Chinese Literature

A puzzling publishing murder attracts the eye of Ellery Queen. Mandarin Press is a premier publishing house for foreign literature, but to those at the top of this enterprise, there is little more beautiful than a rare stamp. As Donald Kirk, publisher and philatelist, prepares his office for a banquet, an unfamiliar man comes to call. No one recognizes him, but Kirk’s staff is used to strange characters visiting their boss, so Kirk’s secretary asks him to wait in the anteroom.

拉斯柯尼科夫长期罹患忧郁症并有犯罪念头，谋划后砍死了当铺的老太婆，从此便在自身罪恶感的折磨下受尽痛苦……拉斯柯尼科夫長期罹患憂鬱症並有犯罪念頭，謀劃後砍死了當舖的老太婆，從此便在自身罪惡感的折磨下受盡痛苦……

In 1931, young English-born missionary Jakob Kellner brings all the crusading passion of his untried Christian faith to a China racked by famine and bloody civil war. He burns to save the world's largest nation from Communism. But when he is swept along on the cold, unforgiving Long March, Jakob becomes entangled with Mei-ling, a beautiful and fervent revolutionary. Soon, powerful new emotions challenge and reshape his faith—and entrap him forever in the vast country's tortured destiny.

《孟子》是《四书》之一，记录了孟子的治国思想、政治观点（仁政、王霸之辨、民本、格君心之非，民为贵社稷次之君为轻）和政治行动，属儒家经典著作。…… 《孟子》是《四書》之一，記錄了孟子的治國思想、政治觀點（仁政、王霸之辨、民本、格君心之非，民為貴社稷次之君為輕）和政治行動，屬儒家經典著作。

From the menacing vision of a red umbrella, to the ominous atmosphere of the Laughing Mountain; from the waking dream of virtual working to the sinister games of the locked room . . . this is a fascinating insight into the spine-chilling voices working within China today-a long way from the traditional expectations of hopping vampires and hanging ghosts.

《秘密花园》讲述了小姑娘玛丽失去双亲之后，投奔姑父克兰文。克兰文的庄园广袤而孤寂，他们居住在一座有上百年历史的古堡中。这里有一百多间常年上锁的房间，还有一个因死亡记忆而被关闭的花园，有夜半突如其来的神秘哭声，还有美丽的领路者知更鸟…… 《秘密花園》講述了小姑娘瑪麗失去雙親之後，投奔姑父克蘭文。克蘭文的莊園廣袤而孤寂，他們居住在一座有上百年曆史的古堡中。這裏有一百多間常年上鎖的房間，還有一個因死亡記憶而被關閉的花園，有夜半突如其來的神秘哭聲，還有美麗的領路者知更鳥……

《水浒传》讲述了水泊梁山一百单八将反抗官军、杀富济贫的故事，情节曲折、语言生动、人物性格鲜明，是英雄传奇的典范。…… 《水滸傳》講述了水泊梁山一百零八將反抗官軍、殺富濟貧的故事，情節曲折、語言生動、人物性格鮮明，是英雄傳奇的典範。

曾国藩仕途初期，九年内连升十级、这其中有着怎样的机遇，隐忍和智慧？……曾國藩仕途初期，九年內連升十級、這其中有著怎樣的機遇，隱忍和智慧？

Peach Blossom Paradise, set at the time of the reform, is the story of Xiumi, the daughter of a wealthy landowner and former government official who falls prey to insanity and disappears. Days later, a man with a gold cicada in his pocket turns up at their family estate and is inexplicably welcomed as a relative.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER A teenage girl living in 1960s China becomes Mao Zedong’s protégée and lover—and a heroine of the Cultural Revolution—in this “masterful” (The Washington Post) novel. “A new classic about China’s Cultural Revolution . . . Think Succession, but add...

Lush and visual, chock-full of delicious recipes, Roselle Lim’s magical debut novel is about food, heritage, and finding family in the most unexpected places. At the news of her mother’s death, Natalie Tan returns home. The two women hadn’t spoken since Natalie left in anger seven...

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……

Long before Western writers had even conceived the idea of writing detective stories, the Chinese had developed a long tradition of literary works that chronicled the cases of important district magistrates. One of the most celebrated of these was Judge Dee, who lived in the seventh century.

As a middle-aged man, the protagonist revisits his old home which he had left more than 20 years ago. He meets up with family members, and Runtu, a childhood friend, as well as someone he does not even remember - Mrs Yang, who exclaims "Don't you know me? And I have held you in my arms!" In this story, the listener is given an intriguing insight into people’s lives in China during the 1920s. My Old Home is also available in the collection entitled Chinese Classic Stories, read by Martin Jarvis.

Thumbelina, The Ugly Duckling, Little Claus and big Claus, Snow White, Cinderella. 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.

身怀绝技的武将元震为报家仇，血刃数名日军后逃至天津。为实现保家卫国的抱负，元震当了警察……身懷絕技的武將元震為報家仇，血刃數名日軍後逃至天津。為實現保家衛國的抱負，元震當了警察……

故事以清朝嘉庆十年的一段真实的历史事件开篇，描写了抓帽胡同闲居作废、生活拮据的八旗子弟的不同遭遇…… 故事以清朝嘉慶十年的一段真實的歷史事件開篇，描寫了抓帽胡同閒居作廢、生活拮据的八旗子弟的不同遭遇……

首卷《木兰歌》主要讲述张居正与首辅高拱两位权臣之间的政治斗争，通过演播的倾心演绎，为听众更加鲜活的展现这位为后世褒贬的历史人物。…… 首卷《木蘭歌》主要講述張居正與首輔高拱兩位權臣之間的政治鬥爭，通過演播的傾心演繹，為聽眾更加鮮活的展現這位為後世褒貶的歷史人物。

From the widely acclaimed poet, novelist, critic, and scholar, a lucid and edifying exploration of the building blocks of poetry and how they've been used over the centuries to assemble the most imperishable poems. “Anyone wanting to learn how to remodel, restore, or build a poem from the...

Idioms are selected from a large number of idioms that people use every day. The language of these stories is vivid and easy to understand, which can help children understand history, learn knowledge, and feel the unique charm of traditional Chinese culture. This album is the first series of "Idiom Stories", which recites and interprets idiom stories.