Author : Karen Katz
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 27,10 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780805070767
A girl and her family prepare for and celebrate Chinese New Year.
Author : DK
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 14 pages
File Size : 44,14 MB
Release : 2019-01-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1465486070
Celebrate Chinese New Year with this delightful baby board book that little ones will adore. The bright and colorful images in this book are the perfect way to discover the new year holiday traditions together. From colorful lanterns, to beautiful traditional clothes, to special animals that each year is named after, Baby's First Chinese New Year features all the familiar favorites associated with Asia's biggest and brightest celebration. An ideal baby gift to develop early learning, the simple pictures and sentences promote language skills. Learn all about the amazing new year holiday with your little one! Baby's First Chinese New Year perfectly captures the joy of this special celebration and is an ideal preschool learning introduction to the traditions of the festival.
Author : DK
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 14 pages
File Size : 38,27 MB
Release : 2024-01-23
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0744099366
The bright and colorful images in this book are the perfect way to discover the Lunar New Year holiday traditions together. From colorful lanterns to beautiful traditional clothes, to the special animals that each year is named after, Baby's First Lunar New Year features all the familiar favorites associated with Asia's biggest and brightest celebration. An ideal baby gift to develop early learning, the simple pictures and sentences promote language skills, and the small, padded format is perfect for babies to hold. Babies and toddlers will enjoy turning the pages by themselves, which helps to foster early reading development as well as fine motor skills. Learn all about the amazing new year holiday with your little one. Baby's First Lunar New Year perfectly captures the joy of this special celebration and is an ideal preschool learning introduction to the traditions of the festival.
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Publisher : Baby's First Holidays
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 11,7 MB
Release : 2024-01-04
Category :
ISBN : 9780241670521
The bright and colourful images in this book are the perfect way to discover the new year holiday traditions together. From colourful lanterns, to beautiful traditional clothes, to the special animals that each year is named after, Baby's First Chinese New Year features all the familiar favourites associated with Asia's biggest and brightest celebration. An ideal baby gift to develop early learning, the simple pictures and sentences promote language skills, and the small, padded format is perfect for babies to hold. Babies and toddlers will enjoy turning the pages by themselves, which helps to foster early reading development as well as fine motor skills. Learn all about the amazing new year holiday with your little one. Baby's First Chinese New Year perfectly captures the joy of this special celebration and is an ideal preschool learning introduction to the traditions of the festival.
Author : DK
Publisher : Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Page : 14 pages
File Size : 24,56 MB
Release : 2019-01-03
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0241391288
Celebrate Chinese New Year with this delightful baby ebook that little ones will adore. The bright and colourful images in this ebook are the perfect way to discover the new year holiday traditions together. From colourful lanterns, to beautiful traditional clothes, to special animals that each year is named after, Baby's First Chinese New Year features all the familiar favourites associated with Asia's biggest and brightest celebration. An ideal baby gift to develop early learning, the simple pictures and sentences promote language skills, and the small, padded format is perfect for babies to hold. Babies and toddlers will enjoy turning the pages by themselves, which helps to foster early reading development as well as fine motor skills. Learn all about the amazing new year holiday with your little one! Baby's First Chinese New Year perfectly captures the joy of this special celebration and is an ideal preschool learning introduction to the traditions of the festival.
Author : Di Lebowitz
Publisher : Grosvenor House Publishing
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 48,60 MB
Release : 2024-03-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 180381778X
Everyone who knew her as Ah Ping is now dead. I know her only as Paupau - Cantonese for 'maternal grandmother'. Paupau is forgetting many things. She can't remember what day of the week it is, what she had for breakfast or even how old she is as early onset dementia slowly eats away at her brain. But some things Paupau can never forget, even if she tried. The burning smell of her village after the Japanese destroyed her home in Southern China, or her mother's pained face as seven-year-old Ah Ping is sold to the Tang family as a child bride. Torn from her family and imprisoned in Tang House on an island off Hong Kong, Ah Ping endures decades of physical and emotional abuse, sexual violence and abject poverty. How does Ah Ping learn not to succumb to the tyrants in her life and lose her capacity for love? Set against the backdrop of a rapidly changing post-war Hong Kong, A Hakka Woman is a remarkable and heart-wrenching tale about survival, womanhood and the power of a mother's love. Retold through her granddaughter Di Lebowitz, Paupau's story defines what it means to be a Hakka woman.
Author : Li Yunqi
Publisher : American Academic Press
Page : 477 pages
File Size : 19,18 MB
Release : 2024-03-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1631814656
Memoirs of Mei River chronicles the life of Chu Huainan, a protagonist whose youth was shaped by revolutionary ideals fueled by dissatisfaction with the Kuomintang's corruption. Believing in a utopian vision of socialist public ownership, Chu Huainan endures decades of political upheavals, witnessing the rise and fall of state-owned enterprises and the unexpected success of private businesses in Mei River. The narrative weaves through historical movements such as land reform, the Anti-Rightist Movement, the Cultural Revolution, and the reform era, reflecting the complexities of societal changes in 20th-century China. The story explores the paradoxes of Chu Huainan's personal life, from family tragedies to ideological conflicts, all set against the backdrop of China's rapid economic development. As Mei River prospers, Chu Huainan confronts the widening wealth gap and questions the efficacy of his lifelong commitment to ideals like public ownership and revolution. The novel delves into the struggles of belief systems, posing profound inquiries about equity, revolution, and the inherent injustices of those in power. Chu Huainan's tumultuous journey, mirroring China's 20th-century challenges, raises broader philosophical questions about humanity's search for meaning and values. The novel prompts readers to reflect on the futility of rigid belief systems in solving the multifaceted problems of human existence, leaving Chu Huainan in a state of confusion and existential questioning. Through his personal and political tribulations, the novel explores themes of benevolence, righteousness, and tolerance as enduring values necessary for navigating the complexities of life.
Author : Kim Pao Yu
Publisher : Archway Publishing
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 47,27 MB
Release : 2023-01-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1665735031
Bangkok in the 1950s and early 1960s was a relatively small city consisting of exotic temples and palaces built in bygone days surrounded by rows of commercial and residential shophouses. Author Kim Pao Yu, a child born into a traditional Northern Chinese family, writes about his parents, their origins in Shandong, and how they escaped the war and communism in China to settle in Bangkok. In Where Chingchoks Chirp, a collection of essays, he shares his parents’ beliefs and values, their hopes and joys, and their struggles to ensure a better life for their children. Raised in a shophouse where his parents owned an antique and furniture store, situated in a compound inhabited by immigrant Chinese from Swatow, Kim describes everyday activities—the myriad vendors who sold their goods and services, the neighborhood children and the games they played, and how they celebrated holidays and festivals. The selections also cover the food and recipes his mother left as a legacy; his memories of people and experiences encountered while growing up; and his adventures at an American school as a local Chinese boy attending with the children of American expatriate and military families that shaped his thinking as he left Bangkok for higher learning in the United States. Where Chingchoks Chirp shares the sights, sounds, and smells of the bygone days of Bangkok, now a modern, bustling city that still retains much of its past.
Author : Robert C. Hargreaves
Publisher : AbbottPress
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 47,36 MB
Release : 2014-01-29
Category : History
ISBN : 1458213498
When people outside of Vietnam hear the name of this country, they often automatically think of war, politics, and lives lost. Little attention is given to the people who live there and the rich history of the country itself. Poultry specialist Robert C. Hargreaves got a firsthand look at the real Vietnam from 1965 to 1967 as an agricultural volunteer with the International Voluntary Services, which was the predecessor to the Peace Corps. He returned to the country several times. The closest expression that the Vietnamese had for poultry specialist was chicken engineer, so everywhere he went, Hargreaves was introduced as Mr. Bob, the chicken engineer. The phrase sounds just as funny in Vietnamese as it does in English, and as a result, he was not easily forgotten. Throughout the countryside, he developed chicken projects and other agricultural endeavors. Selling eggs was big business, and it brought in an important source of income for the Vietnamese people; his help sometimes meant the difference between starvation and survival. In Mr. Bob, the Chicken Engineer, Hargreaves reveals close details of that period in Vietnam that are not often heard about in the Western worldbeggars in the streets, soldiers giving away their paychecks to help children, the everyday kindness of peasants, and growing anti-American sentiments as the war dragged on.
Author : Grace Young
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 10,78 MB
Release : 2014-07-01
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 1439142564
The Wisdom of the Chinese Kitchen, with its 150 recipes culled from a lifetime of family meals and culinary instruction, is much more than a cookbook. It is a daughter's tribute -- a collection of personal memories of the philosophy and superstitions behind culinary traditions that have been passed down through her Cantonese family, in which each ingredient has its own singular importance, the preparation of a meal is part of the joy of life, and the proper creation of a dish can have a favorable influence on health and good fortune. Each chapter begins with its own engaging story, offering insight into the Chinese beliefs that surround life-enhancing and spiritually calming meals. In addition, personal family photographs illustrate these stories and capture the spirit of China before the Revolution, when Young's family lived in Canton, Shanghai, and Hong Kong. The first part, "Mastering the Fundamentals," provides instruction on the arts of steaming and stir-frying; the preparation of rice, panfried, and braised dishes; the proper selection of produce; and the fine arts of chopping and slicing. Part Two, "The Art of Celebration," concentrates on the more elaborate, complex, and meaningful dishes -- such as Shark's Fin Soup and West Lake Duck -- that are usually made with rare ingredients, and sweets such as Water Chestnut Cake and Sesame Balls. The final part, "Achieving Yin-Yang Harmony," explores the many Chinese beliefs about the healing properties of ginseng, gingko nuts, soybeans, dong quai, and the many vegetable and fruit soup preparations that balance and nourish the body. The stories and recipes combine to demonstrate the range of Cantonese cooking, from rich flavors and honored combinations to an overall appreciation of health, well-being, and prosperity. In addition to the recipes, Young provides a complete glossary of dried herbs, spices, and fresh produce, accompanied by identifying photos and tips on where to purchase them. Unique traditional dishes, such as Savory Rice Tamales and Shrimp Dumplings, are also illustrated step by step, making the book easy to use. The central full-color photo section captures details of New Year's dishes and the Chinese home decorated in celebration, reminding one that these time-honored traditions live on, and the meals and their creation are connections to the past.
