Chinese Fiction

吉普赛少女爱斯美拉达以街头卖艺为生，圣母院教堂副主教弗罗洛欲将其占为己有，但发现她另有情人，于是设计刺杀了她的情人并嫁祸于她，致使她被判死刑。但敲钟人卡西魔多把她救到圣母院避难…… 吉普賽少女愛斯美拉達以街頭賣藝為生，聖母院教堂副主教弗羅洛欲將其占為己有，但發現她另有情人，於是設計刺殺了她的情人並嫁禍於她，致使她被判死刑。但敲鐘人卡西魔多把她救到聖母院避難……

The Sun is dying. Earth will perish too, consumed by the star in its final death throes. But rather than abandon their planet, humanity builds 12,000 mountainous fusion engines to propel the Earth out of orbit and onto a centuries-long voyage to Proxima Centaurai. Cixin Liu is one of the most important voices in world Science Fiction. A bestseller in China, his novel The Three-Body Problem was the first translated work of SF ever to win the Hugo Award. Here is the first collection of his short fiction: ten stories, including five Chinese Galaxy Award-winners.

两个有手足之情的男孩儿共同生活在一条叫做脏街的胡同里：他们一个叫晓声，一个叫子卿。在人生信念方面，他们一个代表着另一个的一半……兩個有手足之情的男孩兒共同生活在一條叫做髒街的胡同里：他們一個叫曉聲，一個叫子卿。在人生信念方面，他們一個代表著另一個的一半……

《金瓶梅》借《水浒传》中武松杀嫂一段故事为引子，通过对兼有官僚、恶霸、富商三种身份的封建时代市侩势力的代表人物西门庆及其家庭罪恶生活的描述，揭露了明代中叶社会的黑暗和腐败…… 《金瓶梅》借《水滸傳》中武松殺嫂一段故事為引子，通過對兼有官僚、惡霸、富商三種身份的封建時代市儈勢力的代表人物西門慶及其家庭罪惡生活的描述，揭露了明代中葉社會的黑暗和腐敗……

In a city called Nevers, there lives a professor of literature called Q. He has a dull marriage and a lackluster career, but also a scrumptious collection of antique dolls locked away in his cupboard. And soon Q lands his crowning acquisition: a music box ballerina named Aliss who has tantalizingly sprung to life. Guided by his mysterious friend Owlish and inspired by an inexplicably familiar painting, Q embarks on an all-consuming love affair with Aliss, oblivious to the protests spreading across the university that have left his classrooms all but empty.

From one of China’s foremost authors, Jia Pingwa’s Happy Dreams is a powerful depiction of life in industrializing contemporary China, in all its humor and pathos, as seen through the eyes of Happy Liu, a charming and clever rural laborer who leaves his home for the gritty, harsh streets of Xi’an in search of better life.

《金银岛》的故事围绕一份神秘的藏宝图展开，故事以主人公吉姆的口吻记述，极富亲切感和真实感，故事情节悬念丛生，险象环生，高潮迭起，环环相扣，惊险曲折，结局圆满，大快人心。…… 《金銀島》的故事圍繞一份神秘的藏寶圖展開，故事以主人公吉姆的口吻記述，極富親切感和真實感，故事情節懸念叢生，險象環生，高潮迭起，環環相扣，驚險曲折，結局圓滿，大快人心。

You are in luck, because you are about to be entertained by some of the most engaging, supernatural stories from Chinese mythology.

张爱玲与胡兰成是相知的，胡兰成说：“因为相知，所以懂得。”张爱玲说：“因为懂得，所以慈悲。”……張愛玲與胡蘭成是相知的，胡蘭成說：「因為相知，所以懂得。」張愛玲說：「因為懂得，所以慈悲。」……

The Three Kingdoms is one of the Chinese Noble Classics. The great empire of China is in turmoil. As the government becomes increasingly incompetent, warlords and nobles battle for power. In the north is the Kingdom of Wei, headed by cunning and manipulative Cao Cao. In the southeast is the Kingdom of Wu, ruled by masterful and charismatic Sun Quan. In the west is the Kingdom of Shu, commanded by kindhearted and humble Liu Bei.

康熙晚年出现了诸多弊政，吏治败坏，贪风炽盛，冤案丛生，田赋不均，土地高度集中，百姓贫苦，民变时起。皇亲旧勋借支国库库银，致使国库亏空。众阿哥觊觎皇位，各自结党营私…… 康熙晚年出現了諸多弊政，吏治敗壞，貪風熾盛，冤案叢生，田賦不均，土地高度集中，百姓貧苦，民變時起。皇親舊勳借支國庫庫銀，致使國庫虧空。眾阿哥覬覦皇位，各自結黨營私……

梭罗在瓦尔登湖畔度过两年又两个月与大自然水乳交融的隐居生活，在这里搭建木屋、开荒种地、写作看书……梭羅在瓦爾登湖畔度過兩年又兩個月與大自然水乳交融的隱居生活，在這裡搭建木屋、開荒種地、寫作看書……

Li Ye (Marry Lennox) grew up without the love and affection of her parents. After an epidemic leaves her an orphan, Li Ye is sent off to live with her reclusive uncle in his sprawling estate in Nanjing. She learns of a secret garden where no one has set food in 10 years. Li Ye finds the garden and slowly discovers the secrets of the manor. With the help of new friends, she brings the garden back to life and learns the healing power of friendship and love.

Serene dreams of making couture dresses even more stunning than her mom’s, but for now she’s an intern at her mom’s fashion label. When her mom receives a sudden diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, all that changes. Serene has to take over her mother’s business overnight while trying to figure out what happened with her dad in Beijing. He left before she was born, and Serene wants to find him, even if it means going against her mom’s one request—never look back.

解放前，立秋家是个大宅门儿，立秋的父亲是一位因戏而活、为戏成痴的宅门大爷。但是立秋却没父亲的好命，立秋刚懂事葛家的宅门儿就已经衰落……解放前，立秋家是個大宅門兒，立秋的父親是一位因戲而活、為戲成癡的宅門大爺。但是立秋卻沒父親的好命，立秋剛懂事葛家的宅門兒就已經衰落……

Ah Q is an indolent and spiteful man from the rural peasant class. He has scant education, no clear job, and a ludicrously high opinion of himself. This unique combination of traits makes him a perpetual target of derision and abuse, yet Ah Q is nonetheless convinced that the indignities leveled against him amount to something of a “spiritual victory” - even as he finds himself succumbing to the tyranny of his oppressors.

《三字经》《百家姓》《千字文》是千百年来流传最广的幼儿启蒙教材，俗称“三、百、千”。…… 《三字經》《百家姓》《千字文》是千百年來流傳最廣的幼兒啟蒙教材，俗稱「三、百、千」。

Many people think of the Greek or the Romans when they think of mythology, but the Chinese have an extensive history of myths and mysterious beliefs in the supernatural. In this guide, you will become acquainted with the most common stories and gods from the orient. Stories and legends such as the eight immortals, the war between the gods, the famous story of the monkey king, the alchemist, the Yen Ch’ eng god, and so many others will blow you away.

《左传》实质上是一部独立撰写的史书。它起自鲁隐公元年，迄于鲁悼公十四年，以《春秋》为本，通过记述春秋时期的具体史实来说明《春秋》的纲目，是儒家重要经典之一。…… 《左傳》實質上是一部獨立撰寫的史書。它起自魯隱西元年，迄於魯悼公十四年，以《春秋》為本，通過記述春秋時期的具體史實來說明《春秋》的綱目，是儒家重要經典之一。

《西游记》以“唐僧取经”这一历史事件为蓝本，描写了孙悟空出世，后遇见了唐僧、猪八戒和沙和尚三人，一路降妖伏魔，保护唐僧西行取经，经历了九九八十一难，终于到达西天见到如来佛祖，最终五圣成真的故事。…… 《西遊記》以「唐僧取經」這一歷史事件為藍本，描寫了孫悟空出世，後遇見了唐僧、豬八戒和沙和尚三人，一路降妖伏魔，保護唐僧西行取經，經歷了九九八十一難，終於到達西天見到如來佛祖，最終五聖成真的故事。