赵州桥建筑结构非常奇特，不仅有高度的科学性，而且具有我国独特的民族艺术风格，是我国古代建筑的伟大作品。弧形平坦的主拱线上，对称地轻伏着四个小拱，仿佛四个巨型花环，轮廓清晰，线条明快，在恢弘之中，透出矫健、轻盈的美感。宋代赵州刺史杜德源有诗赞曰：“驾石飞梁尽一虹，苍龙惊蛰背磨空。”元代刘百熙有诗赞日：“水从碧玉环中过，人在苍龙背上行。”

秦淮河是南京的一张名片，本书是以秦淮河为切入点来介绍南京这个城市。作者鲍勃在秦淮河畔生活的15天，领悟了一条河流的精神，感受了一个城市的生活底色，也更加爱上了秦淮河，爱上了南京。在这本书里，他通过自己的眼睛，以秦淮河为切入点，介绍秦淮河、南京城的文化沉淀与社会发展，反映秦淮河悠久的历史和从古至今一直延续的繁华，通过秦淮河展现南京的时代特色。

秦淮河是南京的一张名片，本书是以秦淮河为切入点来介绍南京这个城市。作者鲍勃在秦淮河畔生活的15天，领悟了一条河流的精神，感受了一个城市的生活底色，也更加爱上了秦淮河，爱上了南京。在这本书里，他通过自己的眼睛，以秦淮河为切入点，介绍秦淮河、南京城的文化沉淀与社会发展，反映秦淮河悠久的历史和从古至今一直延续的繁华，通过秦淮河展现南京的时代特色。

The I-Pod you Listen to was made in Kunshan; if you have a Cornpaq， Acer， Dell，Toshiba， HP or MSI aptop it was manufactured in Kunshan， almost 20 percent of the world's digital cameras are manufactured in Kunshan; more than 2 bihon dollars worth of bicycles and bicycle parts are manufactured there each year. If you are under 18， chances are you sat in a stroller and car seat designed and manufactured in Kunshan. Everyday something flora Kunshan touches you or someone you know，yet you have never heard of it.In China， Kunshan is just one of over 100 cities with over a million people.Twenty years ago it was a collection of rural towns and villages organized as a township; today it is the No.1 county-level city by GDP in China. How this meteoric transformation occurred is due to two factors， its proximity to Shanghai and the collection of innovative approaches and methods which make up the Kunshan Way.By reading this book， you will hear Kunshan's story from the government and business leaders who have created it and the people who live there. You will have a better idea of how China uses its central planning/local implementation approach to drive its economy and how Chinese cities are organized. Just as importantly，you will learn about what Lies beyond the numbers， what is unique about Kunshan，where the roots of its success came from and what it has to offer. 作者简介：Hr. Einar Tangen is an American citizen， of half decent， who split his youngeryears between the US and England. After attending undergraduate and law school，he practiced for five years and then founded E-TECH， which provides financialcontrol and project management services for large infrastructure projects. His workon these projects led to an interest in urban development and finance. Hr. Tangen'spast work includes： Republic of Korea， FDI Advisor; Wisconsin International TradeCouncil， Chair; Milwaukee Business Improvement District， No. 2， Chair; MilwaukeeBoard of Zoning Appeals， Chair; Milwaukee Debt Commission， Chair; Federal HomeLoan Bank of Chicago CIC， Board and Stife Nicolaus & Co.， Milwaukee 0ffice，First Vice-President Structured Finance. In 1999 he visited China as a guest of thegovernment， which eventually led to him moving to Beijing in 2006. In China， headvises Heilongjiang Province， Hebei Province's ETDZ and a number of privateclients on foreign technology strategy and acquisitions. He also writes a bi-weeklbusiness article on China for American business magazine "Biz Times".

从西安到乌鲁木齐，从喀什到拉萨，从内蒙古大戈壁到阿里高原，从中国大陆最低点艾丁湖到世界最高峰珠穆朗玛，从陕北凉凉的夏到南疆暖暖的秋，从拥挤喧嚣的城市到荒芜寂寥的旷野，30000里路云和月，踏遍青山人未老。 这就是西部长征经过了西部最为辽阔和绚丽的土地，收藏了西部最为持久和深沉的魅力。经历过的人们将不再经历，但记忆可以一次次被重温。 本书“酷驴行走中国”系列丛书中的一本。全书以精美的图片及焕然的文字，为您介绍了西部的山水、西部的美食、西部纯朴的民风、西部散淡的生活、西部便宜的旅游费用……帮助您感受中国山水的魅力，唤起您心中的山水情怀。

北京是一座奇异的城市，酒吧与茶馆毗邻，现代建筑与四合院衔接，从青灰色的胡同里走过，脚边下马石上还残存着往霸的荣光，再往外，却是摩天大厦和川流的车辆。过去、未来在胡同的两端遥遥相望，宛如一段可回首的人生。

行走在青海大地，奔向青藏高原。从昆仑山到唐古拉山，大美不言的青海湖，藏羚羊精灵般的身影，炫目的玉树歌舞，翻飞的彩色经幡，在那遥远的地方…… 这里是文成公主进藏走过的地方，也是当年浩荡的商队西去淘金的必经之路。这里是人间精灵藏羚羊奔跑的地方，也是长江、黄河与澜沧江一起奔向大海的源泉，这里有玉树的歌舞，这里有无数的寺庙…… 青海呈现在你面前的，是自然资源与人文景观共同演奏的永恒交响乐。

如果带着梦想去行走，从北疆到南疆，从东疆再往西，梦想着了陆。 只能穿越而无法走遍的新疆，秋天的胡杨，混血的土地。没完没了的姑娘没完没了地跳。上天山，穿楼兰。客纳斯的湖水，吐鲁番的葡萄。还有迷幻的、丰富的、妩媚的、苍凉的、博大的…… 诸如此类。最美的惟一的新疆。

行走山西到根祖所在地寻根，在云岗石窟对东方的神韵和美顶礼摩拜，在五台山领悟超凡脱俗的佛教文化。看一个个晋商大院演绎人生百态，听一座座古建筑讲述尘封历史。在长城的脚下品味沧桑，在壶口的轰鸣中读懂华夏的风骨……那孔最不起眼的窑洞或许正是我们的精神家园行走山西被劫波度尽的遗存震撼得无语。五千年风雨，八千里云路，令人在一夜之间变老，在一夜之间青春……

《社会习俗变迁与近代中国》在充分吸收已有的研究成果的基础上，确立了自己的研究视角和研究任务。即以现代化的视角，通过考察近代中国的社会习俗及其变迁，探讨近代社会习俗及其变迁与近代中国社会转型的关系，即通过解读近代中国社会习俗及其变迁过程中所蕴藏的现代性意义与思想史意义，从社会习俗及其变迁的角度，揭示近代中国的社会转型之谜，探寻中国走向现代化的独特路径。