Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio (Bilingual with Pinyin Annotation)

Author: Compiled by the Editorial Committee of "Literary Classics for Children"
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Publishing Date: 2004-08-01
Features: Here are gentle and affectionate fox spirits and ghostly maidens, as well as flesh-eating demons from the Painted Skin; there are corrupt and unlawful ghosts, as well as wandering souls who intervene to help the oppressed; there are hypocritical humans with evil spirits, and also grateful aliens in the human and ghost realms. Kindness and cruelty, beauty and ugliness are all unveiled in the mysterious world of ghosts and humans. What mystery will reveal to young friends? Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio creates a series of unforgettable characters—Qingfeng, whose emotions are deeply intertwined; Yingning, who is innocent and carefree; Xiaoxie, who is naive and joyous; and the maid, whose beauty is like peach blossoms yet cold as ice. All leave an indelible impression on readers. The language is rich in vocabulary, with extensive use of colloquial and dialectal expressions, making it exquisite, vivid, and entertaining. The author, with exceptional artistic talent, brings the stories of gods, ghosts, and monsters to life, especially the love stories between fox spirits and scholars, which are imaginative and ever-changing, creating a sense of enchantment. These qualities make it a pinnacle of classical Chinese prose fiction. In recent years, Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio has been adapted into films and television dramas, making the stories widely known. This book remains completely faithful to the original, interspersed with numerous illustrations to make it even more vivid and engaging.