Close your eyes and imagine a place where people are given long-life noodles to eat on their birthdays; where the colour red will bring you good luck; and where boats disguised as dragons take to the water in a magnificent race. The place you are thinking of is China. The book includes a colourful map, a story from China and a topic web.

 

This is volume 7 in Cultural Journeys .

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2002 by Hachette Children's Group .

Shelby Mamdani is a consultant at the British Museum, where she works with the Oriental Collection. Shelby is a frequent visitor to India.