"The empire, long divided, must unite; long united, must divide. Thus it has ever been." Echoing the rhythms of Chinese history itself, the monumental tale Three Kingdoms begins. As important for Chinese culture as the Homeric epics have been for the West, this...
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China's great classic novel Outlaws of the Marsh, written in the fourteenth century, is a fictional account of twelfth-century events during the Song Dynasty. One by one, over a hundred men and women are forced by the harsh feudal officialdom to take to the hills....
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Journey to the West is a classic Chinese mythological novel. It was written during the Ming Dynasty and is based on traditional folktales. Consisting of 100 chapters, this fantasy relates the adventures of a Tang Dynasty (618-907) priest Sanzang and his three...
Bilingual in English and Chinese. Du Fu (also known as Tu Fu) wrote in the High Tang period. His work is very diverse, but his most characteristic poems are autobiographical and historical, recording the effects of war on his own life. This book collects 175...
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This popular book by Ling Mengchu (1580-1644) features 19 stories carefully chosen from the original 40. In fascinating plots and a highly expressive colloquial language, they are mostly about women's fate, their miserable existence in a polygamous society, their...
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Bilingual in English and Chinese, this book is a collection of 13 ancient Chinese stories. These stories have been passed down from generation to generation in China. You will not only enjoy these classic stories, but will also learn about Chinese culture and...
The splendor and richness of Chinese classical literature encompasses a dazzling range, from poetry, rhymed prose and essays, to drama and novels, with outstanding representative works on each genre. Despite the passage of time, these works remain fresh and relevant...
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Bilingual in English and Chinese. This is a set of 5 books. ''The empire, long divided, must unite; long united, must divide. Thus it has ever been'' - begins this fourteenth-century masterpiece often noted as the Odyssey of the Far East. Widely read throughout...
Bilingual in English and Chinese. This is a set of 5 books. Written in the fourteenth century, ''Outlaws of the Marsh'' is one of China's greatest works of literature. Readers will find intrigue, adventure, murder, warfare, romance and more within this novel of...
Bilingual in English and Chinese, this book is a collection of ancient Chinese legends and stories from the Tang Dynasty Period. These stories have been told and retold and have been passed on from generation to generation in China. Included are famous tales such as...
Newberry award winning biographer, Russell Freedman's fascinating, witty introduction to the life and teachings of Confucius should finally set the record straight. Using the rigorous, lively technique that his readers have come to expect, Freedman traveled to...
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