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Judge Dee presided over his imperial Chinese court with a unique brand of Confucian justice. A near mythic figure in China, he distinguished himself as a tribunal magistrate, inquisitor, and public avenger. Long after his death, accounts of his exploits were celebrated in Chinese folklore, and later immortalized by Robert van Gulik in his electrifying mysteries. In The Phantom of the Temple, three separate puzzles?the disappearance of a wealthy merchant's daughter, twenty missing bars of gold, and a decapitated corpse?are pieced together by the clever judge to solve three murders and one complex, gruesome plot. ?Judge Dee belongs in that select group of fictional detectives headed by the renowned Sherlock Holmes. I assure you it is a compliment not given frivolously.??Robert Kirsch, Los Angeles Times Robert Van Gulik (1910-67) was a Dutch diplomat and an authority on Chinese history and culture. He drew his plots from the whole body of Chinese literature, especially from the popul...

The teaching kit is designed and written by local music experts and educators to encourage the learning and appreciation of 20th century music among students in Hong Kong. It consists of 15 modules supported by a selection of musical examples and a list of recommended recordings, all by renowned composers, for listening. In addition, each module is accompanied with a range of classroom activities, all carefully designed to help students develop their music skills, creativity and other skills such as critical thinking, collaboration, communication and IT skills. The teaching kit comes with two audio CDs and one VCD as musical demonstration. Both English and Chinese versions of the teaching kit are available. Product details Format Paperback | 80 pages ...