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Mei finds an old album in Grandma's house in Beijing. She discovers a charming character doing a back flip on a faded photo and surprisingly learns this is her late Grandpa. She wishes she could have spent more time with him. Grandma says Grandpa was one of the best performers of Peking Opera (jing ju). It is hard for Mei to imagine him singing and doing back flips, so Grandma takes Mei to a show at the Mei Lanfang Grand Theater. The wonderful performance and Grandma's explanations offer Mei a beautiful overview of Peking Opera, the classic Chinese performance art, as well as interesting stories of her Grandpa. Mei returns to Washington D.C. after vacation. She decides to introduce the " most beautiful face" to her friends. What is the most beautiful face? Why does Mei love it? Will her friends like it too? Let's follow the traditional Chinese paintbrush to enjoy an affectionate story about familial love, and learn about the traditional Chinese art enriched by more than a thousand years of culture and filled with great hopes for the future.

This book offers a variety of scraping techniques to prevent and solve numerous facial problems in easy-to-understand language. It is illustrated throughout with a wealth of real-life demonstration diagrams, meaning that anyone who wants to achieve natural beauty can read and learn, making it a practical and easy-to-use self-help book on gua sha and beauty. It will help you to: - Understand the basic principles, preparations, precautions, key locations, methods, and skills of facial gua sha, be fully prepared to begin practicing. - Pick up techniques to combat common skin problems, giving you step-by-step instructions on how to improve dullness, reduce wrinkles, cure spots and acne, eliminate eye bags, slim your face, firm and refine your skin and improve its quality, and delay aging. - Learn how to perform gua sha both on yourself and on others, with techniques suitable for use by beginners in family self-help as well as a handy reference for professionals. - Acquire whole-body scraping methods to boost facial beauty, treating both the symptoms and the root cause, promoting facial well-being.

This coloring book allows children to give full play to their creativity while helping them to understand the story behind the Chinese zodiac and recognize their own zodiac sign. Unique and beautiful illustrations. You will get 36 gorgeous and adorable hand-drawn, original zodiac images to enjoy in this book. Single-sided images. Each image is printed on its own separate page to prevent bleed-through and allow you to easily remove and frame your favorite piece(s) of art. 7.25 * 10.25-inch images printed on bright white premium paper. The large format pages make it easy for children to color, and the paper is suitable for any drawing tool including pencils, crayon, water colors and markers! Diverse zodiac characteristics. Each Chinese zodiac sign has three diverse images designed to reflect the different personalities represented behind the zodiac sign. Children can learn adjectives representing different personalities in coloring, and can also understand the connection between the zodiac sign and personality. A great enlightenment book. This book introduces the traditional culture of the Chinese zodiac in a diversified way.

A long time ago, a young man named Ding Xian is finally qualified for the imperial examination held in the capital city. Ding Xian travels day and night. While he is passing through Wuyi Mountain, he is so tired that he cannot walk any longer. A kind monk happens to pass by and sees the weak Ding Xian. After he takes Ding Xian back to the temple in the mountain, the monk makes him a beverage with some leaves and hot water. This magical drink rejuvenates Ding Xian immediately. The energetic Ding Xian continues with his journey to the capital city. As a result, Ding Xian wins the first place in the imperial exam! Ding Xian is deeply impressed by the kindness of the monk and the magical drink. He returns to Wuyi Mountain to visit the monk with some valuable gifts, but the monk refuses to accept them. Instead, the monk takes Ding Xian to the mountain behind the temple, where the raw ingredient of the magical drink can be found-- the tea tree. Since then, Ding Xian starts his new learning path on tea.

Drawing with colored pencils is an artistic technique that combines sketching and color, offering a lighter, more translucent texture. In the long history of Chinese art, birds and flowers have been a common theme in paintings. This book will teach you how to use vibrant colored pencils to depict birds and flowers with auspicious meanings, opening up a unique natural world. Through numerous tutorials comprising pictures and detailed explanations, you will be able to use the simplest drawing tools to create colorful, beautifully composed works of art. You will: - Master the process of drawing 10 types of flowers and 10 types of birds; - Gain a wealth of practical drawing skills through explanations of composition, coloring analysis, and tips on important and difficult points; - Obtain the line drafts of 10 works of art that beginners can easily copy; - Discover the culture of Chinese birds and flowers, and unlock broader creative inspiration; - Experience the beauty of nature through a variety of colors. Opening this book is like stepping into a secret garden, with the scent of flowers and the chirping of birds, allowing you to capture moving moments of pure beauty with pencil strokes.

Embroidery is one of the most typical traditional crafts in China, and has been practiced for two to three thousand years-- an art form that has survived through time. This book combines the most classic techniques of Chinese embroidery with modern aesthetics to offer a new creative experience. A comprehensive guide to embroidery, the book is illustrated with detailed text, close-up photographs and computer graphics, and step-by-step explanations of the process of embroidery. This book will help you to: - Understand the unique aesthetic designs and color schemes that have emerged from traditional Chinese embroidery; - Fully master the tools, materials, and basic techniques used in embroidery; - Learn nearly 20 classic Chinese embroidery techniques, and use each one to embroider a beautiful small-sized piece or pattern; - Produce around 10 pieces, including butterflies, flowers, and kingfishers, integrating a variety of techniques; - Gain new inspiration and stimulate your imagination and creativity for new projects. - Find transfer patterns for each piece in the appendix for you to print out and use.