The horse race : based on the ancient Chinese classic "Tian Ji's horse race" /
Maskey, Ranjula.
The horse race : based on the ancient Chinese classic "Tian Ji's horse race" / Sai ma illustrated by Zhang Qiu ; calligraphy by Wang Lifu ; translated by Chen Xiao Bo and Mu Dan ; adapted for children by Ranjula Maskey, Shristhi Shakya and James Entrikin. - 1st illustrated ed. - Lynden, Wash. : J.M. Entrikin Pub., 2009. - 28 pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 26 cm
"The Horse Race" is a modern day adaptation of "Tian Ji's Horse Race," an allegorical tale first recorded by the historian Sima Qian. In the Chinese Kingdom of Qi, between 356 and 320 B.C., the king challenges a high ranking officer, Tian Ji, to a horse race. The competition highlights the issues of ethics and strategy that arise when a stronger opponent is pitted against a weaker one.
In Chinese with Pinyin transliteration and English.
9740513840 9789740513841
QBI
Contests--Folklore.
Horse racing--Folklore.
Horse racing--China--Folklore.
Kings and rulers--Folklore.
Tales--China.
China--History--Warring States, 403-221 B.C.--Folklore.
Chinese language materials.
Folklore.
The horse race : based on the ancient Chinese classic "Tian Ji's horse race" / Sai ma illustrated by Zhang Qiu ; calligraphy by Wang Lifu ; translated by Chen Xiao Bo and Mu Dan ; adapted for children by Ranjula Maskey, Shristhi Shakya and James Entrikin. - 1st illustrated ed. - Lynden, Wash. : J.M. Entrikin Pub., 2009. - 28 pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 26 cm
"The Horse Race" is a modern day adaptation of "Tian Ji's Horse Race," an allegorical tale first recorded by the historian Sima Qian. In the Chinese Kingdom of Qi, between 356 and 320 B.C., the king challenges a high ranking officer, Tian Ji, to a horse race. The competition highlights the issues of ethics and strategy that arise when a stronger opponent is pitted against a weaker one.
In Chinese with Pinyin transliteration and English.
9740513840 9789740513841
QBI
Contests--Folklore.
Horse racing--Folklore.
Horse racing--China--Folklore.
Kings and rulers--Folklore.
Tales--China.
China--History--Warring States, 403-221 B.C.--Folklore.
Chinese language materials.
Folklore.