Ancient Chinese Folklore Stories (Volume 2)

Author: Zhao Yunhui
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Publish Date: 2002-04-01
Features: This series of books is written for overseas Chinese and mainland children as a Chinese learning reader. It allows readers to learn Chinese while understanding ancient Chinese culture. Each book includes several stories, with the language of each story being exemplary modern Chinese, accompanied by Pinyin annotations. After each story, there is an English introduction to the plot. The language throughout is fluent and vivid, with illustrations. Learning a language is about mastering 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 published for readers who have a preliminary grasp of Chinese to continue their in-depth learning, allowing them to understand various aspects of ancient Chinese culture while learning the language. 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, with Pinyin annotations for easy reading. The Pinyin is annotated character by character, with neutral tones not marked, while "yi" and "bu" are marked with tone changes. It is not written in a continuous form and does not use capital letters. After each story, there is also an English introduction to the plot. This series can be used by foreign readers learning Chinese, as well as readers in ethnic regions within China to study the language. Of course, it is also suitable as a Pinyin reader for primary school students in Han Chinese areas.