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  1. Zeng Guofan's Family Letters (Guomai Classic) 245k Wordscompleted "Zeng Guofan's Family Letter" records Zeng Guofan's various practices and thoughts on self-cultivation, family management, country governance, and world peace. A scholar once said: "The greatest significance of Zeng Guofan to future generations is that he used his own practice to prove that a middle-aged man can become a superman through 'cultivating change'. In other words, if a person sincerely devotes himself to self-improvement, his ability can increase tenfold, his knowledge can be tenfold 159Reads9.4ScoreShelves
  2. Women Are Aliens 77k Wordscompleted What does Yi Shu look like in Cai Lan's eyes? Zhang Ziyi, Shu Qi, Zhou Xun, Liu Ruoying, Li Jiaxin... Who are the beautiful celebrities that make Cai Lan amazed? Cai Lam, who has had countless romantic encounters in his life, had any past events in his youth worth recalling throughout his life? What insights does Cai Lam have about men and women and marriage? You can find the answers to these questions in "Women Are Aliens", and you will get more unexpected gains. 145Reads9.3ScoreShelves
  3. When the Stars of the Tang Dynasty Shine 115k Wordscompleted Zhou Gongzi, an enthusiast of Tang poetry and Song lyrics and a lover of storytelling, will take you to experience the shining stars of the Tang Dynasty. Meng Haoran who is indifferent and relaxed, Li Bai who is bold and confident, Du Fu who is patriotic and concerned about the people, Han Yu who never gives up, Bai Juyi who is famous for his optimism, Li Shangyin who is affectionate and comforting... The bright and shining stars of poetry seem to travel through time and space in the author's wr 140Reads8.7ScoreShelves
  4. Complete Works of Cao Pi 4k Wordscompleted This book classifies Cao Pi's works based on stylistic forms, and attaches the remaining lost articles at the end. At the same time, the original text of Cao Pi's works was edited and annotated with reference to the academic achievements of previous sages and philosophers. Each work has a title and a brief introduction to the writing time, origin and artistic style of the work. After the work, a selection of comments about the work by literary critics of the past dynasties are listed. 122Reads9.0ScoreShelves
  5. Zhu Ziqing's Works Collection 515k Wordscompleted Zhu Ziqing, a giant of Chinese literature, can be called a treasure in the treasure house of modern Chinese literature. The collection of works launched this time carefully collects many of Zhu Ziqing's classic works, presenting a literary feast to readers. Among them, the popular prose masterpieces "Back View" and "Moonlight over the Lotus Pond" have become models of modern Chinese prose. In these prose, Zhu Ziqing used delicate brushwork and sincere and touching emotions to vividly describe th 112Reads9.4ScoreShelves
  6. Hu Shi's Prose (Collection of Chinese Prose Illustrations) 183k Wordscompleted Hu Shi is a representative figure of the New Culture Movement and a famous modern litterateur. His thoughts were broad and far-reaching and had a profound impact on future generations. "Hu Shi's Prose" is a collection of essays that reflect Hu Shi's scholarship, education, science and many other ideological dimensions. The selected works of Hu Shi cover various aspects, such as life travels, academic attitudes, attitudes towards Chinese and Western culture, attitudes towards reading, as well as 109Reads9.2ScoreShelves
  7. Man Does Not Live by Bread Alone 244k Wordscompleted Fyodor Dostoevsky, a famous Russian writer in the 19th century, left behind a large number of letters in addition to his voluminous novels, political commentaries and literary reviews that had worldwide influence. These letters provide valuable information on the writer's creation, thoughts, social activities, and even the writer's personality in various periods, and are undoubtedly an important part of his literary legacy. This book selects and translates more than 200 of his letters, which mai 108Reads9.3ScoreShelves
  8. Human Hotel 106k Wordscompleted ["Miner's Poet" and author of "Mote" Chen Nianxi's 2025 masterpiece, a realistic version of "Alive". In this world, fate is easier to turn than the wind. This book takes the hotel as its carrier and once again presents a group of ordinary and simple workers, including miners, river backers, charcoal burners, Nanyang hawkers, old students from the county theater troupe, printer Lao Jiao, Feng Qinshi, Liu Suona... There are no ups and downs of emotional entanglements, nor fierce life and death st 106Reads9.4ScoreShelves
  9. Collection of Classic Prose by Famous Masters (Set of Three Volumes) 368k Wordscompleted "Our Old Time" is a work that laments the passage of time and the changes in destiny. The tone of the work is cordial and simple. By describing the little people's lives, it can soothe the hearts of readers and gain quiet strength in the noisy and impetuous world. "The Most Beautiful in the World: A Collection of Zhu Guangqian's Classic Prose" selects popular and classic articles from Mr. Zhu Guangqian's works in various periods, covering multiple themes such as life, aesthetics, philosophy of l 104Reads9.3ScoreShelves
  10. Walden 202k Wordscompleted "Walden" is an excellent life philosophy book, but fundamentally speaking, this book can expand our daily horizons and allow us to learn knowledge from simple life. Through this book, we can not only come into contact with a large amount of animal and botanical knowledge, but also learn more humanities, geography and historical knowledge. Reading it, we can truly feel the meaning and interest of life in the ordinary and simple, and we can also feel the beauty of silence. 100Reads9.2ScoreShelves
  11. Tsangyang Gyatso's Poems: Half a Lifetime of Practice and Half a Lifetime of Fate 10k Wordscompleted Rong Liyu, professor of literature at Nankai University, commented: "Tsangyang Gyatso is the most outstanding poet in the history of Tibetan literature. His poems have been recited in every household throughout the Tibetan areas for more than 300 years, and are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people." Tsangyang Gyatso is the most representative folk poet in Tibet. He wrote many delicate and sincere poems. Some of the original Tibetan works were published in manuscripts, some were printed in w 89Reads9.2ScoreShelves
  12. Keep the Year Old White Horse 134k Wordscompleted "The White Horse Staying Sui Sui" is the second of Guo Jingming's three prose volumes. It contains exquisite prose such as "Chongming Spring", "The World", and "Four Seasons Burning Incense". It uses the article from his first work "The Edge of Love and Pain" as the main content and supplements it. This time, he personally revised and edited it, and even made new changes to the title of the article to present the original creation in his youth. The title of the book "White Horse Watching the Yea 87Reads8.6ScoreShelves
  13. Shanghai Style 116k Wordscompleted Hu Zhanfen, a former investigative journalist, has become famous for his essays in recent years and his influence is growing. His writing is brave, pungent, humorous, full of real feelings, profound knowledge and timeless interest. This collection of essays selects the essence of the author's column articles published in Southern Weekend, Wen Wei Po, Xinmin Weekly, and Xinmin Evening News in recent years, faithfully reflecting his spiritual outlook and writing style. It is a masterpiece that wil 83Reads8.0ScoreShelves
  14. Reader.2 125k Wordscompleted This book is the book of the same name of CCTV's "The Long Reader". Dong Qing, a famous CCTV program host, is the chief editor of this book. The program has wide social influence and good audience reputation. This book relies on TV programs, and is divided into chapters according to the structure of subject words. The chapters are divided into topic introductions, reader biographies, interviews, texts, and comments. It focuses on the cultural quality and spiritual connotation of the text, and re 81Reads8.5ScoreShelves
  15. Complete Collection of Li Bai's Poems 94k Wordscompleted This collection of poems is part of the "Complete Poems of the Tang Dynasty". During the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, Peng Dingqiu, Yang Zhongna, Shen Sanzeng, Pan Conglu, Xu Shuben, Che Dingjin, Wang Yi, Zha Sichen, Yu Mei and others were ordered to compile it. Finally, Cao Yin was specifically responsible for the publication. It not only comprehensively reflects the prosperity of Tang poetry, but also is an important material for studying the history, culture and education of the Tang Dy 80Reads8.7ScoreShelves
  16. Sensual Butterfly 99k Wordscompleted This book is a collection of prose essays by the famous writer Lin Qingxuan. It takes "past events in the world" as the theme and is divided into three volumes: "The Feeling of the River", "The Sprouting Mood" and "Warming a Pot of Moonlight and Drinking Wine". It recalls past stories and expresses the vicissitudes of the world. This book is beautifully written, sincere and full of philosophy and speculation. It reflects the author's humanistic care and guides readers to think and explore the va 70Reads8.9ScoreShelves
  17. Food for the World (Guomai Classic) 58k Wordscompleted "The Food of the World" is a collection of prose works by French writer Gide. After Gide traveled to North Africa and Italy, he used the wanderings along the way as clues and the virtual goddess as the object of conversation to describe exotic customs and express his feelings about life. The writing was poetic and picturesque in various forms, including traditional short poems, odes, melody, etc. In the book, Gide calls with passion to measure the earth with his feet and express his true feeling 69Reads9.3ScoreShelves
  18. My Mother 79k Wordscompleted "My Mother" is a work by Hu Shi, a famous modern scholar and writer. "My Mother" is an autobiographical essay. Through specific examples, the author recalls his mother's education, care for him, and the process of living in harmony with his family. It demonstrates his mother's love for him and her kind, tolerant, and strong character, and expresses the author's gratitude and nostalgia for his mother. 63Reads9.4ScoreShelves
  19. Ji Xianlin's Reading and Life 137k Wordscompleted Mr. Ji Xianlin, a well-known scholar at home and abroad, has noble morals and profound knowledge. This book selects more than 60 essays and essays written by Mr. Ji that record his reading and academic career, as well as explore ways of self-cultivation and life. It is a concentrated presentation of Mr. Ji's academic spirit and philosophy of life. When Ji Lao studied, he "choose one thing and spend the rest of his life". Sitting in the bookstore, he enjoys reading books; traveling in the sea of 61Reads9.3ScoreShelves
  20. The Complete Collection of English Poems by Rabindranath Tagore: 4 Volumes in Total 606k Wordscompleted Rabindranath Tagore, an Indian poet, whose representative works include "Gitanjali", "Birds", "Sand in the Eyes", "Four People", "Family and the World", "The Gardener", "New Moon", "The Last Psalm", "Gola", "Crisis of Civilization", "Practice: The Enlightenment of Life", etc. Tagore was born into a wealthy aristocratic family in Calcutta, India. He was able to compose long poems and odes at the age of 13. He went to England to study in 1878 and returned to China in 1880 to specialize in literary 55Reads8.4ScoreShelves
  21. The World Is Worth a Smile 158k Wordscompleted This book is a collection of essays about the abundant world written by 36 famous contemporary writers including Jia Pingwa, Xiao Fuxing, Su Tong, Li Yiming, Baoji Yuanye, Liu Liangcheng and Xu Zechen. There are five chapters in the book, which are: "Everything yesterday has become who I am today" - the mark of growth; "Ten years of drinking ice can hardly cool your hot blood" - ideal of life; "The sun and the moon are long, and the mountains and rivers are safe" - Memories of my hometown; "The 55Reads8.0ScoreShelves
  22. Tagore's Poems: the Farthest Distance in the World 93k Wordscompleted This book contains Tagore's three most widely circulated and representative collections of poems, "New Moon Collection", "Flying Birds Collection", and "Gardener Collection". The full text reveals the unique spiritual philosophy of Rabindranath Tagore, the "poet saint of a generation", with fresh poetry and profound writing style. Reading these poems will open up blocked sources of wisdom for us and comfort our loneliness in body and mind. 53Reads8.5ScoreShelves
  23. Ideal Afternoon 82k Wordscompleted "Ideal Afternoon" is the representative work of Shu Guozhi, the founder of travel literature and the "eternal wanderer". With a transcendent vision and idle feelings about life, he talks about travel and landscapes, looking at the surroundings and looking for beautiful places. Since its publication, it has won many awards in the Chinese cultural circle and is known as "a must-have book for young literary and artistic people". It's wandering, it's life, it's also aesthetics. This book contains 32 48Reads8.8ScoreShelves
  24. All Things Are Born with Wings 64k Wordscompleted You are born without limits. You are born with integrity and kindness. You were born with a dream. You were born for greatness. You were born with wings. You weren't supposed to be lying on your hands and knees. You can spread your wings, Then learn to fly. The collection of poems includes Rumi's poems that are widely circulated in China and new classics that have never been circulated or published in China. The original English translation of "Rumi: The book of love" is a collection of Rumi's p 45Reads8.7ScoreShelves
  25. Picking up Flowers in the Morning and Evening (Classic Course-Based Reading Series of Whole Books) 108k Wordscompleted "Morning Blossoms Plucked at Dusk" is one of Mr. Lu Xun's most important prose collections and enjoys a high reputation in the history of modern Chinese prose. It contains a total of twelve works including "From Baicao Garden to Sanwei Bookstore", which describes the author's childhood life and study process in his youth, expresses his nostalgia for his former relatives, friends and teachers, and mocks the reactionary and conservative forces in the narration and discussion. This book is a beauti 41Reads8.9ScoreShelves
  26. Lovely China 86k Wordscompleted "Lovely China" is a compilation of Fang Zhimin's prison manuscripts, and selects five of the articles: "Fang Zhimin's Autobiography" is a confession written by Fang Zhimin in the face of intimidation when he was arrested, expressing his firm revolutionary beliefs; "A Brief Account of My Revolutionary Struggle" reviews his life's revolutionary process; "Lovely China" "China" expresses the praise of the motherland in affectionate language, awakening the entire Chinese people to unite to carry out 41Reads9.4ScoreShelves
  27. Endless Green 78k Wordscompleted This is a collection of essays on Jiangnan scenery with plants as the protagonist, involving memories, research, customs and crafts. They are not just a simple introduction to what a certain plant looks like, but they highlight the "material use" of plants related to people's daily life, and the emotions generated in people's lives after this "material use" is connected with people. Because it is based on personal experience and hands-on experience, the writing is true. 41Reads8.5ScoreShelves
  28. The Little Prince (Color Picture Phonetic Version) 3 Wordscompleted This is a set of classic books that are essential for children's growth. This series of books selects many classic works from the required reading list of the new Chinese language curriculum for primary school students, which can comprehensively improve primary school students' literary literacy and allow them to truly contact and learn the essence of Chinese and foreign classic literary masterpieces. The series of books is faithful to the original works, with colorful pictures and phonetic nota 39Reads8.4ScoreShelves
  29. Learn Chinese from the Master: Classic Chinese Lessons 91k Wordscompleted With the continuous development of our country's economy and culture, people's material and spiritual needs are increasing day by day, and they increasingly hope to have a comprehensive and in-depth understanding of their own country's culture. Based on this, the editor selected articles from famous writers such as Lu Xun, Liang Qichao, Cai Yuanpei, Zhu Ziqing, Zhang Henshui, Yu Dafu, Xu Zhimo, Dai Wangshu, etc., And edited and published the book "Learning Chinese from the Masters: Classic Chine 39Reads8.4ScoreShelves
  30. Art 25k Wordscompleted The French contemporary comedy "Art" is the famous work of the new French female playwright Yasmina Reza. Dermatologist Serge has recently become obsessed with modern art. He spent 200,000 francs to buy a work by a famous painter - an all-white oil painting. This incident triggered an unexpected emotional storm between him and his old friends Mark and Ivan... The whole play is completed in one go. The author depicts a series of subtle changes in the emotions of the three men with his unique and 36Reads8.4ScoreShelves
  31. Fireworks on Earth 89k Wordscompleted "Fireworks in the World" is divided into four chapters: "The sound of the hometown is still there", "The lights invite people to return", "The weather is good today" and "The best taste is in the world". It contains nearly 40 rare and fine prose works by Wang Zengqi, especially the famous short story "Da Nao Notes", which presents the essence of Wang Zengqi's decades of literary creation. The lifestyle of the characters in Wang Zengqi's works is secular, yet spontaneous and natural. It is full o 34Reads9.1ScoreShelves
  32. Gathering Flowers in the Morning and Evening (Collected Works by Lu Xun) 40k Wordscompleted "Morning Blossoms Plucked at Dusk" is Lu Xun's only collection of retrospective essays, originally titled "Revisiting Old Things". It is a text written by Lu Xun recalling different life experiences and experiences in his childhood, adolescence and youth. It writes a lot about children and teenagers, which is very interesting to read. The whole book consists of "Xiaoyin", "Dogs, Cats and Rats", "A Chang and the Classic of Mountains and Seas", "Twenty-Four Filial Piety Pictures", "Five Rampant Me 33Reads9.1ScoreShelves
  33. Excellent Words Translation Annotation 255k Wordscompleted "Exquisite Good Ci" is a collection of Southern Song Dynasty poems carefully compiled. It specially collects the works of 132 poets of the Southern Song Dynasty, and records nearly 400 lyrics. The compilation and selection criteria of this book are very strict, reflecting the elegant and romantic aesthetic choice. It mainly focuses on clear words and beautiful sentences, and also includes a small number of works that express the hatred of country subjugation and the desolate and desolate style. 33Reads8.7ScoreShelves
  34. I Heard the Ax Blossom: Selected Poems by Paul Celan 52k Wordscompleted Paul Celan, "the most important poet in post-war Europe" and the most dazzling German-language writer in the second half of the 20th century, his works are highly praised by the literary and intellectual circles. He personally experienced the Nazi massacre of Jews, the hostility of the German-speaking world, and the difficulty of identity as a Jewish writer writing in German. He opposed pure poetry, faced suffering, and created outstanding poems based on Jewish culture and destiny, absorbing the 33Reads8.0ScoreShelves
  35. Selected Prose by Zhu Ziqing 126k Wordscompleted As a giant of prose in the history of modern Chinese literature, Mr. Zhu Ziqing's prose is recognized as "a model of beautiful vernacular prose." Simple daily mundane things like "Back View", "Children" and "To the Dead Wife", natural and magnificent four-season scenery like "Springlight January", "Winter" and "Moonlight over the Lotus Pond", and walking along the way like "Venice", "Berlin" and "Rhine" Bian Shang's travel notes, "On Youth", "On Artificiality", "Sincerity", and other miscellaneo 33Reads8.6ScoreShelves
  36. The Most Beautiful Love Letter of the Republic of China 174k Wordscompleted The period of the Republic of China was an era in which talented people and beautiful women emerged in large numbers. Not only did there appear a large number of masters, but there were also many extraordinary women with both talents and talents. Together they staged countless legendary stories of love, hatred, joys and sorrows. In such an era where the shackles of feudal thought were broken and people's minds were unprecedentedly liberated, people were no longer shy about talking about love, bu 29Reads7.8ScoreShelves
  37. The Disobedient Son Has Grown Up 92k Wordscompleted The author uses a diary to record every detail of a child's life from early childhood to adulthood, uses a parent's spiritual companionship to educate children's successful experience, and narrates it in a way of telling warm little stories. The author's views on education are novel and unique. The author says that children will not grow up according to what their parents want, but according to what their parents want. The writing style of this book is approachable and humorous, making it easy t 27Reads8.3ScoreShelves
  38. Qixieji (Free Public Edition Book) Historical3k Wordscompleted A collection of strange novels. There are many ghosts and ghosts recorded in it, so the title of the book is based on the phrase "Zhuangzi·Xiaoyaoyou" "Those who are harmonious are those who are interested in strange things". The original book has been lost. "Sui Shu·Jing Ji Zhi" is a miscellaneous biography of the History Department, seven volumes, inscribed with the title of Sanqi Shilang Dongyang of the Song Dynasty. "Old Tang Chronicles" is the same as "New Tang Chronicles" and belongs to th 23Reads8.6ScoreShelves
  39. Funeral Music 321 Wordscompleted The work records the author's experiences and thoughts on life and life, leading readers to relive everyone's thoughts and feelings on love, education, and trivial matters in life during the Republic of China, and experience the charm of an era and the beauty of literature. 23Reads8.1ScoreShelves
  40. Human Food 147k Wordscompleted "The Food of the World" is the representative work of Nobel Prize winner Gide. "Earthly Food" symbolizes the spiritual food for human beings to seek happiness on earth. When "The Food of the World" came out, it was misinterpreted as a book that praises desire and instinct, a feast of words that vents youthful passion and indulges in pleasure. "The Food of the World" is also a book that celebrates life and freedom. The author combines his travel experience in North Africa and Italy, and uses his 23Reads8.9ScoreShelves
  41. Ten Criticisms 283k Wordscompleted This is a series of studies by Guo Moruo Lao on the philosophical thoughts of ancient Chinese sages. The contents include: 1. Self-criticism of ancient research; 2. Criticism of Confucius and Mo; 3. Criticism of the eight schools of Confucianism; 4. Criticism of the Huang-Lao School of Jixia; 5. Criticism of Zhuangzi; 6. Criticism of Xunzi; 7. Criticism of famous debate trends; 8. Criticism of early Legalists; 9. Criticism of Han Feizi; 10. Criticism of Lu Buwei and the Qin Dynasty. This book pr 22Reads8.9ScoreShelves
  42. Read Poetry to You 37k Wordscompleted Sometimes all it takes is a poem to bring back our first love for the world. The book "Reading Poems for You" hopes to give the soul a moment of freedom through listening, creating, and sharing, and return the soul to softness and sincerity. Integrate poetry and painting into your daily life and life, allowing you to discover, feel and enjoy beauty. The poems included in the book come from ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad, and they all have some common characteristics - thinking 22Reads8.6ScoreShelves
  43. Me and the Temple of Earth: Illustrated Edition completed The prose of Shi Tiesheng, a master of contemporary literature, is simple and transparent, containing profound philosophy of life and rich flavor of life, and is known as the "most beautiful harvest" in the Chinese literary world. His poems are full of philosophy and compassion, and his imagination, unique language and condensation have unique literary value. This collection of prose poems selects classic works such as "The Temple of Earth and Me", "Memory and Impression", "Autumn Missing", "Alb 21Reads8.2ScoreShelves
  44. They in This Corner of the World 112k Wordscompleted This is a book of documentary literature that records ten people I met on my journey around the world and ten life stories of different situations. There are seven women and three men, so the book is titled "Them in the Corner of the World". 20ReadsScoreShelves
  45. Igor's Expedition (Translation Series of Epics of World Heroes) 20k Wordscompleted This ancient Russian heroic epic was written between 1185 and 1187, and the author is unknown. The whole poem consists of a prologue, a central part and an ending, and is based on historical facts from a failed expedition by Prince Igor of Russia in the 12th century. "The Expedition of Igor" is a magnificent work in the history of ancient Russian literature - a work that sheds light on ancient Russian culture and events that occurred in ancient Rus. It is known as a heroic epic. The era when the 19Reads8.4ScoreShelves
  46. Walden 522k Wordscompleted American writer Thoreau's record of living alone by Walden Pond describes what he saw, heard and thought for more than two years. The first feature that distinguishes this work from previous literary works is its detailed description and extension of nature. The changes in scenery caused by the changing of the seasons, as well as the fight between two ants, are all vividly reproduced in Thoreau's wonderful pen, and the descriptions are not superficial, but have the precision of a naturalist. The 18Reads8.4ScoreShelves
  47. Quotations from Yu Qiuyu 70k Wordscompleted The essence of thoughts and language selected from Mr. Yu Qiuyu's dozens of works and speeches - this is Yu Qiuyu's quotations. The book is divided into thirteen parts: "The flavor of life", "The temperature of human nature", "Macroscopic cause and effect", "Acquisition of dignity", "Footprints of disaster", "The wolf in the heart", "Civilization and ignorance", "History and ruins", "Literati's conscience", "Spiritual home", "City and countryside", "Culture and art", and "Philosophy and insights 18Reads8.4ScoreShelves
  48. Kite 685k Wordscompleted [2019 "Towards Kangzhuang" Essay Collection on Realistic Themes] Lurking in Japan's Mei agency, the CCP agent code-named "Kite" deals with the Japanese, military commanders, and central commanders. No one knows who "Kite" is. But every time the information is sent, it is crucial. Until the day of victory of the Anti-Japanese War, "Kite" left silently with unspeakable emotions. 17ReadsScoreShelves
  49. The Legend of Everlasting Regret 8k Wordscompleted Legendary novels of the Tang Dynasty. Written by Chen Hong. This article is the author's "biography" of Bai Juyi's long poem "Song of Everlasting Sorrow", which has been included in "Taiping Guangji" (Volume 486) and "Wenyuan Yinghua" (Volume 794). Chen Hong, whose courtesy name was Daliang, was born during the Zhenyuan and Yuanhe years (806-820). He was good at history. In addition to this biography, there is still one biography called "Dongcheng Laofu Biography", which is collected in "Quan Ta 16Reads8.3ScoreShelves
  50. Read Tongjian Lun (Free Public Edition Book) Historical553k Wordscompleted Each volume of "Du Tongjian Lun" is distinguished by dynasty, and each generation is distinguished by the title of the emperor. In the twenty-sixth year of Kangxi (1687), Wang Fuzhi started writing at the age of 69. "I had no books and paper, and many fake friends and disciples, so I taught them the reasons for the creation of the book." 15Reads8.5ScoreShelves