Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    A Vat of Water
    A Vat of Water
    A Vat of Water
    Ebook14 pages1 minute

    A Vat of Water

    By LYDIA LIN

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    A well known story about a famous calligrapher in ancient China retold in simple Mandarin to serve as supplemental reading material for students of the Chinese language. The Chinese text is fully annotated with pinyin and English translation. The link for downloading a pinyin guide is provided.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLYDIA LIN
    Release dateFeb 3, 2011
    ISBN9781458011695
    A Vat of Water
    Author

    LYDIA LIN

    Lydia Lin has a background in science and technology. She enjoys reading, writing, music, painting and gardening. She believes that an important part of education is to enlighten people, to help them realize their potentials, and to enable them to appreciate and preserve all that is good about humanity.

    Read more from Lydia Lin

    Related to A Vat of Water

    Related ebooks

    Chinese For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Reading Corner

      Feb 19, 2024

      Learning new things from reading a novel is always a bonus, so I was particularly fascinated to come across this historical novel about the life of a young deaf woman in the 1800s. I had no idea that Alexander Graham Bell, best known as the inventor

      3 min read

    • Article

      Miguel Syjuco On Literature

      Aug 5, 2020

      What is your favourite book? I always go back to the Noli (Me Tangere) by Jose Rizal. I was born in the Philippines but moved with the family to Canada because of Martial Law. I returned when I was 12, so I spent a good 10 years of my life abroad.

      1 min read

    • Article

      How Chia-Lun Chang Found Power in Poetry

      Mar 23, 2023

      "Are we crazy, officially? Who can tell us if we are sick or not?" The post How Chia-Lun Chang Found Power in Poetry appeared first on The Millions.

      6 min read

    • Article

      Get Over Your Reader's Block With Storytel

      Jan 9, 2020

      Everybody knows about the writer’s block but few seem to be aware about the reader’s block. Well, it is that period when one cannot read books. You seem to lose all interest even in the most gripping novels and it has had been more than a year and a

      3 min read

    • Article

      Bringing Up Bookworms!

      Feb 28, 2021

      Bringing Up Bookworms!
      1 min read

    • Article

      Bringing Up Bookworms!

      Feb 28, 2021

      Bringing Up Bookworms!
      1 min read

    • Article

      ‘My Spelling Isn’t That Great’: Michael Morpurgo On Why Teaching Kids To Love Writing Is More Important Than Grammar

      May 18, 2022

      I didn’t love reading at all when I was young. As a teacher, I loved it, and now as a reader, I love it. But I was put off the whole idea of words very early on. Some years ago, I was made to do a key stage 2 (seven to 11 years old) English test. I d

      5 min read

    • Article

      Storytel Demystifies 8 Common Myths About Audiobooks

      Feb 9, 2020

      1 "It is not for me as I am too busy and don't get time to read" False We lead a busy life where reading habits are taking a back seat. The most commonly stated reason is 'I no longer have that kind of time'. Audiobooks are a companion to your active

      2 min read

    • Article

      Found In Translation

      Aug 23, 2021

      Found In Translation
      2 min read

    • Article

      Coffee And Cake

      Apr 1, 2021

      Coffee And Cake
      6 min read

    • Article

      5 Questions With…

      Aug 10, 2023

      1. How did you start writing? It all started at school when the wonderful poet Jean Binta Breeze visited my school for a poetry reading. I was inspired and I wanted to silence a crowd with words. I started writing poems in my spare time and I haven’t

      1 min read

    • Article

      Priceless History, Intangible Richness: The Millions Interviews Lillian Li

      Jun 12, 2018

      Lillian Li uses her past as a server for inspiration in her debut novel, Number One Chinese Restaurant. “I got a taste of the physical and emotional toll that kind of work takes; a taste of the isolation of working six days a week, 12 hours a day ser

      9 min read

    • Article

      There Is No Offline

      Jun 5, 2021

      My father, who is well into his 70s has a quaint, endearing habit of sending texts that follow the linguistic rules of handwritten letters. They begin, “Dear Tanu”, line break, the message and end “Love, Pa”. Even when we are texting back and forth,

      1 min read

    • Article

      Family Turning The Page

      Feb 22, 2023

      Family Turning The Page
      1 min read

    • Article

      Finding The Nuances

      Mar 20, 2019

      Finding The Nuances
      4 min read

    • Article

      Listening for the Story: The Legacy of Madeleine L’Engle

      Mar 26, 2018

      Throughout her life, Madeleine L’Engle, most famously known for her 1962 classic, A Wrinkle in Time, wrote 60 books. Penned by L’Engle’s granddaughters, Charlotte Jones Voiklis and Léna Roy, Becoming Madeleine: A Biography of the Author of A Wrinkle

      7 min read

    • Article

      Talk to the Practitioner: Chiedozié Dike

      Jan 28, 2023

      I reach Chiedozié Dike through my friend Joj, who has worked, as long as I’ve known them, to provide a space for writers who don’t always get the attention they deserve. Within a hot minute, I know I’m in the presence of someone whose own mission is

      6 min read

    • Article

      Talk to the Practitioner: Chiedozié Dike

      Jan 28, 2023

      I reach Chiedozié Dike through my friend Joj, who has worked, as long as I’ve known them, to provide a space for writers who don’t always get the attention they deserve. Within a hot minute, I know I’m in the presence of someone whose own mission is

      6 min read

    • Article

      Letters

      Sep 2, 2021

      I’ve been writing novels for more than ten years but only recently decided to become a member of the Society of Authors and wish I had spent a few of the pounds it has cost blundering about getting books published on POD for my friends (and hopefully

      6 min read

    • Article

      Working with What You’ve Got: An Interview with Lydia Kiesling

      Sep 4, 2018

      Readers of The Millions know Lydia Kiesling as its current editor, corralling an eclectic group of writers and readers into a daily book blog circulated to thousands of book lovers.  Lydia’s first novel, The Golden State, arrives today from Farrar, S

      7 min read

    • Article

      Nicole Patton-terry

      Oct 1, 2020

      Nicole Patton-terry
      5 min read

    • Article

      Turning Pages

      Jan 27, 2022

      Turning Pages
      4 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for A Vat of Water

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      A Vat of Water - LYDIA LIN

      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1