HONGKONGLITERATURESERIES
SeriesEditor:JohnMinford
Thisisamostunusualbook.ForseveraldecadesXiXihasbeenwidelyknownforheraward-winningpoetryandfiction.Thistime,shehaschosentowriteabouttheteddybearsshebeganmakingin2005,aftertreatmentforcancer,inordertoimprovethemobilityofherrighthand.Shemadethebearsherselffromscratch,choosingsomeofherfavouritecharactersfromhistoryandlegendsuchastheTaoistphilosopherMasterZhuang,theMongolrulerGenghisKhan,andBeautyandtheBeast.Shealsocreatedexquisiteitemsofclothingforthemandwoveaseriesofdelightfullywittyessaysaroundthem,givingherreadersfascinatinginsightsintoChineseculture,andintothewaysinwhichChineseclothingandfashionhaveevolvedthroughtheages.
Thisisabookforallwholoveliteratureandteddybears.
