Chinese Fiction

Brought to you by Penguin. This celebration of Chinese Science Fiction - thirteen stories, all translated for the first time into English - represents a unique exploration of the nation's speculative fiction from the late 20th century onwards, curated and translated by critically acclaimed...

Little Red Riding Hood, The Little Match Girl, Hänsel and Gretel, The Snowman, The Ugly Duckling. 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.

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？

巫蛊之祸，自西汉起延续几千年，屡禁不止，直至如今，国学凋零，民智渐开，在大中国，唯乡野之民谈及，许多“缘来身在此山中”的人都不晓不知……巫蠱之禍，自西漢起延續幾千年，屢禁不止，直至如今，國學凋零，民智漸開，在大中國，唯鄉野之民談及，許多「緣來身在此山中」的人都不曉不知……

巫蛊之祸，自西汉起延续几千年，屡禁不止，直至如今，国学凋零，民智渐开，在大中国，唯乡野之民谈及，许多“缘来身在此山中”的人都不晓不知……巫蠱之禍，自西漢起延續幾千年，屢禁不止，直至如今，國學凋零，民智漸開，在大中國，唯鄉野之民談及，許多「緣來身在此山中」的人都不曉不知……

巫蛊之祸，自西汉起延续几千年，屡禁不止，直至如今，国学凋零，民智渐开，在大中国，唯乡野之民谈及，许多“缘来身在此山中”的人都不晓不知……巫蠱之禍，自西漢起延續幾千年，屢禁不止，直至如今，國學凋零，民智漸開，在大中國，唯鄉野之民談及，許多「緣來身在此山中」的人都不曉不知……

Unlock the Wisdom of Sun Tzu—While Mastering Mandarin Chinese! Step into the world of ancient Chinese strategy with The Art of War for Language Learners—a unique bilingual Chinese-English audiobook that blends timeless wisdom with modern Mandarin Chinese language learning. Narrated by the authors themselves, LingLing and Huw, this edition brings Sun Tzu’s legendary classic to life with clear, line-by-line narration—first in Chinese, then in English—designed to sharpen your listening and speaking skills in both languages.

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.

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.

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……

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

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.

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……

“A high-energy tale that unfolds at a machine-gun pace…Betley has become essential reading.” —Booklist A global conspiracy threatens America’s position in the current balance of power in this “story of action, history, and secrets that is as imaginative as it is compelling” (Steve...

Some of us are more equal than others.... Meet Stanley Huang: father, husband, ex-husband, man of unpredictable tastes and temper, aficionado of all-inclusive vacations and bargain luxury goods, newly diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. For years, Stanley has claimed that he’s worth a small...

《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……

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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.

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……