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Mulan tries to save her aging father, and voluteers, against Chinese law, to fight the Huns invading China.

As one of the oldest civilizations on the planet, China has a long and colorful history that has spawned many unique customs and a culture of rich traditions developed over 5,000 years of war and revolution, and achievement and discovery. As the most populated country on the planet, it makes sense that China has a diverse variety of cuisines spanning across its massive expanse. All eight major cuisine types are examined in Chinese, from the mild flavors of Guangdong to the sizzling heat of Hunan and everything in between. The Customs, Culture & Cuisine series explores the world's most influential societies. Each volume provides a better understanding of their history and culture while showing how those elements impact and inform their cuisine and culinary styles. From key customs to traditional celebrations, food unites them all.

In 1932 Shanghai, exposed national spy Rosalind Lang must rescue fellow spy, Orion, whose memories of Rosalind were wiped, and find a cure to a dangerous chemical weapon before it hands in the hand of foreign invaders.

In an alternate Tang Dynasty China, aspiring royal alchemist Zilan, who has the ability to resurrect the dead, arrives in the capital to compete against the best alchemists in the country and becomes drawn into the dangerous political games of the royal family.

Explores how people honor this special day in countries and cultures around the world.

From being buried with the emperor through breaking bones while building the Great Wall of China, daily life in ancient China was pretty deadly! Readers will love digging up the past and finding out just how horrible it was in this gripping read. Primary sources, colorful designs, and engaging text bring to life the chilling practices of the ancient Chinese in this fascinating history title.

"Some of the earliest human achievements took place in China thousands of years ago. Having the largest population of any country, modern-day China is an economic powerhouse. Learn about China with facts, maps, and more!"--Provided by publisher.

"It's Lunar New Year, a time when families come together for a wonderful feast, and a father longs to be with his daughter--but she lives in another country. As he imagines how his daughter is spending the festivities, he recalls fond memories of time spent with her, feeling a sense of loss and dislocation. While he misses her deeply, he also recognizes her need to move away, grow up, and become herself. New Year is a stunning portrait of leaving home, finding independence, and loving those who are many miles away. At a time when so many families are unable to gather together, readers will relate to the universal message of missing our loved ones and dreaming of being together again"--Provided by publisher.

"With the fall of the Qin Empire, the Chu and Han Kingdom and their illustrious warlords are battling for control of all of China" -- Amazon.

""It is impossible to understand China today without understanding the Cultural Revolution," Tania Branigan writes. During this decade of Maoist fanaticism between 1966 and 1976, children turned on parents, students condemned teachers, and as many as two million people died for their supposed political sins, while tens of millions were hounded, ostracized, and imprisoned. Yet in China this brutal and turbulent period exists, for the most part, as an absence; official suppression and personal trauma have conspired in national amnesia. Red Memory uncovers forty years of silence through the stories of individuals who lived through the madness"--Provided by publisher.