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TitleSeasonal Songs: A Scroll of Twenty-Four Solar Terms
Original TitleSeasonal Songs: A Scroll of Twenty-Four Solar Terms
English TitleThe age of the song
AuthorXia Xiao Xun
Publisher: Hunan Fine Arts Publishing House
Publication Date: 2014-04-01
Language：:Simplified Chinese
ISBN10: 7535668380
ISBN13: 9787535668387
BindingPaperback / 201 pages / 18.6 x 26.2 x 1.5 cm / General audience / Full color printing / First edition
PriceRMB ￥42.00
GiftBook cards x 4, bookmarks x 1

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2015

Unboxing of Xia Xiaoxun's series of works:

"Songs of the Seasons" is themed around the twenty-four solar terms and includes beautiful watercolor illustrations spanning themes such as plants, animals, and folk culture.

The open-spine binding allows for complete flatness and appreciation; four small book cards and one bookmark are included with the book.

Besides the individual circular images on each page representing a solar term, along with plants in the foreground, there are also full-page landscape paintings and descriptions of items for special festivals (such as food and musical instruments). It depicts the scenery of the twenty-four solar terms in great detail, making it a very rich and enjoyable book for me 💕! (You can use it as an illustrated guide)

(These days, the only thing to remember about the 24 solar terms is eating tangyuan (sweet rice balls) on the Winter Solstice, haha.)

Speaking of the 24 solar terms, you can also check out my previous unboxing of Cinyee Chiu's creations.24 Solar Terms Bookmarks"Awesome!"

Official Introduction

"Songs of the Seasons" is a picture book about the traditional Chinese solar terms. Using the twenty-four solar terms as its chapters, it combines the customs and traditions associated with these terms with fantastical stories, vividly depicting the twenty-four solar terms, the seventy-two phenological periods, and the corresponding seasonal flowers and customs, presenting readers with a series of beautiful pictures of Chinese life.

The fresh and beautiful watercolor illustrations, combined with the ingenious story, not only depict the long-standing local customs and traditions, but also popularize knowledge for readers who are not familiar with traditional phenology, making it both educational and entertaining, and appealing to all tastes. It is currently the first picture book comic on the market to present the twenty-four solar terms in its entirety through illustrations.

Content

001 – Spring: Beginning of Spring, Rain Water, Awakening of Insects, Spring Equinox, Pure Brightness, Grain Rain
051 – Summer: Beginning of Summer, Grain Buds, Grain in Ear, Summer Solstice, Minor Heat, Major Heat
101 – Autumn: Beginning of Autumn, End of Heat, White Dew, Autumnal Equinox, Cold Dew, Frost's Descent
151 – Winter: Beginning of Winter, Minor Snow, Major Snow, Winter Solstice, Minor Cold, Major Cold
201 – Postscript

About the Author

Xia Xiao Xun

Her real name is Li Xiaru, and she is from Changsha, Hunan, China. She is a freelance illustrator, picture book author, and teacher. She graduated with a bachelor's degree from the School of Design at the Central Academy of Fine Arts and later pursued a master's degree in watercolor painting at the School of Fine Arts at Hunan Normal University, focusing on both artistic creation and teaching. She wishes to spend her life with her paintbrush, telling stories from her heart and creating paintings with warmth.

Representative works collection:Elf Handbook《Dream Talk of the Four Seasons《hairy《Forest Language《Seasonal Songs《Accompanying Summer《dreamer".