This book is based on the award-winning series, "Idioms and Their Stories," from the program, "Learn to Speak Chinese," which is broadcast on the English Service of China Radio International. The program has been incredibly popular, prompting listeners to bombard...
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This fascinating little book is filled with gems of the Chinese language -- wisdom gleaned from centuries of experience. Here's a super way to learn the most popular Chinese idioms, as well as their origins. Each idiom or phrase is presented in Chinese, Pinyin, and...
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Learn the most popular gems of Chinese wisdom, such as "A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit," i.e. you learn from making mistakes, or, "What you hear about may be false, but what you see is true." The Chinese use these wise sayings on a daily basis. Each "pearl"...
Learn the most popular Two-Part Allegorical Sayings, such as, "Using telephone poles as chopsticks - putting much material to petty use," and, "A dog catching a mouse - poking one's nose into other people's business." The Chinese use these sayings on a daily...
Now you can learn the stories behind the most popular Chinese idioms, such as, "One word worth a thousand pieces of gold," and, "When a Man Attains the Dao, Even His Pets Go To Heaven." Each idiom is presented in Chinese, Pinyin, and English, with an illustration,...
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Story of Monkey King when he gets invited to Heaven (Chinese) and creates Havoc. This second in the Monkey King series tells of Monkey's adventures in Heaven. The irrepressible Monkey is a hit with children because of his mischievous nature and his magic powers....
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This is a Chinese expression that parents use when children try to avoid chores. Ye's original story depicts the way the expression might have originated. A young monk, who lives a "simple and peaceful life," has one daily task that irks him: he hates to haul two...
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Chinese folklore tradition is as colorful and captivating as any in the world, but the stories themselves still are not as well-known to Western readers as those from The Brothers Grimm, Mother Goose, or Hans Christian Andersen. Tales of a Chinese Grandmother,...
This striking picture book, illustrated with intricately designed Chinese-style paper-cuts, includes five proverbial stories--"The Lazy Farmer," "The Crane and the Clam," "The Musician and the Water Buffalo," "An Old Horse," and "The Dragon Lover." Each tale is...
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This Chinese version of the Cinderella fairytale is believed to be even older than the earliest European story, actually dating back to 9 BC! Beautifully illustrated, it’s a great way to show that not every “Cinderella” has a pumpkin coach and glass...
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The subtitle says all: A dragon ambushes a poor farmer and promises to eat the unfortunate man unless one of the farmer's seven daughters marries him. Six daughters run away in fear, but Seven can't bear to see her father suffer and consents to marry the dragon....
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A test to grow a plant is given by the Chinese Emperor to determine whom he will choose as the heir to the throne, but Ping, unable to make his seed grow, submits an empty pot to the Chinese Emperor and gets surprisingly happy results. Reprint. SLJ. PW. K. "A...
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