriptures", "Dream of Cutting the River Dragon", "Tang Monk Out of the World" 3 volumes. From 1954 to 2021, Hebei Fine Arts Publishing House spent 68 years to show the inheritance and continuation of culture with practical actions. The painter Fu Ai depicts the story in the form of a comic strip, showing the characteristics of traditional Chinese line drawing art and the unique aesthetic of Chinese painting. The book involves the storyline of specific cities, buildings, cultural relics, costumes, utensils, etc., and the content drawn is based on history as a mirror, and the image in history is restored as much as possible.
"The History and Culture of the Imperial Capital in the Tang Dynasty poems of Chang'an ———"
■ Author: Wu Zhenhua
■ Publisher: Hebei People's Publishing House
■ Highlights: This book selects more than 80 Tang poems related to Chang'an, focuses on the grand scenery of Chang'an and the poet's Chang'an feelings, fully excavates the historical and cultural connotations condensed in Chang'an, and through the appreciation of poetry, outlines the prosperous images of that era for readers. The book focuses on the poems describing Chang'an characters, scenery, customs and nostalgia, and sets off the theme from multiple levels such as "drunken Chang'an", "Chang'an Spring", "Chang'an Autumn", "Final South Look", "Chang'an Feeling", "Chang'an Guest", "Chang'an Dream", etc., showing a three-dimensional, full and vivid picture of Chang'an life. This book is aimed at ordinary readers, in-depth and simple, strong story, so that poetry is more daily, life-like, so that the excellent traditional Chinese culture is full of vitality.
■ Author: Fan Weiwu
■ Publisher: Hebei Science and Technology Press
■ Highlights: The author of this book, Fan Weiwu, works at the Shenzhen Gushengtang Traditional Chinese Medicine Museum of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, and is known by readers as a Chinese medicine doctor who "always makes complex Chinese medicine knowledge easy to understand" because he has created a large number of popular science articles on Chinese medicine that are easy to understand. In this book, he combines traditional classics, clinical experience and reader feedback to screen out common diseases and multiple diseases that people are highly concerned about, and gives the causes, prevention methods and treatment plans from the perspective of Traditional Chinese medicine. This book is a popular science book of Traditional Chinese medicine with practical value, which can enable readers to deeply appreciate the wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine and feel the subtlety of Chinese medicine in treating diseases.
"Nature Academy Museum American Literature Series"
■ Author: Han Kaichun
■ Publisher: Hebei Children's Publishing House
■ Highlights: The series includes 5 volumes of animal volumes and 5 volumes of plants, which is a set of animal and plant essays written for children. In the book, the author uses beautiful words to tell the survival story of animals and plants, reflects the relationship between man and nature with conscious ecological awareness, and conveys to children the concept that man and nature should coexist in harmony. The book is also accompanied by exquisite animal and plant colored lead illustrations and beautiful reading audio, providing a richer reading form for the majority of children.
Text: Jia Lifang, a reporter from Hebei Youth Daily
Photo: Du Kang, a reporter from Hebei Youth Daily