Chinese fable stories

Author: Wang Yan
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Publish Date: 2008-04-01
Features: The term "fable" first appeared in the book Zhuangzi in China. From the pre-Qin period to the present, Chinese fable creation has never ceased. This literary work, which uses storytelling to illustrate a principle (the story is its shell, and the moral is its soul), has attracted attention with its unique style and remarkable achievements. Fables are diverse and numerous, employing various natural phenomena or human activities as metaphors; they use the sound of strings to express an understanding of certain social phenomena; or they employ other forms of allegory to convey appreciation, criticism, and satire of different human virtues, carrying profound educational, advisory, and cautionary significance.