Open-Minded Mandarin Language Textbook (Volume 1 and 2) -- Primary School Junior Student Edition

Author: Ye Shengtao (compiler), Feng Zikai (illustrator)
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: The "Kaiming Chinese Language Textbook" was personally compiled by Ye Shengtao, with all content being original or adapted. It aims to develop children's reading and expression skills, with content closely tied to children's lives, gradually expanding from their immediate surroundings to society. The material is lively and engaging, incorporating a variety of writing styles, with carefully selected models of passages. The vocabulary, sentences, and tone are designed to match children's speech patterns, aligning with their learning psychology. The text in the lower-grade textbooks is written in a handwritten style by Feng Zikai, who also created the illustrations. A distinctive feature is the organic integration of images and text, a novel approach for textbooks of its kind at the time. The textbook was first published in 1932 and went through over 40 editions. This illustrated, rhythmic, and century-old textbook has nurtured our predecessors and inspired their wisdom. Today, we have rediscovered it because these old textbooks may still hold reference and inspirational value. Considering today's students' reading habits, while preserving the original style of the book, some outdated content has been removed. Simplified character annotations are provided below the original text.