Publisher's Synopsis
This book consists of one hundred sixty original poems, all on modern topics, but written in the classical Chinese style. There is a wide variety of subjects. For example: driving in winter, the Boeing 777, village life, city life, camping out, Chinese food, jungle adventures, hiking, ice sculptures, wild geese, planting trees, penguins, desert caravans, playing hide and seek, Christmas, watching outdoor movies, the Iron Lion of Cangzhou, sightseeing, football, trash day, opera, swimming, making furniture, going to the fair, wild fires, military training, Spring Festival, morning exercise, fund raising, acrobats, flying a kite - and much, much more! Chinese parents abroad may wish to read them to their children, and to the grandparents. For older Chinese language students, they are ideal for classroom use, as Chinese language readings. And, being short, they are easily memorized.
