The series Graded Readers for Chinese Language Learners is composed of 50 books, divided into three subseries, namely folktales, literary stories and historical stories, corresponding to Levels 1-3 respectively. The rich and fun content and easy-to-understand language makes it easy for everyone, whether they are foreigners learning Chinese, children with parents of Chinese origin, ethnic minority students of the Chinese language, or even primary school students in China, to read this series. It enables the readers to gradually improve their Chinese reading skills and enhance their understanding of Chinese culture by reading and enjoying stories.
The “Literary Stories” subseries is based on the Four Great Classical Novels in ancient China. From each novel some epic snippets are extracted and adapted into 4-6 books, each with 20-30 thousand characters. Altogether there are 20 books in the subseries, six of which are from Romance of the Three Kingdoms, four from Water Margin, six from Journey to the West and four from Dream of the Red Chamber. Please click here for each title description.
学汉语分级读物”丛书一共50本，包括民间故事、文学故事、历史故事三个系列，分别对应1、2、3级。本套读物内容丰富有趣，语言简单易懂。通过阅读，使读者在欣赏故事的同时，逐步提高汉语阅读能力，增进对中国文化的了解。本套分级读物以出现的汉字量来分级，共3级。第1级“民间故事”，第2级“文学故事”，第,3级“历史故事”，3个级别分别适合掌握500字、800字和1200字的学习者阅读。
“文学故事”系列取材于中国古代的四大名著，每个名著抽取经典片段，编成4—6本书，每本2—3万字。具体包括：《三国演义》6本，《水浒传》4本，《西游记》6本，《红楼梦》4本，共20 本。
《红楼梦》是中国清代作家曹雪芹创作的一部长篇小说，具有世界影响力。小说描述了贾家、薛家、王家、史家四个大家族由兴盛到衰落的过程，讲述了贾宝玉、林黛玉、薛宝钗等人的爱情故事。本系列包括《荣国府和宁国府》《大观园》《荣国府的事》《败落》，共4本。
Book Titles:
The Rongguo Mansion and the Ningguo Mansion 荣国府和宁国府
The Grand View Garden 大观园
A Few Incidents in the Rongguo Mansion 荣国府的事
The Decline 败落
By Xianchun Chen, Paperback, Simplified Chinese Character, 92-103 pages/book, 8.3"x5.8"
