Nine Sons of the Dragon - Couverture rigide

Lin, Xue

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1908350253 ISBN 13 : 9781908350251

Editeur : Snowflake Books Ltd, 2014

Synopsis

The charming stories in The Nine Sons of the Dragon come from an ancient legend. The stories provide wise insights into the variety of how each person has a role to play and should be accepted. Meanwhile, readers will enjoy an interesting and unusual Chinese calligraphy that uses the forms of birds and worms to write the names of the nine dragon brothers. This Bird-Worm calligraphy was invented 3000 years ago in ancient China and now only 103 year old gentleman, Mr Muhe Zhao, can write in this style proficiently.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The charming stories in The Nine Sons of the Dragon come from an ancient legend. The powerful dragon king had nine sons who were all different in character and who were all forced to live on earth by an emperor s evil plot and through their brotherly love. As in ancient Greek and Roman myths, the stories provide wise insights into the variety of human character and how each person has a role to play and should be accepted. Using lively illustrations, the book also enables readers to recognise and appreciate the various forms and images of dragons that can be found both on traditional and modern Chinese buildings and in decorations.

Biographie de l'auteur

Xue Lin was the first batch of graduates in Chinese Language and Literature from Kao Xiong Normal College (currently Kao Xiong Normal University). She is now retired after having been a Chinese tutor at Tan Sui High School for many years. From 1979 to 1990, Xue published a series of articles on the twelve years of animals in local educational magazines. From 1989 to 1996, she actively wrote columns for many national newspapers on children's education and learning and on relevant topics for parents and families. She has been working on promoting children's awareness of Chinese culture, language and classics ever since.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Snowflake Books Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1908350253
• ISBN 13: 9781908350251
• Reliure: Relié
• Illustrateur: Qiu Jian Zhi
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 32
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible