Storytime

• Not Just a Clam

  story by Anna Grasskamp.

  This story shows how this shell found its way into the 1698 <em>Haicuo tu</em> 海錯圖 (Illustrated Catalogue of Marine Creatures) of the Qing dynasty. The shell does not look particularly special at first sight. Yet, people considered it special enough to present as a gift to a Qing Emperor.

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