Quanzhou Proverb Stories

Author: Fu Sunyi (Editor)
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: The folk tales collected in this book are the essence of Quanzhou idioms. Mr. Fu Sunyi, who has lived among the people for a long time, has meticulously gathered and carefully edited them into a book. In terms of time span, they cover from the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties to the late Qing Dynasty, spanning three thousand years. In terms of life levels, they include both urban and rural areas. In terms of character activities, they feature people from all social strata, striving to comprehensively and systematically reflect the general outline of Quanzhou folk tales. To facilitate reading, the book is categorized into six parts: Character Tales, Education, Medicine, Virtue, Marriage and Family, and Overseas Chinese. Quanzhou idioms are rich, diverse, lively, and popular among the masses. The book includes nearly 100 folk tales by the author, totaling about 270,000 words, offering readers a rich feast of local culture.