"Seeing Chinese Paintings with Children" Author: Tian Yubin Publisher: China Juvenile and Children's Publishing House

Introduction Many people know about the traditional Chinese paintings such as Along the River During the Qingming Festival, Five Oxen, and Laozi Riding an Ox. But what are the good and exquisite things about these classic paintings? What have they experienced in the process of being passed down for thousands of years? Starting from those unexpected details, this book will take you to read Chinese paintings carefully, understand Chinese paintings, read out the amazing and wonderful ingenuity in Chinese paintings, see the vivid life of the ancients, discover the history hidden in the pictures, and explore the unsolved mysteries in the pictures... The book is divided into four parts: "Chinese Oxen", "Collection of Mythical Beasts", "Market Paintings", and "Game Pictures", covering more than ten traditional Chinese paintings such as Along the River During the Qingming Festival, Five Oxen, Returning to Pasture in the Wind and Rain, Playing with Babies in the Autumn Courtyard, Mountains and Seas, Searching for Mountains, and Zhu Zhanji's Pleasure. It involves several extremely important growth areas such as reality and imagination, spirit and entertainment. It is an introductory book for children to get close to Chinese classical aesthetics, and it is also a reading material for understanding China's excellent traditional culture from multiple angles. About the Author Tian Yubin Writer, scholar. Consultant of the Qingming Shanghe Tu Research Association. Columnist of Youth Digest and Beijing Youth Daily. Author of "Watching Chinese Paintings with Children", "Qingming Shanghe Tu: A Day in the Song Dynasty", "Luo Shen Fu Tu: Cao Zhi's Love", "Chinese Traditional Culture General Reader" (12 volumes), "Traditional Culture Lessons for Children" (4 volumes). The author's works have been selected into the list of China's top 100 children's books, the "100 Most Favorite Books for Teachers" by China Education Daily, and the "China Publishing and Media Business Daily"'s annual influential books, etc. Some of his works have been recognized and recommended by Mr. Fan Di'an, Chairman of the China Artists Association and President of the Central Academy of Fine Arts.