San Yan -- Awakening World Stories, Warning World Stories, Illustrating World Stories

Author: (Ming) Feng Menglong, edited by anonymous
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Publishing Date: 2004-04-01
Features: This series is titled "Classic Readings Library," with three meanings behind the name:
1. Classic: Among the vast number of literary works in the world, this series selects only those recognized as classic masterpieces.
2. Must-read: To cultivate temperament and improve literacy, young people and general readers have too many books to read. This series selects only those classics that are both willing to be read and must be read by young people and general readers.
3. Library: This series includes classic literary works from both China and the world. For the convenience of readers to collect, the series adopts an open-ended structure, maintains a unified style, and will be released successively, gradually forming a comprehensive and high-quality classic library. The publishers of this series aim to make the books affordable and understandable for young people and general readers. They also hope that readers will care for and nurture the series, allowing it to grow healthily and move forward with the public.
"Three Words" is the collective name for three short-story collections: Clarifying the World, Warning the World, and Awakening the World. The 120 short stories in "Three Words" are a compilation of storytelling texts from the Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties in China. Clarifying the World and Warning the World preserve many old works from the Song and Yuan dynasties, while Awakening the World features more works from the Ming dynasty, especially those from the Jiajing era and later. These collections reflect various aspects of ancient social life, with famous works like The Oil Seller's Exclusive Claim to the Beauty, Tang Bohu's Smile Brings a Match, and Du Shiniang's Rage Drowns the Treasure Box being widely celebrated.