The Gift of Chagan Lake

TheGiftofChaganLake Writtenby Illustrated by CITIC Press Group

February2025

45.00 （CNY）

Thestorydepicts thespectacleofwinterfishing in ChaganLakeinnortheastChina.Itisillustratedfrom the perspectiveof the littleboyXiaobei，depicting the scene of thousands of miles of ice and fish jumping thousandsof shoals.Xiaobeiand hisgrandmotherwent to Chagan Lake lceMarket for the first time to buy fish.Here，Xiaobeiwasamazedtosee the fishing team useamiraculousmethodtohitwavesofbrokenice， fish outanetofbig freshfish，and pileupan incredible amount offish.Thebiggest fishwaschosenand given abigredflower.Soon，abusyfleetoffishcarriers weretransportingthe freshfishtomarketsacrossthe country.At last，Xiaobeiand hisgrandmothergottheir wishandboughtthebigfish，waitingfortheirparentsto comehomeandreunite.

Shao Ronghan

Shao Ronghan isa memberof the ShandongWriters Associationandhaspublishedthechildren'sliterature The Alpha Lion，which hasbeenselectedbymanynational recommendationcatalogs.

Chen Xinyin

ChenXinyin isan illustratorand graphicdesigner whoseworks havebeenshortlisted forthe2016 AsianlllustrationYearbook.Inrecentyears，Chenhas cooperated withwell-known brandsand magazines. Chen'sworksspan design，film industry，textbook covers， exhibitionvenues，picture books，etc.