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Author: Bian Tai
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: "Things to Do" collects some popular toys that were widely played with by Chinese children in the late 1960s to the 1970s and 1980s. It describes and illustrates the methods of making these toys, as well as narrates the delightful and era-defining childhood stories that revolved around them. Through the author's vivid writing, we can see that the lack of material wealth did not diminish the joy of childhood for that generation; instead, it fostered their simple and natural fairy-tale spirit. In those empty years, everyone strived to explore and develop their infinite creativity, working hard to build a rich spiritual world for themselves. These toys may no longer interest today's children, but you have to admit they are a treasure, belonging to that generation.