Java Programming with Oracle JDBC

本書從初學者的角度出發，詳細講解了從Java基礎到SSH框架應用的各種技術知識。全書可分為四個部分，分別為基礎篇、Web篇、框架篇和實戰篇，其中前6章為基礎篇，主要講解Java環境的搭建、語法規則、面向對象、集合和IO等內容；第7～16章為Web篇，主要對Web開發中常用的JSP技術、Servlet技術、jQuery框架、MySQL數據庫和JDBC等知識進行詳細講解；第17～31章為框架篇，主要對當前主流的SSH（Struts2、Spring、Hibernate）框架進行詳細講解；第32～33章為實戰篇，主要講解SSH框架的整合知識以及一個基於SSH框架的實戰項目――學生信息管理系統。 本書既可作為高等院校本/專科計算機相關專業的程序設計課程教材，也可作為Java技術的培訓教材，是一本適合廣大計算機編程愛好者的學習教材。

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內容簡介:‧基於Java 17 LTS版本！涵蓋Java 15至17新特性 ‧增加HTTP Client API介紹 ‧作者十幾年實務教育訓練中，匯整學員遇到的觀念、實作、應用等問題的經驗集合。 ‧必要時從Java SE API的原始碼分析，了解各語法在Java SE API中如何應用。 ‧涵蓋Java 15至17的文字區塊、模式比對、record/sealed等新特性。 ‧建議練習的範例提供Lab檔案，更能掌握練習重點。 ‧IDE操作為本書教學內容之一，更能與實務結合。

《Java開發實戰經典（第2版）》從初學者的角度，以豐富的實例、案例，通俗易懂的語言，簡單的圖示，詳細地介紹Java開發中用到的多種重點技術。全書分為23章，包括需要重點掌握的環境搭建、簡單Java程序、Java基礎程序設計、數組與方法、面向對象程序設計（基礎篇和高級篇）、異常的捕獲及處理、包及訪問控制權限、Java常用類庫、JavaIO、Java類集、Java數據庫編程；需要理解或掌握的多線程、泛型、枚舉、Java反射機制、Annotation、Eclipse開發工具；需要了解或掌握的圖形界面、Java網絡編程、Java新IO等內容。《Java開發實戰經典（第2版）》列舉50個教學案例、730個小實例、104道習題及近100個示意圖，方便讀者快速理解和掌握。本書還附帶長達60小時的教學視頻和PPT電子教案，並專門提供BBS論壇為讀者解答問題。作者有多年的開發和教學經驗，希望能成為讀者的良師益友。《Java開發實戰經典（第2版）》適合Java技術的初學者，也適合作為培訓中心教材或計算機相關專業人員的參考書。

內容簡介:行動應用大趨勢，企業網站新主流由前端到後端，由基礎程式到應用框架，本書一次蒐錄！行動應用的潮流裡，隨著前端技術的成熟，響應式網頁設計(RWD)為企業提供比APP更快速、更具成本競爭力的解決方案，是不可忽視的趨勢。作者結合實務開發與課堂教學經驗，由淺入深地介紹掌握這波趨勢必要知能：‧前端網頁應用程式：包含HTML、CSS、JavaScript、JQuery與Bootstrap。本書著重已知元件和函式庫的應用，美編設計與前端程式開發不在包含範圍。‧Sevlet、JSP與網站伺服器：說明Java EE的容器元件架構，並以網站開發的Model-View-Controller思維貫穿篇章，縷述元件開發細節。‧Java網站框架：包含Spring的DI、AOP、JDBCTemplate，Spring MVC與SiteMesh。最後，著眼於現代網站多具備亮眼的使用者介面(User Interface)，本書以合法授權的Bootstrap企業級模板為基礎綜合實作，完整呈現建構Java RWD Web必備的知識與技能。

Java權威技術顧問與專業講師 林信良(良葛格) 最新改版！ - 加強Web安全基本觀念 - 從重構中認識MVC架構 - 介紹Spring MVC/Security/Boot - 提供Lab實作檔案 ‧本書為作者數年來實務教學過程，匯整學員在課程中遇到的觀念、實作、應用或認證考試上等各種問題之學習經驗集合。 ‧基於Servlet 4.0/Java SE 15，範例程式碼做了重新審閱與翻新。 ‧介紹OWASP TOP 10、CWE、CVE，討論注入攻擊、會話安全、密碼管理、Java EE安全機制、CSRF等Web安全基本概念。 ‧增加更多Spring內容，包含Spring DI/AOP、Spring MVC、Spring Security等，以及Spring Boot快速開發方案之使用。 ‧涵蓋中文處理、圖片驗證、自動登入、驗證過濾器、壓縮處理、線上檔案管理、郵件傳送等實用範例。 ‧貫穿全書的「微網誌」綜合練習專案，可應用學得之技術，並使用重構來改進應用程式架構。 ‧建議練習的範例提供實作檔案，更能掌握練習重點，IDE操作為本書內容之一，更能與實務結合。

Java權威技術顧問與專業講師 林信良(良葛格) 最新力作！ - Servlet 4.0新功能介紹 - 加強Web安全基本觀念 - 銜接Spring MVC、Spring Boot - 提供Lab實作檔案 ‧本書為作者數年來實務教學過程，匯整學員在課程中遇到的觀念、實作、應用或認證考試上等各種問題之學習經驗集合。 ‧基於Servlet 4.0/Java SE 8重新改版，範例程式碼做了重新審閱與翻新。 ‧介紹OWASP TOP 10、CWE、CVE，討論注入攻擊、會話安全、密碼管理、Java EE安全機制、CSRF等Web安全基本概念。 ‧增加Spring、Spring MVC、Spring Boot入門介紹，認識Web MVC框架與快速開發工具之使用。 ‧涵蓋中文處理、圖片驗證、自動登入、驗證過濾器、壓縮處理、線上檔案管理、郵件傳送等實用範例。 ‧貫穿全書的「微網誌」綜合練習專案，可應用學得之技術，並使用重構來改進應用程式架構。 ‧建議練習的範例提供實作檔案，更能掌握練習重點，IDE操作為本書內容之一，更能與實務結合。

本書主要介紹SDN的基礎原理，包括SDN的定義、架構、應用，涵蓋SDN主流控制器的基礎知識，包括概念、架構、主要模塊說明；介紹虛擬交換機OVS、SDN仿真環境、SDN主流控制器的安裝指南、操作指南、開發環境准備；介紹OpenDaylight的MD-SAL開發流程，以示例詳解的方式使用YANG建模語言和Java語言進行MD-SAL相關開發；介紹使用OpenDaylight北向API接口進行北向開發的過程。書中利用大量的具體示例和實際案例來說明OpenDaylight的開發步驟，讀者在閱讀學習后既能夠掌握基本的開發流程，又能夠理解其框架原理。

Noel Croucher was a legend in his own time – a raconteur, yet a recluse, conventional yet eccentric, extremely rich yet mean to himself. And all the while, he had a secret penchant for philanthropy. From simple beginnings in England, he arrived in Hong Kong at the turn of the century to live through eight decades of change on the China Coast. Mystery surrounded Noel Croucher. Seen as tightfisted by some yet loved by others, he endowed Hong Kong with its richest academic charity in the Croucher Foundation. He became Commodore of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club and Chairman of the Stock Exchange. To many, he was a throwback to the glory days of empire. Yet he battled prejudice to get ahead in the colony. That era has now passed. This fresh look at the lives lived on the Coast – through Noel Croucher’s life story – brings out the realities of those times. Hundreds of interviews, thousands of letters and extensive research in Britain and Hong Kong, together with access to the unique Carl

本書收錄了劉曉明大使使英11年期間8場記者會實錄和10場演講後答聽眾問，以及作為中國朝鮮半島事務特別代表2023年4月訪問歐洲期間接受俄羅斯塔斯社副總編輯的專訪和中央廣播電視總台《魯健訪談·對話劉曉明》的訪談實錄。他不畏挑戰、不迴避問題，批駁謬論、澄清事實，向世界展現了中國可信、可愛、可敬的大國形象。 This book compiles 8 press conference transcripts and 10 post-speech Q&A sessions from Ambassador Liu Xiaoming’s 11-year tenure as China’s Ambassador to the UK. It also includes his 2023 exclusive interview with TASS Deputy Editor-in-Chief during his European visit as China’s Special Representative on Korean Peninsula Affairs, along with his dialogue on China Media Group’s “Conversation with Lu Jian.” Confronting challenges head-on, Ambassador Liu refuted fallacies, clarified facts, and presented China as a trustworthy, amiable, and respectable nation to the world.

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.

◎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.

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

「ERP倒出來的資料格式凌亂怎麼下手整理？」 「想要從SQL、MySQL資料庫匯入資料到Excel該怎麼做？」 「想從網路上擷取資料分析卻無從下手？」 「不會寫程式可以使用Excel處理Big data嗎？」 「客戶、老闆都說要大數據分析，很茫然啊...」 本書告訴您如何利用Excel來搞定這些問題！ ．本書適用Microsoft 365/Excel 2021/2019 ．Excel的資料處理與分析打基礎 想分析資料就要先學會整理資料，不要再刻苦的複製貼上，認識Excel的各種資料摘要方式與工具、善用函數、排序、篩選與小計，讓您擺脫加班惡夢。 針對企業現場最迫切需要的資料處理需求，讓您使用Excel進行資料分析，迅速成為商業資料分析達人。 ．超強大的樞紐分析打動老闆的心 一頭栽入複雜的函數前，先學會樞紐分析吧！拖拉點選幾步驟就能產出有意義的決策分析資料，客戶、老闆要看的就是這個準沒錯！ 如何針對樞紐分析表進行瘦身、如何匯入雲端資料庫進行樞紐分析，瞭解樞紐分析快取的意義，也是本書的特色與重點。 ．快速匯入外部資料整合大數據資料 Excel提供各式各樣的資料庫驅動程式，讓使用者可以輕輕鬆鬆的將各種資料庫類型的資料檔案，不論是耳熟能詳的Access，大型資料庫系統Microsoft SQL Server、Oracle以及利用程式語言設計的資料庫本文檔案...等，都可以匯入或連結至Excel工作表中。最後，再介紹如何運用PowerPivot將這些大量資料進行資料關聯與數據分析。

展開程式設計師的就業廣告，幾乎都是以Python語言為主流，這本書則是收集國內外各大主流公司的熱門考試主題，Leetcode考題以及筆者認為學習Python應該了解的主流觀念，全部以極詳細、超清楚的程式實例解說，期待讀者可以錄取全球著名企業獲得高薪。 Python工程師面試第一個主題當然是測試面試者對於Python語言的瞭解與熟悉程度，內行的面試主管可以經由面試者對於下列Python重點與特色的理解程度，可以很輕易了解面試者Python功力如何？是不是具備真正Python工程師的資格？ ●認識Python特色 ●跳脫Java、C/C++邏輯，從Python觀念設計程式 ●串列(元組)切片(slicing)、打包(packing)、解包(unpacking) ●認識何謂可迭代物件(iterator object) ●認識生成式(generator) ●認識字典、集合操作 ●類別與模組 ●正則表達式 面試時間通常不會太長，面試的另一個重點是考演算法，一個看似簡單的題目描述往往暗藏豐富的演算法知識，這時就是訓練讀者的邏輯與思考的能力，在這本書筆者也使用了極豐富與廣泛的演算法題目，詳細說明解題過程，至少在面試時讀者碰上類似考題可以輕鬆面對，在極短的面試時間完成解題，本書的演算法考題包含下列內容： ●排序與搜尋 ●字串 ●陣列 ●鏈結串列 ●二元樹 ●堆疊與回溯 ●數學問題 ●深度、廣度優先搜尋 ●最短路徑演算法 ●貪婪演算法 ●動態規劃演算法 整本書除了內容豐富，適合Python面試工程師外，也可以增強讀者Python功力。 本書特色 這是國內第一本針對Python工程師考試的圖書。

Diamond Sutra Explained Master Nan Huai-Chin’s discourses on the treasured Buddhist Diamond Sutra bring together a lifetime of personal cultivation experience which ran the gamut of esoteric and spiritual practices. This beautiful Sutra can be a compass and a gauge when journeying towards understanding our true selves. Master Nan guides us through the Diamond Sutra providing students with a framework that combines understanding with practical cultivation. Master Nan’s teachings are unique among contemporary and historical interpretations.

西西的動物詩，大部分是近年的新作，盡是奇思妙想，而民胞物與，充滿溫暖、關懷之情，明朗，親切，靈動，幽默，自有深意，寫來似跟動物通靈。總括而言，是為動物發聲，彼此平等、和平地相處，合而為「動物嘉年華」，並且邀來二十多位香港年輕畫家和插畫師參加盛會，每首詩配以不同的繪畫，畫風迥異，不拘一格，呈現多元異質。看西西的詩，看畫家們的詮釋，加上讀者自己的想像與理解，眾聲複調，文學藝術合該這般如此。西西的作品在華文世界膾炙人口，屢獲殊榮，曾獲美國紐曼華語文學獎，以及瑞典蟬獎，為香港獲國際詩獎的首位作家。這詩集是奇書《縫熊志》、《猿猴志》後，另一種動物書寫。 本書適合青少年，也適合喜歡文學藝術的成年。 Most of Xi Xi’s animal poems featured here are new works written during the past few years. Full of whimsical ideas, they embody the notion of “all humans are siblings, and all things are companions,” brimming with warmth and compassion. These poems could be described as bright and cheerful, approachable, clever and fluid, humourous, and deep with meaning, written as though the author is able to directly communicate with animals. Overall, they serve as a voice for animals, showing that they are able to coexist equally and peacefully, resulting in a “carnival of animals.” More than twenty young Hong Kong artists and illustrators have been invited to join this project, with each poem accompanie

迴歸分析是一種統計學上分析數據的方法，建立解釋變數與反應變數之間的關聯性。由於現實環境中，所獲得的資料並非都是明確的數值(crisp value)，有些資料本身是模糊的(fuzzy)，致使傳統的分析方法難以使用。為了處理這類型的資料，Zadeh學者在1965年提出模糊理論(Fuzzy set theory)，將不確定性表達於資料型態上，許多學者遂將迴歸分析方法擴展至模糊環境中，做更廣泛的應用。此外，直覺式模糊集合(Intuitionistic fuzzy sets, IFS)為模糊理論之延伸，在歸屬度函數外，加入非歸屬度函數來衡量，因此直覺式模糊集合能表達更多資訊，較貼近於現實環境。本研究根據直覺式模糊集合與模糊迴歸理論，建立直覺式模糊迴歸模型，並利用兩階段法進行求解。 本研究採用迴歸係數為明確值、解釋變數與反應變數為直覺式模糊數(Intuitionistic fuzzy number, IFN)的迴歸估計式。由於所求解的迴歸係數為明確數值，可以獲得解釋變數與反應變數之間的確切關係，提供決策者更明確的決策資訊。本研究在前置階段會先取得直覺式模糊資料。然後是求解階段，採用兩階段法，第一階段先對原始直覺式模糊資料做解模糊化(defuzzified)，轉換成一組明確資料，接著將該資料做傳統最小平方法，求得一組明確的迴歸係數估計值；第二階段，在最小化總誤差量的目標下，根據距離測度建立一個數學規劃(mathematical programming)模型，並使用Arefi and Taheri學者在2015年所提出之範例，在反應變數觀察值與估計值差距最小的目標下，求解直覺式模糊調整變數(Intuitionistic fuzzy adjustment variable)，以減少模糊估計誤差。模式建構完成後，進行誤差值的分析評估，相較於舊有文獻之方法，本研究模型的誤差衡量指標有更理想的表現；而在模型的穩健度上，本研究之模式透過交叉驗證(cross-validation)後所得的結果，可以驗證明此方法之合理性。

“…free my life with words that I felt , /not with words because they rhymed, /but because they touched my soul…” Indeed, Julia only writes what touched her soul, and in so doing takes us with her on a literary journey filled with her thoughts, visons, dreams, joys, and at times, her sorrows. Dr. Chiu Ha Ying Medical Practitioner and Paediatrician With obvious joy and mischief, she picks up each ‘stone’, lovingly and painstakingly cuts, chisels and polishes, bringing out the facets and the sparkles, turns us to the light, revealing all the radiance in a spectrum and multitude of shades and colours. Sharon Evans Partner, Foo and Li, Solicitors and Notaries Like the best portrait artists, Julia has the amazing ability to convey the essence of a person in a few brush strokes and to bring them to life. Barbara Meynert Business and thought leader …the way she “sees beauty in her eyes, hears music in her ears, says words of love from her lips...” makes this world a better place for thos

本书共分18章，内容包括：高并发概述、系统分析与大型互联网架构设计、高并发相关JVM与JDK新特性案例讲解、实战解析多线程并发包、NIO案例解析与高性能聊天室实战、高性能NIO框架Netty实例详解、主流RPC框架解析与跨语言调用案例、实战解析高并发框架Disruptor、通过案例讲解分布式服务框架Dubbo等。

The genre of poems that may be read both forward and backward, producing different creations was known as the “flight of wild geese.” These poems were often sent so that a distant lover, like the migrating birds, would return. Its greatest practitioner, and the focus of this critical anthology, is Su Hui, a woman who, in the 4th Century, embroidered a silk for her distant husband using a grid of 840 characters that created perhaps 12,000 ways to read this poem. With examples from the 3rd to the 19th centuries, Michele Metail describes reversible poems as “a singular adventure at the edge of meaning, of language, and of writing.”

Kung Fu has evolved from a traditional means of defence to become a system of attacking and defending oneself, with or without weapons, exercising the body and maintaining good physical and mental health. As such, these practices have found an international following. Yet what has remained a largely unexplored area is the scientific principles behind these martial arts. This book not only covers the brief history of Chinese martial arts, but also brings together the wisdom of a Kung Fu grand master with a scientist and teacher to explain the scientific reasons why Kung Fu is the powerful practice that it is. Using the principles of physics, biomechanics and biology, with a number of drawings showing some basic postures of Kung Fu, the authors present a deep understanding of how the styles, the specific movements and methods of attack and defence operate.

The role of media in any society is vital and is closely related to brands and consumption especially in a vibrant 21st century Asian city. Hong Kong with its free-market economy and urban bustle is a perfect place to observe this in action. But Hong Kong is also deeply conservative in many ways especially with regard to family values, and the presence of overtly sexualized images in advertising sits uncomfortably with the values of modesty and traditional sexual mores that exist there. Young girls are also discovering their identities like any other groups of girls in the world, and often this journey will not be easy. This book deals with media and the extent to which media representations influence girls in Hong Kong and how they are affected by this ubiquitous presence. Through the quantitative and qualitative studies, readers could examine and understand how tween girls and teen girls in Hong Kong interact with the media and how they interpret the messages from the media. The ob

Self-Access Language Learning (SALL) has played a prominent part in language education in universities. Its role is to foster autonomous learning among students. With the wide-spread implementation of SALL and its increasing impacts on students, it is important to understand how SALL is managed in order to meet the learning needs of the users in the most resource-effective way. This book provides readers with an understanding of SALL management by setting the discussion against a wider backdrop and also examining details of current good practice. The authors examine issues of leadership and management in education before turning to look at the roles of a SALL manager, and suggest how these roles are changing and what the future may hold for managing SALL. Case studies are used to illustrate how SALL is managed in different universities as a way of contextualising the issues discussed in the book. The book is of relevance to institutional and departmental managers, classroom-based lan

Agriculture builds upon the integration of crops and the environment, with which its yield depends strongly on a healthy soil foundation. With that in mind, the knowledge of the soil and fertilizer is crucial to maintaining an environment with optimal nutrients, water and oxygen for crop production. Soil is one of human's precious resources, the protection and nurturing of our soil is thus an integral part of sustainable development. Effective soil management is considered not only a technology, but also an art. In practice, to make use the full potential of the land, the management strategies need to take account of the differences and characteristics of the soil, plant and climate that are unique to each geographical location. Such an approach is increasingly more important nowadays because of the increasing loss of cultivable land and need of high quality agricultural products.

Understanding how the Chinese writing system illustrates universal design features of writing and literacy learning, as well as how it differs from alphabetic literacy, has become one of the cutting edge areas of research in the cognitive sciences. A major part of this book is devoted to the presentation of a series of proposals for collaborative research with investigators working in East Asia on cross-writing system comparisons and bilingual literacy—Comparing alphabetic and morpho-syllabic literacy. The part that corresponds to "International perspectives" proposes new avenues in research on problems of bilingualism shared by speakers of all languages. With a broad survey of research advances drawing from recent investigations, this book will provide non-specialist readers with examples of how the relevant concepts might be applied to practical problems-age of acquisition effects in first and second language development; analysis of language attrition and asymmetries of different k

The global youth market is important to international marketers, educators, and policy makers because of its growing purchase power, homogeneity, and its readiness to accept new innovations. This book explores the interplay of the youth segment and the market environment. It employs a variety of research methodologies to analyze how young people in Hong Kong interact with various consumer socializing agents, including parents, peers, media celebrities, government publicities, media contents and advertisements. With evidence-based advice on how to communicate with the youth in the context of consumption of products, services, and ideas, this volume will prove to be a very useful reference to a wide range of readers, including marketing professionals, counselors and educators who work closely with young people as a unique group of target audience.

A Pragmatist and His Free Spirit portrays the unconventional love of Hu Shi, a Chinese social reformer and civil rights pioneer, and Edith Clifford Williams, an American avant-garde artist of the early twentieth century. Hu studied at Cornell University, where he first met Williams, and Columbia University, where he worked with the famous pragmatist John Dewey. At the time of his death in 1962, he and Williams had exchanged more than 300 letters that, along with poems and excerpts from Hu's diaries and documents (some of which have never before been translated into English) form the center of this book. In Williams, Hu found his intellectual match, a woman and fellow scholar who helped the reformer reconcile his independent scholarship with cultural tradition. Williams counciled Hu on the acceptance of an arranged marriage, and she influenced his pursuit of experimental vernacular poetry through an exposure to avant-garde art. In 1933, the two became lovers, although their romance wou

Vulnerable young people lacking self-esteem and aspiration are usually regarded as more at-risk. They deserve transformational change to ease rising problems associated with property crime, violence, illegal drugs, truancy and exclusion, etc. Written by a host of scholars, frontline practitioners and supervisors of related expertise, this edited volume in nine chapters is a welcome addition to the study of the problems and practical issues of Youth-at-risk (YAR) in the context of Hong Kong. With an excellent and interesting analysis of a wide range of intervention programmes, this volume will help readers explore different initiatives for working with YAR, both theoretically and practically. This book will certainly be of interest to social work and welfare academics, professionals from a range of youth services and voluntary organisations, carers, parents and family networks. Social policy specialists and youth justice students will also find the description of initiatives in the lo

This richly illustrated chronicle of Chinese civilization furnishes general readers and scholars alike with an authoritative overview of Chinese history, art and culture, from the pre-historic era to the early twentieth century, touching upon recurring themes and developments and synthesizing more than five thousand years of evolution and transition. Written with precision and flair by a host of leading academics from Beijing and Hong Kong, this single volume is a welcome addition to the study of world civilizations, a broad yet detailed chronological sweep through time. Every aspect of Chinese civilization is explained, interpreted, contextualized and brought to life with well-balanced commentary and photographic documentation. The result is a fascinating distillation of the past, an indispensable guide that renders the ancient past relevant to China today and to the rest of the world. Students of Chinese civilization will appreciate the detail of the research while lay readers, fro

Evolution of language has evolved at multiple levels—from changes in the cognitive processes by which language is acquired in the individual, to language change by diffusion of acquired linguistic features across populations of individuals, to the emergence of linguistic features over phylogenetic time scales. Evolution of language at each of these levels interacts with that at each other level. This volume is a collection of essays by noted researchers from diverse fields that deals with a broad spectrum of issues in the study of language evolution. The principle topics addressed here include: the genetic and cognitive bases for the phylogenetic emergence of language; several distinct accounts of the underlying cognitive processes by which children learn to acquire language; a critique of the methods employed by historical linguists in the last century; the modeling of language evolution using mathematical and computational techniques; discussions on the complexity of language.

Throughout the long-term evolution of global capital markets, stock markets, and crypto-asset markets have historically operated as two parallel systems: the former is built upon over a century of institutional accumulation and vast institutional networks, while the latter has thrived within the technological framework of blockchain. Today, with the ongoing implementation and application of new models—such as the tokenization of real world assets (RWAs), stablecoins, crypto-asset ETFs, and digital asset treasury (DAT) companies—the convergence of securities and crypto is emerging as the most disruptive transformation trajectory in capital markets. Traditional securities are stepping into the on-chain world, while native crypto-assets are making their way into the mainstream financial arena through compliant pathways. Capital markets are witnessing a historic convergence characterized by "mutual convergence."  This book presents a comprehensive overview of the convergence of securities

在马来亚走向独立的关键年代，李孝式不仅是政治舞台上的重要推手，更是商业与社会领域里独具眼光的开创者。 本书以图文并茂的方式，追溯他鲜为人知的足迹——从个人的奋斗与抉择，到家族企业跨越三代的延续与转型。透过这些叙事，我们得以重新思考：华人社会如何在历史的激流中，与国家的命运紧密交织，共同塑造了今日马来西亚。 In the pivotal years of Malaya’s journey to independence, Lee Hau Shik emerged not only as a key political figure but also as a visionary in the realms of business and society. This richly illustrated book retraces the lesser-known paths of his life—from personal struggles and defining choices to the endurance and transformation of a family enterprise across three generations. Through these narratives, readers are invited to reconsider how the Chinese community, navigating the tides of history, became entwined with the nation’s destiny in shaping modern Malaysia.

詩詞，是心靈的音符 青花，是瓷器的水墨 白地青花，間裝五色，為今古之冠。 ──明．沈德符 作者以深厚的文化底蘊，帶領讀者走入詩詞與瓷藝交織的璀璨世界，解讀各式不同青花瓷的紋飾和造型。其中有貫穿古今的典故、東西文化的交會、伊斯蘭樣式的影響、歷史源流的演變，詩詞故事的敘說、獻禮祭祀的用器、佛教寶相花紋的隱喻、密教梵文的種子字、《易經》的天地之數等，埋藏其中的深意不一而足，值得細細品味思索。在逐步的推敲琢磨中，漸漸領略青花的詩意、藝術與風采，滿目繽紛而美不勝收。 《青花宴》以詩意的筆觸賞析青花瓷的風華，六章如六道風景，各自鋪陳稀世珍品、瑞獸花鳥、歲月流光，串聯古詩意境與瓷器紋飾，讓讀者在閱讀中與千年前的工匠與詩人對話。這不僅是一本談青花瓷的書，更是一場穿越時間的文化盛宴。 Step into a luminous world where poetry meets porcelain. This elegant volume invites readers on a lyrical journey through the Ming dynasty`s finest blue and white ceramics—each chapter titled after a classical Chinese poem and interpreted through the lens of verse. With refined scholarship and poetic sensitivity, the author unveils how the spirit of ancient poems echoes in the form, motif, and glaze of porcelain masterpieces. A banquet of beauty and meaning awaits—where every vessel tells a story, and every poem reveals a hidden glaze of time. 本書特色 ◎瓷器的收藏，作者認為不僅在於鑑識是否為到代的真品，還在於藝術上是否有可取之處、是否在器用之外別具詩意。一如徐悲鴻所言：「寧買假而似真，不買真而似假。」因此，更值得品味的，是青花瓷上展現的意境

◎由物理、樂理、生理觀點看台語語音，台語是人類語音え奇蹟。 ◎「衫短褲闊人矮鼻直」え教法誤會台語え調性，妨礙台語教學。 ◎「えあ寫音字」做台語え「語音式文法」，處處文法，連音優美。 ◎基於語音學，本冊用「意音字台文」來寫有個性え「台語式台文」。 用物理、樂理、生理觀念，邏輯思維，台語八調，循環變調，就清清楚楚。母音豐富「音母表」就簡單，押韻就優美。語調是台語語音之基石。台語用「寫音字」連音做「語音式文法」，寫「意音字台文」，驚豔無比！台文文藝復興，人人有責！ 台語八調：「老1阿2公3摃4鑼5足3.活1.潑2.」，三平123，一降一升45，三切1.2.3. 循環變調例：「駛3車3 車2路2 路1試1 試4駛4」，4>3>2>1>4台語變調簡單明瞭。 えあ式「意音字台文」句例：「這尼媠え母語好好あ傳予咱え囝兒孫あ」 本冊是筆者え磚，敬請拋玉。母語加油！──李清木（作者） How does Taiwanese sound? Beautifully! Simple phonetics, eight orderly tones, circular tone rotations, straight-forward phonetic spelling, phonetic grammar based on「bella」vowels (e,a) with seam-less liaison。 ★★★誠摯推薦★★★ 「半年來，李教授え台語授課予我有幸深入學習咱祖先留落來え世界美え母語，也深深あ鼓勵我更加為台語拍拚。」──陳立宗 「李清木教授的著作《台語語音學》充滿創新性。本書是名符其實的「台語知音」。著作中，作者強調台語是台灣文化之根，頻頻呼籲不使乎台灣語文衰微，感佩之至。」──游銘泉 「一本奇冊：会寫好冊え人是好人，会寫奇冊え人是奇人、才人。江山代有才人出，各領風騷數百年。」──林洪權

西方人眼中的清代中國神祕而綺麗，從珠江河上華美的畫舫到婦女裹著的三寸金蓮，凡此種種都引發西方人極大的好奇心。這些對中國的異想，造就了外銷畫的商機。採用西方繪畫技法的通草紙畫盛行於十九世紀晚清時期的廣州，由於繪畫內容充滿中國風情丶價格便宜且方便攜帶，而成為留駐口岸的歐美商人丶收藏者丶水手等人士極受歡迎的紀念品。小小的通草紙畫，既有助縮小中西之間彼此理解的差距，同時也反映了西方人對這片異域的一種浪漫想像。 本圖冊展示了香港中文大學圖書館所收藏丶繪製於十九世紀廣州的通草紙畫，呈現出一幅幅生動的昔日生活場景。飄洋近兩個世紀後，這些既美麗又脆弱的「明信片」再次回到它的產地。儘管物換星移，然而中國百年前豐富的民生面貌透過薄薄的通草紙畫得以留存下來，在我們面前仍然絢爛繽紛。 The Qing Dynasty of China was perceived as mysterious and beautiful in the eyes of Westerners. From the magnificent pleasure boats on the Pearl River to women with bound feet, all these sparked great curiosity among Europeans and Americans. These fantasies about China created a lucrative market for export paintings. Pith paper paintings, which adopted Western painting techniques, were prevalent in Guangzhou during the late Qing period in the 19th century. Due to their Chinese themes, affordable prices and portability, these paintings became popular souvenirs among European and American traders, collectors, and sailors residing at the port. These small pit

The purpose of this book is to explain both the historical context and current practices of land administration in Hong Kong. Although Hong Kong has an open and business-friendly environment, it is underpinned by a socialist leasehold land tenure system. The government is landlord to virtually all land and so it plays a pivotal role in the administration of this scarce, and therefore, valuable resource.As land administration is governed by private contract law rather than legislation, it is constantly evolving with the courts handing down significant decisions on a regular basis. Government practice has to respond to this, as well as the community’s concern on how best land can be administered. The fifth edition has some substantial and important updates which should continue to be useful to both students and practitioners of surveying, architecture, planning and law, as well as the wider business and financial community.

Prized by Chinese and foreign merchants as an essential commodity along a vast trade network, silk served multiple roles throughout the ancient world: as fabric for garments, as a form of currency and method of tax payment, and as a medium and subject matter for professional artists and the literati class. Over the centuries, silk fabrics have remained synonymous with beauty and are entwined throughout Chinese art and literature. Extending from the Qing dynasty to the mid-20th century, UMAG’s silk textile collection encompasses a diverse range of subjects and formats that include hanging scrolls, framed panels, banners and robes. Each artwork exemplifies the sophisticated craftsmanship of the artisans and the collective stories of the Qing dynasty’s textile industry. 絲綢在龐大的貿易網絡中，一直是備受中外商旅追捧的商品。它在古代世界所扮演的角色極為豐富──絲綢既是一種紡織原料，亦是一種貨幣和用以賦稅之物，更是藝術家和文人的創作媒介和題材。多個世紀以來，絲綢是美的象徵，它與中國藝術和文學緊密交織。香港大學美術博物館所藏清代至二十世紀中葉的中國絲織物，題材豐富，形式多樣，包括立軸、掛屏、幡及龍袍等。每件織物既展現出工匠的鬼斧神工，亦訴說着清代紡織業的種種故事。

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The academic setting has a significant influence on the well-being of children and teens. Effective school leadership is, therefore, essential in promoting a healthy school environment. This book, the first of its kind in Hong Kong, establishes the kind of leadership a health-promoting school needs to be successful. It explains the steps school leaders should take to promote health, beginning with an explanation of the link between health and education and then moving into a discussion of how schools can be transformed and what sort of leaders are required for such a transformation. These changes can be applied in individual classrooms and schools as well as more broadly across whole education systems. The theoretical healthy school framework outlined in the main text by Dr Robin Cheung, a seasoned scholar-practitioner in the field of school health promotion, is complemented by success stories written from interviews conducted by Dr Cheung’s co-authors, which are included in the suppl