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Twelfth Floor Liancheng Bi

Li Yu

380K0

"The Twelfth Floor" is also called "Awakening of the World". Collection of short stories. There are 12 novels in total, all with the name of the building as the title. Each chapter has a different number of chapters, and the order of arrangement is also different in each volume. Most of the 12 novels take the love and marriage of talented men and beautiful women as their theme, and also touch on many aspects of urban life, such as recounting the notes of predecessors, recording the author's experiences, narrating historical stories, or making up stories out of thin air to describe the world and human conditions. "Liancheng Bi", also known as "Silent Yun" and "Twelve Floors", were both written by Li Yu, a literary master of the Qing Dynasty. There are 12 episodes in total and 6 extra volumes. The whole episode plays one story, and the outsider plays another story. On the whole, it mainly describes the people in the market and the daily life of ordinary people, focusing on persuading good and punishing evil, and has a strong tendency of citizen sentiment. The language, plot and characters are all vivid and vivid, and the description of love between men and women is particularly nuanced and full of legend. It is worth reading.

The Appearance of Officialdom

Li Boyuan

657K01

"The Appearance of Officialdom" is one of the four major condemnation novels in the late Qing Dynasty. Written by Li Boyuan, there are 60 chapters in total. The structure is similar to "The Scholars". After one person's performance, he will move on to the next one, and so on. The work takes the officialdom of the late Qing Dynasty as the object of expression, focusing on describing the corruption, darkness and ugliness of the old officialdom during the collapse of feudal society. Here there are military ministers, governors and governors, admirals, as well as county magistrates, officials, and miscellaneous officials. They are either dirty and despicable, ignorant, or corrupt, forming a picture of the bureaucracy in the late Qing Dynasty. It can be said that it outlines a historical picture of the decadent and ugly officialdom in modern China.

Romance of Wu Sangui

Romance of Wu Sangui

General Fiction

No Author Mentioned

226K0

"The Romance of Wu Sangui" is also known as "The Romance of the Ming and Qing Dynasties", and no author is mentioned. It mainly describes the historical facts of Wu Sangui from the main town of Ningyuan to surrendering to the Manchus and forcing Emperor Yongli to death, and then resisted the Qing Dynasty and falsely claimed to be emperor, and finally ended in defeat. Interspersed with it are the separation and separation between Wu Sangui and his concubine Chen Yuanyuan. The author is not limited to the theory of "the successful king and the defeated bandit" about Wu Sangui, and portrays this complex historical figure more realistically and vividly. Chen Yuanyuan in the novel is also a woman with personality, integrity, wisdom and decisiveness. The writing of the work is concise and bright, which is quite similar to the style of historical novels.

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General Fiction

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541K0

"Eternal Words to Awaken the World", a collection of short stories in vernacular. Compiled by Feng Menglong in the late Ming Dynasty, it is collectively known as "Three Words" together with Feng's other two story collections, "Yu Shi Ming Yan" (i. E., "Ancient and Modern Novels") and "Warning World Tong Yan". The themes come from folklore, historical biographies and novels of the Tang and Song Dynasties. The editor has many creative elements.

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General Fiction

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218K0

"Bloodstain" tells a story that has an extremely long history but is very familiar to us, that is, in the late Spring and Autumn Period, King Fu Chai of Wu and King Gou Jian of Yue fought against each other. This book is an excellent work in history, and it reveals a lot about the politics of the late Qing Dynasty. The author's main purpose is to ask the Chinese people to remember the insults caused by outsiders, avenge their humiliation, and stand on their own feet. When the country is in crisis, they must endure hardships and fight against the enemy together.

The Complete Biography of Feilong

(qing Dynasty) Compiled By Wu Xuan

340K0

The classic novel "The Biography of the Generals of the Yang Family" narrates the story of the early Northern Song Dynasty in Chinese history, when Song Taizu, Song Taizong, and Song Zhenzong conquered the northern and western border regimes such as the Northern Han Dynasty, Liao Kingdom, and Xixia, and unified the Central Plains. The book focuses on the description of three generations of Yang family heroes, men and women, young and old, who went to war for the country. "The Complete Story of Feilong" is a novel written by Wu Xuan, a native of the Qing Dynasty. "The Complete Biography of Feilong" has a total of sixty chapters, but the main content is Zhao Kuangyin's experience in his youth before he became emperor, showing readers a flesh-and-blood image of a heroic hero in the city. In him, the author embodies the various qualities of an ideal character recognized by the citizenry: he is bold and courageous, dares to take action, supports the weak and punishes the strong, is a chivalrous and righteous man, is loyal and loyal, and promises a thousand pieces of gold. This image has a strong flavor of folk literature and art, and is in the same vein as the image of the Water Margin hero.

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"Journey to the West" is the first chapter-length novel about gods and demons in ancient China. It describes the story of Sun Wukong causing trouble in the Heavenly Palace and protecting Tang Sanzang with Zhu Bajie and Sha Seng, who went through eighty-one hardships and went to the West to obtain the true scriptures. The novel combines fantasy plots with real life. It is a masterpiece with complete structure and unique imagination in the history of literature.

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409K01

"Water Margin", also known as "Water Margin of Loyalty and Righteousness", generally referred to as "Water Margin", was written in the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties and is one of China's four great classics. The whole book describes the story of 108 people led by Song Jiang who gathered in Liangshan in the late Northern Song Dynasty, and how they accepted recruitment and fought in various places after gathering. Written by Shi Naian and edited by Luo Guanzhong, Shi Naian's ancestral home is said to be Suzhou[1] and Xinghua, present-day Jiangsu. "Water Margin" is also one of the most epic works in Chinese literature. It is one of the earliest chapter novels written in vernacular Chinese in Chinese history. There are many versions, it is widely circulated and popular among the people. It has a profound influence on narrative literature in China and even East Asia.

The Complete Story of Water Margin

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913K02

"Water Margin" is the first chapter-length novel in ancient China with the theme of peasant uprising. It is one of the four great classics in China. The book is based on the story of the Songjiang Uprising in the late Northern Song Dynasty. Through the description of a hundred and eight generals who were forced to go to Liangshan and gathered together to rebel, it reveals the social reality of "officials forcing the people to rebel". And with outstanding artistic description methods, it reveals some essential aspects of the occurrence, development and failure process of peasant uprisings in China's feudal society.

Continuation of Xiaowuyi

Shi Yukun

411K0

"Continuation of Xiaowuyi" is one of the sequels to the classic "Three Heroes and Five Righteousnesses", also known as "The Story of Zhonglie Xu Xiaowuyi" and "The Story of Sanxu Zhonglie's Chivalry". The earliest version can be seen in the Wenguanglou publication in Beijing in the Xinmao year of Guangxu 17th (1891). One hundred and twenty-four chapters. It is a representative work of traditional Chinese chivalrous public case novels. The plot of "Continuing Little Five Righteousness" is continued from "Little Five Righteousness". It follows the heroes who broke through the copper net array and the King of Xiangyang fled. The heroes are still killing thieves in the rivers and lakes, beating Taisui Square, destroying Taohua Village, stealing the Fish Intestine Sword, and capturing the White Chrysanthemum... Finally, the King of Xiangyang was captured. The emperor discussed their merits and all the chivalrous people were rewarded, so the book ends. The plot of the story is twists and turns, full of changes, and can arouse readers' suspense. The language is colloquial and popular, with a lot of dialects and dialects, and the narrative is just right. Lu Xun once commented on "Three Heroes and Five Righteousness" and its sequel, "It is vivid and has the habit of commenting."

Biography of Flowers on the Sea

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322K0

"Biography of Flowers on the Sea", a late Qing Dynasty novel written by Han Bangqing. The main content of this novel is about the brothel life in the Shili Foreign Market in Shanghai, China in the late Qing Dynasty, involving the officialdom, business circles and the social aspects linked to them at that time. "Biography of Flowers on the Sea" is the most famous novel in Wu language and the first dialect novel in China. Later Zhang Ailing translated it into Mandarin and named it "Flowers of the Sea".

Niehaihua

Niehaihua

General Fiction

Zeng Pu

258K0

"The Flower of Evil" is one of the four major condemnation novels in the late Qing Dynasty. The first edition was signed "Initiated by freedom lovers, compiled by the sick man of East Asia". The book has thirty-five chapters in total, taking the experiences of Suzhou champion Jingou and the famous prostitute Fu Caiyun as clues to show the historical changes in China's social, political and cultural life in the thirty years from the early years of Tongzhi to the Sino-Japanese War of 1884-1894. At the same time, "Flowers of Evil" is a well-deserved literary masterpiece. Its publication caused a sensation in the literary world in the early 20th century. In a short period of time, it was reprinted more than 10 times. It sold about 100,000 copies, setting a unique record.

The Later Biography of the Mixed Tang Dynasty: a Romance of the Remaining Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties

(ming Dynasty) Zhong Xing Luo Guanzhong

224K0

"The Later Biography of the Tang Dynasty" is also known as "The Biography of Xiu Xiang Xue Family General Ping Xi", "The Biography of Xiu Xiu Xiang Ping Xi", and "The Later Biography of the Tang Dynasty". The front content is the story of Xue Rengui and Xue Dingshan and their son Pingxi, and the back content is exactly the same as "The Romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties". "History of the Remaining Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties" is also known as "The Remaining Tang Dynasty in the Five Dynasties", a historical novel, edited by Li Zhuowu in the Ming Dynasty, with eight volumes and 60 chapters. In a chronological style, it describes the turbulent rise and fall of this period from the Huangchao Uprising to the Chenqiao Mutiny. It mainly writes about the major political and military struggles in the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties period. It is written based on relevant stories in the new and old "Tang Shu", "History of the Five Dynasties" and folklore. The novel imitates "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" in its creation, but its achievements are much inferior. "The Romance of the Lost Tang and Five Dynasties" is widely circulated among the people and has a certain influence on the creation of novels and dramas in later generations.

Seven Swords and Thirteen Heroes

Tang Yunzhou

507K0

"Seven Swords and Thirteen Heroes", also known as "Seven Sons and Thirteen Lives", is a representative work of chivalrous novels in the late Qing Dynasty. At that time, it was praised as "the greatest collection of swordsmen in history and the best of barnyard officials" (Jiang Wenpu's "Preface to the First Collection"). It states that during the reign of Wuzong Zhengde (1506-1521), twelve heroes including Sai Mengchang, Xu He (also known as Minggao), and others gathered together to fight for justice. Each of them demonstrated chivalry, courage, superior martial arts, robbed the rich, helped the poor, and eradicated violence. Later, in the Seventh Son and With the help of the Thirteenth Life, Yang Yiqing, the censor of the right capital, put down the rebellion of Zhu Zhixiu, the king of Anhua, Gansu Province, and Wang Shouren, the censor of the capital of Qiang, put down the rebellion of Zhu Chenhao, the king of Ning, Jiangxi. As a result, the seven sons of the thirteenth son and the twelve heroes were each awarded.

Qingpingshantang Storybook Feng Liuwu

(ming Dynasty) Edited By Hong Chuanzaohuasanren

239K0

This book is one of the "collections of ancient Chinese popular short stories". Including short story collections "Qing Ping Shan Tang Hua Ben" and "Feng Liu Wu". These are two very famous works in the history of literature. Re-punctuation and annotation help readers clear their reading difficulties.

Romance of the Anti-tang Dynasty

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162K0

"Anti-Tang Romance" is a Qing Dynasty novel. Titled "Edited by Gusu Rulian layman". One is "Wu Zetian's Reform of the Romance of the Tang Dynasty", and is also titled "The Complete Biography of the Romance of the Southern Tang Dynasty" and "The Complete Biography of Nuwa Mirror in the Anti-Tang Dynasty", with 140 chapters in fourteen volumes. The inner cover of Ruiwentang's engraved edition is inscribed with "Comments on the Complete Works of Xue Gang's Three Sacrifice at the Tieqiu Tomb" on the horizontal side. The title in the middle is "The Complete Biography of the Anti-Tang Dynasty" and the title "The Complete Biography of the Anti-Tang Dynasty" is inscribed on the inner cover. "Revolt against the Tang Dynasty" tells the story of Xue Gang, the son of Xue Dingshan, who rebelled against the Tang Dynasty. It begins with Xue Dingshan burying his father, Wu Zetian entering the palace and being favored, Xue Gang making a lantern show, and ending with the reunion of the Xue family when Ruizong of the Tang Dynasty ascends the throne.

Open up the Romance

Open up the Romance

General Fiction

(ming Dynasty) Compiled By Zhou You And Others

200K0

This book is composed of three books: "The Romance of Kaikai", "The Story of King Wu's Conquest of Zhou" and "The Biography of Qin Shihuang". Among them, "Kaifu Romance", the full name of which is "Kaifu Yanyi Popular Chronicles", covers the story from the creation of the world by Pangu, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, Xia and Shang Dynasties to King Wu of Zhou Dynasty who punished the people for their crimes. The book begins with the creation of heaven and earth, and ends with King Wu's defeat of Zhou. It records many well-known ancient myths and stories, such as "Pangu opened the sky and so on."

The Appearance of Officialdom (the Most Classic Chinese Classical Novel)

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647K0

The Sixty Chapters of "The Appearance of Officialdom" was written by Li Baojia in the late Qing Dynasty. It is one of the "four major condemnation novels" in the late Qing Dynasty. It is also a satirical masterpiece that achieved a sensational social effect at the time of its publication. This book focuses on describing all kinds of dark, ugly and corrupt situations in the officialdom of the late Qing Dynasty. The characters shown in the book include military ministers, governors and governors, admirals, as well as county magistrates, officials, and miscellaneous officials. They are either dirty and despicable, ignorant, or corrupt, forming a picture of the ugliness of the late Qing bureaucracy. In the structure of the book, one person is narrated and then transferred to the next person, and so on. Using the technique of exaggeration and irony, the characters are described deeply, thoroughly, and vividly. It has a profound influence at that time and in later generations, and has a long-lasting artistic charm.

Three Heroes and Five Righteousness (the Most Classic Chinese Classical Novel)

Shi Yukun

520K01

"Three Heroes and Five Righteousness" was first published in the fifth year of Guangxu (1879), signed by Shi Yukun. At the beginning of the volume, there are two prefaces: Asking the Bamboo Master (Shi Yukun) and Retreating to Thinking about the Master and the Lost Taoist. The rap "Longtu Gongan" became popular during the Jiaqing period, and there are still copies of it today with many lyrics. Later, on this basis, the lyrics were deleted and added into a novel, titled "Long Tu Er Lu". During the Guangxu period, the master of Wenzhu (Shi Yukun) revised and polished it and renamed it "The Legend of Zhonglie Chivalry", also known as "Three Heroes and Five Righteousness", both of which have 120 chapters. The "Three Heroes" refer to Ouyang Chun, the Northern Hero, Zhan Zhao, the Southern Hero, and Ding Zhaolan and Ding Zhaohui, the two heroes of the Ding Family (the two are one hero); the "Five Righteousness" refers to the brothers Lu Fang, the rat that drills the sky, Han Zhang, the rat that penetrates the earth, Xu Qing, the rat that drills the mountain, Jiang Ping, the river rat, and Bai Yutang, the golden-haired rat. The novel tells the story of Bao Zheng in the Northern Song Dynasty, with the help of many chivalrous people, he tried strange cases, rectified unjust cases, and the chivalrous people eradicated violence and performed chivalrous acts of justice. The book contains stories about injustice, "The Guillotine of Pang Yu", "Five Rats in Tokyo", etc. The plots are complicated and clear, and the language is popular. Yu Yue commented on this book: "Coloring in leisure time is a hundred times more energetic. Only with such writing can one write a Chinese novel; such a Chinese novel can be regarded as another kind of writing in the world."

A Complete Guide to the Mingyan of the World (collection Reading Edition)

(ming Dynasty) Feng Menglong

173K0

"Yu Shi Ming Yan", formerly known as "Ancient and Modern Novels", also known as "Holistic Ancient and Modern Novels", is a collection of short vernacular novels published in the Ming Dynasty. Together with "Warning Words" and "Awakening Words", they are collectively known as "Three Words" and were compiled by Feng Menglong in the late Ming Dynasty. Many chapters in the book are adapted from old stories from the Song and Yuan Dynasties, with a wide range of topics, covering marriage, love, filial piety, friendship, ghosts, gods, etc. It reflects the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty's commercial society and the spiritual outlook of small and medium-sized businessmen. It is a precious legacy in the treasure house of ancient Chinese novels. Sun Hongying's interpretation of "The Complete Book of Mingyan in the World (Collection Edition)" is based on "Ancient and Modern Novels", "Warning Words" and "Everlasting Words to Awaken the World" photocopied by Shanghai Ancient Books Society. A brief summary is given before each story, and the plot of the novel is briefly introduced and commented to help readers better understand the story and understand its gist.

A Dream of Red Mansions (classic Translation)

(qing Dynasty) Cao Xueqin, Written By Gao E, Annotated By Xu Siyuan

893K0

"A Dream of Red Mansions" is an ancient Chinese chapter novel, also known as "The Story of the Stone", etc. It is listed as the first of the four classic Chinese classics and is generally believed to be written by the Qing Dynasty writer Cao Xueqin. The novel takes the rise and fall of the four major families of Jia, Shi, Wang, and Xue as the background, and takes the wealthy young master Jia Baoyu as the perspective. It depicts the various life styles of a group of boudoir beauties who behave and know better than men. It shows the true beauty of humanity and tragedy. It can be said to be an epic that shows the beauty of women from all angles. "A Dream of Red Mansions" is a human love novel with world influence. It is universally recognized as the pinnacle of Chinese classical novels, an encyclopedia of Chinese feudal society, and a master of traditional culture. The novel insists on "the main theme talks about love and records the actual events". It only follows its own circumstances and circumstances, follows the traces, gets rid of the old stereotypes, is fresh and unique, and achieves extraordinary artistic achievements. The special writing style of "the true story is concealed and lies are told" opened the minds of later generations of readers and led to more speculations over time. In later generations, a prominent study-Redology-was formed around the study of reading and reading of "Dream of Red Mansions".

The Appearance of Officialdom (classical Library)

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This book ranks first among the "Four Condemned Novels" and represents the highest achievement of late Qing novels. The late Qing Dynasty was a period of total collapse of our country's feudal society. The darkness of government and official corruption had reached their peak. "The Appearance of Officialdom" uses a pen like a raft to fully expose the various scandals of the officialdom at that time from all aspects and angles: eating, drinking, gambling, prostitution, selling offices and winning titles, giving and taking bribes, taking bribes and bending the law, practicing malpractice for personal gain, squeezing the people, disregarding human life, seeking glory from outsiders... What is presented to the reader is like a picture of the ugliness of the officialdom, with smooth and penetrating writing. Moreover, "The Appearance of Officialdom" ruthlessly exposes the scandals in officialdom, and does not stop at the moral condemnation of the individual behaviors of the officials concerned. Instead, it attempts to conduct a profound analysis and criticism of the feudal bureaucracy as a whole. It essentially conducts a meticulous and severe examination of the various shortcomings of the bureaucracy, which profoundly reflects the essential characteristics of late Qing society.

Leifeng Pagoda

Leifeng Pagoda

General Fiction

Fang Chengpei

51K0

The legend of "Leifeng Pagoda" is a deeply touching tragedy. This drama takes the love twists and turns of White Snake and Xu Xian as the main line, showing the profound social contradictions. The white lady in the play is completely free of the monster spirit. She is a passionate, brave, and unyielding woman. She is very good at arranging her life and has rich experience in struggle. However, her love life with Xu Xuan was considered to have gone astray, and was finally suppressed by Fahai, a follower of Tathagata Buddha, under the Leifeng Pagoda. Xu Xuan was also enlightened by Fahai to become a monk. Sixteen years later, Bai's son Xu Shilin won the first prize and came to the West Lake to worship the pagoda. Mother and son met. In addition to jointly condemning Fahai, who was a "wild fox Zen with blue flies and brocades" and a "traitor who alienates human flesh and blood," Bai specifically told his son: "I hope you will reconcile your husband and wife in the future, and you must not be unlucky like your father!" This is completely a sad complaint from women in reality, and profoundly reveals the oppression of women by the male-centered feudal patriarchal system.

Surprised

Surprised

General Fiction

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400K0

"The Surprise at the First Moment" is a popular book with 40 short stories in total. It describes many fascinating stories in the form of a "parallel script" that is popular among the people, such as a businessman becoming rich due to bad luck, Scholars rose from poverty to fame; honest officials solved cases like gods, corrupt officials bent the law like tigers; villains committed adultery and sued, and swindlers engaged in intrigues; how young people pursued faithful love, and how feudal ethics created marital tragedies. The language is simple and concise; the plot is twists and turns, confusing, yet reasonable; the characters' inner thoughts are described in detail, and the artistic image is lifelike. It has always been highly praised.

Water Margin (two Volumes)

(ming Dynasty) Shi Naian

991K01

"Water Margin" is the first vernacular chapter novel in the history of Chinese literature, setting a precedent for Chinese vernacular novels. Together with "A Dream of Red Mansions", "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "Journey to the West", it is also known as the "Four Great Masterpieces of Chinese Classical Literature". The novel is based on the story of the Song Jiang Uprising in the late Northern Song Dynasty. It takes the society during the Huizong period as the background and portrays 108 heroes including Song Jiang, Lu Zhishen, Lin Chong, and Wu Song. The tragic story of the government, Juyi Liangshan, accepting recruitment, conquering the South and the North, and finally shocking the Lord due to his outstanding achievements, but being killed by treacherous ministers, shows a chaotic society where the government forces the people to rebel, and eulogizes the social ideals of the people at the bottom who resist tyranny and yearn for freedom and justice. "In the Name of the People": A project director of a national ministry was reported to have taken tens of millions of dollars in bribes...

Classic of Mountains and Seas · Waiting for People Xiyi

(uk) Arthur C. Clarke

98K0

A Bo, the author of "The Code of Mountains and Seas", has returned to the world of mythology after seven years; Lu He, the artist of "The Tale of Floating Creatures", has created forty-seven beautiful illustrations. In ancient times, when floods were raging, Si Wenming (Dayu) met Tu Shanjiao (Nine-tailed Fox), the goddess of Qingqiu Kingdom, on his way to various places to control floods. The two fell in love and became private for life. Tu Shanjiao gave up her divine power for love, was demoted to a mortal, and married Wen Ming at all costs. However, Wen Ming was the emperor, and she was burdened with the resentment of her mother's failure in water control. Shortly after their wedding, she left Tu Shanjiao's adopted brother Boyi to continue the water control project and find out the truth behind her mother's water control. Wen Ming had a great ambition to control floods, so he was excluded from the house three times. Tu Shanjiao, who was pregnant with Liujia, endured the pain of separation day and night. The song "Hou Ren Xi Yi" expresses her feelings for her husband and this is how it was born.

King's Woman

King's Woman

General Fiction

Xia Biqiu

139K0

She was the daughter of a disgraced concubine and was neglected by the emperor since she was a child. After the defeat of the war, she was named the princess and sent to the king of Luojia Kingdom. He was the handsome and majestic man who was revered as a king and gave her a strange warmth in a distant foreign land. But how much does a king with a heavy responsibility for the nation, a supreme desire for power, and countless beauties in his harem claim to love? Can two lonely people, two helpless hearts, warm each other? How many frustrations and pains will there be in a lifetime of being together? How many conspiracies and conspiracies are quietly staged in this power-hungry palace battle. The author tells us a tear-jerking and gripping love-hate relationship with his own princess.

Three Words and Two Beats · Yushi Mingyan

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357K0

"Three Words and Two Pai" is a collection of short stories in ancient Chinese vernacular, including "Three Words": "Mingyan Yan", "Warning Words" and "Everlasting Words to Awaken the World" compiled by the literary master Feng Menglong of the Ming Dynasty; and "Two Pai" edited by the novel master Ling Shuchu: "Surprise at the First Carving" and "Surprise at the Second Moment". "Three Words and Two Patterns" has a total of 200 classic short stories in vernacular, which completely encompasses the essence of short stories in vernacular from the Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties. Each story in the book is independent, exciting and ups and downs, such as the White Snake who forever holds down the Leifeng Pagoda, Du Shiniang who sank his treasure chest in anger, and Yu Boya who dropped his piano to say goodbye. Classic stories that are familiar to Chinese people, such as the bosom friend, are all derived from the "three words and two beats"; "Three words and two beats" are also derived from the "three words and two beats"; "Three words and two beats" are also derived from "Three words and two beats"; "It is difficult to be a master without suffering", "It is difficult to draw a dragon or a tiger, but it is difficult to draw a skeleton, and you know people and their faces but not their hearts". Thousands of thousands of years of worldly wonders, people and events are all captured in a few words and two shots; two hundred classic short stories are written about all kinds of situations in the world! Writer Da Bing strongly recommends: "Know sentient beings in the impermanent place, and know all living beings in the sentient place."

Three Words and Two Shots·the First Moment of Shooting is Surprising

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"Three Words and Two Pai" is a collection of short stories in ancient Chinese vernacular, including "Three Words": "Mingyan Yan", "Warning Words" and "Everlasting Words to Awaken the World" compiled by the literary master Feng Menglong of the Ming Dynasty; and "Two Pai" edited by the novel master Ling Shuchu: "Surprise at the First Carving" and "Surprise at the Second Moment". "Three Words and Two Patterns" has a total of 200 classic short stories in vernacular, which completely encompasses the essence of short stories in vernacular from the Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties. Each story in the book is independent, exciting and ups and downs, such as the White Snake who forever holds down the Leifeng Pagoda, Du Shiniang who sank his treasure chest in anger, and Yu Boya who dropped his piano to say goodbye. Classic stories that are familiar to Chinese people, such as the bosom friend, are all derived from the "three words and two beats"; "Three words and two beats" are also derived from the "three words and two beats"; "Three words and two beats" are also derived from "Three words and two beats"; "It is difficult to be a master without suffering", "It is difficult to draw a dragon or a tiger, but it is difficult to draw a skeleton, and you know people and their faces but not their hearts". Thousands of thousands of years of worldly wonders, people and events are all captured in a few words and two shots; two hundred classic short stories are written about all kinds of situations in the world! Writer Da Bing strongly recommends: "Know sentient beings in the impermanent place, and know all living beings in the sentient place."

Three Words, Two Shots, Two Moments of Surprise

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427K0

"Three Words and Two Pai" is a collection of short stories in ancient Chinese vernacular, including "Three Words": "Mingyan Yan", "Warning Words" and "Everlasting Words to Awaken the World" compiled by the literary master Feng Menglong of the Ming Dynasty; and "Two Pai" edited by the novel master Ling Shuchu: "Surprise at the First Carving" and "Surprise at the Second Moment". "Three Words and Two Patterns" has a total of 200 classic short stories in vernacular, which completely encompasses the essence of short stories in vernacular from the Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties. Each story in the book is independent, exciting and ups and downs, such as the White Snake who forever holds down the Leifeng Pagoda, Du Shiniang who sank his treasure chest in anger, and Yu Boya who dropped his piano to say goodbye. Classic stories that are familiar to Chinese people, such as the bosom friend, are all derived from the "three words and two beats"; "Three words and two beats" are also derived from the "three words and two beats"; "Three words and two beats" are also derived from "Three words and two beats"; "It is difficult to be a master without suffering", "It is difficult to draw a dragon or a tiger, but it is difficult to draw a skeleton, and you know people and their faces but not their hearts". Thousands of thousands of years of worldly wonders, people and events are all captured in a few words and two shots; two hundred classic short stories are written about all kinds of situations in the world! Writer Da Bing strongly recommends: "Know sentient beings in the impermanent place, and know all living beings in the sentient place."

Three Words and Two Pats·warning Words

(ming Dynasty) Feng Menglong

375K0

"Three Words and Two Pai" is a collection of short stories in ancient Chinese vernacular, including "Three Words": "Mingyan Yan", "Warning Words" and "Everlasting Words to Awaken the World" compiled by the literary master Feng Menglong of the Ming Dynasty; and "Two Pai" edited by the novel master Ling Shuchu: "Surprise at the First Carving" and "Surprise at the Second Moment". "Three Words and Two Patterns" has a total of 200 classic short stories in vernacular, which completely encompasses the essence of short stories in vernacular from the Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties. Each story in the book is independent, exciting and ups and downs, such as the White Snake who forever holds down the Leifeng Pagoda, Du Shiniang who sank his treasure chest in anger, and Yu Boya who dropped his piano to say goodbye. Classic stories that are familiar to Chinese people, such as the bosom friend, are all derived from the "three words and two beats"; "Three words and two beats" are also derived from the "three words and two beats"; "Three words and two beats" are also derived from "Three words and two beats"; "It is difficult to be a master without suffering", "It is difficult to draw a dragon or a tiger, but it is difficult to draw a skeleton, and you know people and their faces but not their hearts". Thousands of thousands of years of worldly wonders, people and events are all captured in a few words and two shots; two hundred classic short stories are written about all kinds of situations in the world! Writer Da Bing strongly recommends: "Know sentient beings in the impermanent place, and know all living beings in the sentient place."

Classics on the Writers' List: the Appearance of Officialdom (2 Volumes in Total)

(qing Dynasty) Li Baojia

645K0

The secrets of officialdom have always been kept secret until this book was published: from the dignitaries in the capital, ministers, censors, and imperial envoys, to local leaders, state officials, prefects, county magistrates, and even grassroots officials, all kinds of people from the original officialdom of China's feudal dynasty appeared on the scene. The strange changes in front of and behind the scenes, and the strategies and details of promotions were exposed to the world for the first time. It is true, wonderful, complex, and profound, and it is amazing to read. When the book came out, it immediately caused a shock in the officialdom and the court was furious. It is said that the Empress Dowager Cixi continued to read it, and the regent personally ordered the murder of the author Li Baojia... As a must-read classic for understanding officialdom, this book has been a best-seller for hundreds of years and has remained popular for a long time. In 1999, it ranked first in the 20th century Chinese novel list.

Three Words and Two Shots: Collector's Edition Collection

(ming Dynasty) Ling Shuchu Feng Menglong

2.1M0

"Three Words and Two Pai" is a collection of short stories in ancient Chinese vernacular, including "Three Words": "Mingyan Yan", "Warning Words" and "Everlasting Words to Awaken the World" compiled by the literary master Feng Menglong of the Ming Dynasty; and "Two Pai" edited by the novel master Ling Shuchu: "Surprise at the First Carving" and "Surprise at the Second Moment". "Three Words and Two Patterns" has a total of 200 classic short stories in vernacular, which completely encompasses the essence of short stories in vernacular from the Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties. Each story in the book is independent, exciting and ups and downs, such as the White Snake who forever holds down the Leifeng Pagoda, Du Shiniang who sank his treasure chest in anger, and Yu Boya who dropped his piano to say goodbye. Classic stories that are familiar to Chinese people, such as the bosom friend, are all derived from the "three words and two beats"; "Three words and two beats" are also derived from the "three words and two beats"; "Three words and two beats" are also derived from "Three words and two beats"; "It is difficult to be a master without suffering", "It is difficult to draw a dragon or a tiger, but it is difficult to draw a skeleton, and you know people and their faces but not their hearts". Thousands of thousands of years of worldly wonders, people and events are all captured in a few words and two shots; two hundred classic short stories are written about all kinds of situations in the world! Writer Da Bing strongly recommends: "Know sentient beings in the impermanent place, and know all living beings in the sentient place."

Flounder

Flounder

General Fiction

Li Yu

41K0

Liu Jiangxian and Liu Wenqing are a couple, and they perform in the same class. The two of them only have one daughter, Miao Gu, who is only fourteen or fifteen years old. She was born into a beautiful country and is also learning to sing. Tan Chuyu went to the theater with her friends, and when she saw Miao Gu, she fell in love with her. Later, Liu Wenqing opened a new theater troupe and needed to recruit young students. In order to be with Miao Gu, Chu Yu gave up her career and went to the theater troupe to learn singing. Miaogu knew that Chu Yu came here for her, and she also admired Chu Yu. The two made a private lifelong commitment. Liu Jiangxian and his wife were greedy for money and wanted to marry their daughter to the rich man Wan Guan. Miao Gu and Chu Yu both threw themselves into the water and died in love. Miao Gu and Chu Yu were protected by the spirit of Yan Gong in the water, and they were still alive. They were rescued by Mo Yuweng, and they got married. With the help of Mo Yuweng, Chu Yu was awarded the title of Manager of Tingzhou in both township committee examinations. On the way to their appointment, the couple met Xiaogu's mother in the town where she died in love. Chu Yu later made great achievements in defeating thieves, supplemented the military constitution of Zhangnan, and avenged Murong Shigong. After resigning from office, the couple lived in Yanling for the rest of their lives and lived together with Murong Shigong.

Human Words

Human Words

General Fiction

Wang Guowei

150K7.823

"Renjian Ci Hua" is a masterpiece of Ci theory written by Wang Guowei, a master of modern Chinese studies. It is known as the model of Ci theory and a profoundly influential work on literary and artistic aesthetics. The author puts forward the theory of realm, which is not only the principle of his creation, but also the standard for evaluating the quality of his lyrics. This book carefully collects the sixty-four original pieces of "Human Words" that Wang Guowei personally deleted, and includes the forty-nine pieces that he eliminated. It annotates and appreciates the original works, supplemented by many beautiful classical paintings, to provide readers with a new reading experience.

Dream of Prosperity at Sea (complete Collection)

Sun Jiazhen

769K0

"Dream of Prosperity at Sea" is based on the social life of Shanghai in the late Qing Dynasty in the ten-mile foreign market. It focuses on the description of brothels and gambling houses. It more truly reflects the bad habits of the feudal class and comprador forces in the semi-colonial Shanghai beach of prostitution and gambling, and exposes all kinds of despicable deeds, extortion, and entrapment among prostitutes, clients, and gamblers. This work is one of the most influential novels of the late Qing Dynasty. It describes the life of feasting and reveling in a ten-mile foreign market. It has a vivid cognitive value for understanding that era and that world.

Complete Biography of Fenzhuanglou

Z

210K0

"Chinese Classical Literature Masterpiece Series: The Complete Biography of Fenzhuanglou" is one of the sequels to "The Later Biography of the Tang Dynasty". The novel tells a story: descendants of Luo Cheng, Cheng Yaojin, Li Jing, Qin Qiong, Yuchi Gong and others who were the founding heroes of the Tang Dynasty gathered to revolt. Luo Cheng's descendants, the hereditary Duke of Yue, Luo Zeng, and his two sons, Luo Kun and Luo Can, were framed by the treacherous Prime Minister Shen Qian for no reason and were forced to have no choice. So they gathered together with other founding heroes in Jizhao Mountain to form their own alliance, and jointly led the army to defeat Wudao. In the end, Shen Qian's traitorous party was killed, and Emperor Qiande of the Tang Dynasty was helped to revitalize the imperial court. The author compiled it into a portrait novel with a total of 80 chapters based on the official history, unofficial history, as well as popular stories and folklore. The novel inherits the narrative skills of commentators since the Song and Yuan Dynasties. The writing is easy to understand, jumpy and lively, and expresses freely. It has a strong market atmosphere and is highly artistically expressive. The plot has ups and downs and is fascinating. The characters are vivid and distinctive, with great individuality. The artistic style is simple and rough, and the language is clear and clear. "Chinese Classical Literature Masterpiece Series: The Complete Biography of Fenzhuanglou" has spread rapidly since its publication, arousing strong repercussions. Even the script version of the Peking Opera "Fengzhuanglou" compiled by later generations has been continuously performed.

Brothel Dream

Brothel Dream

General Fiction

Yu Da

217K01

"Chinese Classical Literature Masterpiece Series: Dream of the Brothel" shows traces of deliberately imitating "A Dream of Red Mansions" in terms of creative materials, artistic conception, narrative mode, and creative thinking. The book uses the protagonist Jin Yixiang's emotional entanglement with thirty-six prostitutes as clues to describe Jin Yixiang's glorious life of traveling to the flower country, protecting beauties, picking celery incense, cultivating weike, serving in political affairs, repaying relatives' favors, all friendships, playing piano, raising children, being good friends with relatives and neighbors, and pursuing Taoism. Thirty-six prostitutes were originally flower fairies from heaven, but they couldn't bear the love of spring and descended to the earth. In the end, their brothel song captivated the world. After all the fairies took the elixir to exorcise evil and purify their love, they swept away the tenderness of spring and returned to Wanhua Mountain.

Talk About the Biography of Yue Quan and the Biography of Yang Family Generals

(qing Dynasty) Qian Cai Jin Feng (ming Dynasty) Xiong Damu

566K0

"The Complete Biography of Yue Fei" in "The Complete Biography of Yang Family Generals" is a heroic legendary novel with the background of the war against Jin Dynasty, with Yue Fei and the Yue Family Army as the main line, running through historical facts, and combining fiction and reality. It eulogizes Yue Fei, Yue Yun, Niu Gao and other generals' eulogizing enthusiasm and heroic feats; it exposes the crimes of Zhang Bangchang, Qin Hui and other powerful traitors who bent their knees to seek glory and framed loyalty and the monarch's stupidity. The novel has vivid stories, twists and turns, and the language is popular and interesting, creating a large number of lifelike characters. The novel "The Yang Family General" uses bold fiction and exaggeration in the plot to create a large group of flesh-and-blood patriotic heroes, and enthusiastically praises the heroic spirit of safeguarding the integrity of the country's sacred territory. For thousands of years, the story of the Yang family generals has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and has become a shining example known to the broad masses of people, women and children, inspiring countless people.

Bao Gongan

Bao Gongan

General Fiction

An Yushi

171K04

The ninety-five stories of Bao Gong's judgment in "Chinese Classical Literature Series: Bao Gong's Case" are partly collected from folklore, and some are collected from history books, miscellaneous notes and notebook novels. They describe a series of cases involving "human life", "adultery", "thief", "competition" and other matters that Bao Gong tried. Some stories beheaded relatives of the emperor who deserved their lives, some exposed the cruel and vicious local tyrants and evil gentry, some directly attacked corrupt officials who accepted bribes, and some satirized the imperial examination system that harmed literati. The character Bao Gong in the book seems to be the most typical image and ideal of an upright official in the minds of the people. His image of impartiality in law enforcement and integrity is vividly reflected on the page.

Qianlong's Tour of Jiangnan

(qing Dynasty) Adapted By Shi Cuifeng

351K0

"Chinese Classical Literature Masterpiece Series: Qianlong's Journey to the South" is a famous chivalrous novel of the Qing Dynasty. The novel tells the story of Emperor Qianlong's dream in Beijing that there were many talented people in the south of the Yangtze River, so he changed his name to Gao Tianci and traveled incognito to search for virtuous people and enjoy the scenery. Wherever I went, I saw with my own eyes the officials who were corrupt and perverted the law, the powerful and powerful people who preyed on the villagers, and the heroes who served the country loyally.

Di Gong's Case

Di Gong's Case

General Fiction

(qing Dynasty) No Author Mentioned

200K01

"The Case of Di Gong" is a public case novel written by an unknown author in the late Qing Dynasty. It has sixty-four chapters in total. It mainly tells the story of Di Renjie, a famous prime minister of the Tang Dynasty who was demoted to the county magistrate. After being recommended by Yan Liben for his merits in investigating the case, he fought against Wu Sansi and others and finally restored King Luling to the throne. This book is one of the "Chivalry in Public Cases Series" and is a masterpiece of chivalry and public cases novels.

Water Margin

Water Margin

General Fiction

Chen Chen

254K0

"Water Margin" was written during the Kangxi period. It was written at a time when the Qing Dynasty's rule over the country had been basically established, but anti-Qing movements among people were still rising one after another in various places. The whole book inherits and continues the theme spirit of "Water Margin" and narrates the rough fate of more than 30 Liangshanbo heroes and some descendants of the martyrs and heroes who survived "Water Margin", including Li Jun, Ruan Xiaoqi, Li Li, Yan Qing. Due to the persecution of loyal ministers by treacherous ministers, the invasion of foreign enemies, and the anti-gold struggle, the society was in turmoil. The Li people suffered from internal and external oppression, and the people were in dire straits. In the end, the surviving Liangshan heroes gathered together again and rebelled again, rallying troops to fight against the government in places such as Dengyun Mountain and Yinmachuan.

The Scholars

The Scholars

General Fiction

(qing Dynasty) Wu Jingzi

327K0

"Chinese Classical Literature Masterpiece Series: The Scholars" mainly includes "Zang Zhufu seeks talents and inquires about his career, Ma Chun goes out of his way to save wealth," "Zang Gongsun's bookstore sends his good friend Ma Xiucai to meet the gods in the cave," and "Buries the gods and the gods Ma Xiucai" Kuang Tongsheng paid tribute to his grieving parents, paid tribute to his filial son in Daliuzhuang, married a beloved scholar from Xianzai in Yueqing County, Kuang scholar returned to his old place where Dr. Zhao was a high-ranking poet, and made an appointment with famous poets to visit a friend's bookstore with Kuang and Pan San, etc.

Legends of Tang and Song Dynasties

(tang Dynasty) Yuan Zhen Et Al.

233K0

"Legends of the Tang and Song Dynasties" is an anthology of Han legendary novels during the Tang and Song Dynasties. Marking a new stage in the development of Chinese novels, there are many classical Chinese novels with twists and turns and exquisite writing.

Three Heroes and Five Righteousnesses

Shi Yukun

511K01

The protagonists of "Chinese Classical Literature Series: Three Heroes and Five Righteousnesses", those chivalrous and righteous heroes who are both wise and courageous, and extremely righteous, are endowed with shocking power, making readers unable to stop. Mr. Lu Xun also gave heartfelt praise for this: "A hero alone in the grassland, always full of energy and spirit, sometimes set off by the state of the world, mixed with humor, and always makes the reckless man particularly interesting." This is the main reason why "Chinese Classical Literature Series: Three Heroes and Five Righteousness" has been popular among people from all walks of life, especially ordinary people for more than 100 years. And its hearty and delicate writing style has always been highly praised by people, making "Chinese Classical Literature Series: Three Heroes and Five Righteousness" a representative work of chivalrous novels on public cases in the Qing Dynasty.

Talk About the Tang Dynasty Talk About the Later Biography of the Tang Dynasty

K

497K0

"Chinese Classical Literature Masterpiece Series: Biography of the Later Tang Dynasty" mainly tells the story of the heroes of Wagangzhai who gathered together to rebel against the Sui Dynasty and assist the founding of the Tang Dynasty. It reproduces the turbulent era when the Eighteenth Route Army rebelled against the king and the Sixty-fourth Route was ashes. Representative characters include the chivalrous and righteous Qin Qiong (Qin Shubao), the young hero Luo Cheng (Luo Shixin in history), the rough, humorous, and honest Cheng Yaojin (Cheng Zhijie), etc.

M

M

General Fiction

H

408K0

"Flowers in the Mirror" is a novel written by Li Ruzhen, a literati in the Qing Dynasty. The first half of the book describes the story of Tang Ao, Duo Jiugong and others traveling overseas by boat, including their experiences in the Daughter's Country, the Gentleman's Country and other countries. The second half tells the story of Wu Zetian's imperial examination to select talented girls, Tang Xiaoshan, who was entrusted by Baihua Fairy, and one hundred talented girls entrusted by other flower fairies who passed the exam and made a difference in the court. His magical and humorous creative techniques are based on classics, and he cleverly outlines a gorgeous color picture of the heavenly wheel.

I

I

General Fiction

H

458K0

"Chinese Classical Literature Masterpiece Series: Flowers in the Mirror" mainly includes "Entering the Immortal Mountain, Abandoning the Mortal World, Walking across the Vast Sea, and Returning to the Homeland, Watching Wonderful Pictures and Happily Encountering Beautiful Stories, Narrating the Royal Decree and Enjoying the Great Song," and "The Empress Dowager's Imperial Edict" The beautiful lady is looking forward to good news, the filial daughter is sad because of the fairy ape showing her thoughts in the game, the little filial daughter appeals to the old Taoist priest Red Lotus and offers auspicious grass in the boat, the gentleman encounters a water monster in the sea of ​​the country and the husband encounters a mountain spirit at the foot of the mountain.

The Complete Biography of Haigong Dahongpao

X

196K0

"Chinese Classical Literature Series: The Complete Biography of Haigong Dahongpao" is a public case novel based on Hai Rui. The plot of the novel is full of twists and turns, ups and downs, and unresolved cases, which is fascinating. It vividly creates the image of an upright and honest official who is not afraid of powerful people, solves cases like a god, and is considerate of the people. Including Mrs. Hai and Maru Huatai; Widow Zhang recruits a son-in-law to reward her kindness; the bird falls in joy but loses its way in sorrow, etc.

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