A Large Collection of Modern and Ancient Wonders (A Set of 17 Volumes in Total)

This is a collection of vernacular short stories from the Ming Dynasty, compiled and selected by the old man Bao Weng, covering diverse themes such as historical legends, urban life, love and marriage, and public cases and chivalry. As a representative work of popular literature in the Ming Dynasty, Wonders of Modern and Ancient Times, with vivid narrative techniques and content close to people's livelihood, profoundly reflected the thoughts, emotions and social features of the citizens at that time. Its language is popular and fluent, the plot is twists and turns, the characters are vivid, and it has both moral education and entertainment functions. It has become one of the most widely circulated collections of ancient vernacular short stories in later generations. It is of great value to the study of Ming Dynasty social culture and the development of vernacular novels.