The Yijing (also I Ching) is considered the oldest classical Chinese text. It is translated as the Book of Changes and consists of a collection of strokes and attributed sayings.
The Zuozhuan (左传) is attributed to Zuo Qiuming and known as the earliest treatise on Chinese narrative history, spanning the period from 722 - 468 BC. The documented events and personalities in the political, economic, military, diplomatic and cultural spheres are valuable documents for the study of the history of the pre-Qin dynasties of China and are considered excellent prose works. The Legge translation is the recognized authoritative translation.
This hardcover edition contains parallel the Chinese text on each left side and the English translation on the opposite sides. The Chinese part contains the original text, the modern Chinese translation and an analysis in simplified Chinese. The English part only includes the translation.
A Short History of Chinese Philosophy was drafted during the period from 1946 to 1947 when Feng Youlan was employed by the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. This book tells the history of Chinese philosophy for thousands of years in simple terms. It has not only been a universal textbook for Chinese philosophy in many universities in the world, but also an introductory book for many Westerners to understand Chinese thought and culture. This edition is an English-Chinese version, translation by Zhao Fusan.
This series consists of four books that select 101 Chinese idioms, proverbs, two-part allegorical sayings and allusions respectively and are accompanied by English explanations, notes for difficult words as well as lively illustrations to assist readers in their language expression and understanding of Chinese culture. Mainly targeted at non-native learners with basic Chinese skills, this series is a useful tool that aims to help them become “China masters” soon.
The zodiac animals enjoy a long history and an important place in the daily lives of Chinese people. As such, they are an essential element of Chinese culture. The series “Meet Your Chinese Zodiac Animal” is composed of 12 volumes, but each volume can stand alone. Each book provides readers with an introduction to the origin, cultural connotations and history of a zodiac animal as well as the stories and artistic works related to it. Readers can get acquainted with their own “animal” and gain an insight into the Chinese way of life.
China Close-up is a series for Chinese learners about modern China with reading texts in simplified Chinese and Hanyu Pinyin. In addition, the English translation is shown before each reading text.
China Close-up is a series for Chinese learners about modern China with reading texts in simplified Chinese and Hanyu Pinyin. In addition, the English translation is given in fromt of the Chinese texts.
Wisdom in Stories: Graded Chinese Readers in designed for Chinese learners who are at middle school or higher level. Each title of this series focuses on one story from contemporary or ancient China. This is level 1 including 300 vocabulary words. The story text is in simplified characters only and new words are introduced with English translation and Hanyu Pinyin. There is no Hanyu Pinyin throughout the whole text to help the reader to get used to read Chinese characters.
This book is an abridged version of the novel and contain 20 stories that are each approximately 3,000 characters in length or shorter. All the stories are limited to the 2,500 characters required by HSK Level 5. By reading the classics, Chinese language learners can further improve their reading ability and get a better understanding of Chinese culture. In this book, each story is annotated with pinyin.
One of China's Four Great Classical Novels, Romance of the Three Kingdoms returns the reader to the war ravaged landscape of late Eastern Han Dynasty. The political, military and diplomatic disputes of the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu are brilliantly presented. Scene after scene of epic battles are narrated and a galaxy of epic heroes is presented - such as Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Sun Quan, Zhuge Liang, Zhou Yu, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei.
The awe-inspiring heroes represented by Lin Chong, Lu Zhishen and Song Jiang gather at Mount Liangshan. There they set up a banner at a towering height on which is written a slogan: "Enforce justice on behalf of Heaven". This is the motto guiding these heroes as they vanquish evildoers and help those in need. Their stories have become a legend known to people across China.
Kuan-yin-tzu - He Guan Zi - Whispers of Wisdom is part of the traditional Chinese culture series. Collected and popularized by the immensely popular Chinese illustrator Tsai Chih Chung, the book brings to life the spirit, philosophy and thought of ancient China through cartoon panels with a text that is irreverently humorous yet replete with wisdom.
Zen of Bodhidharma - Whispers of Wisdom is part of the traditional Chinese culture series. Discover the preachings of bodhidharma in this traditional Chinese cultural comic. Understand how meditation works and how Zen Buddhism has developed. What does karma and enlightenment mean? Based on historical stories from ancient China you will discover the secrets of Zen Buddhism. This volume offers a selection of classic bodhidharma sermons.
The Eastern Bible - Whispers of Wisdom is part of the traditional Chinese culture series. Discover the teachings of these sutras in this culture comic. With bilingual texts in modern Chinese and English and parts with classical Chinese texts. Collected and popularized by the immensely popular Chinese illustrator Tsai Chih Chung, the book brings to life the spirit, philosophy and thought of ancient China through cartoon panels with a text that is irreverently humorous yet replete with wisdom. It is a great and easy tool to learn Chinese classics.
Diamond Sutra - Heart Sutra - 260 Character Heart Sutra - Sutra in Fourty-two sections is part of the traditional Chinese culture series. Discover the teachings of these sutras in this culture comic.
Ching-I Tu's translation of Poetic Remarks in the Human World contains 111 notes and a comparison of Chinese and English names. The translation was reviewed by famous sinologists. As far as the English translation of "People's Words" is concerned, the version of Tu Jingyu is the earliest published English translation. The translation of Tu Jingyi was translated into the main contents of the 64th issue of the Journal of the State of the Chinese Culture. The 64 articles were selected and published by Wang Guowei himself, including Wang Guowei's main poetic concept and evaluation of poets and poetry. Dr. Wang Shijie, then president of the Taiwan Academia Sinica, and Professor Liu Ruoyu, a Chinese poetry scholar with a good reputation in the United States, gave high praise.
This is a bilingual (simplified Chinese, English) children's edition of The Little Prince by French Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Includes 1 MP3-CD with English recording.
What's This? What's That? - PEP High Five - Pre-school Illustrated Chinese for Kids - Level Two - Book 1. Full color small children's book with easy texts in simplifed Chinese, Hanyu Pinyin and English translation. Includes stickers for chosen activities.
Where is Mom? - PEP High Five - Pre-school Illustrated Chinese for Kids - Level One - Book 4. Little children learn words like mother, father, here, there. Includes stickers for the activities at the back of the book.
Cool Panda Chinese Language Teaching Resources for Kids is suitable for oversea young learners. The series has taken various Chinese teaching curriculum and guidelines into consideration, and designed models by more then 30 topics and themes, which includes numbers, colors, animals, family, society, science and Chinese culture etc. This is the numbers and colors volume, including 4 books and audio download.
This book is an ancient Chinese poem primer for intermediate or advanced Chinese learners who like ancient Chinese literature. There are altogether 104 poems in this book, including 73 Tang poems and 31 Song poems. Most of them are five-syllable or seven-syllable quatrains. They are short and easy to understand, read and recite. Pinyin and English annotations are provided for learners to study. This book is accompanied by an MP3.
Friends Chinese graded readers for adults, new HSK level 1 - 150 word level with 10 short essays of about two pages each. The essays cover the vocabulary of new HSK level 1 and have to some extent additional words which are given at the side with pinyin and English translation. The main texts are in simplified Chinese only. There are also exercises included which are quite simple, so the answers are not given. The other titles from this series include books for adults or for kids and teenagers - in corresponding levels to new HSK 1-6.
This book is written for kids and teenagers and also is suitable for Chinese students who have learned 300 words corresponding to New HSK Level 2. It includes 10 essays, encompassing each writer’s daily life, his/her thinking and feelings about life, and the introduction of the culture and customs in his/her country. It takes a broader perspective and bears a strong readability, brimming with vitality and childishness. After reading this book, students can understand simple language materials closely related to his/her daily life and get the general ideas of short Chinese passages. They will also learn to use familiar characters, words and sentences to answer the questions.
This series of books has been compiled with reference to the US Standards for Foreign Language Learning in the 21st Century, selecting 8 topics that best represent Chinese culture involving festivals, conventions, arts, etc., and topics that reflect Chinese people’s attitudes, opinions and values through the presentation of various cultural custom and artifacts. Within, the section titled “A Few Remarks” records both Chinese and foreigners’ understandings and comments regarding the same cultural phenomenon, thus helping readers to comprehend the close relationship between cultural customs and artifacts with cultural concepts using multi-dimensional perspectives; “Additional Information” introduces similar cultural phenomenon that originate from different foreign lands, thus providing readers with materials to understand diversified cultures in different countries during different times and also to broaden their vision of intercultural communication. This series of books is a valuable primer for Chinese culture, serving as a useful Chinese learning material for Chinese learners and any interested individuals.
This new edition includes several comic adaptions of Chinese classics in simplified Chinese and English: Great Learning / The Middle Path (大学•中庸), The Analacts of Confucius (论语) and Mencius Speaks (孟子说).
Amid Beautiful Landscapes - Chinese Poetry and Painting is a cultural reader introducing classical Chinese poetry and Chinese landscape painting. It is designed for learners of Chinese language at the elementary or intermediate level and foreigners who are interested in classical Chinese poetry and Chinese landscape painting.
This book is in XX and Learn Chinese series. All the books in this series are elective courses for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language (TCFL). The selected 15 popular folk tales and historical stories are well-matched with new words, explanations of language points and cultural background, exercises, key to exercises etc, among which the texts, new words, explanations of language points and introductions to the background all have the corresponding English explanations to help students enlarge their vocabulary and understand Chinese culture in a pleasant way.
A Little Horse Crosses The River contains 25 short articles with a text length of 100-150 Chinese words each. Hanyu Pinyin runs parallel to the reading texts in simplified Chinese.
Fallen in Love with China contains 25 short articles with a text length of 100-150 Chinese words each. Hanyu Pinyin runs parallel to the reading texts in simplified Chinese.
This is another book of fairy tales about five buses after the publication of Bus Adventures. Every story is written in simplified Chinese, Hanyu Pinyin and English with illustrations based on the plot. It is excellent in both pictures and language and is well worth reading.
Sing Songs and Learn Chinese integrates the learning of modern pop songs into Chinese language teaching and is suitable for Chinese learners who have mastered about 1000 words.
Zhuang Zi Speaks: The Music of Nature is part of the Traditional Chinese Culture series, this book is an illustrated adaptation of Zhuangzi, a great thinker, philosopher, and man of letters during the Warring States Period of Chinese history. He inherited the mantle of Laozi, founder of the Daoist school. Collected and popularized by the immensely popular Chinese illustrator Tsai Chih Chung, this volume includes more than 100 tales for the reader of today, bringing to life the spirit and philosophy of Daoism through cartoon panels with a text that is irreverently humorous yet replete with wisdom. It is a great and easy tool to learn Chinese classics. Text in English and modern Chinese translation. Classical Chinese text in the appendix.
Abridged versions of short stories and novella written by contemporary Chinese writers reflecting everyday life of ordinary Chinese people. With original illustrations for each story and narration included with CD (mp3).
This is a simple Chinese reading book. There are five stories about five buses: Dongdong, Xixi, Nannan, Beibei and Zhongzhong. All the stories are told both in Chinese and English. It is excellent in both illustration and text. It is an interesting book to read.
An Honorary Answer includes short stories with pinyin pronunciation at the top of each sentence for easy reading. Each section has a list of questions, so it can be used in the classroom.
Jiandan de Nanti is a part of Wit and Humor: An Easy Chinese Reading Series. It includes short stories with pinyin pronunciation at the top of each sentence for easy reading. Each section has a list of questions, so it can be used in the classroom. The title also has an accompanying CD that is packaged together with the book.