A Trip to Oroville's Chinese Temple: A Learn-About Book on California's Historic Liet Sheng Kong

Many early Chinese immigrants came to California to mine for gold and build railroads. They built many temples and shrines in California. Today, the Liet Sheng Kong Temple in Oroville is an important historical monument.

This book offers children a visual "field trip visit" through Oroville's Liet Sheng Kong Temple and Museum Complex. Children will learn interesting information about the cultural beliefs and ways of life of the early Chinese immigrants such as the color red is the symbol of joy, happiness, and good luck, and the temple has no windows in order to keep out evil spirits, and also, door guardians protected entrances to mansions and city gates.

Children will enjoy the illustrations of museum artifacts such as parade swords, sedan chair scenes, Chinese dolls and children's shoes with "cat eye" tips. Most of all, this inter-active book engages children throughout its pages. Especially fun is the do-and-learn activity on shadow puppets, one of the most enchanting Chinese cultural treasurers for storytelling.

Author: Jeanne Maree Iacono
Publisher: Lunada Press, LLC
Published: 11/16/2015
Pages: 22
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.17lbs
Size: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.05d
ISBN: 9780937176078

About the Author
Iacono, Jeanne Maree: - Jeanne Maree Iacono is a teacher and an educational writing specialist who creates material for children. She has also been a managing editor for an international educational children's publisher. She is a freelance writer in the fields of photojournalism and fiction for children and adults. Jeanne Maree has been the contributing author of over a hundred scientific biographies for Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia 9th and 10th editions. She has had mystery stories published in Highlights for Children, and is the author of over a dozen Children's books. Jeanne Maree has spent memorable times in Oroville since childhood at her grandparents ranch in the Oroville foothills. Today she is a proud member of The Artists of River Town (A.R.T.) and has had the honorof being the featured artist at the A.R.T. Gallery and at the Centennial Cultural Center.Charleston, Jo: - Jo Charleston has lived in Oroville for the past 15 years. She is a self-taught artist painting portraits to murals. She is also a working calligrapher. Jo is also a contributing artist to the Artist of River Town (A.R.T)