Arcadia Public Library

"Returning to his village invigorated by success in the army, Gao Aijun sees the beautiful Xia Hongmei walking barefoot alongside the railway track in the warm afternoon sun, and is instantly smitten. Hiding their relationship from their spouses, the pair hurl themselves into the struggle to bring revolution to their backwater village. They wait to consummate their relationship until Aijun has managed to dig a literal tunnel of love between their...

Presents a retelling of the Chinese folk song in which a young woman disguises herself as a man in order to fight in the army in the place of her father, who is too old to go into combat.

Three sisters staying home alone are endangered by a hungry wolf who is disguised as their grandmother.

A middle-grade history of the "other Ellis Island" traces how Angel Island served as an entry point for one million Asian immigrants to the United States in the early 20th century, drawing on memoirs, diaries, letters and "wall poems" discovered at the facility long after it closed to describe the center's screening process, immigration policies and eventual renaissance as a historic site.

Translator and independent scholar Bill Porter, also known by his Chinese name, Red Pine, takes a fast-paced pilgrimage to China during which he pays homage to dozens of China's greatest poets by visiting their graves, or trying to, and performing idiosynchractic rituals with small cups of Kentucky whiskey. Includes biographical informaton, history, travel writings, over 200 classical poems in Chinese with English translations, and over 100 photographs....

As a knowledgeable writer and poet, Yu Guang-zhong's (1928-) works are allusive to Chinese and Western literary classics. His works are regularly included in textbooks, and his poems are used continually by various cultural media. One can say that Yu is the most influential literary master in the Chinese world. This movie follows the footsteps of Mr. and Mrs Yu, revealing the poet's nostalgia and literary inspiration, while introducing his writing...

"The forest is home to many animals. One night, when the moon was big and bright, a strange thing happened. A little grey rabbit decided to scoop “moonlight” from the lake into a basket. He said he wanted to collect the moonlight for later use. His friends laughed at him, but could he really do that? Let's find out..." --

"With the scope of Dune and the commercial action of Independence Day, this near-future trilogy is the first chance for English-speaking readers to experience this multple-award-winning phenemonenon from China's most beloved science fiction author. Set against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens. An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the...