Story and Illustrations by Zhou Jianxin

Translated by Hongyu Jasmine Zhu

In the city, there was a temple, and in front of the temple, an old banyan
tree. Old Banyan has watched all walks of life unfold beneath its canopy,
and one day, a little squirrel climbs up its branches, demanding to hear a
story. Little Squirrel is full of questions, but as the old tree begins to lose
its leaves, the young squirrel realises that he will have to fi nd the answers
himself. Without Old Banyan, who will tell him stories?

(Winner of the 8th Bai Meigui Translation Competition)

With afterword by the Singapore Book Council and the Leeds Centre for New Chinese Writing

ISBN:  978-1-913891-50-3
Format: Paperback 178 x 254 mm
Pages: 54 pp Colour
Publication Date:  10 July 2025