{"title":"Languages — Mandarin Chinese","description":"\u003cp\u003eMandarin Chinese books for kids and teens, from first readers to high-school level. 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The selection of works is also limited to the triptych format, which gave \u003cem\u003eukiyo-e\u003c\/em\u003e artists the freedom to express their phantasies as narratives in a kinetic, detailed image frame. The work of over twenty different artists is featured, spread over five different categories - \u003cem\u003ekaiju\u003c\/em\u003e (\"strange beasts\"), \u003cem\u003eyurei\u003c\/em\u003e (\"ghosts\"), \u003cem\u003eoni\u003c\/em\u003e (\"demons\"), \u003cem\u003ejuryoku\u003c\/em\u003e (\"mystic forces\"), and \u003cem\u003eyojutsu\u003c\/em\u003e (\"black magic\"). The book also has a special section for \u003cem\u003eyakusha-e\u003c\/em\u003e, prints directly depicting supernatural scenes from the \u003cem\u003ekabuki\u003c\/em\u003e theatre. 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