Chinese Literature Fiction

When Madame Gazelle tells the children it's time to celebrate Chinese New Year, they couldn't be more excited. Peppa and her friends hang lanterns, eat fortune cookies, and put on a dragon dance!

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emperor tried to have all copies destroyed because of its subversive implication that 'the Mandate of Heaven' could be withdrawn from rulers who failed their people.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

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…

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.

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....

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....

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.

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.

When Yang Wei travels to C City for work, he expects nothing more than a standard business trip. A break from his day-to-day routine, a good paycheck, a nice hotel—nothing too extravagant, of course. No fuss, but all the amenities. But this is where his problems begin. A complimentary bottle of mineral water from the hotel minibar results in sudden and debilitating stomach pain, followed by unconsciousness. When he wakes three days later, things don’t improve; they get worse. With no explanation, the hotel forcibly sends him to a hospital for examination.

皮普从小父母双亡，依靠性格暴戾的姐姐抚养长大，和亦师亦友的姐夫乔伊学习铁匠工作……皮普從小父母雙亡，依靠性格暴戾的姐姐撫養長大，和亦師亦友的姐夫喬伊學習鐵匠工作……

刘邦是在封建时代被历史学家称为“豁达大度，从谏如流”的英雄人物。刘邦同项羽打了好几年仗，结果刘邦胜了，项羽败了，这不是偶然的……劉邦是在封建時代被歷史學家稱為「豁達大度，從諫如流」的英雄人物。劉邦同項羽打了好幾年仗，結果劉邦勝了，項羽敗了，這不是偶然的……

蒙古族是一个富有传奇色彩的民族，其意为“永恒之火”，别称“马背民族”，史称“蒙兀室韦”、“萌古”等，额尔古纳河畔是他们的摇篮……蒙古族是一個富有傳奇色彩的民族，其意為「永恆之火」，別稱「馬背民族」，史稱「蒙兀室韋」、「萌古」等，額爾古納河畔是他們的搖籃……

年羹尧赐死，隆科多圈禁，但八爷党余威未尽。王府密议，欲借铁帽子王逼雍正逊位；乾清宫内，唇枪舌战，风浪迭起。一边是赫赫天威，雍正严惩骨肉众兄弟，一边是缠绵缱绻，强留酷似旧情人的弟媳…… 年羹堯賜死，隆科多圈禁，但八爺黨餘威未盡。王府密議，欲借鐵帽子王逼雍正遜位；乾清宮內，唇槍舌戰，風浪迭起。一邊是赫赫天威，雍正嚴懲骨肉眾兄弟，一邊是纏綿繾綣，強留酷似舊情人的弟媳……

《三字经》《百家姓》《千字文》是千百年来流传最广的幼儿启蒙教材，俗称“三、百、千”。…… 《三字經》《百家姓》《千字文》是千百年來流傳最廣的幼兒啟蒙教材，俗稱「三、百、千」。

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.

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.

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……