Yaner and the Yaya

The Origin of the Dangdai Dolls

Foreword by Arturo Tora (2 May 2011)

In Yaner and the Yaya: The Origin of the Dangdai Dolls, Lee Shi-min deftly captures, in
poignant flowing prose, the essence, heart and imagination of village life through the eyes
of Yaner, the original inspiration for the Dangdai Dolls, and the Yaya, her four canine
companions, whose creations eventually come to form them, through the changing
temperate seasons of the Qinling Mountains.