Summary: This take on the traditional wuxia film, set in 9th century China, centers on Nie Yinniang, a young woman who was abducted in childhood from a decorated general and raised by a nun who trained her in the martial arts to be an assassin who is directed to slay corrupt government officials. After 13 years of exile, she is returned to the land of her birth with orders to kill her betrothed...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN ASS

Summary: Once upon a time in China: The legendary martial arts teacher Wong Fei-hung, with a band of disciples, battles a host of nefarious forces--foreign and local--who are threatening Chinese sovereignty as British and American imperialists encroach upon the Mainland.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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Min, Lio

Summary: Seventeen-year-old Santi Arboleda finally feels settled in his new life in Los Angeles with a growing found family and a relationship with musical prodigy Suwa--until Suwa is offered the chance to step into the spotlight that he has always denied himself and they must finally face their dreams, their pasts, and their futures, whether together or apart.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2022

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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC MIN

Summary: When a shy small-town boy heads to Beijing for violin lessons, he discovers a new world filled with first loves, lasting friendships ... and a secret that will change his life forever.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: MGM Home Entertainment 2003

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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN TOG

Liu, Bin

Summary: Kites and China are practically synonymous, since these childhood toys were originally invented there before becoming popular around the world. For over 2000 years, kites have been a common sight in China, from the imperial court to the common people, and over that time period the craftsmanship of the kite has been perfected-and includes a diversity and richness of styles. In Chinese Kites,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Better Link Press 2015

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.15 LIU

Jlin

Contents: First overture (Spiritual atom) -- Annotation -- Carbon 12 -- Unorthodox elements -- Anamnesis (part 1) -- The abyss of doubt -- Mutation -- First interlude (Absence of measure) -- Permutation -- Kundalini -- Anamnesis (part 2) -- Blue i -- Second interlude (The choosing).

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Planet Mu Records, Ltd. 2018

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Jlin

Contents: Black ballet -- Unknown tongues -- Guantanamo -- Erotic heat -- Black diamond -- Mansa musa -- Infrared (Bagua) -- Ra -- Expand -- So high -- Abnormal restriction.

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2015

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Yin Yin.

Contents: Satya Yuga -- Chong Wang -- Shenzou V. -- Faiyadansu -- Declined By Universe -- Nautilus -- The Age Of Aquarius -- Kali Yuga.

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Glitterbeat Records 2022

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK YIN

Summary: Ouyang Feng is a heartbroken and cynical man who spends his days alone in the desert. He connects expert swordsmen with those seeking revenge and willing to pay for it. As Ouyang narrates his tale, he interweaves the stories of his unusual clients, old friends and future foes. He begins to realize the mistakes of his own past, and how his fear of rejection may have led him to a life of exile.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2009

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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN ASH

Lee, Min Jin.

Summary: "Goodbye, Columbus meets the novels of Amy Tan in this American story of class, society and identity that marks the debut of a new voice in fiction"--Provided by the publisher.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Books 2007

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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC LEE

Summary: Bong is a highly respected hardline cop with a long history of success on dangerous cases. However, his past unexpectedly comes back to haunt him when a sting operation is attacked by a mysterious group of criminals led by Ngo, his former protégé, a talented former officer who had once respected and admired Bong. However, a terrible mistake three years prior landed him in prison, quickly...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Well Go USA 2021

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2 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN RAG

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD RAG

Summary: An orphan boy is raised to seek vengeance on the clan leaders who murdered his parents. He takes lessons from an old Shaolin monk who is embedded in a boulder and sets out to find the killers. But before he can deliver justice, he must unite rival factions to fight a far greater evil plaguing the land.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Beverly Wilshire Filmsworks Inc. 2000

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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN LOR

Summary: Soul Mate traces the relationship between two best friends (Zhou Dongyu and Ma Sichun) and the eventual collapse of their friendship when a boy comes between them. Anchored by two of the most promising young actresses of their generation, Soul Mate is an evocative drama that dissects young love with style and verve. --

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2017

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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN SOU

Summary: A new arrival in British-occupied Hong Kong wants to open a martial arts academy to teach his unique Wing Chun style. But a corrupt cabal of martial arts masters, led by Master Hung, refuses to allow him to teach in peace until he proves himself in a series of fights against the local master, which Ip does, in style. But even after earning the respect of the local masters, Ip's troubles are...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Well Go USA 2010

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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN IP

Summary: Takada is an aging Japanese fisherman who has been estranged from his son for many years. When the son is diagnosed with terminal cancer his daughter-in-law, Rie, summons him to the hospital. When his son refuses to see him, Rie gives him a videotape about the work his son was doing on a documentary film in a remote region of China's Yunnan province. Still troubled by the relationship, Takada...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2007

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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN RID

Kunzang Choden

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: White Lotus Press 1997

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 398.2 KUN