After the end of the Chinese Cultural Revolution and its enforced conformity, artist Song Nan Zhang discovers the colorful and free nomadic peoples of China.
Mulan, concerned when her elderly father is called by the Emperor to serve in the Chinese army, decides to disguise herself as a man and go to war in his place. Presented in English with a Spanish translation on facing pages.
After the end of the Chinese Cultural Revolution and its enforced conformity, artist Song Nan Zhang discovers the colorful and free nomadic peoples of China.
A folktale based on a poem from the Sung Dynasty in which a young girl disguises herself as a man and leads the army of China to victory over the enemy.
Excerpts from the diary of Yi Nan Zhang, a Beijing student who was sent to a Mongolian commune during the Cultural Revolution, which recount his experiences as a cowboy on the steppes.
Song Nan tells the story of his life in simple words and powerful paintings, from his idyllic childhood in Shanghai following World War II through his experiences as a student, artist, husband, and father, and finally as a political exile in Canada.
