To Grandmother's House: A Visit to Old-Town Beijing (English and Mandarin Chinese Edition) - Hardcover

Douglas Keister

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1423602838 ISBN 13: 9781423602835

Publisher: Gibbs Smith, 2007

Synopsis

Journey through Beijing and the magical hutong neighborhood with a young Chinese girl, Zhang Yue, her cousin, and her waipo―Mandarin for “maternal grandmother”―for a day of adventure and tradition in the new book To Grandmother’s House. On their way to visiting their waipo, the girls see the sights of Beijing and wander around the shops and markets of the hutong. When they reach their grandmother’s house, they get a surprise―Waipo is going to teach them how to make dumplings! Along with a dumpling recipe, To Grandmother’s House is peppered with beautiful full-color photography as well as Mandarin translations of the English text.

About this title

About the Author

Chico, California-based photographer Douglas Keister has photographed twenty-two award-winning, critically acclaimed books. His seventeen books on architecture include four books on Victorian homes (Daughter's of Painted Ladies, Painted Ladies Revisited, America's Painted Ladies and Victorian Glory); three books on bungalow homes (The Bungalow, Inside the Bungalow and Outside the Bungalow), a book on 1920s whimsical homes (Storybook Style) a book about cemetery art and architecture (Going Out in Style), a book on Spanish architecture, (Red Tile Style), six books on bungalow details and Classic Cottages, that will be published by Gibbs Smith Publisher in the Spring of 2004. Keister photographed and wrote an award winning children's book (Fernando's Gift), has two monographs of his personal work (Black Rock and Driftwood Whimsy), a book on classic travel trailers, (Ready to Roll) and a book on cemetery symbolism, Stories in Stone: The Complete Illustrated Guide to Cemetery Symbolism, that will be published by Gibbs Smith Publisher in the Spring of 2004. His wealth of books on architecture has earned him the title, "America's most noted photographer of historic architecture."

From the Inside Flap

The house in old-town Beijing! Written in Mandarin and Chinese, To Grandmother's House: A Visit to Old-Town Beijing is a cultural exploration of the hutongs, one of the oldest areas of China's capital city. Journey with a young girl and her cousin as they ride past the sights of Beijing through the hutong's narrow streets, full of shops and friendly people. At Grandmother's house, the girls get to Grandmother make a special Chinese treat. The recipe is included so that you make it with your family!
Douglas Keister has photographed thirty critically acclaimed books, which have earned him the title "America's most noted photographer of historic architecture." He also writes and illustrates magazine articles and contributes photographs and essays to other books, calendars, posters and greeting cards. Keister is the author of the bilingual English/Spanish children's book Fernando's Gift.
Jacket photos © 2008 Douglas Keister
Jacket design by Black Eye Design, Inc.

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My cousin is holding a sign that says "Beijing" in Chinese

Edition details

• Publisher: Gibbs Smith
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1423602838
• ISBN 13: 9781423602835
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32