Ancient Chinese Fables (I)

Author: Wei Yi, Tong Wen, et al.
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Publish Date: 2002-08-01
Features: Ancient Chinese fables are the shining gems in the treasure trove of Chinese national culture. They are concise yet profound, containing deep and insightful wisdom as well as numerous humanities and social science, embodying rich and valuable life experiences. With clever analogies and vivid parables, they employ biting satire, earnest admonitions, praise the good and expose the evil, mock foolishness, and offer wisdom to guide people on how to treat others and handle matters correctly. They address relationships between righteousness and profit, gain and loss, reason and desire, and fortune and misfortune, among others. These fables possess immense vitality and have been widely circulated among the people, profoundly influencing social life. Reading ancient Chinese fables carefully holds significant practical value for the comprehensive development of young people. Given that young people may find it difficult to understand the original texts of ancient Chinese fables, we have specially selected widely known fables from various dynasties in China and adapted them into easy-to-understand stories based on the spirit of the originals. To highlight the main themes and enhance the narrative and vividness of the stories, some details from the original texts have been slightly added or omitted, accompanied by vivid illustrations. Additionally, we have crafted precise and insightful dialog-based annotations for each story, ensuring that the text, illustrations, and annotations complement each other, making the book highly readable and helping readers fully grasp the profound meanings. This series will be published in separate volumes, with each volume containing 35 fables. We hope readers will enjoy this book.