Xiao Bao’s water sprinkiling festival

Description

In this introduction to a very special festival of the Dai ethnic group, nine-year-old Xiao Bao takes a train all the way from the great dry Loess Plateau in Northwestern China to the south where his parents are working. He lives with his grandparents who are goat herds. And while he is excited to see his parents he is sad to be leaving his favourite goat behind. But the train trip is exciting and soon he is delighted to see his parents again and to participate in the very special Water Sprinkling Festival. The world of the South is so different from his plateau. But he has so much fun that he can’t wait to come back next year, this time with his grandparents.