Ming's Adventure in the Mogao Caves

A Story in English and Chinese

By: Jian Li, Yijin Wert (Translator)

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Hardcover | 18 April 2017

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The latest installment in Li Jian’s beloved “Ming” series, Ming’s Adventure in the Mogao Caves opens as a sandstorm blows over the Gobi Desert. Xiao Ming and his parents are on their way to the Mogao Caves when they become separated in the chaos. Huddling in the sand with another group of stranded travelers, Ming sees a light flashing through the thick dust.

The light moves closer, until finally Ming sees it is a deer with nine shades of color in his fur. Soon, he notices that there are many lights, each one leading one of the lost travelers. Ming and the others follow the lights toward distant cliffs lined with hundreds of caves. Inside, he finds beautiful murals, colorfully painted with various themes. He also notices blank spaces shaped like animals, including one identical to the nine-colored deer that saved him. As Ming learns his savior’s story and the cave’s millenia-old history, he sees two people enter the cave: his parents.

A former middle school art teacher, Jian turned his talents toward writing and illustrating children’s books. Containing text in both English and Chinese, his latest work will bewitch readers of every age.

About the Author

Li Jian graduated from Hebei Normal University in 2001, majoring in Chinese painting. Formerly a middle school art teacher, editor for children's books, and partner in an illustration studio, he currently owns his own illustration studio focusing on children's fairy tales.

He has also published The Water Dragon, The Little Monkey King's Journey, The Snake Goddess Colors the World, Ming's Adventure with the Terracotta Army, The Horse and the Mysterious Drawing, Ming's Adventure in the Forbidden City, Mulan: Retold in Chinese and English, Ming's Adventure with Confucius in Qufu, Zheng He, the Great Chinese Explorer, Ming's Kung Fu Adventure in the Shaolin Temple, Genghis Khan, the Brave Warrior Who Bridged East and West, Cang Jie, the Inventor of Chinese Characters, The Magical Rooster, and Cai Lun, the Creator of Paper.

Industry Reviews

"Original, engaging, and exceptionally entertaining from cover to cover, 'Ming's Adventure in the Mogao Caves' will prove to be an enduringly popular and appreciated addition to family, preschool, elementary school, and community library picture book collections." -Midwest Book Review
"Ming's Adventure in the Mogao Caves is a real treasure for anyone who loves religious or art history. Young readers, of course, will just appreciate it as a young boy's enchanted adventure! [...] A lovely adventure story as well as a beautiful introduction to this important historical site." -All Done Monkey blog

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