A Golden Millet Dream - Pu Zengyuan, Wu Dacheng (Illustrator), Киев

A special feature of the Chinese language is its frequent use of "set phrases" (chengyu). These set phrases, usually consisting of four Chinese characters, describe a person, situation or event in a pithy and often poetic way.

Most set set phrases originate in early Chinese classics, poetry, prose, Buddhist scriptures and folk sayings.

This series of picture books presents to our readers some well-known set phrases, beautifully illustrated and narrated.