Niulang, a humble cowherd, and Zhinü, a celestial weaving maid and daughter of the Jade Emperor, defy the boundaries between heaven and earth. Drawn together by fate, their love blossoms, but their union angers the gods. As punishment, they are separated by the great sky river, destined to never see each other again. But their devotion moves the heavens, and the Jade Emperor allows them to reunite, once a year on the seventh day of…

Two curious creatures set off on a perilous journey to reunite a little bird with his mother. Along the way, the two new friends cross paths with animals of many shapes and sizes. Some of these animals are helpful. Others are hungry! This wonderful little story for beginning Chinese students is written with a vocabulary of just 268 Chinese words. Each page of Simplified Chinese also includes pinyin (phonetic spelling) and English. A complete glossary…

The story of Mulan, the young girl who joins the army to save her family and her country, is at least 1500 years old. Over the centuries, it has inspired dozens of poems, plays, novels, songs, and more recently, graphic novels, TV shows and films. The details of the story vary, but the core is always the same: a young girl living with her family in a small Chinese village learns that the army requires…

A young boy shares a little house in Beijing with 23 cats.  His friend comes to visit, but the two of them can’t sit down, can’t study, and can’t even eat dinner together because of all the cats.  What to do?  The answer, which involves a very large dog, will surprise and delight you. This wonderful little tale is for beginning Chinese students of all ages.  Its tiny vocabulary of just 101 words is taken…

A young boy shares a little house in Beijing with 23 cats.  His friend comes to visit, but the two of them can’t sit down, can’t study, and can’t even eat dinner together because of all the cats.  What to do?  The answer, which involves a very large dog, will surprise and delight you. This wonderful little tale is for beginning Chinese students of all ages.  Its tiny vocabulary of just 101 words is taken…

The story of Mulan, the young girl who joins the army to save her family and her country, is at least 1500 years old. Over the centuries, it has inspired dozens of poems, plays, novels, songs, and more recently, graphic novels, TV shows and films. The details of the story vary, but the core is always the same: a young girl living with her family in a small Chinese village learns that the army requires…

The story of Mulan, the young girl who joins the army to save her family and her country, is at least 1500 years old. Over the centuries, it has inspired dozens of poems, plays, novels, songs, and more recently, graphic novels, TV shows and films. The details of the story vary, but the core is always the same: a young girl living with her family in a small Chinese village learns that the army requires…