Li Lun, Lad of Courage by Carolyn Treffinger

I can’t believe how much I’ve learned about Ancient and Modern China. My family went to PF Chang’s for a delicious Chinese meal. Did you know that the eternity symbol uses all eight strokes you find in Chinese writing? I made my own ink and practiced writing several words.Īnother adventure I chose was to perfect my chopstick skills. I was given many options of how to further deepen my knowledge of China. Lastly, my favorite aspect of this study in the Eastern Hemisphere was an assignment called Choose Your Own Adventure. I would highly recommend this book to you to learn about 1920’s China, the coming of communism, their deeply engrained religion and more. Our favorite character was his worrisome and superstitious mother, Fu Be Be. It was a rich coming of age story about a 13 year old boy growing up in Chungking as a coppersmith’s apprentice. My favorite book from my China studies was Young of Fu of the Upper Yangtze by Elizabeth Foreman Lewis. I enjoyed all of these books that were not from the typical American viewpoint of the books I usually read. For now, my mom and I are praying for individual Chinese cities mentioned in the book Praying Through the 100 Gateway Cities of the 10/40 Window editing by C. It got me thinking about how I could help China as well. Lastly, I read God’s Adventurer: Hudson Taylor by Phyllis Thompson, a biography about the God-driven missionary to China. This journal-type book is written from the perspective of a middle school Taiwanese-American girl and how she finds balance between her two different cultures. Then I read Year of the Dog by Grace Lin. I enjoyed several of the short stories and learned about the various dynasties’ cultures. The second book was a compilation of folk tales from China called Sweet and Sour: Tales from China retold by Carol Kendall & Yao-Wen Li. This Newbery Honor book is about a young boy, accused of being a coward, who is exiled to the top of a mountain to grow rice and grow in courage. The first was Li Lun, Lad of Courage by Carolyn Treffinger. Part of my studies was to read several books set in China. Sadly, China has been a communist country since 1949. Another famous time was the Mongols ruled with their leader Kublai Khan. The Great Wall of China was started in the Qin Dynasty, after the Zhou Dynasty. I learned about when Confucius lived during the Zhou Dynasty. Most of the population is in the eastern third of the country.įrom my textbook, Journey to the Eastern Hemisphere, I learned about China’s rich history and dynasties. Did you know that more people live in China than any other country on Earth? China is home to 20% of the world’s population.

The first country I learned about was China. This year in sixth grade I am studying the Eastern Hemisphere. Last year for my history studies I learned about American history.