Chinese Fiction

The Most Venerable Book is one of the five classics. For many centuries it was a central work for anyone wishing to work for the imperial administration, with its prestige stemming from the belief that it had been assembled by Confucius himself. The first emperor tried to have all copies destroyed because of its subversive implication that 'the Mandate of Heaven' could be withdrawn from rulers who failed their people. For similar reasons it was also banned by Mao. Extraordinarily, it has been revived by the Chinese government of the 2010s.

Two young girls sneak onto the grounds of a hospital, where they find a disturbing moment of silence in a rose garden. A couple grows a plant that blooms underground, invisibly, to their long-time neighbor's consternation. A cat worries about its sleepwalking owner, who receives a mysterious visitor while he's asleep. After a ten-year absence, a young man visits his uncle, on the twenty-fourth floor of a high-rise that is floating in the air, while his ugly cousin hesitates on the stairs . . .

Kitchen Chinese, Ann Mah's funny and poignant first novel about a young Chinese-American woman who travels to Beijing to discover food, family, and herself, is a delight complete with mouthwatering descriptions of Asian culinary delicacies, from Peking duck and Mongolian hot pot to the colorful, lesser known ants in a tree, that will delight foodies everywhere. Mah's tale of clashing cultures, rival siblings, and fine dining is an unforgettable, unexpectedly sensual listening experience.

Chinese literature offers the most satisfying glimpse into the mysterious and beautiful civilization of China of any of the means at our disposal. But we discover in its pages the same human conditions which color our own cultures today. Love, revenge, betrayal, honor...they all bring our humanity into sharper focus, cutting through the confusion of nationality and time to draw us closer together with a celebration of our own similarities.

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....

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.

A series of fascinating Chinese stories, strong in humor and rich in Chinese wisdom, in which the author has caught admirably the spirit of Chinese life and thought.

来自北京的温妮与来自江南的肖言在美国留学时相识，相爱，并同居。不料，肖言在临回国前决意与温妮分道扬镳……來自北京的溫妮與來自江南的肖言在美國留學時相識，相愛，並同居。不料，肖言在臨回國前決意與溫妮分道揚鑣……

China has been a wellspring of storytelling for over 2,000 years. Sadly, this fantastic literature is little known in the west outside the halls of academia, though a handful of recent 20th century authors have attained a respectable following. The stories in this volume date from the sixth century A.D. to the early part of the 20th century, and will give the listener a good feel for the subject. Astonishingly, the Chinese enjoyed from the earliest times many of the genres we take for granted today.

Cherished Chinese Proverbs is a bilingual collection of classic stories that have been passed down to generations of Chinese speakers. This work was originally designed as a supplement for students of Chinese as a Second Language, but in this publication we have broadened the focus. In offering these classic stories in both Chinese and English, it is hoped that native Chinese speakers might also benefit.

Cinderella, Rapunzel, Snow white, The Little Match Girl, Thumbelina, The Little Mermaid. Fables, folktales and stories play a fundamental part in children's development. They use powerful imagery and symbols to entertain while conveying essential moral teachings; the stories ignite imagination, taking a firm root in children's minds, and gently initiate them to the essential moral principles of life. Our tales and stories have been carefully selected for their wisdom and power of evocation. Discover or rediscover, narrated in a warm and lively way, the best stories for kids in Chinese Mandarin.

Clever, rich, and single, the beautiful Ān Mò (Emma Woodhouse) is focused on her career as fashion designer in the glamour of 21st-century Shanghai. She sees no need for romance in her life, but when she tries to find a boyfriend for her new friend Fangfang (Harriet), her carefully laid plans being to unravel. As she ignores the warnings of her good friend Shi Wenzheng (Mr. Knightley), her decisions bring consequences that she never expected.

The Beijing Duck House in Rockville, Maryland, is not only a beloved go-to setting for hunger pangs and celebrations; it is its own world, inhabited by waiters and kitchen staff who have been fighting, loving, and aging within its walls for decades. When disaster strikes, this working family’s controlled chaos is set loose, forcing each character to confront the conflicts that fast-paced restaurant life has kept at bay.

You are in luck, because you are about to be entertained by some of the most engaging, supernatural stories from Chinese mythology.

父母双亡的小瘪三迫于生计来到上海，十五岁起跟着师父套签子福生频频出入烟街柳巷，随着年龄增长，对女人的渴望越来越强烈，并为此立下出人头地的志向……父母雙亡的小癟三迫於生計來到上海，十五歲起跟著師父套簽子福生頻頻出入煙街柳巷，隨著年齡增長，對女人的渴望越來越強烈，並為此立下出人頭地的志向……

本有声书精心选取宋词精品之作，从词中的用字、用典细致讲起，旁征博引，结合词人生平经历阐述词作意境，对中国古诗词意象、风骨、内涵、感悟进行鉴赏解读……本有聲書精心選取宋詞精品之作，從詞中的用字、用典細緻講起，旁徵博引，結合詞人生平經歷闡述詞作意境，對中國古詩詞意象、風骨、內涵、感悟進行鑑賞解讀……

梭罗在瓦尔登湖畔度过两年又两个月与大自然水乳交融的隐居生活，在这里搭建木屋、开荒种地、写作看书……梭羅在瓦爾登湖畔度過兩年又兩個月與大自然水乳交融的隱居生活，在這裡搭建木屋、開荒種地、寫作看書……

战国时期，在清溪鬼谷山上隐居着一位被尊称为鬼谷子的老人，他不和人来往，过着与世隔绝的生活……戰國時期，在清溪鬼谷山上隱居著一位被尊稱為鬼谷子的老人，他不和人來往，過著與世隔絕的生活……

岳飞，是我国宋金时代的汉民族英雄，他从小奋发努力，勤学苦练，在校场比试中一枪成名，却因为朝廷腐败而反遭追杀……岳飛，是我國宋金時代的漢民族英雄，他從小奮發努力，勤學苦練，在校場比試中一槍成名，卻因為朝廷腐敗而反遭追殺……

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？