Chinese Fiction

A puzzling publishing murder attracts the eye of Ellery Queen. Mandarin Press is a premier publishing house for foreign literature, but to those at the top of this enterprise, there is little more beautiful than a rare stamp. As Donald Kirk, publisher and philatelist, prepares his office for a banquet, an unfamiliar man comes to call. No one recognizes him, but Kirk’s staff is used to strange characters visiting their boss, so Kirk’s secretary asks him to wait in the anteroom.

Nainai has lived in Shanghai for many years, and the time has come to find a wife for her adopted grandson. But when the bride she has chosen arrives from the countryside, it soon becomes clear that the orphaned girl has ideas of her own. Her name is Fu Ping, and the more she explores the residential lanes and courtyards behind Shanghai’s busy shopping streets, the less she wants to return to the country as a dutiful wife. As Fu Ping wavers over her future, she learns the city through the stories of the nannies, handymen, and garbage collectors of postwar Shanghai....

1940年3月，汪伪政府宣布成立。侵华日军在上海大肆搜捕抗日志士……1940年3月，汪偽政府宣布成立。侵華日軍在上海大肆搜捕抗日志士……

As a middle-aged man, the protagonist revisits his old home which he had left more than 20 years ago. He meets up with family members, and Runtu, a childhood friend, as well as someone he does not even remember - Mrs Yang, who exclaims "Don't you know me? And I have held you in my arms!" In this story, the listener is given an intriguing insight into people’s lives in China during the 1920s. My Old Home is also available in the collection entitled Chinese Classic Stories, read by Martin Jarvis.

曾国藩仕途初期，九年内连升十级、这其中有着怎样的机遇，隐忍和智慧？……曾國藩仕途初期，九年內連升十級、這其中有著怎樣的機遇，隱忍和智慧？

Trying to make some fast cash, two small-time crooks devise a plan to kidnap the son of a wealthy family in a village and hold him for ransom. When the kidnapped boy pulls out his Hong Hou (“Red Monkey”) costume, the two burglars realize they may be in for more than they planned. As their ransom notes remain unanswered and their scheme starts to drag on, the two crooks find out for themselves how a child's imagination can spell disaster for two inexperienced criminal minds.

九牛一毛和史学家司马迁有什么关系？二桃三士这个成语中，晏子又是如何用三个桃子，就除掉了齐景公的心腹大患？听《成语故事》，借用古人智慧，享受现代人生。…… 九牛一毛和史學家司馬遷有什麼關係？二桃三士這個成語中，晏子又是如何用三個桃子，就除掉了齊景公的心腹大患？聽《成語故事》，借用古人智慧，享受現代人生。

Police Inspector Lu Fei has an unfortunate talent for getting himself into hot water with powerful and well-connected people. Which is why he's been assigned to a backwater town in a rural area of Northern China and quietly warned to keep his head down. But while running a sting operation on the sale and consumption of rare and endangered animals, Lu comes across the curious case of a waitress who has gone missing. Her last known whereabouts: a restaurant frequented by local elites, owned by smooth-talking gangster, and known for its exotic—and highly illegal—delicacies.

征战沙场多年、外号“活阎王”的大将军叶昭居然是女儿身！满朝震惊。一道赐婚懿旨，大秦国最尊贵的纨绔夏玉瑾奉旨被迫迎娶英武的大将军，女顶天立地男不学无术，一时间，夏玉瑾沦为全国笑柄…… 征戰沙場多年、外號「活閻王」的大將軍葉昭居然是女兒身！滿朝震驚。一道賜婚懿旨，大秦國最尊貴的紈絝夏玉瑾奉旨被迫迎娶英武的大將軍，女頂天立地男不學無術，一時間，夏玉瑾淪為全國笑柄……

本有声书采用日记的叙述方式，讲述了四年级小男孩安利柯的成长故事。通过日记展现他和老师，朋友、父母之间的小爱以及和国家、社会、民族之间的大爱。…… 本有聲書採用日記的敘述方式，講述了四年級小男孩安利柯的成長故事。通過日記展現他和老師，朋友、父母之間的小愛以及和國家、社會、民族之間的大愛。

Serene dreams of making couture dresses even more stunning than her mom’s, but for now she’s an intern at her mom’s fashion label. When her mom receives a sudden diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, all that changes. Serene has to take over her mother’s business overnight while trying to figure out what happened with her dad in Beijing. He left before she was born, and Serene wants to find him, even if it means going against her mom’s one request—never look back.

A Sichuan girl stepped out of the mountains and into the life of her dreams. The glitzy and bustling Guangzhou gave her gifts, but also inflicted wounds, leading her on a winding path and exposing her to a dramatically intense life.

“Along the River During the Qingming Festival” is regarded as a masterpiece representing Chinese historical culture, yet few know that initially, it was merely a construction diagram. Emperor Huizong the artist, the silly Liangshan bandits, the kind courtesan Li Shishi, the handsome Zhang Ze, the gambling addict Li Qingzhao... their fates and the imperial court and jianghu world they inhabited were completely transformed by this painting....

1815年初春拿破仑复辟前夕，马赛的青年水手爱德蒙・唐泰斯遭人诬陷，被安上“拿破仑党”的罪名关进伊夫堡监狱地下黑牢……1815年初春拿破崙復辟前夕，馬賽的青年水手愛德蒙・唐泰斯遭人誣陷，被安上「拿破崙黨」的罪名關進伊夫堡監獄地下黑牢……

During a chance encounter, two nearly identical boys, one a poor beggar and the other a prince, decide to exchange places. The pauper, now living in the royal palace, is constantly filled with the dread of being discovered for who and what he really is; while the Prince, dressed in rags, lives on the street enduring hardships he never thought possible. Both children soon discover that neither life is as carefree as they expected.

新疆之旅后，田寻明确告诉林氏父子不参加盗墓行动，林教授极不情愿。为此田寻经历了种种厄运，被迫逃亡在外……新疆之旅後，田尋明確告訴林氏父子不參加盜墓行動，林教授極不情願。為此田尋經歷了種種厄運，被迫逃亡在外……

火家召徒，各路盗贼为入火家纷纷亮出看家本领，百般技艺齐上阵。挑战贼王，需过三关！每一关危机四伏，盗取器物也光怪陆离，皆是生死攸关！金木水火土，五大世家陆续亮相，暗中有何玄机？火小邪历经艰辛，最终能否如愿成为火家弟子？…… 火家召徒，各路盜賊為入火家紛紛亮出看家本領，百般技藝齊上陣。挑戰賊王，需過三關！每一關危機四伏，盜取器物也光怪陸離，皆是生死攸關！金木水火土，五大世家陸續亮相，暗中有何玄機？火小邪歷經艱辛，最終能否如願成為火家弟子？

与世隔绝的宁静小镇发生了耸人听闻的凶案，镇上的一名少年也同时失踪。各方人马纷纷赶到追踪凶案的蛛丝马迹……與世隔絕的寧靜小鎮發生了聳人聽聞的兇案，鎮上的一名少年也同時失踪。各方人馬紛紛趕到追踪兇案的蛛絲馬跡……

I am a mortician working at a funeral home. After applying makeup to the body of a beautiful woman, she unexpectedly appeared in front of my bed that night! With two years of experience as a mortician, I deal with corpses, converse with spirits, and document various bizarre and eerie incidents...

Idioms are selected from a large number of idioms that people use every day. The language of these stories is vivid and easy to understand, which can help children understand history, learn knowledge, and feel the unique charm of traditional Chinese culture. This album is the first series of "Idiom Stories", which recites and interprets idiom stories.