Internet of things programming with JavaScript

This book covers basic concepts of international trade and local trade practices. It addresses the evolution of electronic commerce and financial technology,including the use of blockchain technology letter of credit and Internet of Things.

👍👍 ITS JavaScript認證最佳訓練教材，搭配ChatGPT協作，程式開發一把罩! ■ 專家資深教師執筆 由微軟MVP、科技大學教授JavaScript與教授ITS國際認證教師共同編著，針對目前大學初學者學習JavaScript程式設計所應具備的基本素養所編寫入門教材。讓初學者輕鬆跨足JavaScript的領域，提升網頁開發上的實用技能。 ■ 內容多元豐富範例 介紹使用Visual Studio Code撰寫JavaScript，以及JavaScript基本語法、資料類型、條件與迴圈結構、函式、內建物件，並深入瞭解文件與瀏覽器物件模型、事件處理、網頁儲存與AJAX非同步技術和JSON資料讀取。透過豐富的範例練習，幫助初學者掌握前端開發的精髓。 ■ ChatGPT協作開發 介紹ChatGPT的功能、優缺點以及使用方法。透過實例演示學習如何透過與ChatGPT的提示對話，自動生成JavaScript程式碼並與ChatGPT協作開發JavaScript網頁應用程式。 ■ 扎實國際認證訓練 內文講解融入Certiport ITS JavaScript解題技巧，同時書末精心整理ITS Java Script(IT Specialist Certification) 資訊科技專家國際認證的兩組模擬試題，讓初學者的訓練更加扎實，同時也是教師培訓學生考取ITS JavaScript國證認證的最佳教材。

https://youtu.be/ptXL1_XmjjM 這不是一本給初學者的JavaScript教科書。相反地，它是寫給那些已經學過JavaScript卻依然感到卡關，對某些觀念依然模糊的開發者。 就像大學課程一樣，或許都是死背答案，考試時題目一變就被當掉了。這時該怎麼辦呢？重修就好。 那為什麼要再學一次呢？因為我相信許多人第一次都沒有真的把這些觀念學進去，只是為了應付面試而已，面試結束就忘了。這也合理，因為許多地方都是教你這些知識，卻沒告訴你要用在哪裡。 這本書共分成了五個章節，分別是： 1. 從重新認識JavaScript開始 2. 重要與不重要的資料型別 3. 物件與有趣的prototype 4. 從scope、closure以及this談底層運作 5. 理解非同步 每個章節都對應到了一些令初學者很頭痛的話題，而你至少可以找到底下疑問的解答： 1. 知道this是什麼要幹嘛？ 2. 知道[]+{}的結果是重要的嗎？ 3. Closure到底可以用在哪裡？ 4. Prototype chain好複雜，為什麼又是prototype又是__proto__？ 5. 理解Event loop中的microtask可以幹嘛？ 6. Call by value、call by reference還是call by sharing，重要嗎？ 7. 我怎麼知道自己學習的東西是不是對的？ 8. 我學這些知識在實際開發中到底有什麼用？ 本書不教你死背知識，而是給你一個合理的學習理由，並且藉由實際的案例來帶入這些知識，告訴你為什麼要學習，在開發時又會用在哪裡。 有些人會說「以後AI要取代軟體工程師了，還需要學這些嗎？」，如果你現在就打算轉行，那確實不需要了。但我相信AI無法完全取代，還是要有人負責debug跟確認AI寫的東西，並負起責任。當僧多粥少時，誰的硬實力比較強，就有越多的優勢，而這就是在AI時代下繼續學習的理由。 在《JavaScript重修就好》這本書中，會秉持著重修的精神，相同的語法、相同的知識，但是為讀者帶來嶄新的體驗，並且發現這些知識背後的關聯以及學習的美好之處。我們會逐個擊破那些JavaScript中的重要概念，更進一步去理解它的原理以及特別之處，還有在實際開發上的應用。

Collected and Curated introduces Chinese art and material culture through the items from the permanent collection of The University Museum and Art Gallery (UMAG), The University of Hong Kong. As the oldest continuously operating museum in Hong Kong, UMAG serves as a significant venue for contemporary art exhibitions, and excels at collecting, documenting and teaching about local and regional artists and art forms, while fostering ongoing and new relationships. Regarded as an essential teaching resource, UMAG has expanded its collection and programming through generous donations from patrons and artists, along with support from the University of Hong Kong and the HKU Museum Society. Since 1953, curators and educators have leveraged this assistance to expand, display and teach with a collection that highlights artefacts ranging from Neolithic cultures (ca. 6500 BCE–ca. 1900 BCE) to the early kingdoms and dynasties of imperial China (ca. 1500 BCE–1911). UMAG has also gained a reputation f

「本書是我們的測試經典。JavaScript社群何其幸運，因為這本書改用我們喜愛的語言。」 —Yoni Goldberg，Node.js 測試顧問，Node.js Best Practices 的作者 「這是一本測試名著！」 —Jaume Lopez，Institut Guttmann 「這本書教你測試哲學，以及單元測試的實作細節。」 —Matteo Gildone Springer Nature 「本書對於測試的對象、時機，以及如何做好測試提出適當的見解。」 —Rich Yonts，Teradata 單元測試的藝術並非只有掌握正確的工具和實踐方法而已，也包含瞭解優秀測試的運作原理、為每一個獨特的情況找出正確的策略，以及在測試過程一團亂時知道該怎麼做。本書提供的觀點和建議將改變你測試軟體的方式。 《單元測試的藝術》第三版將教你寫出容易閱讀與維護的測試，不僅介紹測試的基本寫法，也深入探討範圍擴及整個組織的測試策略、問題排除、處理遺留碼（legacy code）和「冷酷」重構。你會愛上這些實際的範例和熟悉的情境，它們將讓你在閱讀的過程中彷彿親臨測試現場。這本第三版增加適用於物件導向、泛函設計，和模組化風格的技術。書中的範例使用 JavaScript。 本書主題包括： •決定測試類型和策略 •測試的進入點&退出點 •重構遺留碼 •fake、stub、mock 物件，與分隔框架 •物件導向、泛函，與模組化測試風格 書中的範例使用 JavaScript、TypeScript 與 Node.js。

企業經營像人體一般，不但在治療疾病前須先詳加診斷，就是平時為了企業能持續成長，也該隨時作全面的檢查，以求企業體的保健。 商店顧問師接受企業委託對商店經營加以診斷輔導，顧問師並提練出成功精髓，本書就是三位商店經營顧問師的成功精髓，目的在於幫助商店相關從業者，通過技能、技巧、理念、意識的培訓，達到自我提昇，解決商店銷售過程中令人困惑的問題，是一部真正以解決問題、提昇商店業績的實戰寶典。 Internet不能讓二流產品變一流，很多實體店經營者認為，所謂Internet思維就是將產品、服務搬到線上去銷售，去開個網店，讓消費者在網上也能找到自己，這樣就做到了O2O的跨越．實踐了Internet思維，其實這是不正確的。將銷售搬到線下，只是實體店擁抱Internet的第一步，還要配合以完善的線上線下銜接、全程無痛點的消費體驗，表現出商品優越性。 相對於電商而言，實體店最大的優勢在於「體驗」和「服務」，這些本來是實體店的優勢，但反觀實體店，用戶體驗做得還沒有網路電商到位，這才讓實體店陷入尷尬的境地。 轉化率意味著客戶進入運營者的電商銷售平臺後，完成的購買行為。對於電商運營者來說，如何有較高的轉化率無疑是一種理想的狀況，是他們所希望達到的效果，要想實現盈利目標，就需要提高轉化率。 在未來，實體店要生存，就要用Internet思維進行自我優化，圍繞「專業、體驗、服務」三要素，加強自身優勢的用戶體驗。 本書總結了從吸引顧客進店到離店的整個銷售流程，指導門店銷售人員抓住顧客、分析顧客需求、摸清顧客的問題，同時規範自身行為，建立與顧客的友好關係。書中一些實用的銷售技巧、方法的總結，使本書更貼近實際、更加實用。 本書介紹商店經營的各種技巧，更多成功案例，經營者、店長閱讀後，對商店經營有所領悟，靈活運用，並在商場經營中獲得可觀的利益，能樹立商店銷售落地觀，掌握更多技巧，輕鬆提昇客單價、貨單價，擴大銷售業績，讓商店連續贏利，讓銷售贏在起點。 希望本書能給商店帶來與眾不同的銷售體驗，祝福所有的商店從業者業績更上一層樓。

Moving Forward Together with ESG and USR Partners Every inch of national park land presents a golden opportunity for businesses to realize its ESG goals. Labor shortages are currently regarded as one of the greatest challenges for Taiwanese enterprises. However, recent climate changes have also caused crises such as work stoppages, flooding, fires, and raw material shortages. Businesses must treat environmental protection and biodiversity preservation as issues just as critical as solving labor shortages; we all need to step up the pace in realizing the SDGs. In 2015, the United Nations launched the 2030 SDGs. These serve as a beacon guiding the world toward sustainability. Taiwan’s national park system encompasses nearly 25.4% of Taiwan’s land and marine areas, and is tasked with protecting a range of resources including alpine and low-elevation mountains, marine ecosystems, wetlands, volcanic landscapes, and cultural resources. Taiwan’s park system diversely and comprehensively a

Sustaining Landscapes: Governance and Ecology in Chinese Visual Culture, 960–1368 CE examines ecological thought contested amid the rise of the Chinese landscape genre, tracing its intersections with infrastructure governance, natural resource management, and geospatial knowledge. It traces the pre-industrial notion of “sustainability” in policy debates, legal regulations, and arts. Landscape imagery on paintings, maps, as well as mass-produced artifacts such as fans and ceramic pillows documented both appropriate and exploitative use of natural resources, and critiqued on social inequity and political turmoil. This book breaks new ground by bringing together research on visual and material culture with analysis of politics and ecology. Wang argues that the Chinese landscape genre embodied a holistic approach to negotiating debates on human-nature interdependence and people-state relationships. It joins the increasing literature on ecocriticism and offers alternative perspectives to ad

◎線條＋符號＋顏色，多種抽象概念的新詮釋。 Line + symbols + colors, new interpretations of multiple abstract concepts. ◎跳過望文生義可能產生的歧解，以最簡單的形式進行最直觀的哲學演繹。 Avoid ambiguity that literal interpretations may lead to, directly interpret philosophies with the simplest methods. 你可曾想過用簡單的筆劃與顏色勾勒物質世界的抽象概念？ 打破現實形式的框架，以冥想、意象、解構，重新簡約而寧靜的感受世界！ 作者以簡單的線條、圖象、文字與顏色演繹二維、三維、四維的種種抽象概念， 藉著解構每幅創作的線條勾勒與組合，可以感受作者解讀物質世界的獨特角度， 是一部意識流動強烈的藝術、哲學創作集。 Have you ever thought about drawing abstract concepts with simply strokes and colors? Break the framework of reality, and feel the world with meditation, imagery, deconstruction, new definitions in peace! The author presents abstract 2-dimensional, 3-dimentional, and 4-dimensional concepts with simple lines, images, texts and colors. By deconstructing the lines and combinations of every creation, you may experience the author’s unique point of view to make sense of the material collection of artistic and philosophical creations of strong consciousness.

https://youtu.be/lUX9vRKPFS8 用最實務的方式，讓 AI 真正為你的系統工作， 從此告別只會聊天的 AI，打造能解決實際問題的智慧助手！ ★ 用 Node.js 打造強大 AI 應用 ★ JavaScript/Node.js全端開發，Web 工程師最熟悉的技術棧 ★ 涵蓋 RAG 知識庫、工具調用、多 Agent 協作等企業級應用技術 ★ 實戰導向教學，每章都有完整可執行的程式碼範例 ★ 不只教你用 AI，更教你把 AI 整合到既有系統中 只要你曾經想過：「如何讓 AI 加入我的系統，為我工作？」 這本書，就是你的一個解答。 【專家推薦】 這本書正是「AI 原生」思維的結晶。書裡不只是把你帶著寫出一個 AI 應用而已，更重要的是教你怎麼善用 AI 工具的特性，像是怎麼設計提示詞、怎麼處理多輪對話、怎麼拆解工作流程，甚至連安全性、效率管理這些小細節都有涵蓋。 —— 古健樺 政大數位內容學程兼任講師 / 熊熊幹大事 BearDBT 設計總監 【基礎入門】從理論到實作的第一步 • AI 與 LLM 核心概念：從 Token、Embedding、多輪對話機制完整解析帶你更認識 AI • 環境搭建與 Discord Bot 開發：用最熟悉的 JavaScript 開始你的 AI 之旅 • OpenAI API 整合實戰：掌握 ChatGPT API 的正確使用方式 ________________________________________ 【進階技巧】Prompt Engineering 提示詞工程 • 零樣本、少樣本提示技巧：讓 AI 理解你的真正需求 • 角色提示與思維鏈：打造有個性、會推理的 AI 助手 • 格式化輸出與安全防護：用 Zod 確保穩定性，防範 Prompt Injection 攻擊 ________________________________________ 【核心技術】Tool Calling 讓 AI 長出手腳 • Function Calling 實戰：從遊戲指令到官方 API 的進化史 • 多輪工具調用：讓 AI 學會「連續技」，處理複雜任務 • OpenAI 官方工具整合：Web Search、Image Generation 輕鬆上手 _________________________

“Emptiness” is an experience that many people have had—mostly stumbled upon unexpectedly. What exactly is emptiness? Can it actually be practiced? The Heart Sutra is the shortest, most condensed teaching on emptiness among all of the Prajanaparamita Sutras, seems to be focused exclusively on emptiness. How can this sutra be used to help you progress in your spiritual practice? Ultimately, the realization of the heart of prajnaparamita is, in and of itself, the Path. In this book, you will read about how to use the Heart Sutra as a compact guide to practice and the Path. Master Nan’s teachings are packed with pith instructions, both the do’s and don’ts, for success in practice. Practical, to the point, and illustrated with thought-provoking anecdotes, his teachings are relevant to practitioners of all proclivities, from beginners to advanced.

【特別企畫】 LINE AI搶先體驗 不是AI小幫手，是LINE全新生成式AI服務  生成文章、分析資料、翻譯外文不成問題，還能一鍵分享LINE好友  拍照或上傳圖片就能辨識內容，快速解惑、分析特徵及用途  描述需求及目的，就能產出 HTML、JavaScript、Python程式碼  摘要YouTube影片重點，快速掌握長影片的重點資訊  支援文生圖功能，次數更多、限時更短，也能指定圖片風格 【特別企畫】 Wi-Fi 7迷思大破解 比Wi-Fi 6快很多？ 換Wi-Fi 7路由器網路就變順？有5G就不需要Wi-Fi 7了？ 【特別企畫】 2025演唱會手機比一比 10X、20X、30X變焦實測，Samsung / vivo / Xiaomi / OPPO 家誰才是追星利器？ 【特別企畫】 IG剪輯神器Edits全攻略 從入門到進階，掌握短影音創作力 【採購趨勢】 耳罩式降噪耳機4大天王誰勝出？ Apple AirPods Max、Bose QuietComfort Ultra、 Sennheiser Momentum 4 Wireless、Sony WH-1000XM6

How did a small church in Silicon Valley grow into a worldwide movement of spiritual renewal? In Envision Without Limits, Pastor Tong Liu reveals the keys behind River of Life Christian Church’s remarkable growth. From breaking growth barriers to building strong small groups and inspiring men and women to lead—this book is packed with practical strategies and spiritual insight for churches today.

In Gentle Voices, Bold Strides, Professor Fanny Cheung shares her inspiring journey as a psychologist, academic leader, and champion of gender equality. Growing up in a traditional Hong Kong family, she recognized early injustices against women and dedicated her life to change. Pioneering gender studies in Asia and leading the Equal Opportunities Commission, she fought discrimination, domestic violence, and gender bias in policy and research. Her leadership reshaped academia and public policy through consensus-building and quiet determination, leaving a legacy of empowerment. By blending personal narratives with social history, this memoir serves as a testament to the power of advocacy and the quiet strength of those who strive to make a difference. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gentle Voices, Bold Strides: A Memoir chronicles the life of an extraordinary woman growing up with traditional Ch

Mindfulness and meditation, practices that are rooted in Buddhism, have become mainstream treatments in counseling and psychotherapy that provide evidence of successful outcomes among secular clients. However, for clients from non-Western backgrounds, dissociating mindfulness practice from the core Buddhist teachings can dilute the transformative power of these practices, causing cultural confusion and lowering the effectiveness of treatment. This book is the first to present Early Buddhist Teachings as a theoretical orientation for the millions of individuals affiliated with Buddhism to create a culturally congruent counseling model. Using original sources in Pāli, it explores key Buddhist concepts such as dependent co-arising, non-self, impermanence, and many others. The authors then compare them with Western psychological concepts, furthering ongoing dialogue between Buddhism and psychotherapy and fostering powerful integrations. This volume also demonstrates how to use the Buddhi

★★★ 台灣首度完整解析 ★★★ 人工智慧帶給供應鏈的衝擊與契機 AI是智慧和技術，PI是行動與應用 過去，物流與供應鏈舊模式走向盡頭； 未來，企業中一切活動都是供應鏈活動，經營者就是供應鏈管理者， 實體互聯網PI（Physical Internet），則是共享資源、低碳經濟、AI轉型的底層邏輯。 什麼是實體互聯網（Physical Internet, PI）？ 它重新定義物流：不單是管理技術、不僅是增量產價值，更是基礎設施、甚至組織手段的大躍進。 幫助企業走入實體AI的未來 供應鏈已死，產業集群正崛起 不再是「一條接一條」的工廠，而是資訊鏈、金融鏈與價值鏈融合的智能集群。在地緣風險與市場重組的浪潮中，一批企業脫穎而出，成為主導全球分工的「鏈主」 這場變革不是選擇題，而是生存題 AI + PI（實體互聯網）正在重塑成本、效率與永續的平衡，傳統供應鏈正快速被淘汰。你準備好了嗎？ ➔ 你的市場，不只是你熟悉的區域 ➔ 全世界都是你的客戶 ➔ 你可以從手機創建企業、在任何地方管理團隊、以最小成本開發AI商業模式 ➔ 你也可以——現在就開始翻轉未來 本書帶你穿越「工業時代 → 數位時代 → AI時代」，看見企業升級的關鍵路徑 製造、零售、物流業的決策者們，是時候重新定義「成長」與「競爭力」！ 【這本書寫給誰？】 ✔ 如果你在物流業、製造業、零售業擔任經營者，這本書是寫給你的。 ✔ 如果你的職務是服務物流業、製造業、零售業，或與這些產業打交道（例如：政府、研究單位），這本書是寫給你的。 ✔ 如果你有任何程度的決策權，並且希望讓你的公司走向卓越，有企圖心要讓自己的成就、得到的報酬都能步步走高，這本書是寫給你的。 【關鍵字】 #實體互聯網 #PI, Physical Internet #物流暨供應鏈管理 #實體AI #供應鏈管理 #物流管理 #共享經濟 #數位孿生 #AI生態系統 #協同 #喬治亞理工學院 #台灣智慧物流暨供應鏈學校 #卓越供應鏈 #變革供應鏈 #供應鏈架構師 #企業轉型 #黃條鰺生存法則 #人型機器人 #改變思維 #價值主張 【各領域專業人士強力推薦】 Benoit Montreuil 喬治亞理工學院工業暨系統工程系教授、PI創始人 田名 順豐科技前首席技術長／物界科技創始人兼首席執行長／中國實物互聯網聯盟發起人 何飛鵬 城邦媒體集團

The Glasgow Climate Pact signed on the 26th Conference of the Parties of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in 2021, saws representatives' determination for carbon neutrality by 2050. Meanwhile, "Net Zero by 2050: a Roadmap for the Global Energy Sector" proposed by International Energy Agency has suggested hydrogen as a decarbonization technology in various fields. As a clean, stable power with diverse sources, hydrogen provides a promising solution for energy, industry, and transportation, making hydrogen economy a prominent international topic, prompted developed countries actively investing in hydrogen technologies, setting out development pathways, offering policies and subsidies for short, mid and long-term goals. With net-zero by 2050 commitment, Taiwan introduced its goals in 2021, followed by "Taiwan's Pathway to Net-Zero Emissions in 2050" proposed by the National Development Council in 2022, unveiling a cross-ministerial aggregate strategy. Among its twelve

Revitalization in Asia: Adaptive Reuse in Macao, Mumbai, and Penang offers a clear understanding of the value of sustainable adaptive reuse within an Asian context. Three highly urbanized places (Macao, Mumbai, and Penang) are considered in detail from conservation and planning perspectives (with essays and timelines for each). For each place, five case studies offer a comparative framework for understanding similarities and differences in adaptive reuse projects. Six essays examine adaptive reuse in terms of its connection to the three dimensions of sustainability, with reference to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. This book is envisioned as a continuation of Asian Revitalization: Adaptive Reuse in Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Singapore.

In an epic historical story that talks directly to our times, Cross and Dragon dramatizes the life of one of the most famous Western figures in China: Italian Jesuit Matteo Ricci. Sent by the Pope in the late 16th century to convert the Chinese Emperor, Ricci was faced with a “mission impossible” as China in the Ming Dynasty did not allow foreigners to enter the country. Initially, dressed like a Buddhist monk, he slipped into the country, where he impressed everyone he met with his secret weapons: remarkable memory techniques and the latest Western science. He stayed for 30 years. During this time, his journey took him from southern China and rural life to the mesmerizing city of Nanking and on to Peking, where he eventually had an office in the Forbidden City. Through his belief in cultural engagement rather than military confrontation, he opened new doors for East–West understanding.

In Lu Xun and World Literature, Xiaolu Ma, Carlos Rojas, and other contributors examine various aspects of Lu Xun, who is known as the father of modern Chinese literature. Essays in this book focus on Lu Xun’s works in relation to the notions of world literature and processes of literary worlding. The contributors offer detailed analyses of Lu Xun’s own literary oeuvre and of foreign works that engage with his writings. This volume also focuses on many facets of the publication and dissemination of Lu Xun’s works’, from printing and binding to the discussions and debates that followed their release in China and abroad. This book not only makes an important contribution to the field of Lu Xun studies, but also proposes a reexamination of the category of world literature.

This is probably the first book dedicated to the life and times of the doctors who have shaped the medical development of Hong Kong. It is a fascinating story of how the pioneers transformed a city with primitive medical services into what it is today—a city with advanced medical facilities as in any major Western city. —Dr. Mak Wai-ping Chairman (Executive Committee) and Board of Directors Hong Kong Museum of Medical Science Society The development of Western medicine in Hong Kong to its current sophisticated state over more than 150 years is a fascinating story. And this book tells the above history from a special perspective—the personalities responsible for this remarkable achievement. These individuals, spanning over a period of over 150 years, comprised doctors in government public medical and health services who advocated new initiatives and laid the infrastructure; those who established health policies, and moved the health system forward; the medical educators who trained t

This book is the second in a two-volume monograph on the Zidanku Silk Manuscripts. Looted in 1942 from the Warring States-period Chu tomb at Zidanku, Changsha, the manuscripts date to the turn from the 4th to the 3rd centuries BCE and are the only pre-Imperial Chinese manuscripts on silk found to-date. The monograph represents the culmination of almost four decades of research by Professor Li Ling of Peking University. Volume One addresses the circumstances of the discovery of the Zidanku Silk Manuscripts and the subsequent provenance history in China and the United States. Volume Two provides the first complete transcription of the Zidanku Silk Manuscripts in their entirety together with reproductions of the original manuscripts. The transcription is accompanied by comprehensive annotations, with full paleographic and philological analysis of the texts. An English translation of the texts has been added by Professor Donald Harper. For the first time, the Zidanku Silk Manuscripts can

In Christianity and Education in Modern China, Wong Man Kong, George Kam Wah Mak, and other contributors demonstrate how Christianity served as a driving force in the development of modern education in China. Each of the chapters offers new insights into Christian involvement in different issues concerning education in modern China. The contributors examine how Christian missionaries and Chinese Christian educators interacted with China’s social, cultural, and political contexts. Also explored are the Christian legacies of higher education in mainland China and Taiwan, as well as how the spirit of Christian higher education in modern China has been carried on in Asia. This volume suggests that Western missionary and Chinese Christian perspectives of higher education were complementary with each other in modern China.

In 1842, the Qing Empire signed a watershed commercial treaty with Great Britain, beginning a century-long period in which geopolitical and global economic entanglements intruded on Qing territory and governance. Previously understood as an era of “semi-colonialism,” Stacie A. Kent reframes this century of intervention by shedding light on the generative force of global capital. Based on extensive research conducted with British and Chinese government archives, Coercive Commerce shows how commercial treaties and the regulatory regime that grew out of them catalyzed a revised arts of governance in Qing-administered China. Capital, which had long been present in Chinese merchants’ pocket-books, came to shape and even govern Chinese statecraft during the “treaty era.” This book contends that Qing administrators alternately resisted and adapted to this new reality, through taxation systems such as transit passes and the Imperial Maritime Customs Service, by reorganizing Chinese territory

During the nineteenth century, the transpacific world underwent profound transformation, due to the transition from sail to steam navigation that was accompanied by a concomitant reconfiguration of power. This book explores the ways in which diverse Mexican, British, Chinese, and Japanese interests participated, particularly during Porfirio Díaz’s presidency at the peak of Mexico’s participation in the steam network: from its 1860s outset through a time of many revolutionary changes ending with the World War, the Mexican Revolution, the opening of the Panama Canal, and the introduction of a new maritime technology based on vessels run by oil. These transoceanic exchanges, generated within these new geographies of power, contributed not only to the formation of a transpacific region but also to refashioning the Mexican national imaginary. With transnationalism, global and migration studies as its main framework, this study draws upon a dazzling array of primary sources to center Mexic

Surrealism in China initially gained a foothold in Shanghai’s former French concession during the early 1930s, disseminated by returning Chinese students who had directly encountered the movement in Paris and Tokyo. Shanghai surrealism adopted a dialectical form, resonating with the modus operandi of the Parisian movement as well as China’s traditional belief system of Daoism. Reconciling the thought of Freud and Marx, Surrealism subsumed the multiple contradictions that divided Republican Shanghai, East and West, colonial and cosmopolitan, ancient and modern, navigating the porous boundaries that separate dream and reality. Shanghai surrealists were not rigid followers of their Parisian counterparts. Indeed, they commingled Surrealist techniques with elements of traditional Chinese iconography. Rather than revolving around a centralized group with a leader, Shanghai Surrealism was a much more diffuse entity, disseminated across copious different periodicals, avant-garde groups, and th

"My Journey to the West was inspired by my father, uncles and grandfather’s ventures to the Gold Mountain at a very young age. I had already made up my mind that I would follow their paths and embark on this adventurous journey when I grew up and searched for my own fortune." ：Brian Wong 黃榮富 From a small village to the west. From a fish pond to Hong Kong. Across the ocean to the port city of Liverpool... The story of searching for Gold Mountain started with a little boy, Brian Wong, who was living in Kaiping City, a small village in China. Brian Wong knew that one day he would embark on this perilous journey—language difficulties, prejudice—but owing to his endurance and hardworking spirit, he overcame. Follow the steps of his ancestors to achieve his dream of a golden mountain. It is a story about Brian Wong and all the overseas Chinese. See how they built Chinese culture in a foreign land with the Chinese spirit. Over 200 years ago the Wuyi people (Note 1) consisted of fi

Wisdom means learning to live with ambivalence and to embrace uncertainty Helga Nowotny’s memoir provides a detailed account of her life, highlighting the challenges and triumphs of a woman who defied convention in the male-dominated field of science. From her early days in science and technology studies, where she faced bureaucratic hurdles, to her influential role in shaping the European Research Council, Nowotny offers a candid look at her career. She shares personal stories of navigating the complexities of academia and policy, revealing the uncertainties and contingencies that shaped her life and work. This memoir resonates with anyone who has pursued a path less traveled, and offers a glimpse into the resilience and ambition required to succeed in challenging environments. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Future Needs Wisdom is not really a memoir, nor is it an intellectual history, nor is it e

COUPLET PAIR REBUS explores the principle of cause and effect in art, offering various approaches to this philosophical relationship. Based on the UMAG exhibition curated by Harald Kraemer, the COUPLET section is comprised of more than twenty calligraphic pairs of poetic lines, known in Chinese as duilian (對聯). Through the multi-layered texts, one discovers the multitude of voices that can be used to describe nature and the world and how content can be visualised through various forms of calligraphy. PAIR features artworks that form a balanced equilibrium through diverse visual languages along with objects that exemplify how mankind’s pursuits create objects in symmetrical harmony across genres. While works presented in the REBUS section form a network of diverse references that connect the objects. Individuals are then tasked with decoding these connections like a 3D puzzle. This publication features an essay by curator Harald Kraemer unpacking the issues of harmony, symmetry and c

◎Zhang Wen-huan is one of the foremost writers of Taiwanese literature during the Japanese colonial period. The Man Crawling upon the Earth is a novel he wrote in Japanese after a 30-year hiatus. ◎The Man Crawling upon the Earth is a story set in Taiwan during the Japanese occupation. The five-year old boy Chen Kei-min is adopted into a mountain village shopkeeper's family. ◎With humor and humanistic understanding, the author Zhang Wen-huan pictures the people’s traditional way of life marked by annual festivities.

In Redefining Heresy and Tolerance, Hung Tak Wai examines how the Qing empire governed Muslims and Christians under its rule with a non-interventionist policy. Manchu emperors adopted a tolerant attitude towards Islam and Christianity as long as political stability and loyalty remained unthreatened. However, Hung argues that such tolerance had its limitations. Since the mid-eighteenth century, the Qing court intentionally minimised the importance of the Islamic identity. Restrictions were imposed on the Muslims’ external connections with Western Asia. The Christian minority was kept distant from politics and the Han majority. At the same time, Confucian scholars began to acquire a new understanding of religion, but they were not encouraged to get in touch with the Muslims and Christians. This book demonstrates how, from the late eighteenth to the early nineteenth century, the Qing government prevented Confucian scholar-bureaucrats from interfering in the religious life of Christians an

With an increasing concern of personal data privacy in Hong Kong and around the world, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD), Hong Kong publishes this third edition of Personal Data (Privacy) Law in Hong Kong: A Practical Guide on Compliance to provide practical guidance on the law of privacy, and the ways to protect personal data in everyday life. This third edition will guide readers through the recent developments of personal data privacy in the local, regional and global contexts with updates on recent Administrative Appeals Board and Court decisions, and investigation reports and materials from the PCPD. In addition, some most-concerned issues are discussed, such as ethical development and use of AI, the collection and use of personal data by employers during COVID-19, data protection under work-from-home arrangements, data security measures for ICT systems, guidelines on doxxing offences and data breach handling. This book will certainly provide read

音樂唱作人關名君個人文字作品集首次出版，《本色——關名君詩集Eternal Hues（中英典藏版）》現正披露！ 每一首歌，盛載青春思緒；每一份詞，寫下人間無常。 這是一本詩集，也是她的許願書。好想把每一首詩唱出來，關名君這樣希望著，寫下詩與詞，結集成書，再逐一實現願望。 攜帶四首歌曲： 《本色》 《關關過》 《親愛的你幸福嗎》 《約定》 仙霞薄霧，靈性動人 那綻放如艷陽的滿族之花， 左手創作音樂，右手動筆寫詩， 撈起千萬片音符， 唱成了一部詩集。 展世外本色，動如雷龍鳴，靜如西湖平， 吟唱詩歌的樂姬 婉約邀你共敘， 喝一盞茶聽一闕心聲。 Fairy Haze, Mist, and Spirituality. The flowers of the Manchu people bloom like the sun's embrace. With her left hand, she composes music. With her right hand, she writes poetry with aesthetics. Picked up a thousand pieces of music. Sing, become a collection of poems. Colours for the wild world, As roar as the thundering dragon makes, As calm as the West Lake. The poet who sings, invites you to fall. To her story with all. A cup of tea, and a whisper for you to hear. 本書特色 「一直都想著把我的作品整理成詩詞集，在我有生之年再一首一首唱出來做成音樂專輯呈現給大家！真希望這個願望可以實現！」——關名君 音樂唱作人關名君多年來的心路歷程，化為一篇又一篇動人詩詞，記錄在書中。

From humble beginnings in Hong Kong, Yuen Kwok-Yung rose to international prominence as an academic, physician, and microbiologist. As an advisor to governments, he and colleagues made discoveries that helped the world cope in often controversial ways with unprecedented threats to public health, including the COVID-19 pandemic. In this compelling memoir, Dr. Yuen weaves personal stories with those from his extraordinary medical careers to take readers on an inspiring journey about perseverance, courage, faith, and the ongoing peril of infectious diseases.

The Boundless Treasures of the Mountains and the Seas People often use the term "treasures" to describe the lives and resources existing in the mountains and the seas; however, they do not keep or care for the treasures carefully like they treat precious gemstones. Overconsumption is what humans do to the treasures. With the aim of preventing the treasures from being completely depleted in the near future, the Summer Edition's cover stories will continue the spirit of this year's theme "Grand Perspectives with no Boundaries" by sharing stories about a group of people who are committed to protecting the boundless treasures of the mountains and the seas through transnational, interagency, and intersectoral exchange and collaboration for the concept of conservation to prevail in different corners of the world. Cover Story I took the "2023 International Conservation Symposium" as a starting point to explore how international exchanges can create more opportunities for conservation practi

This book is a collection of watercolours and sketches by Henrietta Alcock and her husband, the British Consul, Rutherford Alcock, along with the stories behind them. The more than 100 images in this book feature picturesque natural landscapes, traditional Chinese architecture, and scenes of consular life. They bring Henrietta Alcock out of the shadows, providing a unique picture of her as an amateur artist, the wife of a consul and, most importantly, a woman in empire. I is suitable for readers interested in a female artistic perspective on life in the early years of treaty port China.

Pandemic MindsCOVID-19 and Mental Health in Hong KongKate WhiteheadThe COVID-19 pandemic was a global crisis that affected millions of lives and brought mental health challenges to the forefront. In Hong Kong, the situation was worsened by uniquely strict COVID-19 regulations, quarantine measures, and travel restrictions. The mental health issues associated with the pandemic did not end with the lifting of the mask mandate. On the contrary, the repercussions are only just beginning to surface and their impact will be felt for years to come.This eye-opening book tells the stories of ordinary Hongkongers who faced extraordinary challenges during the pandemic. Through a blend of first-person accounts, psychological insights, and hard data, it offers a compelling and accessible exploration of the toll that the COVID-19 pandemic has taken on mental health in Hong Kong.However, this book is not only a chronicle of suffering; it is also a guide to healing and hope. It offers practical advice

A founder of Law and Economics and one of the most influential economists of the 20th century, Ronald H. Coase has transformed the way we think about the economy, particularly the role played by the law and other institutions in coping with transaction co

This book embarks on a thorough review of Eastern and Western philosophies of propriety over the past 2,500 years, followed by an investigation of the ideas of propriety found in five key schools of economics: classical, neoclassical, institutional, behavioral, and cultural economics. The author then outlines the core principles and recommended practices for the study and implementation of propriety economics in the future. With its unique mixture of theory, literature reviews, methods, and case studies, this book will be useful not only to economic scholars, but also historians, policy makers, and any reader with an interest in making the economy work better for the benefit of all humankind.

Originally published in 1905, this book is a sensational account of American artist Katharine A. Carl’s time with the Empress Dowager Cixi and the Chinese Court while painting her portrait for an exposition in St. Louis.