《湖南：惟楚有材 于斯为盛》（英文版）是由中外语言交流合作中心等单位推出的“故事里的中国”系列丛书之湖南卷。本书围绕“风物、习俗、艺术、人物、成就、精神”6个主题，精选48个独具特色的湖南故事，带领中外读者走进湖南这个“鱼米之乡”“理学之乡”。书中内容跨越古今，既关注马王堆、岳麓书院、张家界等名胜古迹，湘绣、花鼓戏等地方文化艺术，也历述了造纸术、杂交水稻、银河超级计算机等重要成就，更收录了周敦颐、曾国藩、谭嗣同、沈从文等湖南代表人物的精彩故事。

I. Cultural Icons of Hunan
4 Introduction
6 The Mausoleum of the Yan Emperor: Ancestor of Agriculture
10 The Mausoleum of the Shun Emperor: The Emperor and His Virtues
14 Yuelu Mountain: Where Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism Met
17 The Liye Qin Slips: Archives of the Qin
21 Mawangdui: Han Dynasty Tombs Sleeping for over Two Millennia
25 The Wuxi Cliffside Inscriptions: A Paean to the Tang Dynasty’s Revival
28 Laosicheng in Yongshun County: An Ancient Capital Hidden in the Mountains
31 Jiangyong Nüshu: Women’s Secret Script
34 Anhua Dark Tea: The Tea of Time
37 Zhangjiajie: The Debut of the “Wuling Beauty”
II. Customs of Hunan
42 Introduction
44 Worshiping the Lake God: The Story of Liu Yi Delivering the Letter
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