Song Nan Zhang (illustrator)
Awakening the Dragon: The Dragon Boat Festival
Tundra, 2004
The fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar, Chinese around the world will celebrate the Dragon Boat festival. This year, the holiday falls on June 16, and I hope to be eating azuki bean dumplings wrapped in bamboo leaves under a bright sun while thinking of Qu Yuan, the loyal minister who drowned himself in the Miluo River as an act of political protest.
Arlene Chan's book introduces the symbols and activities related to the festival in a well-rounded if a bit static way. Song Nan Zhang's images add color and drama. His image of a theatrical portrayal of the eye-popping demon queller Zhongkui just about leaps off the page.
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