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This volume presents an in-depth look at China's largest ethnic groups, examining each group's history, customs, beliefs, and aspirations.

This volume introduces the most popular traditional festivals celebrated by Chinese people all over the globe, including the Chinese New Year, the Dragon Boat Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival, and other celebrations.

Travel the deserts and mountain passes of Central Asia with From Silk to Oil: Cross-Cultural Connections Along the Silk Road. This book of global studies curriculum, funded by the U.S. Department of Education and produced by China Institute, begins in the second century BCE and ends in the contemporary period. Units consist of a lesson plan, written and visual documents, maps, tables, and even a Silk Roads board game. There is also a glossary; lists of additional resources; and a CD with the entire text and color images-including hotlinks to relevant websites-in PDF format. From Silk to Oil is directed at teachers of high school world history, global studies, social studies, geography, literature, and art. Some units will also be suitable for advanced middle school, community college, and lower level university survey courses.

When schoolgirl Takiko Okuda tries to destroy her father's translation of "The Universe of the Four Gods," she is sucked into the story and becomes the Priestess of Genbu on an epic journey to find the seven Celestial Warriors.