Chinese Fiction

The Puppet-show Man, The Flying Trunk, The Emperor's New Clothes, The Wild Swans, The Tinderbox, The Story of a Mother, The Snowman. 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.

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.

Improve your Chinese skills and grow your vocabulary with these 10 entertaining Chinese short stories!

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.

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……

三毛一生中有着最重要的六年——她和丈夫荷西从相遇、相知、相爱，到共结连理，共同度过了六年幸福到云端的婚姻生活。虽然如焰火般短暂，却异常璀璨……三毛一生中有著最重要的六年——她和丈夫荷西從相遇、相知、相愛，到共結連理，共同度過了六年幸福到雲端的婚姻生活。雖然如焰火般短暫，卻異常璀璨……

This folktale explains why Chinese people no longer choose long names for their children.

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《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……

新疆之旅后，田寻明确告诉林氏父子不参加盗墓行动，林教授极不情愿。为此田寻经历了种种厄运，被迫逃亡在外……新疆之旅後，田尋明確告訴林氏父子不參加盜墓行動，林教授極不情願。為此田尋經歷了種種厄運，被迫逃亡在外……

新疆的罗布泊地区出现了神秘的巨大石碑，楚风应恩师之邀，准备与丝路考古队一起前往实地考察……新疆的羅布泊地區出現了神秘的巨大石碑，楚風應恩師之邀，準備與絲路考古隊一起前往實地考察……

A FINALIST FOR THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY YOUNG LIONS FICTION AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE PEN/ROBERT W. BINGHAM PRIZE FOR DEBUT SHORT STORY COLLECTION WINNER OF THE CALIFORNIA BOOK AWARDS GOLD MEDAL IN FIRST FICTION WINNER OF THE JOHN ZACHARIS FIRST BOOK AWARD LONGLISTED FOR...

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灰暗的楼梯间，一只白色手套扶着楼梯慢慢走着。脚步声越来越近，终于停在了三楼。突然，白色手套消失了，门也被推开了……灰暗的樓梯間，一隻白色手套扶著樓梯慢慢走著。腳步聲越來越近，終於停在了三樓。突然，白色手套消失了，門也被推開了……

几个江南学子进京后，各取所好，有的沉迷于八大胡同的欢声浪语中，有的搜寻古迹文物。但因为没能如愿以偿，于是乎来到古都开封…… 幾個江南學子進京後，各取所好，有的沉迷於八大胡同的歡聲浪語中，有的搜尋古蹟文物。但因為沒能如願以償，於是乎來到古都開封……

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.

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....