Cang Jie, The Inventor of Chinese Characters

Name: Cang Jie, The Inventor of Chinese Characters
Brand: Shanghai Press
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A Story in English and Chinese

By: Jian Li (Illustrator), Yijin Wert (Translator), Li Jian (Illustrator)

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Hardcover | 3 May 2016

At a Glance

Hardcover
42 Pages

Age
3+

Grade
1 - 2

Dimensions(cm)
22.8 x 23.4 x 0.8

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In ancient times (circa 2500 B.C) under the reign of Yellow Emperor, people kept records by piling stones and tying knots. One day, Cang Jie, a historical official who kept records for Yellow Emperor, unexpectedly made a big mistake. Feeling very guilty over his error, he became determined to create a better way to keep records. He went back to his hometown and thought the problem over for many days and nights.

Eventually, he began to observe the movement of the sun, moon, stars, mountains, rivers, lakes, and seas, as well as the birds and animals. At the same time, he traveled around collecting signs created by fishermen, farmers, hunters, and soldiers. In the end, he created the Chinese characters still widely used today.

About the Author

Li Jian graduated from Hebei Normal University in 2001, majoring in Chinese painting. Formerly a middle school art teacher, editor for children's books, and partner in an illustration studio, he currently owns his own illustration studio focusing on children's fairy tales.

He has also published The Water Dragon, The Little Monkey King's Journey, The Snake Goddess Colors the World, Ming's Adventure with the Terracotta Army, The Horse and the Mysterious Drawing, Ming's Adventure in the Forbidden City and Mulan: Retold in Chinese and English, Ming's Adventure with Confucius in Qufu, Zheng He, the Great Chinese Explorer, Ming's Kung Fu Adventure in the Shaolin Temple, and Genghis Khan, the Brave Warrior Who Bridged East and West.

Industry Reviews

"One of the most comprehensive studies ever published in English." -South China Morning Post
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"A detailed uide to the sport...Unqualifiedly recommended to everyone in judo." -The Journal of the Association for Physical and Mental Rehabilitation
"Have you even wonder how Chinese characters were created? This is a wonderful book to learn about the history and the story behind the formation of Chinese characters. Good read for ages 4+." -Miss Panda Chinese

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