Here is a sampling of our reading for this unit:
God's Adventurer: Hudson Taylor by Phyllis Thompson
Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze by Elizabeth Foreman Lewis
Eric Liddell: Something Greater than Gold by Janet and Geoff Benge
Mission to Cathay by Madeleine Polland
The House of Sixty Fathers by Meindert DeJong
We read all of these books aloud together, which was quite an undertaking,
but well worth the time and effort.
We also watched videos:
Chariots of Fire (to complement our reading on Eric Liddell) *Netflix
China From the Inside: Power and the People (a look at communism in modern-day China) *PBS Home Video
Modern Marvels: The Great Wall of China *Netflix
One of the interesting things that we learned about in this unit was Calligraphy. The essential elements of this art are called the Four Treasures of the Study. They are the ink brush, ink, paper and inkstone. We received a Chinese calligraphy kit in our Sonlight Eastern Hemisphere curriculum package. Our friends, Sam and Susan, who are Chinese and own Buffet City, were kind enough to join our family for an American-style holiday dinner and then demonstrate this ancient art. Sam and Susan both learned this very intriciate skill as schoolchildren in China.
Sam writing 'China' in calligraphy. |
Susan grinding the inkstick with water on the inkstone. |
Sam, David, Sarah and Susan The characters say "Happy Family" |