Chinese Fiction

梅花宴下，她勾魂摄魄，未央宫中，她辗转缠绵。是勾心，还是失魂，而立君王，少年太子，肱骨大臣，且看一代庶女如何步步惊心，成为至高之人！…… 梅花宴下，她勾魂攝魄，未央宮中，她輾轉纏綿。是勾心，還是失魂，而立君王，少年太子，肱骨大臣，且看一代庶女如何步步驚心，成為至高之人！

Following Gwen's rediscovery of her family, she must find her Mage Path in the magical city of Shanghai, battling pressure from relatives, expectations from instructors, and her struggles with the Void. At Fudan University, she must ensure that she does not lose her wits, all the while finding a path to power that will not alienate her from the family she acquired in her second life.

Tanis Lyle was one of those passionate women who always get their own way. Her cousin Laura hated her. Most women did. But men found her irresistible and she used them mercilessly. So when Tanis was found murdered there seemed to be any number of suspects on hand. But Miss Silver had her own suspicions…

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.

From Not Here to Be Liked author Michelle Quach comes a smartly funny, heartfelt story told in dual POV about a young woman roping in her childhood crush to act as an honorary male heir to fulfill her grandfather’s dying wish. A story about first love, familial duties, and finding yourself—perfect for fans of Emiko Jean and Loan Le.

High school junior Felix Ma wants to prove to his parents that he’s not a quitter. After crashing out of piano lessons and competitive ping-pong, Felix starts a film club at his school in a last-ditch attempt to find a star extracurricular for his college applications. Then he meets Cassie Chow, a bubbly high school senior who shares Felix’s anxieties about the future and complicated relationship with parental expectations. Felix feels drawn to Cassie for reasons he can’t quite articulate, so as an excuse to see her more, he invites Cassie to star in his short film.

Already compared to Hemingway and Murakami, Shuang Xuetao is one of the most highly celebrated young Chinese writers—his English-language debut collects three dazzling novellas of Northeast China, mixing realism, mysticism, and noir. An enterprising inventor dreams of escaping his drab surroundings in a flying machine. A criminal, trapped beneath a frozen lake, transforms into a giant fish. A strange girl pledges to ignite a field of sorghum stalks.

In Search of Hua Ma is one of a series of novels in Chinese that are fun to listen to and proven to accelerate language learning. Every book in the Mandarin Companion series is carefully written to use characters, words, and grammar that a learner is likely to know. The breakthrough level is written using only 150 unique Chinese characters and is intended for Chinese learners who have obtained a low elementary or novice level of Chinese.

当所有的记忆就像指间流过的细沙，自他眼前渐渐流失之时，他才猛然惊觉，原来自己早已什么都没有了……當所有的記憶就像指間流過的細沙，自他眼前漸漸流失之時，他才猛然驚覺，原來自己早已什麼都沒有了……

“写推理小说的目的，并不是为了营造血腥与恐怖，而是为了向头脑与智慧挑战！” ……「寫推理小說的目的，並不是為了營造血腥與恐怖，而是為了向頭腦與智慧挑戰！」

欧罗巴大地上演绎过多少历史的纠葛和纷争，欧洲列国经过怎样的演变形成了现在的版图…… 歐羅巴大地上演繹過多少歷史的糾葛和紛爭，歐洲列國經過怎樣的演變形成了現在的版圖……

Sisterhood is difficult for Su and Emerald. Su leads a sheltered, moneyed life as the picture-perfect wife of a conservative politician in Singapore. Emerald is a nihilistic sugar baby in New York, living from whim to whim and using her charms to make ends meet. But they share a secret: once, they were snakes, basking under a full moon in Tang dynasty China. A thousand years later, their mysterious history is the only thing still binding them together.

Snow White - 白雪公主: 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 Mandarin Chinese.

Little Red Riding Hood - 小红帽: 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 Mandarin Chinese.

名臣晏殊因忤逆刘太后被贬为应天知府后，在南京举办了一场盛大宴会。觥筹交错之际，离奇血案发生，更牵扯出一系列的怪案。南京留守之子包拯不畏艰险，一心要查明真相。世情错综交织，公道自在人心…… 名臣晏殊因忤逆劉太后被貶為應天知府後，在南京舉辦了一場盛大宴會。觥籌交錯之際，離奇血案發生，更牽扯出一系列的怪案。南京留守之子包拯不畏艱險，一心要查明真相。世情錯綜交織，公道自在人心……

A naughty white kitten, Sagwa, comes from a long line of royal Chinese cats. Her mischief changes the spirit of a cruel magistrate and helps shape the future for her ancestors. This beautiful story illustrates why Siamese cats are really Chinese cats and why their faces, ears, paws, and tails turn darker as they grow up.

Jia’s family is busy preparing for the Chinese New Year feast at their restaurant in Chinatown, and Jia wants to take part. But each time she tries to help she’s told that she’s too young: too young to be in the kitchen, too young to light the lanterns, too young to carry the plates. And then the feast begins, and something wonderful happens. When Jia is scolded for getting too close to the exciting lion dance, one of the dancers swoops her up and into the costume, and suddenly she’s a part of the performance—a crucial part that saves the show.

一朝子民，他们在自己的世界里都活得有滋有味无忧无虑，可当他们赖以支柱的大清王朝摇摇欲坠破碎飘零时，他们的命运也同样不济……一朝子民，他們在自己的世界裡都活得有滋有味無憂無慮，可當他們賴以支柱的大清王朝搖搖欲墜破碎飄零時，他們的命運也同樣不濟……

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.

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.