Fang Fang – författare

From one of China’s most acclaimed and decorated writers comes a powerful first-person account of life in Wuhan during the COVID-19 outbreak.

On January 25, 2020, after the central government imposed a lockdown in Wuhan, acclaimed Chinese writer Fang Fang began publishing an online diary. In the days and weeks that followed, Fang Fang’s nightly postings gave voice to the fears, frustrations, anger, and hope of millions of her fellow citizens, reflecting on the psychological impact of forced isolation, the role of the internet as both community lifeline and source of misinformation, and most tragically, the lives of neighbors and friends taken by the deadly virus. 

A fascinating eyewitness account of events as they unfold, Wuhan Diary captures the challenges of daily life and the changing moods and emotions of being quarantined without reliable information. Fang Fang finds solace in small domestic comforts and is inspired by the courage of friends, health professionals and volunteers, as well as the resilience and perseverance of Wuhan’s nine million residents. But, by claiming the writer´s duty to record she also speaks out against social injustice, abuse of power, and other problems which impeded the response to the epidemic and gets herself embroiled in online controversies because of it.

As Fang Fang documents the beginning of the global health crisis in real time, we are able to identify patterns and mistakes that many of the countries dealing with the novel coronavirus have later repeated. She reminds us that, in the face of the new virus, the plight of the citizens of Wuhan is also that of citizens everywhere. As Fang Fang writes: “The virus is the common enemy of humankind; that is a lesson for all humanity. The only way we can conquer this virus and free ourselves from its grip is for all members of humankind to work together.” 

Blending the intimate and the epic, the profound and the quotidian, Wuhan Diary is a remarkable record of an extraordinary time. 

Translated from the Chinese by Michael Berry

Based on theories of economics, sociology, and education, the book aims to explore the role of government and the market in China’s higher education investment.

The authors comprehensively overview the characteristics of China''s higher education investment system, including government funding, tuition fees, and social donations. In particular, an econometric model has been established to estimate the impact of university investment on the scale of regional higher education and average university student expenditure. Besides, they also make an international comparative analysis of the current changing trend of higher education investment structure and put forward countermeasures and suggestions to improve the government''s financial and social investment in higher education.

Professional scholars and postgraduate students studying Chinese higher education, the economics of education, and education finance will find this book helpful and inspiring.

Based on theories of economics, sociology, and education, the book aims to explore the role of government and the market in China’s higher education investment.

The authors comprehensively overview the characteristics of China''s higher education investment system, including government funding, tuition fees, and social donations. In particular, an econometric model has been established to estimate the impact of university investment on the scale of regional higher education and average university student expenditure. Besides, they also make an international comparative analysis of the current changing trend of higher education investment structure and put forward countermeasures and suggestions to improve the government''s financial and social investment in higher education.

Professional scholars and postgraduate students studying Chinese higher education, the economics of education, and education finance will find this book helpful and inspiring.

A comprehensive review of state-of-the-art CCHP modeling, optimization, and operation theory and practice

This book was written by an international author team at the forefront of combined cooling, heating, and power (CCHP) systems R&D. It offers systematic coverage of state-of-the-art mathematical modeling, structure optimization, and CCHP system operation, supplemented with numerous illustrative case studies and examples.

CCHP systems are an exciting emerging energy technology offering significant economic and environmental benefits. Combined Cooling, Heating, and Power Systems: Modelling, Optimization, and Operation is a timely response to ongoing efforts to maximize the efficiency of that technology. It begins with a survey of CCHP systems from the technological and societal perspectives, offering readers a broad and stimulating overview of the field. It then digs down into topics crucial for optimal CCHP operation. Discussions of each topic are carefully structured, walking readers from introduction and background to technical details. A set of new methodologies for the modeling, optimization and control of CCHP systems are presented within a unified framework. And the authors demonstrate innovative solutions to a variety of CCHP systems problems using new approaches to optimal power flow, load forecasting, and system operation design.

Timely, authoritative, and offering a balanced presentation of theory and practice, Combined Cooling, Heating, and Power Systems: Modelling, Optimization, and Operation is a valuable resource forresearchers, design practitioners, and graduate students in the areas of control theory, energy management, and energy systems design. 

A comprehensive review of state-of-the-art CCHP modeling, optimization, and operation theory and practice

This book was written by an international author team at the forefront of combined cooling, heating, and power (CCHP) systems R&D. It offers systematic coverage of state-of-the-art mathematical modeling, structure optimization, and CCHP system operation, supplemented with numerous illustrative case studies and examples.

CCHP systems are an exciting emerging energy technology offering significant economic and environmental benefits. Combined Cooling, Heating, and Power Systems: Modelling, Optimization, and Operation is a timely response to ongoing efforts to maximize the efficiency of that technology. It begins with a survey of CCHP systems from the technological and societal perspectives, offering readers a broad and stimulating overview of the field. It then digs down into topics crucial for optimal CCHP operation. Discussions of each topic are carefully structured, walking readers from introduction and background to technical details. A set of new methodologies for the modeling, optimization and control of CCHP systems are presented within a unified framework. And the authors demonstrate innovative solutions to a variety of CCHP systems problems using new approaches to optimal power flow, load forecasting, and system operation design.

Timely, authoritative, and offering a balanced presentation of theory and practice, Combined Cooling, Heating, and Power Systems: Modelling, Optimization, and Operation is a valuable resource forresearchers, design practitioners, and graduate students in the areas of control theory, energy management, and energy systems design. 

In the context of dramatically changing contemporary patterns of mate selection in China, Mate Selection in China focuses upon both the causes and consequences the societal changes which have resulted in a considerable shift in the ways in which young adults go about finding a spouse.

Tracking a period of change, from a long history of patriarchal families and arranged marriages, into an environment wherein individuals are relatively free to choose their intimate partners, Blair, Madison and Fang demonstrate and analyse how recent shifts in divorce, cohabitation, and pre-marital sex have altered young adults’ perceptions of marriage. Delving into demographic factors, such as the skewed sex ratio among young adults which have resulted in an overabundance of young males, cultural factors, such as increasingly individualistic forms of dating, and social and economic change which has resulted an increasingly materialistic middle-class, this book highlights that while traditional influence of parents in the selection of partners for their children has been overtaken, mate selection choices are not entirely made by the individuals themselves.

Providing a comprehensive examination of mate selection within an ever-changing context, this book is a fascinating read for scholars interested in the impact of culture of family and marriage.

In the context of dramatically changing contemporary patterns of mate selection in China, Mate Selection in China focuses upon both the causes and consequences the societal changes which have resulted in a considerable shift in the ways in which young adults go about finding a spouse.

Tracking a period of change, from a long history of patriarchal families and arranged marriages, into an environment wherein individuals are relatively free to choose their intimate partners, Blair, Madison and Fang demonstrate and analyse how recent shifts in divorce, cohabitation, and pre-marital sex have altered young adults’ perceptions of marriage. Delving into demographic factors, such as the skewed sex ratio among young adults which have resulted in an overabundance of young males, cultural factors, such as increasingly individualistic forms of dating, and social and economic change which has resulted an increasingly materialistic middle-class, this book highlights that while traditional influence of parents in the selection of partners for their children has been overtaken, mate selection choices are not entirely made by the individuals themselves.

Providing a comprehensive examination of mate selection within an ever-changing context, this book is a fascinating read for scholars interested in the impact of culture of family and marriage.

Cet ouvrage est idéal pour les grands débutants en chinois ayant des contacts avec la Chine, les candidats à l’expatriation ou encore, toute personne souhaitant développer son business en Chine.

Adapté pour une formation ou un apprentissage en autonomie comme pour la mise en place de cours avec un professeur, ce manuel, basé sur des situations de la vie courante et le vocabulaire moderne de la Chine d’aujourd’hui, repose sur une démarche progressive.

Il propose, pour apprendre à la fois la langue et la culture chinoise en contexte, de suivre Nicolas, jeune informaticien français qui vient d’arriver en Chine pour travailler à Shanghai.

» Au programme :

10 parties proposant des scénarios réels de la vie quotidienne et professionnelle permettant d’atteindre des objectifs linguistiques, culturels et communicationnels correspondant au niveau A1 du CECRL, soit l’équivalent de la nouvelle version du HSK1.

» Dans chaque partie :

•   les objectifs à atteindre, les compétences travaillées et les points étudiés

•   des dialogues et des textes dans les deux premiers chapitres avec une banque de vocabulaire

•   des tableaux de prononciation dans le troisième chapitre (avec audio)

•   dix caractères essentiels à retenir et à savoir écrire (avec vidéos)

•   des activités et des banques d’exercices pratiques corrigés

•   des notes culturelles utiles au quotidien et pour échanger plus facilement avec ses collègues chinois

•   auto-évaluation des compétences acquises

» Le plus :

Des fichiers audio et vidéos à télécharger gratuitement sur le site des éditions Ellipses

Cet ouvrage de préparation au nouveau HSK 1 (version 3.0) est idéal pour les débutants ou les faux débutants en chinois mandarin qui veulent acquérir de solides bases et s’immerger dans la langue et la culture chinoises.

Largement illustré, il permet, en 100 jours :

•  d’assimiler les 500 mots et les 300 caractères à connaître pour réussir le HSK 1

•  de consolider ses connaissances en vocabulaire, grammaire et écriture

•  de s’entraîner de façon méthodique selon un calendrier précis : 1 fiche par jour

Au programme :

•  100 fiches

•  500 mots et 300 caractères

•  306 exercices corrigés (mots, caractères, compréhension écrite et orale)

•  2 tableaux toutes les 30 fiches l’un pour les

•  3 tests blancs corrigés

•  liste des mots utilisés dans l’ouvrage classés par thèmes

•  liste des 118 composants graphiques des 300 caractères

Les plus :

•  300 vidéos pour comprendre pas à pas l’ordre des traits des caractères et leur logique d’écriture

•  plus de 200 fichiers audio à télécharger gratuitement sur le site des éditions Ellipses