Illustrated Guide to Traditional Chinese Toys and Games

Author: Li Lulu
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: This book is accompanied by a large number of images, beautifully produced, using high-quality linen paper for full-color printing, and is easy to understand. Through a wealth of precious ancient images, it provides a detailed introduction to traditional Chinese toys and games. By reading this book, readers gain a basic understanding and appreciation of traditional Chinese cultural entertainment. "Illustrated Traditional Chinese Toys and Games" is divided into fifteen chapters, with each chapter further categorized into several types. The author strives to explain folk traditional toys and games in a combination of text and images. Based on historical literature, archaeological findings, traditional artifacts, and ethnological and folkloric research, the book collects and organizes information on various categories, including:
Children's Play (Small Toys, Group Games, Pair Games, Toy Vehicles, Rotating Games, Hand Games),
Crafts (Clay Toys, Plant Toys, Food Toys, Fabric Toys, Paper Toys, Cold-Drawing Pictures),
Sound Toys (Percussion Toys, Wind Toys, Trumpet Toys, Ceramic Sound Toys, Horns and Bells, Bone Flutes, Child Drums, Diabolo),
Throwing Toys (Stone Throwing, Grab-and-Throw Toys, Stick Throwing, Disc Throwing, Stone Hammer, Quoit),
Shooting Toys (Bow and Arrow, Crossbow, Bullet, Bamboo Gun),
Animal Toys (Raising Animals, Fighting Birds, Fighting Beasts),
Fireworks (Fire-torch Play, Firecrackers, Lantern Shows),
Water and Ice Games (Water Games, Snow Games, Ice Games),
Board Games (Liu Bo and Shuang Lu, Chinese Chess, Go, Color Selection Grid, Card Games, Children's Board Games, Ethnic Minority Board Games),
Puzzle Toys, Ring Toys, Tangram, Smart Puzzle, Huarong Dao, Nine Palace Rearrangement, Building Blocks, Drinking Games),
Skill Toys (Shuttlecock Kicking, Jump Rope, Top, Windmill, Kite, Swing),
Acrobatics (Physical Skills, Pole Acrobatics, Knife Skills, Sword Skills, Rope Skills, Dance Arena, Equestrian Skills, Magic Tricks),
Sports (Running, High Jump, Bar Games, Weightlifting, Tug-of-War, Wrestling),
Ball Games (Flying Stone Ball, Juggling Ball, Stick Ball, Football, Polo, Other Ball Games),
Miniature Theater (Masks, Central Songs, Dragon and Lion Dance, Puppet Shows, Pulling Shadow Puppets).
The book primarily features illustrations with accompanying text, making it vivid and detailed. This book is accompanied by a large number of images, beautifully produced, using high-quality linen paper for full-color printing, and is easy to understand. Through a wealth of precious ancient images, it provides a detailed introduction to traditional Chinese toys and games. By reading this book, readers gain a basic understanding and appreciation of traditional Chinese cultural entertainment. "Illustrated Traditional Chinese Toys and Games" is divided into fifteen chapters, with each chapter further categorized into several types. The author strives to explain folk traditional toys and games in a combination of text and images. Based on historical literature, archaeological findings, traditional artifacts, and ethnological and folkloric research, the book collects and organizes information on various categories, including: