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"This collection of traditional Chinese folktales tells you how to grow up to be a good person and to have a good life"--Provided by publisher.

"China is frequently in the news today. It may be presented as an exotic place to travel-or as an economic opponent on the world stage. But few really understand China's history and how its discoveries and inventions have shaped our world. Did you drink tea, use a fork, or read a newspaper this morning? You can thank the Chinese! . . . Readers . . . [will] uncover the many inventions and discoveries of the ancient Chinese"--Provided by publisher.

A poor old Chinese farmer finds a magic brass pot that doubles or duplicates whatever is placed inside it, but his efforts to make himself wealthy lead to unexpected complications.

"Twelve animals race to determine where they stand on the Chinese zodiac calendar. Each animal's unique quality comes out during the race, including Dragon's kind nature, Rat's forgetfulness, and Pig's love of food. Who can guess how they'll stack up?"--Back cover.

"Where would we be without paper? We'd have no books or magazines, no paper money, and no material on which to paint or draw. But fortunately, paper has been around for thousands of years--and we have ancient China to thank for that! This detailed volume explains the history of paper, from its likely origins with hemp fiber to its use for books and documents and its growing spread to other areas of the world. Photos of historical artifacts bring history to life, and further sources encourage readers to learn more"--Provided by publisher.

Throughout the year, a young boy and his family go out into the bamboo forest to collect bamboo to use in multiple ways. In the spring, they collect the bamboo shoots to eat later in the year and to feed their animals. In the summer, they cut down the stalks to make a chute to deliver fresh water and create fishing poles and rakes. In the autumn, his grandfather uses the bamboo sticks to make baskets, kites, and flutes. In the winter, the family eats pork cooked with dried bamboo shoots, and the boy and his brother receive bamboo pencil holders carved by their grandfather.

"In his ... memoir, Ai Weiwei-one of the world's most famous artists and activists-tells a century-long epic tale of China through the story of his own extraordinary life and the legacy of his father, Ai Qing, the nation's most celebrated poet. Hailed as "the most important artist working today" by the Financial Times and as "an eloquent and unsilenceable voice of freedom" by The New York Times, Ai Weiwei has written a sweeping memoir that presents a remarkable history of China over the last 100 years while illuminating his artistic process. Once an intimate of Mao Zedong, Ai Weiwei's father was branded a rightist during the Cultural Revolution, and he and his family were banished to a desolate place known as "Little Siberia," where Ai Qing was sentenced to hard labor cleaning public toilets"--Provided by publisher.

Examines the two-thousand-year history of kites in China and the different techniques and arts of Chinese kite making. Provides step-by-step instructions and advice for creating a number of different Chinese-theme kites.

"Hailed as a masterwork of reporting and analysis, and based on decades of research within China, [this book] . . . offers a groundbreaking look at how the internet and high tech have allowed China to create the largest and most effective surveillance state in history. A terrifying portrait of life under unprecedented government surveillance--and a dire warning about what could happen anywhere under the pretense of national security"--OCLC.

Explore global traditions surrounding the arrival of a new year, including food, parties, finding good luck, and making resolutions.