The China Book Center was launched at the Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman. The China Book Center holds over 500 English publications on China, which will be made available to the public via the Asian Center library.
ABOUT THE BOOKS
The books cover a wide range of themes on Chinese history, politics, literature, culture, philosophy, economy, and science and technology. A part of the collection is the Library of Chinese Classic, a series which includes Journey to the West, The Analects, The Scholars, and Ancient Chinese Fables, among others.
Here are a few titles of the collection
• A Complete Compendium of Chinese Opera’s Painted Faces by Dianqi Huang
• At Work: Twenty-five Contemporary Chinese Artists by Jon Burris
• Chinese Folk Art: Han Volume by Feng Yucai
• Up and Out of Poverty by Xi Jinping
• Beijing: The Treasures of the Capital by Chongnian Yan
• China’s Governance: Road of Rejuvenation of the Eastern Power by Yan Jirong et al.
• The Governance of China: Volumes 1 and 2 by Xi Jinping
• China’s Wisdom: China’s Diplomacy Since 18th CPC National Congress National Congress by Jin Caring et al.
• Building China into a Leading Power in Science, Technology and Education and Education by Wang Bolu et al.
ABOUT THE CHINA BOOK CENTER
The China Book Center helps enrich the China Studies Program of the UP Asian Center. It aims to raise awareness of Filipino students on Chinese history, politics, society and culture, and help foster dialogue and good will between the Philippines and China.
The books were donated by China Report Maganize and the China International Publishing Group, while the shelves, chairs, table, TV and CCTV were provided courtesy of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the Philippines.
ACCESS and INQUIRIES
The China Book Center is open to UP students and to the public subject to current regulations. For inquiries and procedures, please contact Ms. Alessandra Guimba @ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 981.8500 local 3579.
The Asian Center offers M.A. degrees in Asian Studies with four fields of specialization: Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and West Asia. The Center also has an M.A. program in Philippine Studies that allows students to major in Philippine society and culture, Philippine foreign relations, or Philippine development studies. The Center offers a Ph.D. program in Philippine Studies in conjunction with the College of Arts and Letters and the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy. For an overview of these graduate programs, click here. The Asian Center also publishes Asian Studies: Journal of Critical Perspectives on Asia, the latest issue of which can be downloaded at the journal's website. For other news and upcoming events at the Asian Center, click here.
