10 gift books for Children's Day

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Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen's stories have been translated into about 150 languages. To date, since his works were introduced 100 years ago, China has published more than 200 versions of Andersen’s fairy tales. The most well-known stories include The Princess and the Pea, Thumbelina, The Little Mermaid and The Emperor’s New Clothes.

Two of Andersen's fairy tales are related to China. The Nightingale is set in China and tells the story of a Chinese emperor and a nightingale, while The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep tells of the romance between a Chinese porcelain shepherdess and a Chinese porcelain chimney sweep.