Mao Dun published both of these famous short stories, "The Shop of the Lin Family," and "Spring Silkworms," in 1932. The first tells the story of a shop selling foreign goods in a small town in China (scholar Zhu Ziqing considers this the best work written by Mao...
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Dawn blossoms plucked at dusk is a beautiful, evocative phrase familiar to all Chinese people thanks to Lu Xun, who is also known as the father of modern Chinese literature. This great Chinese man of letters once published a collection of essays with this title, and...
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Bilingual in English and Chinese. A towering figure in the literary history of twentieth-century China, Lu Xun has exerted significant influence through his short stories, which remain as powerful today as when first written. Like many Chinese intellectuals searching...
Written by Ku Hung-Ming (1857-1928) a notable writer in Qing dynasty, interprets the spirit of the Chinese people and shows the value of the Chinese civilization. His discussion of three concepts: the Real Chinaman, the Chinese woman, and the Chinese language are the...
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A gloriously illustrated account by Lin Yu Tang, one of the most well-known Chinese philosophers and writers in 1930's who lived mainly in the U.S since 1928. His many works represent an attempt to bridge the cultural gap between East and West and do so with...
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One of China’s most celebrated male writers is Shen Congwen. This collection of some of his best works includes: “The Border Town,” “Guisheng,” and “Xiao Xiao.” In simplified Chinese characters and English. While reading in English, you can also learn more Chinese...
