One day, by chance, a little boy found his grandfather's diary. In this diary his grandfather had written about how he farmed according to the 24 solar Terms of China which had been passed on for hundreds of years from ancient Chinese farmers. This discovery prompted the boy to remember the times he spent with his grandfather, and also to find out about stories of how the 24 solar terms were used in farming and their deep place in Chinese culture.
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Snowflake Books makes beautiful picture story books that are based on old Chinese legends, specially re-written in English for young children. The stories are warm and sympathetic and aim to introduce traditional Chinese life and wisdom to Western children. The stories are also shown in Chinese and special features help to introduce children easily to the Chinese language. These books are beautifully illustrated with water colour or traditional paper cutting style in English-Simplified Chinese format. All the books includes full pinyin text, an audio CD for the story to be read in both English and Chinese and an English-Chinese-pinyin vocabulary at the end.
1 The Rains 2 Insects Awaken 3 Vernal Equinox 4 Clear and Bright 5 Grain
Rain 6 Summer Begins 7 Grain Buds 8 Grain in Ear 9 Midsummer's Day 10 Slight
Heat 11 Great Heat 12 Autumn Begins 13 Stopping the Heat 14 White Dew 15
Autumn Equinox 16 Cold Dew 17 Hoar Frost Falls 18 Winter Begins 19 Light Snow
20 Heavy Snow 21 Midwinter's Day 22 Slight Cold 23 Great Cold 24 Spring Begins
