Cang Jie : 仓颉 / : the Inventor of Chinese Characters
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Translated from the simplified Chinese.
"In ancient times under the reign of Yellow Emperor (about 2500 B.C.), people kept records by piling stones and tying knots. One day, Cang Jie, a historical official who tied knots to keep records under Yellow Emperor, unexpectedly made a big mistake. Feeling very guilty, he was determined to find out a better way for keeping records. He went back to his hometown to think it over for many days and nights. Inspired by the footprints of animals, he began to carefully observe the sun, moon, stars, mountains, rivers, lakes, seas, as well as birds and animals. At the same time, he traveled around collecting signs created by fishermen, farmers, hunters and soldiers. In the end, he succeeded in creating Chinese characters, which are still widely used today. In this multicultural children's story, kids will find out that there is a story behind every Chinese character. Children will also learn about basic Chinese characters and how to make them."--Publisher's description.
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PUBLISHED
New York, NY : Better Link Press, [2016]
Year Published: 2016
Description: 1 volume (unnumbered) : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781602209947
1602209944
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Wert, Yijin,
SUBJECTS
Cang, Jie (Legendary character)
Legends -- China.
Chinese characters -- Fiction.
Chinese language materials -- Bilingual.
Bilingual books.