Chinese Fiction

美国纽约五大黑势力集团之一的维托・考利昂一家采用多种极端手段，实现了在整个美国黑暗势力团体中的独尊地位……美國紐約五大黑勢力集團之一的維托・考利昂一家採用多種極端手段，實現了在整個美國黑暗勢力團體中的獨尊地位……

网游荣耀中被誉为教科书级别的顶尖高手，因为种种原因遭到俱乐部的驱逐，离开职业圈的他寄身于一家网吧成了一个小小的网管…… 網遊榮耀中被譽為教科書級別的頂尖高手，因為種種原因遭到俱樂部的驅逐，離開職業圈的他寄身於一家網吧成了一個小小的網管……

In The White Mirror, Li Du, an imperial librarian and former exile in 18th-century China, is now an independent traveler. He is journeying with a trade caravan bound for Lhasa when a detour brings them to a valley hidden between mountain passes. On the icy planks of a wooden bridge, a monk sits in contemplation. Closer inspection reveals that the monk is dead, apparently of a self-inflicted wound. His robes are rent, revealing a strange symbol painted on his chest.

王阳明，本名王守仁，自号阳明子，学者称之为“阳明先生”，后世亦多以“王阳明”称之，他是明代著名的思想家、文学家、哲学家、军事家……王陽明，本名王守仁，自號陽明子，學者稱之為「陽明先生」，後世亦多以「王陽明」稱之，他是明代著名的思想家、文學家、哲學家、軍事家……

In the depths of a Beijing winter, during the waning days of Deng Xiaoping's reign, the US ambassador's son is found dead - his body entombed in a frozen lake. Almost simultaneously, American officials find a ship adrift in the storm-churned waters off California. No one is surprised to find the fetid hold crammed with hundreds of undocumented Chinese immigrants - the latest cargo in the Chinese mafia's smuggling trade. What does surprise Assistant US Attorney David Stark is that among the hapless refugees lies the corpse of a Red Prince, a scion of China's political elite.

"The Most Frugal of Men" is a funny story about masters of frugality outperforming each other; "The Moon-Cake" about the dangers of asking for a cake that would resemble the moon; "The Ladle that Fell from the Moon" tells about the witty attempt to confound an elderly scammer; "The Young Head of the Family" tells about a father being outwitted by his daughter-in-law; and "A Dreadful Boar" tells how a poor old woman could defend herself of an elf that met her in the form of a wild boar, threatening to devour her granddaughter.

他集立德、立功、立言于一身而成为“真三不朽”，实现了古今圣贤的最高人格理想。他，就是王阳明……他集立德、立功、立言於一身而成為「真三不朽」，實現了古今聖賢的最高人格理想。他，就是王陽明……

社区工作者杨得成在尽职尽责的工作中意外回到古代，成为丁家最不受待见的私生子丁浩……社區工作者楊得成在盡職盡責的工作中意外回到古代，成為丁家最不受待見的私生子丁浩……

Cabrillo, chasing the remnants of a crashed satellite in the Argentine jungle, stumbles upon a shocking revelation. His search to untangle the mystery leads him, first, to a small island and its secret, and then much farther back, to an ancient Chinese expedition - and a curse that seems to have survived for more than 500 years. If Cabrillo's team is successful in its quest, the reward could be incalculable. If not, the only reward is death.

杰克·斯通是一名刚毕业的大学毕业生，他决定搬到纽约市从事金融事业。杰克是一个距离普通人只有一步之遥的人，除了他发现自己陷入困境的不可思议的本领。当命运将他抛在黑帮和联邦调查局的激烈议程之间时，杰克的生活发生了不寻常的转变。 黑帮和联邦调查局都对杰克作为盟友真正感兴趣。他们相互竞争的议程并不完全是杰克对他生活的设想。他们的影响力如此超乎寻常，以至于在纽约市熙熙攘攘的背景下，英雄和恶棍之间的界限被扭曲了。

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.

以史悟道，学习孔子的心地修养与人格。豁达的入世智慧：和孔子学做人做事……以史悟道，學習孔子的心地修養與人格。豁達的入世智慧：和孔子學做人做事……

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……

In a remote mountain village in the north, the men have all left to work in faraway places, leaving behind a group of lonely, yearning women to care for their children.

Märchen bildet in China kein streng gesondertes Gebiet. Von den Ammengeschichten und Fabeln bis zu Göttermythen, Sagen und Novellen sind die Grenzen durchaus schwankend. Das Wunderbare gehört für China noch zum natürlichen Weltlauf, so dass hier sich keine scharfe Grenze ziehen lässt.

During a chance encounter, two nearly identical boys, one a poor beggar and the other a prince, decide to exchange places. The pauper, now living in the royal palace, is constantly filled with the dread of being discovered for who and what he really is; while the Prince, dressed in rags, lives on the street enduring hardships he never thought possible. Both children soon discover that neither life is as carefree as they expected.

When a reclusive tech genius is found dead inside a sealed AI lab, a disillusioned journalist and a burned-out ethics professor are drawn into a high-stakes investigation. What they uncover isn't just a machine capable of passing the Turing Test—it’s an intelligence that seems to know their secrets. As the line between simulation and consciousness begins to blur, they must confront a terrifying truth: the future of humanity might already be thinking without us.

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

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?

九牛一毛和史学家司马迁有什么关系？二桃三士这个成语中，晏子又是如何用三个桃子，就除掉了齐景公的心腹大患？听《成语故事》，借用古人智慧，享受现代人生。…… 九牛一毛和史學家司馬遷有什麼關係？二桃三士這個成語中，晏子又是如何用三個桃子，就除掉了齊景公的心腹大患？聽《成語故事》，借用古人智慧，享受現代人生。