We cannot guarantee that every book is in the library. Tong tong! The legendary Nian monster has returned at Chinese New Year. With horns, scales, and wide, wicked jaws, Nian is intent on devouring Shanghai, starting with Xingling! The old tricks to keep him away don't work on Nian anymore, but Xingling is clever. Will her quick thinking be enough to save the city from the Nian Monster? Each new year is marked by a monster's attack on their mountain village.
This year, young Jia and her friend Deshi have decided to fight back. For Deshi, it is the grand adventure he has always dreamed of. For Jia, it is revenge for the loss of her mother--who was taken by the monster five years before.
But it will take more than mere pluck and courage to best the beast of the mountain, which is where the mysterious stranger who has befriended Jia and Deshi comes in. Based on an ancient Chinese legend, Jia and the Nian Monster blends fantasy, fable, and the invention of gunpowder into a tale of courage and friendship.
A fun children's book about how villagers defeated the Lunar New Year mythical beast, Nian. Looks at the major Chinese festivals and their origins, rituals, and significance. A fresh new look for this modern classic by the Newbery-Award winning and bestselling author of Where the Mountain Meets the Moon In this sequel to Year of the Dog, Pacy has another big year in store for her.
The Year of the Dog was a very lucky year: she met her best friend Melody and discovered her true talents. However, the Year of the Rat brings big changes: Pacy must deal with Melody moving to California, find the courage to forge on with her dream of becoming a writer and illustrator, and learn to face some of her own flaws. Pacy encounters prejudice, struggles with acceptance, and must find the beauty in change. Based on the author's childhood adventures, Year of the Rat, features the whimsical black and white illustrations and the hilarious and touching anecdotes that helped Year of the Dog earn rave reviews and satisfied readers.
In this volume, Chinese Auspicious Culture, we examine how Chinese folk customs have evolved over the centuries to become a natural science that includes a combination of multidisciplinary thoughts such as philosophy, geography, zoology, architecture and psychology.
All these are elements of Chinese auspicious culture, which has been practised by the Chinese for fortune, prosperity and longevity. In order to survive in a world beset with calamities, the ancient Chinese had developed a variety of taboos and customs that must be observed, and they remain the guidelines for the people today.
He had seized the nine dragons that defied the heavens! With the Lightning Perception surrounded, one's soul would be reincarnated, reborn into the body of the trash, Lei Nian. Cultivation genius? I have the Nine Dragons Stone! Close the door, let loose thunder! The volume represents a magic combination of stories and academic studies, with ideas from writers from different backgrounds.
All these voices form a China in the modern chaotic world and depict its relationship with other cultures, histories and literatures. Collectible hardcover edition! All new illustrations! Same electrifying mix of fun and information.
Illustrated and easy to read, this book is full of fascinating articles, fun games, forgotten history, silly science, myths and legends, jokes, weird sports, and more. What else is in here? Lots of great short articles! Testimonials: "The Bathroom Readers are the most interesting and coolest things around Ever since I have discovered your book, I cannot put it down! It's perfect for people like me! With an output of more than , minutes annually, and with roughly 5, producers and production units, the Chinese are leading the field of animated films.
There are classics such as Princess Iron Fan made at the time of the Japanese occupation and the color Havoc in Heaven, both starring the Monkey King Sun Wukong, as well as countless TV stars Blue Cat, Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf and many almost unknown works by young filmmakers who are not focusing on an audience of children like most of the industry output.
To learn more, view our Privacy Policy. To browse Academia. Log in with Facebook Log in with Google. Remember me on this computer. Enter the email address you signed up with and we'll email you a reset link. Need an account? Click here to sign up. Download Free PDF. Bill Templer. A short summary of this paper. It is a folktale about Chinese New Year and why the Chinese celebrate New Year by wearing red clothes and making loud noise with fireworks. But it can also be an engaging easy read—a monster tale with a happy ending—for marking the New Year elsewhere, in Bulgaria and other countries.
The level is mid-elementary English. This year Chinese New Year comes on February 19th, with the new moon, and celebrations last for 15 days. It is the Year of the Goat. Discuss a bit. Then watch and discuss an animated version of the tale from China with English subtitles. Nian loved to visit a small village in China each year, and scare everybody he saw.
He thought that was great fun. He liked to do this just as the new year began, to show people that Nian the monster was still around. Each year, after scaring all the people, Nian could hardly wait for the new year to come again, so that he could scare them all over again.
The people began their new year very sad. They really were afraid of Nian. Maybe this would have gone on and never stopped. But one day, one of the village boys was wearing a red scarf. It was getting cold. When the monster Nian jumped out from behind a big tree to scare him, Nian took one look at the red scarf and ran away.
Nian did not like red. He was mainly green, except for his tail and horns. The village boy was so surprised that the boy dropped the iron bucket of water he was carrying. The bucket rolled down the hill behind Nian. It hit one rock, then another and another, and made a lot of noise. The noise was very loud.
Nian was even more frightened and began running even faster. The village boy told everyone how lucky he had been. His red scarf had scared Nian.
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