The First Directive

From their first meeting, through separation, to their reunion, the wolf protects not only one person but the entire village.

★2026年泰耽愛情喜劇《Mr. Fanboy》原著小說，繁中版開始營業！ ★作者littlebbear96＋繪師Shimotsuki04，聯手直擊演藝圈與飯圈生態現場！ ★#Deep Dive潛進你心 #輕甜戀愛喜劇 #偶像營業真假論 #演藝圈惡毒玫瑰 ★他由粉絲變成了共演夥伴，第一次與心儀的偶像近距離接觸──我推今天也好可愛♥♥♥♥♥ ★只要能看到我推的笑容，能見到他一面，聽見他微笑說話的溫柔嗓音，那些疲勞就彷彿不曾存在似的煙消雲散了──粉絲的愛就是如此！(≧▽≦)y ★自己的情緒總是受他的一舉一動牽動：他快樂，自己就開心；他煩惱，自己會心急如焚想辦法讓他好過些。這就是喜歡吧？ ★ThirdWan VS. ThirdNine，兩派粉絲爭執不下，網上亂象叢生。因為喜歡他，所以不能接受自己成為他人生中的阻礙──這顆最大的絆腳石，就由自己除掉！ 演藝圈戀愛喜劇，確定影視化!!! 積極型自我砥礪的酷男演員✕慢活型天然真誠的素人新進 Y系列戲劇正當流行，銷售你我粉紅幻想～ CP營業+粉絲服務=流量密碼！ 賣腐流程有腳本，真愛則是劇本沒寫入的真心⋆⌁❤︎⌁⋆ 你是我心裡唯一男主角，心跳失控收視率No.1！ Although I’m Third, but you’re the first in my heart. [故事簡介] 因為好友的慫恿，Wan參加耽美劇演員甄選， 沒有演戲經驗的他，竟然順利通過初選，還試鏡成功！ 更讓Wan開心的是──要與我推Nine共同演出啦！ヽ(≧∀≦)ﾉ 不過事事難料，第一堂表演課Wan就因為走錯路而遲到……(T ^ T) Nine的溫柔安慰，讓他心裡開小花──果然我推是好人♥ 可是另一位男主角Third的諷刺話語，卻惹得他惱羞成怒！(╬￣皿￣) Wan發現自己和Third彷彿狹路相逢，不順眼、不對盤、八字不合，就是在說他們倆。 導演為了拍攝順利，要求Wan和Third出遊，而且要傳二人合照！ 經過一日遊的交流，Wan發現Third並不是刻薄冷淡的人， 而是個工作認真、不喜歡賣腐、珍惜任何演出機會的演員職人。 自此，兩人的距離越來越近，感情逐漸加溫， Third還主動找Wan一起拍限動，曖昧不言而喻。 網路上的CP組原是ThirdNine，突然開始有人#ThirdWan， Nine的粉絲大暴走，針對Wan的負面留言越來越多， 甚至有

★2026年泰耽愛情喜劇《Mr. Fanboy》原著小說，繁中版開始營業！ ★作者littlebbear96＋繪師Shimotsuki04，聯手直擊演藝圈與飯圈生態現場！ ★#Deep Dive潛進你心 #輕甜戀愛喜劇 #偶像營業真假論 #演藝圈惡毒玫瑰 ★他由粉絲變成了共演夥伴，第一次與心儀的偶像近距離接觸──我推今天也好可愛♥♥♥♥♥ ★只要能看到我推的笑容，能見到他一面，聽見他微笑說話的溫柔嗓音，那些疲勞就彷彿不曾存在似的煙消雲散了──粉絲的愛就是如此！(≧▽≦)y ★自己的情緒總是受他的一舉一動牽動：他快樂，自己就開心；他煩惱，自己會心急如焚想辦法讓他好過些。這就是喜歡吧？ ★ThirdWan VS. ThirdNine，兩派粉絲爭執不下，網上亂象叢生。因為喜歡他，所以不能接受自己成為他人生中的阻礙──這顆最大的絆腳石，就由自己除掉！ 演藝圈戀愛喜劇，確定影視化!!! 積極型自我砥礪的酷男演員✕慢活型天然真誠的素人新進 Y系列戲劇正當流行，銷售你我粉紅幻想～ CP營業+粉絲服務=流量密碼！ 賣腐流程有腳本，真愛則是劇本沒寫入的真心⋆⌁❤︎⌁⋆ 你是我心裡唯一男主角，心跳失控收視率No.1！ Although I’m Third, but you’re the first in my heart. [故事簡介] 因為好友的慫恿，Wan參加耽美劇演員甄選， 沒有演戲經驗的他，竟然順利通過初選，還試鏡成功！ 更讓Wan開心的是──要與我推Nine共同演出啦！ヽ(≧∀≦)ﾉ 不過事事難料，第一堂表演課Wan就因為走錯路而遲到……(T ^ T) Nine的溫柔安慰，讓他心裡開小花──果然我推是好人♥ 可是另一位男主角Third的諷刺話語，卻惹得他惱羞成怒！(╬￣皿￣) Wan發現自己和Third彷彿狹路相逢，不順眼、不對盤、八字不合，就是在說他們倆。 導演為了拍攝順利，要求Wan和Third出遊，而且要傳二人合照！ 經過一日遊的交流，Wan發現Third並不是刻薄冷淡的人， 而是個工作認真、不喜歡賣腐、珍惜任何演出機會的演員職人。 自此，兩人的距離越來越近，感情逐漸加溫， Third還主動找Wan一起拍限動，曖昧不言而喻。 網路上的CP組原是ThirdNine，突然開始有人#ThirdWan， Nine的粉絲大暴走，針對Wan的負面留言越來越多， 甚至有

《常春藤解析英語雜誌》培養升學．英語檢定．進修實力　/　詞彙程度約 4000～7000字　/　國內幾乎高中生人手一本的《常春藤解析英語雜誌》由賴世雄教授於一九八八年七月發行創刊號， 是一份製作嚴謹的專業英語廣播月刊。一直不斷在品質上力求精進及掌握學界脈動與讀者需求，多年來深獲全台英文老師的口碑肯定，並為多所高中指定之英文課外教材，更是無數青年學子心目中的第 一品牌！長期訂閱戰勝108課綱，輕鬆提升核心素養，每天只要30分鐘，學測、英檢、多益統統難不倒你！ July 2026 Welcome to the July issue of Analytical English. This month features stories that cover Australia, the smallest continent, and Madagascar, one of the world's largest islands. First, let's take a trip to “The Hotel That Lived on the Reef” and learn about a doomed venture on the Great Barrier Reef. It turns out that novelty alone isn't enough to hold people's interest throughout a trip. Next, you can learn about a recently discovered species on the island of Madagascar in “How Tiny Is This Chameleon? Bring Me a Magnifying Glass!” Then, leave the natural world behind and consider the benefits of adding classical music to your workout routine with “When Classical Music Meets Exercise.” You might just find the motivation you've been looking for. La

Kaho Yu’s China’s Energy Security in the Twenty-First Century: The Role of Global Governance and Climate Change explores the evolution of China’s energy security from its bilateral going-out strategy to its more multilateral Belt and Road Initiative. By analysing the topic from a multidisciplinary perspective, this book examines China’s evolving role in global energy governance through four empirical case studies: China’s energy cooperation with Russia and Central Asia, Africa, the European Union, and the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank.

In Kunqu: A Classical Opera of Twenty-First-Century China, Joseph S. C. Lam offers a holistic and interdisciplinary view on kunqu, a 600-year-old genre of Chinese opera that is being fashionably performed inside and outside of China. He explains how and why the genre charms and signifies Chinese culture, history, and personhood. As the first comprehensive and scholarly book on kunqu written in English, the book not only discusses the genre in cultural and historical terms but also analyzes its shows as performative, cultural, social, and political communications. It approaches the genre from several perspectives, ranging from those of performers and producers to those of casual audience, dedicated connoisseurs, and scholarly critics. Lam also employs a judicious blend of Chinese and international theories and methods. Through this comprehensive study of kunqu, Lam has established the significance of the genre not only in the sphere of Chinese music, but also among the cultural heritage

In The First British Trade Expedition to China, Nicholas D. Jackson explores the pioneering British trade expedition to China launched in the late Ming period by Charles I and the Courteen Association. While utilizing the vivid and unique perspective of its commander, Captain John Weddell, this study concentrates on the fleet’s adventures in south China between Portuguese Macao and the provincial capital, Guangzhou (Canton). Tracing the obscure origins of Sino-British diplomatic and commercial relations back to the late Ming era, Jackson examines the first episodes of Sino-British interaction, exchange, and collision in the seventeenth century. His definitive narrative and original analysis constitute a groundbreaking study of early modern British initiatives and enterprise in the coastal areas of south China. The book begins by sketching the Tudor-Stuart historical background of British trade expansion in Asia before precisely reconstructing the voyages of East India Company and then

The First Estates shows the impact on Hong Kong’s urban history of Fairview Park and Hong Lok Yuen, the earliest examples of private estates provided in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Completed in the 1970s and 1980s, both are examples of land development projects built as low-density, American-style suburban house living, the first true alternative to the typical high-rise urban living of Hong Kong. In this book, Roger Nissim traces their evolution—from retreats for urban dwellers to family residences—that followed the expansion of Hong Kong’s public transportation system. The book draws heavily on the original documents that are reproduced in the book. These unearthed documents detail land acquisition process and the negotiations with the government, financiers, local villagers, contractors, and new residents. Read together, this collection of key primary sources—concerning government approvals, site selection, planning and implementation, layout plan, and sales policy—provide the

This was the motto of Chang Kuo-sin, and the ideal which he inspired generations of students of communication to follow. He proved his own dedication to this when, in 1949, he found himself in Nanking, the former nationalist capital, under the rule of the newly victorious communists. For eight months he lived and attempted to work in the midst of these historical changes. He managed to smuggle his detailed notes out to share with the world at a time when almost no reports of the new regime were being published. To mark the centenary of his birth, Hong Kong Baptist University’s School of Communication has republished this important work by one of its most distinguished professors.

The impressive array of penetrating analysis and provocative interpretations afforded by this volume’s 14 chapters sharpen appreciation of the ongoing transformations of China’s Hong Kong since 1997 and the possibilities embedded in its journey toward an integrative merger-convergence with the Mainland by 2047. A unique strength of this volume lies with the wide ranging views and divergent assessments offered by the chapter authors of different nationalities, varied experience, diverse academic/professional disciplines, and of competing ideo-political persuasions. Ten of them are leading academics (economist, historian, legalist, media scholar, political scientist, sociologist) well-published on Hong Kong topics while seven are seasoned practitioners on the cutting edge of Hong Kong’s development (as HKSAR official, legislator, Basic Law Committee member, business leader, think-tank expert, journalist, and US diplomat). They render this volume a profoundly pluralistic and multi-dimens

全球發燒烘焙經典！翻譯六國語言， 《紐約時報》、《華盛頓郵報》都推薦的暢銷飲食專書，中文版隆重上市！ ★ 2025「詹姆斯‧比爾德書籍獎─烘焙與甜點類」（James Beard Foundation Book Awards） ★ 2024《星期日泰晤士報》年度飲食書（The Times and Sunday Times Food Book of the Year） ★ 2024「茱莉亞‧柴爾德首作獎」（IACP Julia Child First Book Award） ★ 2024「英國食物作家協會年度首作獎 」（Guild of Food Writers First Book Award） ★ 2024「安德烈‧西蒙飲食書獎」（André Simon Food & Drink Book Award） 這本由名廚作家妮可拉．蘭姆以「烘焙」為根柢， 所撰寫的「食材X技術X配方」百科， 不僅一出版就榮登英國Waterstones、WHSmith 等大型書店暢銷榜， 更拿下美國Amazon烘焙甜點類暢銷第1名！ 英國國寶級大廚奈傑‧史萊特（Nigel Slater）也讚譽： 「每一頁，都是一堂烘焙大師課！」 堂本麵包店創辦人陳撫洸 專文推薦 SEASON Cuisine Pâtissiartism主廚洪守誠 WUnique pâtisserie吳一無二法式甜點主廚吳宗剛 Quelques Pâtisseries某某法式甜點主廚賴卉雋Lai Bonheur Bonne Heure Pâtisserie創辦人Claire L. ── 一致強推！ 奶油如何化作酥脆的可頌？蛋白如何變成輕盈柔軟的蛋糕？ 為何僅僅兩度的差異，就可能讓卡士達從滑順變成結塊？…… 妮可拉．蘭姆憑藉多年專業廚房的實戰經驗與對烘焙的熱情， 將那些烘焙人困惑、不解，甚至只能憑直覺完成的麵包與甜點製作過程， 整理並轉化為一套邏輯化、系統化的烘焙知識，寫成這本深入淺出的作品。 她將帶領你探索烘焙魔法背後的科學原理，一步步理解每一個步驟的「為什麼」， 並幫助你培養屬於自己的「烘焙第六感」，真正消除對烘焙失敗的恐懼。 書中不僅完整解構烘焙理論── 從關鍵成分（油脂、麵粉、蛋、糖）與核心技術原理（質地、色澤、發酵與膨脹等）， 並透過精美插圖與圖表，讓你清楚理解烘焙每一個環節如何運作。 本書收錄超過10

“In order to afford their readers optimal access to a text that has been poorly understood and unfairly denigrated over the years, in addition to their definitive English translation and their critical Chinese text, Ian Johnston and Wang Ping have provided us with the broadest interpretative context imaginable.” —ROGER T. AMES Peking University The Liezi is a work attributed to the Daoist Lie Yukou, who, according to the traditional account, lived during the later part of the fifth and first part of the fourth centuries BCE. This places him between the first wave of philosophers of the pre-Han “Hundred Schools” (notably Lao Zi, Confucius, Mo Di, and Deng Xi) and the second wave, from mid-fourth to the end of the third centuries BCE. Thus, he may be said to have responded to the former and prefigured the latter. The Liezi we have today is the recension by the Xuanxue (Dark Learning, third to fifth centuries CE) scholar Zhang Zhan and is accompanied by Zhang’s commentary, which is a ph

The author traces several generations of family history to show that his father Lee Sik-pang was not only an accomplished artist, but also a well-connected covert operative first for the Republic of China in the 1930s and then for the Allies during World War II.

◎This book is the first to explain the core principles and training methods of Guangzhou Wing Chun ◎From knowing nothing about Wing Chun to fully mastering the Wooden Dummy training movements and application techniques of Wing Chun. ◎This book serves as the teaching material for the Guangzhou Wing Chun Martial Arts Association, covering 51 core topics, 133 Wooden Dummy techniques, and 16 group movements. ➤ The Wooden Dummy is not just a tool; it is a reflection of the core philosophy and techniques of Wing Chun, as well as a testament to the bond of master and disciple. This book, for the first time in a comprehensive and systematic manner, uses the Wooden Dummy to delve deeply into the core principles and training methods of Guangzhou Wing Chun. Even if you are a beginner with no prior experience in Wing Chun, you will find guidance and confidence here to begin your journey. ➤ Guangzhou Wing Chun primarily consists of two major lineages: the Yuen Kay Shan lineage and the Sum Nung l

The rulers of the Ming dynasty enacted paradigms of hierarchical order. Like imperial families, households, and courts in earlier Chinese dynasties, they articulated patriarchal, patrilineal, and patrilocal organizational principles as exemplars for families and institutions throughout the empire. Women made indispensable contributions to the development of these paradigms and principles and to the social, cultural, and political fabric of the family and the state. And yet, in the existing literature in Chinese and English women are often burdened with stereotypes, positioned as peripheral, or rendered almost invisible. Reading available texts “against the grain,” and drawing on a trove of evidence from material culture, Soulliere shows how women defined a place for themselves in the multigenerational Ming imperial family, imperial household, and court. The Empress and the Dragon Throne spans the first Ming century from just before the founding of the dynasty in 1368 to the end of the

Although the arts have been firmly planted in the Hong Kong school system since the 1950s, they are often sacrificed in place of core subjects and preparation for examinations. Drawing on over fourteen years of exploration and experience, Yau makes the case that arts are critical to cultivating creative mindsets, which are our best resource for innovating and responding to challenges in this complex world of sudden changes. Through case studies and conversations with practising artists and educators, this book demonstrates why arts and education, two normally discrete disciplines, should be broadly integrated into the local Hong Kong curriculum, and how this can be – and has been – achieved. This book is intended for policymakers, educators, arts heads, and artists. The volume will also appeal to readers curious about how and why the arts should be foundational to education and capacity building in the twenty-first century.

This book features five theme-based units on cross-disciplinary academic English skills, focusing on the needs of first-year undergraduate students. Each unit covers academic writing, reading, and speaking skills. The units progressively take students through the steps needed to complete three common academic assignments: the essay, report, and tutorial discussion. These steps include searching for quality sources, note-taking, establishing a critical stance, formulating evidence-based arguments, synthesizing information from multiple sources, and structuring academic texts. Each unit also provides opportunities for students to analyse texts, apply their critical thinking skills, practise what they have learnt in productive tasks, and reflect upon their progress. This book is aimed at first-time university students. Many of the readings are related to China and a broader Asian context. As such, it appeals to first-year university students in Hong Kong, Mainland China, and Taiwan.

This book details a three-year expedition to study ethnic minorities in Guizhou, Sichuan, and Tibet led by French army officer Henri d'Ollone. First published in 1911 in French, the English volume was released the following year.

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

‘We must have a procedure – if we are going to hang anyone – that is just,’ said Chief Justice Sir Francis Piggott in 1909, on discovering that Chinese accused of murder were being denied interpretation in Hong Kong’s courts. Due process, no matter how costly or inconvenient, was ‘one of the penalties of empire,’ he declared. Penalties of Empire explores how judges, juries, and lawyers strove to deliver justice during the 150 years when the death penalty was in force in Hong Kong. Nine main chapters focus on key capital trials in the first century of British rule. Among the cases are piracies, assassinations, and crimes of passion and desperation. These chapters describe the proceedings in court and the participants involved. They also explore the debates surrounding each case and the exercise or denial of mercy by governors. Two final chapters discuss the decline of the death penalty after World War II, its suspension after 1966, and the controversies leading to its formal abolition

內容簡介 Wisdom That Transforms Lives Twenty-five centuries ago, a man who had once lived in royal luxury walked barefoot across the dusty plains of India, sharing insights that would forever change human history. The Buddha—“the Awakened One”—dedicated forty-nine years of his life to illuminating the path beyond suffering for all who would listen. This first volume presents 36 stories from the Buddha’s life and the lives of his disciples, each revealing the Buddha’s remarkable ability to meet people where they were and guide them toward realization. Readers will discover the Buddha’s insights on the importance of kindness, right speech, right actions, and community living that remain profoundly relevant to our lives today. Each story concludes with “Words of Wisdom” that connect ancient guidance to contemporary challenges. Throughout the collection, we see how the Buddha’s gentle yet powerful approach led others to profound insights, inspiring many to become his disciples and

The widely acclaimed films of Wong Kar-wai are characterized by their sumptuous yet complex visual and sonic style. Bettinson argues that Wong’s films—from Days of Being Wild and Chungking Express to In the Mood for Love and The Grandmaster—are permeated by an aesthetic of sensuousness and “disturbance” achieved through techniques such as narrative disruptions, jarring cuts, the blocking of facial access, and other complex strategies. The effect is to jolt the viewer out of complete aesthetic absorption. This tenth-anniversary edition of The Sensuous Cinema of Wong Kar-wai includes a substantial new afterword bringing the story of Wong’s career up to date (including reflections on the mainland Chinese drama Blossoms Shanghai). Bettinson revisits and extends the arguments of the first edition, surveys the recent key debates on Wong’s filmmaking, and introduces fresh lines of critical investigation.

Asian Celebrity Cultures in the Digital Age represents the first comprehensive study on the transformations of celebrity cultures in increasingly globalised and digitalised Asian societies. It discusses relations between Asian celebrities and digital media across emerging phenomena in celebrity practices, cultures, politics, fandom, and economies. Highlighting original case studies from prominent Asian societies, including India, China, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, South Korea, and Japan, this book sheds much-needed light on the de-Westernisation and internationalisation of celebrity studies and is essential reading for scholars and students in celebrity, fandom, digital media and communication, and cultural studies.

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

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

The official unveiling of Taiwan’s National Park Service indicates that Taiwan’s nature conservation and cultural heritage protection are about to reach new heights. This issue’s cover story invites readers to probe into the meaning of the three verbs: See, Build, and Achieve. First, see the vision and direction of the NPS’s future development, then learn how national park staff creatively build mutual understanding and collaboration between parks and the public. Lastly, through stories shared by national park senior staff, readers can visualize the process of happiness and bitterness through which national parks endeavored to achieve the ideals of safeguarding Taiwan’s mountains and seas over the past 40 years. The spirit contained within shall serve as an important road sign on the journey toward the future.

Historical memory has a particular value in analyzing events and characters that give life to stories from the past. Jorge Edwards specifies that the story’s description is nothing more than the literary success of a writer who navigates the vicissitudes of life and history, as he rightly points out. History must be observed carefully and as a “conjecture” that points, in the first place, to an experience of “memory” and that keeps alive, despite time, the unique reality of a country and its people. Like Edwards, we attempt to wander through reminiscences and recollection. Our narrative experience is simple. However, it is an observation and representation of history with a testimonial value in its approach. As the novelist points out, the testimony of history is the most creative thing that the writer has. In the same way, our effort is neither more nor less the rescue, through these short stories and their language, of facts and characters that are part of realities, in which their p

In Rosie Young: A Lifetime of Selfless Service, Moira Chan-Yeung presents a brief history of Professor Young’s remarkable career in medical education and administration at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and her wide-ranging public service to the community over many decades. As the first female dean of HKU’s Faculty of Medicine, her career was deeply intertwined with the socio-economic development of Hong Kong. After her retirement from HKU, she continued to serve HKU and the community up to the present. This book illustrates her many contributions to the development of medical education in Hong Kong and to the university administration at HKU. Professor Young’s extensive public service in the field of medicine also helped improve primary care, hospital care, and public health in Hong Kong. In short, this book provides a valuable record of a female giant in Hong Kong’s medical history and documents her selfless and enduring service to the HKU community and Hong Kong society.

The official unveiling of Taiwan’s National Park Service indicates that Taiwan’s nature conservation and cultural heritage protection are about to reach new heights. This issue’s cover story invites readers to probe into the meaning of the three verbs: See, Build, and Achieve. First, see the vision and direction of the NPS’s future development, then learn how national park staff creatively build mutual understanding and collaboration between parks and the public. Lastly, through stories shared by national park senior staff, readers can visualize the process of happiness and bitterness through which national parks endeavored to achieve the ideals of safeguarding Taiwan’s mountains and seas over the past 40 years. The spirit contained within shall serve as an important road sign on the journey toward the future.

"Wine Travelogue: Exploring the Charms of the Okanagan Valley" unveils the journey of savouring the wines of Canada's Okanagan Valley! When you think of Canadian wine, ice wine might be the first to come to mind. However, when the author embarked on a wine tour in the Okanagan Valley and tasted over a hundred local wines, he was immediately captivated by the reds, whites, sparklings, and rosés. This book is presented in both Chinese and English, brimming with captivating photographs and text. It chronicles the author's adventures and emotions, along with wine tasting notes and conversations with individual winemakers, grape growers, and estate managers during visits to twelve representative wineries across the Okanagan Valley, from north to south. The photographs vividly portray the region's lakes and mountains, the vineyards, and the winemaking facilities of each winery, as well as the warm faces of the local community. The book also delves into the author's insights into the regi

Women We Love: Femininities and the Korean Wave is an edited volume exploring femininities in and around the Korean Wave since 2000. While studies on the Korean Wave are abundant, there is a dearth of thought put toward the female-identifying stars, characters, and fans who shape and lead this crucial cultural movement. This collection of essays is one of the first works to focus on gender and the key female actors of this global phenomenon. Using “women” as an inclusive term extending to all those who self-define as women, this volume examines the role of women in K-pop and K-drama industries and fandom spaces, encompassing crucial intersectional topics such as queering of gender, dissemination of media, and fan culture. In addition to the communities engaged with visual culture of the Korean Wave, the audience for Women We Love will reflect the contributors to this text. They are K-pop and K-drama fans, queer, international; they are also academics of Asian histories, sociology, gen

那些令人捧腹大笑或是感動流淚的日劇及電影， 看似平淡卻又直擊心靈的對白， 在觀眾心中劃下一道道漣漪，值得我們獨自細細品嘗。 日本的戲劇之所以膾炙人口，是因為我們每個人都能從某一部作品中找到自己的人生縮影。但是當結局播放完畢後，接踵而來的現實才是人生的開始。 社群「東京，不只是留學」擁有12萬粉絲的旅日作家Miho，從青澀的留學生已成了的上班族在日本闖盪近十年的上班族。透過身份的轉變及長期待在日本的經驗，使她能用更深入的視角記錄在日本的生活。 Miho精選了33部日劇和電影，透過33句扣人心弦的台詞，揭開人生不同階段的故事。書中收錄了六個主題：人生、親情、青春、戀愛、職場以及在不同領域努力的職人們。 ❖人生 「重要的東西有時也會遲來一步，無論是愛情還是生活。」 ──《離婚萬歲》（最高の離婚） ❖親情 「如果這輩子只剩下最後一次快門，你會拍什麼？」 ──《淺田家》（浅田家！） ❖青春 「人生就是這樣充滿了無數意義深遠的邂逅。」 ──《First Love初戀》（First Love初恋） ❖戀愛 「開始是結束的開端，相遇總是藏著別離。」 ──《花束般的戀愛》（花束みたいな恋をした） ❖職場 「我不打算比現在更努力，我要準時下班。」 ──《OL不加班》（わたし、定時で帰ります。） ❖意志 「唯有在場的人，才能講這個故事。」 ──《核災日月》（THE DAYS） ●跟著Miho的日劇聖地巡禮，一起走訪劇中腳色們曾踏過的路。 ●每篇特別收錄「日本文化盒」，告訴你劇中出現的日本文化小知識！ 這本書不僅是Miho的日常，也是你我在生活中會遇到的故事。 如同Miho在前言所寫： 「日劇就像是一道道增添豐富度的菜色，時而酸甜，時而溫潤，而那些令人印象深刻的台詞就宛如能做出美味菜色的食譜般重要的存在。」 【專文推薦】 「她深入了解日本社會、職場、朋友或陌生人的互動還有婚姻關係，所以她得以用不同於旅人的角度，從日劇的故事情節中，對照真實的生活狀態，讓日劇不只是虛構的戲劇。」 ──作家　張維中 「這本書除了有日劇的劇情簡介之外，更帶入了MIHO自己的獨一無二的人生經歷，敘述著這些故事如何在她自己的人生歷程中發酵，或為自己帶來什麼影響與反思。」 ──駐日作家　明太子小

Taking the “tidal wave” of memory in the late twentieth and early twenty-first century as its starting point, this monograph explores collective memory of World War II in East Asia (1937–1945) through film. Weiss argues that Chinese, Japanese, and American remembrance of World War II is intertwined in what she terms a “memory loop,” the transnational mediation and remediation of war narratives. Gender is central to this process, as the changing representation of male soldiers, political leaders, and patriarchal father figures within these narratives reveals Japanese and Chinese challenges to each other and to the perceived “foundational” American narrative of the war. This process continues to intensify due to the globally visible nature of the memory loop, which drives this cycle of transmission, translation, and reassessment. This volume is the first to bring together a collection of Chinese and Japanese war films that have received little attention in English-language literature. I

This volume is the first book-length monograph on the most widespread and deadly infectious disease in China, both historically and today: tuberculosis (TB). Weaving together interviews with data from periodicals and local archives in Shanghai, Rachel Core examines the rise and fall of TB control in China from the 1950s to the 1990s. The answer to this, Core argues, lies in the socialist work-unit system. Under the work-unit system, the vast majority of people had guaranteed employment, a host of benefits tied to their workplace, and there was little mobility—factors that made the delivery of medical and public health services possible in both urban and rural areas. The dismantling of work units amid wider market reforms in the 1980s and 1990s led to the rise of temporary and casual employment and a huge migrant worker population, with little access to health care, creating new challenges in TB control. This study of Shanghai has major implications for institutional research on diseas

This book, the first of its kind in Hong Kong, offers insights from experts in healthcare and higher education both locally and further afield. Key learnings and recommendations are presented in three sections: disaster management and reconstruction, including what we can learn from past earthquakes; the importance of healthcare and emergency medicine in disasters and community events; and the way forward, in particular how technology and systems thinking can be used for disaster mitigation.

Shao Xunmei, poet, essayist, publisher, and printer, played a signifcant role in the publication and dissemination of journals and pictorial magazines in Shanghai during the 1920s and 1930s, but this is the first collection of his prose writings to be published in English. The essays in this book, some of which were selected by the writer's daughter, Shao Xiaohong, include long essays such as “One Man Talking” and “A Year in Shanghai” as well as several shorter essays on subjects as diverse as the caricatures of Miguel Covarrubias, woodblock printing, and pictorial magazines—all of which were published in Shao’s own magazines.

In this ground-breaking, posthumous study, the late Lo Jung-pang discusses the geographic, political, and commercial factors that led to the emergence of seapower and a navy under the Ming. While Zheng He and his seven expeditions have received some scholarly attention, few understand the long history of maritime engagement which provided the nautical and technical background for these voyages. The evolution of this maritime engagement and its extension into the Indian Ocean is the focus of Lo’s still-timely and highly significant work. In addition to detailing the rise of the Ming navy and its extraordinary accomplishments, Lo also examines some of the factors that led to the end of China’s first great maritime era: Why did China suddenly seem to turn away from the seas? Were the military defeats in Annam and on the northern borders significant in this? Or were financial pressures key? Empire in the Western Ocean represents the most comprehensive and insightful English-language trea

The pandemic left disorder and crises in its wake everywhere it struck. Drawing on disciplines including public health, politics, and socioeconomics, this book tracks the spread of COVID-19 to weave a coherent picture that explains how scientists learnt about the virus, how authorities reacted around the world, and how different societies coped. Written by a leading team of public health, policy, and economics experts, this volume provides an in-depth analysis of various countries’ responses to the onset of the pandemic, as well as suggestions to increase capacity and capability to fight future pandemics. The first part of the book provides an overview of global governance and international cooperation, economic and social consequences of the outbreak, and breakthroughs in mathematical modelling and COVID-19 vaccines. The second part of the book examines and compares specific countries and regions through the lens of good governance, social contract, and political trust. This book

「你最光榮的時刻是何時？我呢，就只有現在啊！」 青春鬪魂物語 日本現場直擊．漫畫家對談．運動敘事手法．湘北戰術解析 井上雄彥藝術論．日本寫實派漫畫．運動文學淺談 漫畫封面大跨頁全集合 若問起最喜歡的運動漫畫，相信很多人都會想起三十年前紅極一時、至今討論不輟的《灌籃高手》。井上雄彥以熱血與現實兼具的方式刻畫櫻木、赤木、三井等角色的心境與成長，以及完美呈現運動節奏感的分鏡與作畫藝術，使得這部漫畫即使連載結束多年，仍舊讓許多讀者難忘。 二○二三年初《灌籃高手THE FIRST SLAM DUNK》電影上映，由井上雄彥擔任編劇和導演，採用CG動畫技術製作，令許多粉絲相當期待這部經典的回歸。本期專輯將直擊日本影院現場，追蹤電影上映第一手消息，也邀請台灣漫畫家和資深漫畫讀者一起談談《灌籃高手》為何經典，並解析《灌籃高手》的敘事手法、探究井上雄彥的漫畫藝術，更延伸閱讀各式各樣的運動文學與漫畫。 一部漫畫的力量究竟有多大呢？或許我們會因為喜歡漫畫，而成為一位運動員，也可能因此成為死忠的球迷，可以喜歡籃球直到世界的盡頭，又抑或，僅以這部滿載回憶的漫畫，致我們共同擁有的青春。 台北双喜電影／《灌籃高手THE FIRST SLAM DUNK》海報與劇照提供