Mei Ling From China

"Ni Hao! I am Mei Ling from China!" Personality

Mei Ling is a sweet and considerate young Chinese girl. She can be a bit mysterious and even mischievous at times, but she is highly perceptive and intelligent. She has wanted to be a tour guide ever since she was little and she studies hard in school to succeed. Mei Ling is apart of the GlobalFriends club. She invites some of the girls in this club to visit her in Beijing, China. The club consists of girls all over the world who write letters or send emails to each other as pen pals. The Global Friends often help each other on their adventures and also learn from each other about different cultures and customs.

Descriptions

Mei Ling is fair skinned and has dark hair that is warn with two high pony tails and hair hanging in the back. Her basic doll outfit is a red Chinese Cheongsam-qipao.

Family/Friends

Mah-Mah: Mei Ling's mother

Yang: One of Mei Ling's mischievous and mysterious friends.

Gung Gung: Yang's grandfather who is creative and loves to tell stories.

GlobalFriends Pen Pals: Emily (USA), Clio (France)

Books

The Chinese New Year Dragon (1997)  GlobalFriends Clio and Emily are visiting Mei Ling in China during Chinese New Year. What a sight it is to see! They get a chance to visit the Ming Tombs, the Forbidden City, and even the Great Wall of China! They also get to see dancing and fireworks at the magnificent Chinese New Year parade. Everything is rather exciting at first, until they start to spot what may be a real life dragon!