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A Plain-Language Guide to Miscellaneous Morsels from Youyang 白话酉阳杂俎
Youyang Zazu is a collection of biji stories written by Duan Chengshi during the Tang dynasty, completed around 854, in the eighth year of the Dazhong era under Emperor Xuanzong of Tang. The work consists of 20 volumes in its main collection and 10 volumes in its sequel. In the author's own preface, he describes the book as one devoted to the strange and supernatural. Its entries cover immortals, Buddhas, ghosts and monsters, human affairs, animals, plants, food and drink, temples, and more, ar
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Journey to the West in Plain Language: Unabridged Original 白话西游记【原著无删节】
Journey to the West is the first long-form romantic fantasy novel in chaptered form in ancient China. The earliest surviving edition is the Newly Printed, Illustrated, Official Large-Character Edition of Journey to the West, published in the twentieth year of the Wanli reign of the Ming dynasty by Shidetang in Jinling. It does not name an author. Based on the entry “Wu Cheng'en, Journey to the West” in the Gazetteer of Huai'an Prefecture, Lu Xun, Dong Zuobin, and others ultimately concluded that
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Xue Rengui’s Eastern Campaign in Plain Language 白话薛仁贵征东
Xue Rengui’s Eastern Expedition is one of China’s best-known popular novels. It tells the story of Xue Rengui, an outstanding hero of the Tang dynasty. Written in the traditional chapter-based format, the book is rich in content and easy to understand, making it well worth reading. Broadly speaking, Xue Rengui’s life forms the main thread, while his eastern campaign provides the backdrop. Xue Rengui began as an ordinary commoner who enlisted in the army and was relegated to the kitchen troops. A
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The Plainspoken Art of Deception 白话骗经
The book divides scams into twenty-four categories and presents eighty-four cases. Looking across them, every scam is driven by greed: scammers stop at nothing to steal money and exploit others. Denying them opportunities naturally reduces the chance of being scammed.
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Investiture of the Gods in Plain Language: A New Edition 白话封神演义新
Investiture of the Gods, commonly known as The Investiture of the Gods and also titled The Complete Account of the States of Shang and Zhou, The Unofficial History of King Wu's Campaign Against Zhou, The Legend of the Investiture of the Gods, and other names, is a fictional long-form novel written by the Ming-dynasty author Xu Zhonglin, though his authorship is disputed. It was likely completed during the Longqing and Wanli eras.
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Xue Gang's Rebellion Against the Tang Dynasty in Plain Language 白话薛刚反唐
Xue Gang Turns Against the Tang is a traditional Chinese tale. The book tells of Xue Gang, son of Xue Dingshan, Prince of the Two Liaos. By nature, he stood up for the wronged and was always getting into trouble. During the Lantern Festival, he killed the Crown Prince and startled the emperor to death, bringing disaster upon himself. His entire family was implicated and executed by Wu Zetian. Xue Gang later fled alone to Western Liao and brought back an army. He assisted Li Xian, Prince of Lulin
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A Plain-Language Romance of the Late Tang and Five Dynasties 白话残唐五代史演义
The Romance of the History of the Five Dynasties and the Decline of the Tang, also known as The Five Dynasties and the Decline of the Tang and The Romance of the Five Dynasties and the Decline of the Tang, is a long historical novel traditionally attributed to Luo Guanzhong, who is said to have compiled it in the late Yuan or early Ming dynasty. It was completed around the turn of the Ming dynasty. Based on historical accounts and interspersed with fiction, the novel is written in chronological
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The Three Heroes and Five Gallants in Plain Language 白话三侠五义
"The Three Heroes and Five Gallants", written by Shi Yukun, is a classic long-form tale of chivalry and courtroom intrigue, widely hailed as the founding work of Chinese wuxia fiction. It is also the first Chinese novel to be considered a true wuxia story. Published in numerous editions and read far and wide, its beloved tales have profoundly influenced modern Chinese storytelling, wuxia fiction, literature, and the arts.
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The Hu Family Generals, Retold 白话呼家将
The Generals of the Hu Family, also known as The Complete Tale of Hu Quan, The Complete Story of the Hu Family's Descendants, and The Romance of the Purple-Gold Whip, consists of forty chapters. Its author is unknown. The earliest known edition was published by Jinchang Shuyetang during the Qianlong reign of the Qing dynasty. Stories about the Generals of the Hu Family had circulated among the people since the Song dynasty. Xiong Damu's Romance of the Generals of the Yang Family, written during
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A Plain-Language Guide to Notes from the Yuewei Hermitage 白话阅微草堂笔记
The Notes from the Thatched Abode, originally titled Notes from the Thatched Abode, is a collection of classical Chinese supernatural tales written in the style of informal notes. Ji Yun, a Hanlin Academy scholar from the Qing dynasty, compiled it between the fifty-fourth year of the Qianlong reign (1789) and the third year of the Jiaqing reign (1798).
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The Yang Family Generals, Retold 白话杨家将
This work is adapted and compiled from stories of the Yang family generals that circulated among the people during the Song and Yuan periods, as well as related plots from Song-Yuan storytelling scripts and Yuan dramas. It begins with Liu Jun, ruler of Northern Han, banishing his loyal ministers, and Huyan Zan entering the world. It ends with Yang Ye joining the Song, Yang Zongbao breaking the Heavenly Gate Formation, and twelve widows leading an expedition against Western Xia.
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Water Margin in Plain Language 白话水浒
Water Margin is China’s first major full-length novel centered on a peasant uprising. It holds an extremely important place in the literary history of both China and the world.
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Strange Tales by Lamplight, in Plain Language 白话萤窗异草
Strange Tales by the Firefly Window is a collection of classical Chinese short stories by Changbai Haogezi (Qinglan), a Qing dynasty author. It is also known as The Remaining Drafts of Liaozhai. The collection consists of three series, each in four volumes, for a total of twelve volumes. It was completed during the Qianlong reign of the Qing dynasty. The work contains both long, elaborate tales and short, anecdotal stories. Its prose is finely crafted, its plots are intricate, and its imaginatio
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A Plain-Language, Abridged Tale of the Scholars 白话儒林外史:精编
The Scholars is a full-length novel by Wu Jingzi of the Qing Dynasty. It was completed in or shortly before the fourteenth year of the Qianlong era (1749), and has been handed down in manuscript form. Its first printed edition appeared in the eighth year of the Jiaqing era (1803).
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The Story of Yue Fei, Retold 白话岳飞传
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The Romance of the Three Kingdoms in Plain Language 三国演义白话
A new story is here! Welcome to read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well!
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Journey to the West in Plain Language 白话后西游记
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The Complete Tale of the Flying Dragon in Plain Language 白话飞龙全传
The Complete Tale of the Flying Dragon is a long heroic adventure novel in sixty chapters, adapted and expanded by Wu Xuan of the Qing dynasty from an earlier version, The Tale of the Flying Dragon. “Flying dragon” alludes to the emperor, a metaphor for his lofty position and rule over all beneath the heavens, as in the Book of Changes, Qian hexagram: “Nine at the fifth place: The flying dragon is in the heavens. It furthers one to see the great man.” The story follows Zhao Kuangyin as he rebels
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Investiture of the Gods: A Plain-Language Retelling 白话封神演义
Investiture of the Gods is a famous Chinese mythological novel from ancient times. It tells the story of political upheaval at the end of the Shang dynasty and King Wu’s campaign against Shang. The author recasts historical events as tales of gods and demons, incorporating folk religion and myth, so much of the novel is devoted to battles of magic between immortals and Buddhas. The novel concludes with Jiang Ziya conferring titles upon the gods and King Wu of Zhou enfeoffing the feudal lords. As
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The Bao Gong Cases in Plain Language 白话包公案
The Bao Gong Cases is a renowned Chinese detective-fiction collection with a long history, wide circulation, and far-reaching influence. It consists of dozens of short stories with intricate, gripping plots.
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The Plainspoken Five Tiger Generals 白话五虎将
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Investiture of the Gods: An Abridged Retelling 白话封神演义:精编
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The Plainspoken Art of Deception: An Abridged Edition 白话骗经:精编
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Journey to the West in Plain Language: Abridged Edition 白话西游记:精编
Journey to the West is the first great romantic episodic novel of gods and demons in ancient China [39] [41]. The earliest edition is the newly printed, illustrated official edition of Journey to the West, published by the Shidetang Bookshop in Jinling in the twentieth year of the Wanli reign of the Ming dynasty. It does not name an author [63]. Based on the record “Wu Cheng’en’s Journey to the West” in the Gazetteer of Huai’an Prefecture, Lu Xun, Dong Zuobin, and others ultimately concluded tha
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Water Margin in Plain Language: Abridged Edition 白话水浒传:精编
Water Margin is a classic novel written by Shi Nai'an in the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties. Most surviving editions bear the name of Shi Nai'an, Luo Guanzhong, or both. It is the first full-length, chaptered novel in Chinese history written in the vernacular. The novel tells the sweeping story of the 108 Liangshan heroes led by Song Jiang: how they eliminate treacherous ministers and villains, grow their strength at Liangshan Marsh, accept the Song dynasty’s amnesty, and then fight campaign
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The Story of the Yang Family Generals in Plain Language 白话杨家将演义
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The Classic of Mountains and Seas in Plain Language 白话山海经
The Classic of Mountains and Seas was compiled between the Warring States period and the early Han dynasty. Together with the Book of Changes and the Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon, it is considered one of the three great wonders of antiquity. The Classic of Mountains and Seas covers ancient geography, history, mythology, astronomy, animals, plants, medicine, religion, anthropology, ethnology, oceanography, and the history of science and technology. It is an encyclopedia of life in ancient society
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The Colloquial Sequel to The Later Tang 白话混唐后传
Synopsis: "The Sequel to the Tang Dynasty" is also known as "The Illustrated Story of the Xue Generals’ Pacification of the West", "The Illustrated Tale of the Tang Dynasty’s Pacification of the West", and "The Sequel to the Great Tang". It is attributed to “compiled by Zhong Bojing of Jingling, with revisions by Li Zhuowu of Wenling,” but this is believed to be a false attribution by someone in the Qing dynasty. The opening sections recount how Xue Rengui and his son Xue Dingshan pacified the w
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A Plain-Language Sequel to the Tang Dynasty: A Revised Edition 白话混唐后传:精编
The Later Tale of the Tang is a vernacular historical novel from the Ming Dynasty, also known as The Story of the Xue Family's Expedition to the West, The Tale of the Tang's Pacification of the West, and The Later Tale of the Great Tang. It comprises eight volumes and thirty-two chapters, with five additional chapters at the beginning, for a total of thirty-seven. The title page credits it to "compiled by Zhong Xing, Boying of Jingling, and revised by Li Zhi, Zhuowu of Wenling," though this attr
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