The teddy bear chronicles / by Xi Xi ; translated by Christina Sanderson.

• Machine generated contents note: Chinese Bears in Antique Garb -- Legendary Times (c.2100-c.1600 BC) -- The Queen Mother of the West, Yi the Archer and Change -- The Yellow Emperor and Leizu -- Shang Dynasty (c.1600-c.1028 BC) -- Lady Fu Hao -- Spring and Autumn (722-481 BC) -- Fan Li and Xi Shi -- Warring States (403-221 BC) -- Zhong Lichun -- Master Zhuang -- Qu Yuan and the Mountain Spirit -- Jing Ke and Gao Jianli -- Han Dynasty (206 bc-ad 220) -- Sima Xiangru and Zhuo Wenjun -- Zhang Qian and Hu Mi -- Sima Qian -- Wei, Jin, and Southern and Northern Dynasties (220-589) -- Cao Zhi and the Goddess of the Luo -- Xi Kang and Ruan Xian -- Wang Xizhi -- Tao Yuanming -- Sui Dynasty (581-618) -- The Gallant Trio -- Tang Dynasty (618-907) -- Xuanzang -- Lady Gongsun -- Song Dynasty (960-1279) -- Judge Bao -- (Mongol) Yuan Dynasty (1260-1368) -- Genghis Khan -- Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) -- Zheng He -- (Manchu) Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) CaoXueqin -- Model Teddy -- The Empress' New Clothes -- Story Bears -- Hua Mulan (from the Ballad of Mu/an) -- Heroes from Water Margin: Yan Qing, Shi Jin, Yang Zhi, Shi Qian, Zhang Qing -- Fancy Dress Ball -- Beauty and the Beast -- Lawrence of Arabia and His Middle Eastern Wife -- Julius Caesar and the Queen of Egypt -- Belly Dancer -- Princess Iron Fan and the Bull Demon King -- Bear Stories -- Clan of the Zebra Noses -- Acrobats -- The Scarf Faction -- The Long Necked Ladies -- The Big Eyed Bears -- Injured Moon Bear -- Bear Friends -- Teddies on Tour -- Collectors' Bears -- Memorial Bear -- Q&A: On Teddies and Traditional Chinese Fashion, Xi Xi in conversation with Ho Fuk-yan.

• This is a most unusual book. For several decades Xi Xi has been widely known for her award-winning poetry and fiction. This time, she has chosen to write about the teddy bears she began making in 2005, after treatment for cancer, in order to improve the mobility of her right hand. She made the bears herself from scratch, choosing some of her favourite characters from history and legend such as the Taoist philosopher Master Zhuang, the Mongol ruler Genghis Khan, and Beauty and the Beast. She also created exquisite items of clothing for them and wove a series of delightfully witty essays around them, giving her readers fascinating insights into Chinese culture, and into the ways in which Chinese clothing and fashion have evolved through the ages. This is a book for all who love literature and teddy bears. 

Ämnesord

Characters and characteristics in literature.  (LCSH)

Teddy bears  -- China -- Hong Kong. (LCSH)

Teddy bears  -- Design and construction. (LCSH)

Costume  -- China -- History. (LCSH)

Chinese literature  -- History and criticism. (LCSH)

Characters and characteristics in literature.  (fast)

Chinese literature.  (fast)

Costume.  (fast)

Teddy bears.  (fast)

China.  (fast)

China  -- Hong Kong. (fast)

Genre

Criticism, interpretation, etc.  (fast)

History.  (fast)

Klassifikation

895.1452 (DDC)