Ancient Chinese Scenic Spots Stories (Second Series)

Author: Xiao Hao
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Publish Date: 2002-04-01
Features: This series of books is designed for overseas Chinese and children in mainland China to learn Chinese. It allows readers to learn Chinese while understanding ancient Chinese culture. Each book includes several stories, with each story written in standard modern Chinese and annotated with Pinyin. After each story, there is an English introduction to the plot. The language throughout is fluent and vivid, with illustrations. Learning a language is learning a tool. If combined with relevant cultural knowledge, it not only avoids monotony but also makes learning faster and more solid. This series, "Ancient Chinese Culture Stories," is written and published for readers who have a preliminary grasp of Chinese to continue their in-depth study, allowing them to learn Chinese while understanding some aspects of ancient Chinese culture. It can be used for self-study, and teachers can also select stories to explain in class. Each book includes several stories. The selected ancient stories are narrated in modern colloquial language and annotated with Pinyin for easy reading. The Pinyin is annotated character by character, with neutral tones not marked, while "yi" and "bu" are marked with tone changes; they are not written in a continuous form and are not capitalized. After each story, there is also an English introduction to the plot. This series can also be used by foreign readers learning Chinese, as well as readers in ethnic regions within mainland China to study Chinese. Of course, it is also suitable for primary school students in Han Chinese areas as a Pinyin reading material.