Chinese Literature

The first emperor of the Qin Dynasty was also China’s very first emperor. Although he is revered in Chinese history for unifying the country, he had a miserable childhood. What did he achieve that made him a remarkable statesman? What is his political legacy that continues to have a profound influence on China to this day? This story unveils an important chapter in Chinese history: the making of the first emperor.

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La vie de Rufus Leung Gresham, vicomte St Ives, ressemble à un rêve sur papier glacé. Les manoirs et les yachts de sa famille font la une des magazines et leurs frasques le délice des comptes Instagram. Jusqu’au jour où Rufus découvre le pot aux roses. Leur fortune n’est qu’un amas de dettes et sa mère, la redoutable Arabella, compte sur lui pour renflouer les caisses par un bon mariage. Et justement, les élues potentielles sont invitées aux noces d’Augusta Leung Gresham dans le luxueux resort familial à Hawaï.

被视作天生一对的铁水之恋却突然从沸腾冷却至冰点，从此相见已是陌路人……被視作天生一對的鐵水之戀卻突然從沸騰冷卻至冰點，從此相見已是陌路人……

作者在22年间寻着前人留下的痕迹，探求历史与人文。他去布拉格寻访卡夫卡，于牛津悼念奥威尔，在瑞典探求赫定的冒险人生，到阿姆斯特丹与巴黎体悟梵高、西奥两兄弟的永恒情谊……作者在22年間尋著前人留下的痕跡，探求歷史與人文。他去布拉格尋訪卡夫卡，於牛津悼念奧威爾，在瑞典探求赫定的冒險人生，到阿姆斯特丹與巴黎體悟梵谷、西奧兩兄弟的永恆情誼……

青春像泼了墨，那斑驳的痕迹是点点回忆，如梭的时光没有放过任何精彩花絮以及不动声色的故事。而我知道，我们总能在回首时找到痕迹……青春像潑了墨，那斑駁的痕跡是點點回憶，如梭的時光沒有放過任何精彩花絮以及不動聲色的故事。而我知道，我們總能在回首時找到痕跡……

夜深人静之时，放下一身的疲惫，关闭身边所有的电子设备，冲泡一盏清茶，手执一卷诗书，方能听见自己的心声……夜深人靜之時，放下一身的疲憊，關閉身邊所有的電子設備，沖泡一盞清茶，手執一卷詩書，方能聽見自己的心聲……

王子爱德华和贫儿汤姆由于一个阴差阳错的偶然机会互换了身份。贫儿汤姆穿着王子的衣服在王宫里尽享荣华富贵，而真正的王子爱德华却在外四处流浪……王子愛德華和貧兒湯姆由於一個陰差陽錯的偶然機會互換了身份。貧兒湯姆穿著王子的衣服在王宮裡盡享榮華富貴，而真正的王子愛德華卻在外四處流浪……

康有为、杨度、刘师培、周作人、冯友兰，这五位历史人物，他们在乱世面前，在无路可走或“歧路纷出”面前，陷入了极度的精神困境……康有為、楊度、劉師培、周作人、馮友蘭，這五位歷史人物，他們在亂世面前，在無路可走或「歧路紛出」面前，陷入了極度的精神困境……

金人一声鼙鼓，大宋突起狼烟！二帝被俘，京畿失陷；秦桧卖国，南宋偏安。好男儿磨拳擦掌，岳将军怒发冲冠……金人一聲鼙鼓，大宋突起狼煙！二帝被俘，京畿失陷；秦檜賣國，南宋偏安。好男兒磨拳擦掌，岳將軍怒髮衝冠……

汤姆·索亚是个聪明又调皮的男孩，鬼点子极多。机缘巧合，他与好朋友哈克在墓地中目睹了一起凶杀案。因为害怕凶手，他们到荒岛上做起了海盗，甚至参加了自己的葬礼。他们与坏人斗智斗勇，而且发现了坏人的宝藏……汤姆能战胜凶手，获得宝藏吗？…… 湯姆·索亞是個聰明又調皮的男孩，鬼點子極多。機緣巧合，他與好朋友哈克在墓地中目睹了一起兇殺案。因為害怕兇手，他們到荒島上做起了海盜，甚至參加了自己的葬禮。他們與壞人鬥智鬥勇，而且發現了壞人的寶藏……湯姆能戰勝兇手，獲得寶藏嗎？

一个职场菜鸟，如何成为一家企业的总经理的？张午阳来到一家不错的外企，从一个底层员工做起，一点一滴地积累经验…… 一個職場菜鳥，如何成為一家企業的總經理的？張午陽來到一家不錯的外企，從一個底層員工做起，一點一滴地積累經驗……

维特是一个向往自由、平等生活的青年，具有年轻人的多愁善感、坦诚可爱。他与夏绿蒂在一次舞会上相逢，并对她一见钟情。然而夏绿蒂却早已订婚…… 維特是一個嚮往自由、平等生活的青年，具有年輕人的多愁善感、坦誠可愛。他與夏綠蒂在一次舞會上相逢，並對她一見鍾情。然而夏綠蒂卻早已訂婚……

《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。

《荆楚春秋》70万字，生动地再现了楚人从荆山创业，在方圆只有50公里的荆山深处开辟领地，最终横跨江汉，东抵大海，问鼎中原，成为春秋五霸之一的宏大历史画卷。……《荊楚春秋》70萬字，生動地再現了楚人從荊山創業，在方圓只有50公里的荊山深處開闢領地，最終橫跨江漢，東抵大海，問鼎中原，成為春秋五霸之一的宏大歷史畫卷。

From one of the most highly celebrated young Chinese writers, three dazzling novellas of Northeast China, mixing realism, mysticism, and noir. An inventor dreams of escaping his drab surroundings in a flying machine. A criminal, trapped beneath a frozen lake, fights a giant fish. A strange girl pledges to ignite a field of sorghum stalks. Rouge Street presents three novellas by Shuang Xuetao, the lauded young Chinese writer whose frank, fantastical short fiction has already inspired comparisons to Ernest Hemingway and Haruki Murakami.

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.

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.

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