Ancient vernacular novel collection

Author: Tan Tian
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Publish Date: 1999-01-01
Features: The Collected Ancient Pinghua Novels is one of the Chinese Novel Source Material Series. It consists of nine Pinghua novels published during the Ming and Qing dynasties, including Ji Dian, Four Ming Dynasty Printed Pinghua Novels, The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, The Midnight Bell, The Painted World, The World Without Rival, The Legend of Zhong Kui Slaying Ghosts, The Legend of Zhong Kui Pacifying Ghosts, and The Peach Blossom Fan. The greatest feature of this book is its excellent versions. Mr. Lu Gong is a renowned version collector in China, and each part of this book is a rare and fine edition from the Ming and Qing dynasties, as well as versions recovered from the Imperial Household Library in Japan. Second, all the stories in this book are well-known masterpieces that have been widely read for a long time.