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Strange Tales from Make－Do Studio
Strange Tales from Make－do Studio is a collection of peculiar short stories. It tops the artistic achievement of short stories created in classical Chinese language.
Its author is Pu Songling of the Qing Dynasty. |
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Song Dynasty ci poetry
In ancient China, poetry in the ci form was actually lyrics composed to certain melodies. Its literary value gradually set it apart from music and became an independent form of literature.
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Tang Dynasty poetry
China is a country rich in poetry. The poetic tradition developed from Shijing, "The Book of Songs" and Chuci, "Elegies of Chu", and got its peak during the Tang Dynasty, an empire of civilization and prosperity. Poets left imperial palaces and noble´s manors, and threw themselves into a big world. They traveled to famous mountains and rivers, and to the frontier´s deserts and wastelands where they sang to their hearts´ content. |
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West Chamber
West Chamber by the Yuan－dynasty dramatist Wang Shifu has been acclaimed by literary historians and loved by general people. Like A Dream of Red Mansions and Outlaws of the Marsh, it is internationally recognised as a masterpiece.
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Outlaws of the Marsh
Chinese classical literary masterpiece Outlaws of the Marsh has drawn material from a real peasant uprising in the 12th century, at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty. Peasant rebellion has been a characteristic of Chinese history. |
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The Scholars
The Ming and Qing dynasties are the golden age of ancient Chinese fiction. The satirical novel The Scholars is one of the masterpieces of that time. |
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Three Kingdoms
Three Kingdoms is the first popular novel in China. It is known to every household. It is not only loved for its fascinating plot, but it serves as a popular schoolbook for the general public. |
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Journey to the West
A thousand and three hundred years ago a Buddhist monk named Xuan Zang made arduous travels and brought back Buddhist scriptures from India. He left after him Records of the Western World in Tang Dynasty that recorded his journey. In the Ming Dynasty, however, his journey was evolved into a wondrous book known to every household. It is Journey to the West. |
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A Dream of Red Mansions
The novel A Dream of Red Mansions was written 200 years ago. During the last 200 years it conquered countless readers.
A Dream of Red Mansions is the peak of ancient Chinese novel. It is also a well－known masterpiece in the world of literature. |
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