Description
In these charming volumes, Little Mei asks her grandfather about every of the four other Chinese celebrations represented.
He tells her the stories of Nian and the monster Xi (Chinese New Year); Qu Yuan, a patriotic poet who loved his kingdom (Dragon Boat Festival); the Jade Emperor of Heaven who ordered the earth to be destroyed by hearth (Lantern Festival); and Hou Yi who shot down the suns (Mid-Autumn Festival).
In Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival Little Mei desires to grasp why her members of the family have all come in combination this evening. Grandpa tells her the tale of Hou Yi who shot down the suns and his wife, Chang’e, who floats to the moon. Features a fast recipe for moon cakes.