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In The Good Earth, Pearl S. Buck paints an indelible portrait of China in the 1920s, when the last emperor reigned and the vast political and social upheavals of the twentieth century were but distant rumblings. This moving story of the honest farmer Wang Lung and his selfless wife O-Lan is must reading to fully appreciate the sweeping changes that have occurred in the lives of the Chinese people during the last century. Though more than eighty years...
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Reycraft Books
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"Every year a boy and his parents travel back to their hometown to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival. It's a wonderous time for the boy, as he learns Chinese traditions from his grandparents. He always leaves with only one wish-- to return next year."--page 2 of cover.
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Central Avenue Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"Hong Kong, 2002. A stock market trader desperate to pay off a gangster debt invents a scam: Afterlife Dollars. A product inspired by an ancient Chinese custom that allows people to buy their way into heaven. It's the beginning of a dizzying chain reaction that ripples in Mumbai, where one man does the unthinkable to secure his afterlife--while thousands of miles away in Amsterdam, another man races against time to stop an apocalypse. As a cast of...
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Satya House Publications Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
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Follows a young child as she travels from a small town to the city of Shanghai, portraying the events that take place from dawn until night over the course of that one day, in English and Mandarin Chinese.
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English
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"In a single year, my father left us twice. The first time, to end his marriage, and the second, when he took his own life. I was ten years old."Master storyteller Madeleine Thien takes us inside an extended family in China, showing us the lives of two successive generations--those who lived through Mao's Cultural Revolution and their children, who became the students protesting in Tiananmen Square. At the center of this epic story are two young women,...
11) Lunar New Year
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words & pictures, an imprint of The Quarto Group
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"Join Ling and her family as they celebrate 15 days of Lunar New Year--a time full of careful preparations, delicious food, lanterns, fireworks, and dragon dancing."--
13) Vessel: a memoir
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Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"An unprecedented and heartfelt memoir that illuminates the lives of rural Chinese workers, offering a portrait of generational strife, family, love, and loss that crosses cultures and time. Cai Chongda spent his childhood in a rural fishing village in Fujian province. When his father-a former communist gang leader turned gas station owner-has a stroke that partially paralyzes him, his responsibilities fall to Cai, his only son. Assuming his new role...
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Abdo Kids Jumbo, an imprint of Abdo Kids
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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This title is complete with historical and modern illustrations and photographs, as well as a glossary and a closer look at the parts of a dragon boat! Learn all about the history and cultural significance that the exciting Dragon Boat Festival event holds around the world today.
15) Chinese New Year
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Pebble, a capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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"Chinese New Year is a time for new beginnings. Some people clean their homes from top to bottom or share meals with friends. Others pray, light fireworks, or give each other gifts. Readers will discover how a shared holiday can have multiple traditions and be celebrated in all sorts of ways"--
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2020.
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English
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"A collection of moving stories passed from mother to daughter recounting life during China's Cultural Revolution. In China, an entire generation's most formative years took place in remote rural areas when city-kids were sent to the countryside to become rusticated youth and partake in Mao's mandated Great Leap Forward. Debut cartoonist Emei Burell breathes new life into the stories her mother shared with her of growing up during mid-1960s Communist...
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Abdo Kids Jumbo, an imprint of Abdo Kids
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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This title is complete with historical and modern illustrations and photographs, as well as a glossary and a closer look at the facts and figures of the festival. Learn all about the history and cultural significance that the exciting Harbin Ice and Snow Festival event holds around the world today.
20) Chinese New Year
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Bellwether Media, Incorporated
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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You could say the best is saved for last when it comes to Chinese New Year. The Lantern Festival stands as the holiday's grand finale. Dragon and lion puppets dance by day. At night, glowing lanterns float on water and across sky.
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