Chinese Classics

A groundbreaking and superlatively accurate new translation of Laozi’s The Dao De Jing, from the bestselling translator of The Art of War, promising to be the first English edition based on direct translation from the oldest known copies of the ancient Chinese text. One of the most...

Anne Tyler meets Jade Chang in this buoyant, good-hearted, and sharply written novel about a blithely optimistic immigrant with big dreams, dire prospects, and a fractured extended family in need of his help—even if they don't know it yet Eighteen-year-old Shelley, born into a much-despised...

从《论语》中挑选出近百个影响深远、富有哲理的句子，讓大家更清楚地了解孔子的思想。……從《論語》中挑選出近百個影響深遠、富有哲理的句子，讓大家更清楚地了解孔子的思想。

总是有太多的难题，怎样能够智慧地化解呢？ 被现代沉重的生活压力束缚的朋友， 古人智慧为你留了进入全新世界的出口！......總是有太多的難題，怎樣能夠智慧地化解呢？ 被現代沉重的生活壓力束縛的朋友， 古人智慧為你留了進入全新世界的出口！

《论语》是儒家学派的经典著作之一，由孔子的弟子及其再传弟子编撰而成。它以语录体和对话文体为主，记录了孔子及其弟子言行，集中体现了孔子的政治主张、论理思想、道德观念及教育原则等。…… 《論語》是儒家學派的經典著作之一，由孔子的弟子及其再傳弟子編撰而成。它以語錄體和對話文體為主，記錄了孔子及其弟子言行，集中體現了孔子的政治主張、論理思想、道德觀念及教育原則等。

《周易》是一部是建立在阴阳二元论基础上对事物运行规律加以论证和描述的中国古哲学书籍。…… 《周易》是一部建立在陰陽二元論基礎上對事物運行規律加以論證和描述的中國古哲學書籍。

Black Wind, Arizona is torn apart with prejudice and hatred, fueled by the greed of a ruthless town boss and his hired guns. A nearby colony of Chinese immigrants, the hapless victims of violence, turn to Clint Adams for help. A lovely Oriental enchantress persuades him to join her people and to share her bedroll. So the Gunsmith will train the Chinese laborers in the art of western warfare, until he discovers he has his own score to settle with the wild town.

《大学》是一篇论述儒家修身治国平天下思想的散文，相传为曾子所作，实为秦汉时儒家作品，是一部中国古代讨论教育理论的重要著作。…… 《大學》是一篇論述儒家修身治國平天下思想的散文，相傳為曾子所作，實為秦漢時儒家作品，是一部中國古代討論教育理論的重要著作。

《尚书》又称《书》、《书经》，为一部多体裁文献汇编，是中国现存最早的史书。…… 《尚書》又稱《書》、《書經》，為一部多體裁文獻彙編，是中國現存最早的史書。

相貌美丽的女鬼，善良的穷书生，夜夜相会，可惜人鬼殊途，又有恶鬼阻挠，有情的一对儿，能否冲破世俗的隔阂，生活在一起。…… 相貌美麗的女鬼，善良的窮書生，夜夜相會，可惜人鬼殊途，又有惡鬼阻撓，有情的一對兒，能否衝破世俗的隔閡，生活在一起。

书生王子服在上元节时偶然邂逅一位美丽女子，从此害下了相思，机缘巧合之下，他寻到了女子的住所，却不料，这女子竟然还有着不为人知的身世…… 書生王子服在上元節時偶然邂逅一位美麗女子，從此害下了相思，機緣巧合之下，他尋到了女子的住所，卻不料，這女子竟然還有著不為人知的身世……

This is the abridged version of the trilogy The Torrents: Family, Spring, Autumn, masterpieces of Ba Jin, one of the greatest writers of modern Chinese literature. The trilogy recounts the decline of a large feudal family following the May Fourth Movement of 1919. The abridged version of 30,000 words for each title, approximately 1/10 of each of the original, can be listened to by elementary-level students of Chinese with a 2,000-word vocabulary or can be used as an aid to reading the original.

This is the abridged version of the trilogy The Torrents: Family, Spring, and Autumn, masterpieces of Ba Jin, one of the greatest writers of modern Chinese literature. The trilogy recounts the decline of a large feudal family following the May Fourth Movement of 1919. The abridged version of 30,000 words for each title, approximately 1/10 of each of the original, can be listened to by elementary-level students of Chinese with a 2,000-word vocabulary or can be used as an aid to reading the original.

This is the abridged version of the trilogy The Torrents: Family, Spring, and Autumn, masterpieces of Ba Jin, one of the greatest writers of modern Chinese literature. The trilogy recounts the decline of a large feudal family following the May Fourth Movement of 1919. The abridged version of 30,000 words for each title, approximately 1/10 of each of the original, can be listened to by elementary-level students of Chinese with a 2,000-word vocabulary or can be used as an aid to reading the original.

Join Professor Luo and his niece Xiaojing in their daring quest down the mouth of a volcano to reach the center of the earth. Guided by a mysterious passage on an ancient parchment and accompanied by their faithful guide Lao Xu, the three explorers encounter subterranean phenomena, prehistoric animals, and vast underground seas. A Journey to the Center of the Earth is one of Jules Verne's best-known works and one of the most classic tales of adventure ever written.

《一千零一夜》是阿拉伯民间故事集。宰相的女儿山鲁佐德用讲述故事的方法吸引国王，她的故事一直讲了一千零一夜，国王终于被感动，与她白首偕老。…… 《一千零一夜》是阿拉伯民間故事集。宰相的女兒山魯佐德用講述故事的方法吸引國王，她的故事一直講了一千零一夜，國王終於被感動，與她白首偕老。

一个恃才傲物狂放不羁，一个聪颖美丽却心存偏见，千回百转，历经种种心灵涤荡，爱情——终如芙蓉般在清澈的湖水中，静静地含露绽放。 …… 一個恃才傲物狂放不羈，一個聰穎美麗卻心存偏見，千回百轉，歷經種種心靈滌蕩，愛情——終如芙蓉般在清澈的湖水中，靜靜地含露綻放。

《金瓶梅》借《水浒传》中武松杀嫂一段故事为引子，通过对兼有官僚、恶霸、富商三种身份的封建时代市侩势力的代表人物西门庆及其家庭罪恶生活的描述，揭露了明代中叶社会的黑暗和腐败…… 《金瓶梅》借《水滸傳》中武松殺嫂一段故事為引子，通過對兼有官僚、惡霸、富商三種身份的封建時代市儈勢力的代表人物西門慶及其家庭罪惡生活的描述，揭露了明代中葉社會的黑暗和腐敗……

Tom Thumb, The Frog Prince, Snow White, Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood. 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.

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.