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"Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" is a collection of short stories in classical Chinese that can be said to be "unprecedented and unprecedented". Pu Songling used his extraordinary imagination and profound insight to construct a netherworld that is both real and illusory, and includes both humans and ghosts. This book contains more than 40 wonderful comments about "Liao Zhai" by Professor Zhang Guofeng, a famous classical literature scholar. By tasting the characters and stories of Liaozhai, he reveals the real world hidden in the text and understands Pu Songling's genius conception. The structure of the book is simple and clear, the text is profound and easy to understand, and the ideas are neither profound nor complicated; the language also strives to be easy to understand. It is an extremely rare masterpiece that can be easily understood by laymen and is a masterpiece of "Liao Zhai" appreciation.

"The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is one of the four great classics and a representative work of historical romance novels among classical novels. This book is a collection of essays that interpret "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" for public reading. The book sets multiple themes such as "The Fiction and Historical Facts of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms"", "Important Characters of the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"", "The Layout and Structure of the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"", etc., Which are explained in detail in a series of related articles. The author of this book is an expert in the study of classical novels. He writes short articles in his own handwriting. Compared with high-level lectures or cumbersome textual research, the writing style is more free and lively. At the same time, it also maintains a certain academic standard, so that readers can appreciate "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" from multiple perspectives and gain a more relaxed and enjoyable reading experience.

"The Scholars" has been regarded as a classic that can travel through time and space since its birth. Its vitality lies not only in its keen observation and delicate irony in showing all living beings in Shilin, but also in its touching on some core issues and dilemmas of Confucian elite society. In the book "The Scholars: The Human World", the author conducts an in-depth and simple analysis of "The Scholars" from aspects such as the creative path and conception, stereotyped Confucianism, fake Confucianism, pedantic Confucianism and true Confucianism, fake celebrities and real celebrities, satirical art, and the life of scholars in the Ming Dynasty, etc., And explores the far-reaching cultural implications of the book. This book not only inspires teenagers to read and seek knowledge, but also helps adults expand their knowledge.

Publican novels are a type of Chinese classical novels, which are composed of publican novels in the Song Dynasty and became popular in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. This book conducts a relatively comprehensive and in-depth discussion of public case novels, draws on research methods and perspectives from sociology, law and other disciplines, and makes brief and wonderful comments on representative themes and works in this genre. It can be called a minimalist history of public case novels. The text in the book is open and closed vertically and horizontally, but it is not as difficult to understand as academic works. It is of great value for popular reading.

"Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" is a collection of short stories in classical Chinese that can be said to be "unprecedented and unprecedented". Pu Songling used his extraordinary imagination and profound insight to construct a netherworld that is both real and illusory, and includes both humans and ghosts. This book contains more than 40 wonderful comments about "Liao Zhai" by Professor Zhang Guofeng, a famous classical literature scholar. By tasting the characters and stories of Liaozhai, he reveals the real world hidden in the text and understands Pu Songling's genius conception. The structure of the book is simple and clear, the text is profound and easy to understand, and the ideas are neither profound nor complicated; the language also strives to be easy to understand. It is an extremely rare masterpiece that can be easily understood by laymen and is a masterpiece of "Liao Zhai" appreciation.

Among ancient Chinese literary works, apart from some widely circulated chapters in Tang poems and Song lyrics, novels are probably the most influential among contemporary readers. Among the novels, in addition to the four famous novels "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", "Water Margin", "Journey to the West" and "Dream of Red Mansions", there are also "San Yan Er Pai", "Jin Ping Mei", "The Scholars", "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio", etc. "The Scholars: Celebrities and Fame and Fortune" aims to use interesting viewpoints, bright language, and active ideas to establish a bridge between scholars' desk research and public reading. The author of this book, Mr. Zhang Guofeng, has conducted in-depth research on "The Scholars" and has unique insights into the characters, artistic connotations, imperial examination system, etc. Involved in the novel, which is thought-provoking and interesting.

In the form of casual essays, the book analyzes various issues in the long satirical novel "The Scholars", including "Fortunateness and Misfortune", "Proud Family Status", "Six Dynasties Complex", "Wei and Jin Styles", "It is important for people to have self-knowledge", "Miscellaneous Readings and Miscellaneous Studies", "Principles and Talents", "Winners, Princes and Losers", "Right Roads and Strange Roads", "The Ship Arrives at the Wharf, the Car Arrives at the Station", "He" Chapters such as "Stinginess", "The Tiredness of a Good Reputation", "Money, Talent and Family" and "All Working on the Rules" are not commentary but have the interest of commentary, not textual research but the depth of textual research, and are not historiography but the seriousness of history. They are eclectic, rejecting formulas, twisting and turning, and making fun of writing, such as joking in opera, drunken boxing in martial arts, and wild cursive writing in calligraphy. With a scroll in hand, people forget about gains and losses and become intoxicated with it.