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emperor tried to have all copies destroyed because of its subversive implication that 'the Mandate of Heaven' could be withdrawn from rulers who failed their people.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.

Having become the new Judge of Hell, Hui Yue travels back to the Celestial Sword Sect where he is to start a new life as an immortal. While striving to gain enough strength to defeat his enemies, he must continue to look out for the people he cares most about. He journeys out on a trip to find the one person who can help him resurrect his loved one....

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.

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.

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……

Following his runaway best seller, Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, Dai Sijie gives us a delightful new tale of East meets West: an adventure both wry and uplifting about a love of dreams and the dream of love, and the power of reading to sustain and inspire the spirit.

1937年，南京沦陷。在一间教堂里，神职人员收留了一群金陵女大学生和13个秦淮河上的风尘女子……1937年，南京淪陷。在一間教堂裡，神職人員收留了一群金陵女大學生和13個秦淮河上的風塵女子……

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.

Fireworks and dragons and...a missing girl? Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are in San Francisco, home of the biggest Chinatown outside Asia. They plan to watch the famous Chinese New Year parade and see Miss Chinatown ride by in a giant float. But during the parade, Miss Chinatown disappears, and so does her crown! Can the kids crack the case?

她只是一个地位卑微的庶女，后来嫁给了侯爷为继妻，侯府的深宅大院，她该怎样以自己的才智生存下去……她只是一個地位卑微的庶女，後來嫁給了侯爺為繼妻，侯府的深宅大院，她該怎樣以自己的才智生存下去……

她只是一个地位卑微的庶女，后来嫁给了侯爷为继妻，侯府的深宅大院，她该怎样以自己的才智生存下去……她只是一個地位卑微的庶女，後來嫁給了侯爺為繼妻，侯府的深宅大院，她該怎樣以自己的才智生存下去……

Mandarin Companion is a series of easy-to-read novels in Chinese that are fun to read 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.

村头老树下，夕阳落山时。正是讲鬼故事的时候！一桩桩奇闻怪事，一件件野史秘闻，听得人冷汗热汗一起出，大气小气不敢出！…… 村頭老樹下，夕陽落山時。正是講鬼故事的時候！一樁樁奇聞怪事，一件件野史秘聞，聽得人冷汗熱汗一起出，大氣小氣不敢出！

贼王世家、五行至尊圣王鼎、封建王朝三者之间是否有着惊天动地的隐秘联系？民国时期，天下动荡，军阀割据。奉天小贼火小邪无意中被卷入盗取御风神捕保管的女身玉密谋之中，经历兄弟惨死、亡命天涯，一路凶险，天赋异禀的他能否化险为夷？…… 賊王世家、五行至尊聖王鼎、封建王朝三者之間是否有著驚天動地的隱秘聯繫？民國時期，天下動盪，軍閥割據。奉天小賊火小邪無意中被捲入盜取禦風神捕保管的女身玉密謀之中，經歷兄弟慘死、亡命天涯，一路兇險，天賦異稟的他能否化險為夷？

有个老人独自在海上捕鱼，接连几个月没有收获，后来他钓到一条很大的旗鱼，跟它缠斗了两天两夜，用鱼枪把它刺死；但在返回的途中遇到鲨鱼的袭击…… 有個老人獨自在海上捕魚，接連幾個月沒有收穫，後來他釣到一條很大的旗魚，跟它纏鬥了兩天兩夜，用魚槍把它刺死；但在返回的途中遇到鯊魚的襲擊……

Yaosha Li, China's bravest writer, follows up his monumental work "A Decade of Undercover Reporting" with another groundbreaking masterpiece—"Evil in the Margine of Society". With his personal experiences, he documents the various distortions of human nature and animalistic evil present in the marginal society of China.

Prepare to embark on an exciting linguistic journey through the heartwarming fable of 龜兔賽跑 (The Hare and the Tortoise), narrated in delightful colloquial Cantonese! This engaging bilingual book is tailor-made for families and language enthusiasts eager to learn Cantonese or improve their language skills in a playful and interactive manner.

几度情醉唐诗，几度梦回唐朝，唐诗中的唐朝，繁花如锦却又灾难深重，刚健理性却又缠绵多情，字字珠玉却也句句带血般的词句演绎出一代绝世风华……幾度情醉唐詩，幾度夢迴唐朝，唐詩中的唐朝，繁花如錦卻又災難深重，剛健理性卻又纏綿多情，字字珠玉卻也句句帶血般的詞句演繹出一代絕世風華……

《西游记》以“唐僧取经”这一历史事件为蓝本，描写了孙悟空出世，后遇见了唐僧、猪八戒和沙和尚三人，一路降妖伏魔，保护唐僧西行取经，经历了九九八十一难，终于到达西天见到如来佛祖，最终五圣成真的故事。…… 《西遊記》以「唐僧取經」這一歷史事件為藍本，描寫了孫悟空出世，後遇見了唐僧、豬八戒和沙和尚三人，一路降妖伏魔，保護唐僧西行取經，經歷了九九八十一難，終於到達西天見到如來佛祖，最終五聖成真的故事。

《中庸》是一篇论述儒家人性修养的散文，原是《礼记》第三十一篇，相传为子思所作，是一部儒家学说经典论著。…… 《中庸》是一篇論述儒家人性修養的散文，原是《禮記》第三十一篇，相傳為子思所作，是一部儒家學說經典論著。