April 2023

Graceful style and the best works commensurate with the talent of the poetess Overview Chinese Name: 漱玉词 English Name: Shu Yu Ci Author: Li Qingzhao 李清照 Originally Published: AD 1084—1155 (Southern song 南宋） Genre: Literature, Poem Shu Yu Ci 漱玉词 Brief Introduction of Shu Yu Ci Shu Yu Ci 漱玉词 is a collection of Ci 词 […]

A selection of the finest prose of ancient China Overview Chinese Name: 古文观止 English Name: Guwen Guanzhi Author: Wu Chucai 吴楚材 and Wu Diaohou吴调侯 Originally Published: In1695 (Qing Dynasty 清朝） Genre: Literature, Proses Guwen Guanzhi 古文观止 Brief Introduction of Guwen Guanzhi Guwen Guanzhi 古文观止 is an anthology of ancient prose compiled by Wu Chucai and

It is the most profound language in heaven and earth. Overview Chinese Name: 背影 English Name: Retreating Figure; Beiying Author: Zhu Ziqing 朱自清 Originally Published: 1928 Genre: Literature, Prose Retreating Figure 背影 Brief Introduction of Retreating Figure Retreating Figure 背影 is the first between heaven and earth to the deep feelings of the text. It is

A masterpiece of realism in Chinese Classical Drama Overview Chinese Name: 西厢记 English Name: Romance of the Western Chamber Other Name: The Story of the Western Wing, The West Chamber, Romance of the Western Bower Author: Wang Shifu 王实甫 Originally Published: AD 1271-1368 （Yuan Dynasty 元朝） Genre: Literature, Zaju 杂剧 Romance of the Western Chamber 西厢记

The longest existing collection of classical novels in China Overview Chinese Name: 太平广记 English Name: Taiping Guangji Other Name: Extensive Records of the Taiping Era, Extensive Records of the Taiping Xinguo Period Author: Compiled by 14 authors, including Li Fang 李昉, Hu Meng 扈蒙, etc Originally Published: AD 978（Northern Song 北宋） Genre: Documentary, Novel   Taiping

It is the representative work of recording characters’ words and deeds and anecdotes in the Northern and Southern Dynasties Overview Chinese Name: 世说新语 English Name: A New Account of the Tales of the World Other Name: Shishuo Xinyu Author: Liu Yiqing 刘义庆 Originally Published: AD 420-479 （Southern Song 南宋） Genre: Note novels A New Account

The masterpiece of ancient Chinese tragedy Overview Chinese Name: 窦娥冤 English Name: The Injustice to Dou E Other Name: Dou E Yuan, Snow in Midsummer Author: Guan Hanqing 关汉卿 Originally Published: In 1582 （Ming dynasty 明朝） Genre: Literature, Zaju 杂剧 The Injustice to Dou E 窦娥冤 Brief Introduction of The Injustice to Dou E The Injustice

The origin of Chinese ancient myth novels Overview Chinese Name: 山海经 English Name: Classic of Mountains and Seas Other Name: Shan Hai Jing Author: Anonymous 佚名 Originally Published: 475 BC-9 AD（The Warring States Period to the early Han Dynasty 战国时期至汉代初期） Genre: Literature, Encyclopedia Classic of Mountains and Seas 山海经 Brief Introduction of Classic of Mountains and

The model of heroic romances in ancient China Overview Chinese Name: 水浒传 English Name: Water Margin Other Name: Outlaws of the Marsh, All Men are Brothers Author: Shi Nai’an 施耐庵 Originally Published: AD?~1398 (Late Yuan and early Ming 元末明初） Genre: Chapter novels Water Margin 水浒传 Brief Introduction of Water Margin Water Margin 水浒传 is a model of

A romantic masterpiece in Chinese opera history Overview Chinese Name: 牡丹亭 English Name: The Peony Pavilion Other Name: The Return of Soul at the Peony Pavilion 牡丹亭还魂记 Author: Tang Xianzu 汤显祖 Originally Published: In 1617 （Ming Dynasty 明朝） Genre: Legend The Peony Pavilion 牡丹亭 Brief Introduction of The Peony Pavilion The Peony Pavilion 牡丹亭, a masterpiece