The Girl in the Painting 画中人

As a young man falls in love with a girl in a painting, the girl remarkably steps out of the painting and comes to life…

Cangjie, the Inventor of Characters 仓颉造字

Chinese characters are mysterious and have a long history. Legend has it that a man named Cangjie invented them in clever and playful ways…

Shennong Tasting Wild Plants 神农尝百草

Long, long ago, people didn't know how to distinguish which plants were edible and which were not. Many suffered poisoning from eating the wrong food. Shennong, the chieftain of a tribe, decided to solve this problem…

Legend of the Horsehead Fiddle 马头琴的故事

The horsehead fiddle is the most popular musical instrument among the Mongolian people, and there is a touching story about its origin. Su He, a poor young man, saves the life of a white horse. They become fast friends…

The Gold Axe 金斧头

A boy lost his iron axe, but ended up with three: a gold axe, a silver axe, and an iron axe. His elder brother lost an axe as well...

A Phoenix Egg 凤凰蛋

The phoenix is a rare and legendary bird, and its egg is even rarer. Yet, a poor young man named Wang Er miraculously acquired three of them...

A Zhuang Brocade 一幅壮锦

An elderly mother spent years weaving a beautiful Zhuang brocade, but it was blown away by a heavy wind. Seeing their mother’s profound grief over the loss, her three sons went out one by one in search of it…

Hailibu, the Hunter 猎人海力布

Hailibu, a hunter, acquired a gem as a reward after he saved the daughter of the Dragon King. Using the gem, he could understand the language of the animals. One day, he heard the animals talking about a severe flood that was going to hit his village…

The Long Haired Girl 长发妹

The long haired girl is beautiful, with long, black hair, but one day, each and every strand of her hair turned white…

Legend of Qingming Festival 清明节的传说

Qingming Festival is an important festival in China. According to legend, it was originally designated to commemorate a loyal court official…

The Legend of Chinese New Year's Eve 除夕的传说

The Chinese New Year’s Eve is called 除夕, meaning “driving away the monster Xi.” There is an amazing legend about it...

Legend of the Dragon Boat Festival 端午节的传说

The Dragon Boat Festival, a traditional Chinese festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. On that day, people would eat zongzi and run dragon boat races in commemoration of a patriotic poet…

Houyi the Divine Archer 后羿射手

Long, long ago, there were ten suns in the sky that made all human beings, animals and plants on earth suffer from the scorching heat. Houyi, an immortal from Heaven, saved them but was punished severely…

The Cricket 蟋蟀

Cheng Ming, an ordinary person, was often punished for failing to catch crickets for the emperor’s entertainment. One day, he finally caught a good cricket. The whole family rejoiced over it; however, the story then took an unexpected turn and something life-changing happened to the family.

Monk Huaibing and the Iron Cows 怀丙和尚捞铁牛

A heavy rain washed eight iron cows into the river which were placed at the banks to pull a floating bridge. People couldn’t cross the river as the bridge was damaged until the clever Monk Huaibing came up with a solution to recover the iron cows…

Tian Ji and the Horse Racing 田忌赛马

He and the King of Qi loved horse racing. However, as the King’s horses were better than Tian’s, he lost every time. Sun Bin, Tian’s friend, figured out a strategy to help him….

A Young Girl Versus the Giant Snake 李寄斩蛇

A giant snake came to a mountain and devoured many people and animals. People nearby were terrified, so Li Ji, a brave girl, went to the mountain to look for it with her dog and a sword. The resourceful and fearless girl planned to slay the snake....

Ximen Bao, the Governor of Ye西门豹治邺

Ximen Bao was appointed governor of a place named Ye. He found that each year, the local officials and dignitaries and a witch would select a girl from an ordinary family and throw her into the river to “marry” the river god. They claimed that if they failed to do so, the river would flood. Ximen Bao decided to look into this matter….

Old Frontiersman Losing His Horse 塞翁失马

Old Frontiersman loved horses very much. Yet, he didn’t feel sad when he lost one of his horses. Later, his lost horse returned with another horse. However, he became worried that something bad might follow. Shortly after, his son fell off the horse and broke his leg….

Jingwei Tries to Fill up the Sea 精卫填海

There was a bird called Jingwei in ancient China. It flew every day from Mount Fajiu in the west to the Eastern Sea, taking great trouble in an attempt to fill up the sea with pebbles….

Mr. Dongguo and the Wolf 东郭先生与狼

A wolf was struck by a hunter and implored Mr. Donguo for help. Mr. Dongguo saved the wolf out of mercy. However, the wolf returned kindness with ingratitude and intended to eat Mr. Dongguo….

Cao Chong Weighed an Elephant 曹冲称象

How did people weigh an elephant in ancient China? A young child came up with a brilliant solution….

The Legend of Lantern Festival 元宵节的传说

Do you know that there is a traditional festival in China called the Lantern Festival? Do you have any idea about its origin? Let me tell you a wonderful legend....

Ten Brothers 十兄弟

An old, childless couple discovered ten beautiful pearls. The ten pearls later turned into ten brothers, each with remarkable capabilities….

Identifying the Thief by Touching a Bell 摸钟辨盗

A rich man’s money was stolen. The county magistrate used a bell to identify the thief….

Flog the Sheepskin 拷打羊皮

A salt vendor had a quarrel with a wood splitter over the ownership of a piece of sheepskin, so they went to the county magistrate for a solution....

Bao Zheng and the Case of the Ox's Tongue 包拯巧断牛舌案

A villager named Li Er found his cow’s tongue was mysteriously cut. He then reported his case to Bao Zheng. The judge used a clever way to find out the truth….

River Snail Girl 田螺姑娘

Xie Duan was a hardworking and kind-hearted young man. Having no family, he had to live on his own. One day, he found a big river snail in the field and brought it home. From then on, incredible changes took place in Xie Duan’s life….

Yexian-A Cinderella Story from China 叶限 - 中国的灰姑娘

Yexian was a beautiful and lovely girl. She lost her parents and lived with her stepmother. Her stepmother and stepsister disliked her and they made her life miserable. One day, her pet fish, her only friend and playmate, was eaten by her stepmother….