Download or read book Chinese Ghost Stories Part 6 Strange Tales of a Lonely Studio Pu Song Ling s Liao Zhai Zhi Yi Mandarin Chinese Learning Course HSK Level 5 Self learn Chinese Easy Lessons Simplified Characters Words Idioms Stories Essays Vocabulary Cultur written by Mumu Li and published by Chineselessons.Net. This book was released on 2023-02-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides you Mandarin Chinese learning course study materials, specially designed for the intermediate level (HSK Level 5) students of Mandarin Chinese. The book includes numerous lessons for reading and learning Chinese ghost stories (聊斋志异), originally created by the renowned novelist Pu Songling (蒲松龄, 1640-1715) from the Qing Dynasty (清朝, 1636 -1912). The lessons include multiple Chinese stories composed of simplified Chinese characters, words, sentences, etc. The book is suitable for self-learning Mandarin Chinese. Plenty of vocabulary with English and Pinyin has been provided throughout the book. Some chapters are purposely too simple, some a bit difficult. However, all chapters are suitable for the Level 5 students. Even if you are an advanced level student of Mandarin Chinese, you should give a try to this book and test your Mandarin abilities. Additional resources, including eBooks (pdf format) and lessons, are available on my website (ChineseLessons.net).
Download or read book Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio written by Pu Songling and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2011-06-28 with total page 709 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long considered a masterpiece of the eerie and fantastic, Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio is a collection of supernatural-themed tales compiled from ancient Chinese folk stories by Songling Pu in the eighteenth century. These tales of ghosts, magic, vampirism, and other things bizarre and fantastic are an excellent Chinese companion to Lafcadio Hearn's well-known collections of Japanese ghost stories Kwaidan and In Ghostly Japan. Already a true classic of Chinese literature and of supernatural tales in general, this new edition of the Herbert A. Giles translation converts the work to Pinyin for the first time and includes a new foreword by Victoria Cass that properly introduces the book to both readers of Chinese literature and of hair-raising tales best read with the lights turned low on a quiet night. Some of the stories found in these pages include: The Tiger of Zhaocheng The Magic Sword Miss Lianziang, the Fox-Girl The Quarrelsome Brothers The Princess Lily A Rip Van Winkle The Resuscitated Corpse Taoist Miracles A Chinese Solomon
Download or read book Chinese Ghost Stories Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio written by Songling Pu and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-20 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chinese Ghost Stories - Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, is a collection of 164 Classical Chinese stories compiled by Pu Songling. These hair-raising tales focus on the everyday life of commoners and their interaction ghosts, fox spirits, immortals, demons and other spirits. Pu Songling used the supernatural and the unexplainable to illustrate his ideas of society and government. Through the stories he criticized the corruption and injustice in society and sympathized with the poor. With the embedded Confucian-styled moral standards and Taoist principles this collection of supernatural stories. Dating back to the Qing dynasty, its earliest publication date is given as 1740. Since then, many of the critically lauded stories have been adapted for other media such as film and television. Long considered of true classic of Chinese literature, this second edition of Herbert Giles translation, with over 600 footnotes of backstory, provides a fascinating glimpse into the daily life of the Chinese in the time period, while tantalizing the reader with tales of the supernatural.
Download or read book Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio written by Pu Songling and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-06-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio or Liaozhai Zhiyi (also Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio or Strange Tales of Liaozhai) is a collection of nearly 500 mostly supernatural tales written by Pu Songling in Classical Chinese during the early Qing dynasty. The stories differ broadly in length, with the shortest under a page long. Many are classified as Chuanqi, or Zhiguai, sometimes translated as "marvel tales", that is, stories written in classical Chinese starting in the Tang dynasty. Pu borrows from a tradition of oral storytelling where the boundary between reality and the odd or fantastic is blurred. The stories are filled with magical foxes, ghosts, scholars, jiangshi, court officials, Taoist exorcists and beasts. --Wikicommons
Download or read book Chinese Ghost Stories for Language Learners New Adaptations of Chinese Folklore Ghost Tales Learn Chinese Mythology Culture Traditional Folktales Bilingual Horror Stories in Chinese and English written by AL Language Cafe and published by AL Language Cafe. This book was released on 2024-06-18 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlock the mystical world of ancient China's ghostly folklore with our new adaptations of classic Chinese literary works. Immerse yourself in the supernatural realm while honing your Chinese skills and uncovering centuries-old mythology, traditions, and beliefs. In this collection, we have carefully curated 15 intriguing ghost or supernatural stories, presented in both Chinese and English. These stories are new adaptations of selected tales from renowned literary works in China, including Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio 《聊斋志异》, Miscellaneous Morsels from Youyang 《酉阳杂俎》, Anecdotes About Spirits and Immortals《搜神记》, and more. We adapt these stories for a couple of reasons. First, classic Chinese literature is often written in a style that differs significantly from modern Chinese, posing challenges for contemporary readers. Second, some of these works serve not merely as entertainment but as records of extraordinary events and folklore, employing straightforward language without elaborate storytelling. Our new adaptations preserve the original plots while presenting them in modern standard Mandarin with a more engaging narrative. This approach allows readers to enjoy the stories while learning common and useful vocabulary and expressions. The 15 stories are: 1. The Ghost Pressing Down on the Bed 咬鬼 2. The Ghost with Painted Skin 画皮 3. The Headless Ghost 无头鬼 4. Hanba the Drought Demon 旱魃鬼 5. The Lonely Wandering Soul 孤魂野鬼 6. The Vengeful Spirit 冤鬼 7. Zhong Kui Kills Ghosts 钟馗杀鬼 8. The Fox Spirit 狐狸精 9. The Tree Demon 树妖 10. The Water Demon 水鬼 11. Soul Snatching 勾魂 12. Underworld Official 鬼吏 13. Deceased Son Visits in Dream 亡儿托梦 14. Body Possession 附身 15. Reincarnation 投胎 Furthermore, we provide bilingual explanations of key terms at the end of each story. This helps our readers understand the story better, enrich their reading experience, and further explore Chinese mythology, beliefs, and culture. Upon finishing the book, readers will have gained a fundamental grasp of the Chinese perspective on spirits and ghosts. This knowledge not only enhances their appreciation of Chinese cinema and literature but also offers insights into Chinese culture.
Download or read book Strange Stories from the Lodge of Leisures written by Songling Pu and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-04-25 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of strange short stories by the 17th-century Chinese writer from the Qing dynasty, Pu Songling. This collection ranges from stories about silly real-life problems of the upper classes to stories dealing with monsters, ghosts, and fox spirits. Songling brilliantly criticizes society and preaches morals through his stories.
Download or read book Strange Tales from the Liaozhai Studio written by Songling Pu and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Strange Tales from Liaozhai Volume 5 written by Pu Songling and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The weird and whimsical short stories in Strange Tales from Liaozhai show their author, Pu Songling (1640-1715), to be both an explorer of the macabre, like Edgar Allan Poe, and a moralist, like Aesop. In this first complete translation of the collection's 494 stories into English, readers will encounter supernatural creatures, natural disasters, magical aspects of Buddhist and Daoist spirituality, and a wide range of Chinese folklore. Annotations are provided to clarify unfamiliar references or cultural allusions, and introductory essays have been included to explain facets of Pu Songling's work and to provide context for some of the unique qualities of his uncanny tales. This is volume 5 of 6.
Download or read book Strange Tales from Liaozhai written by Songling Pu and published by Jain Publishing Company. This book was released on 2008 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The subjects of Pu Songling's short story collection include supernatural creatures, natural disasters, magical aspects of Buddhism and Daoism, and Chinese folklore"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Learning Mandarin Chinese Characters Volume 2 written by Yi Ren and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2017-04-11 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reinforce your written Chinese with this practice book for the best-selling Tuttle Learning Chinese Characters. Learning Mandarin Chinese Characters helps students quickly learn the essential Chinese characters that are fundamental to the language. This character workbook is intended for self-study or classroom use and presents 135 high-frequency characters and over 405 prevalent words using these characters. These are the characters and words students need to know if they plan to take the official Chinese government HSK Level 2 Exam or the Advanced Placement (AP) Chinese Language and Culture Exam. Each character is presented in a straightforward way. A step-by-step diagram shows how to write the character and boxes are provided for freehand writing practice. The meaning and pronunciation are given along with the key vocabulary compounds and an example sentence. Review exercises reinforce the learning process, and an index at the back allows you to look up the characters according to their English meanings or romanized Hanyu Pinyin pronunciation. Key features of this Chinese workbook include: Designed for HSK Level 2 and AP exam prep Learn the 135 most written Chinese characters Example sentences and over 405 vocabulary items Step-by-step writing diagrams and practice boxes
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Download or read book Learn Chinese Without Writing written by W Q Blosh and published by . This book was released on 2015-11-19 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gain Insight into the Intricacies of Chinese Characters *Apply Geometry to Analyse Chinese Characters *Learn through Fun and Interactive Puzzles (Over 40 Visual Activities) *Learn Quickly through Graphics *What-You-See-Is-What-You-Name: 35 strokes at your finger's tip DESIGNED FOR ANYONE WITH OR WITHOUT ANY KNOWLEDGE OF CHINESE
Download or read book Learn Chinese written by Daily Language Learning and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-19 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you sick and tired of not being able to learn Chinese fast? Have you tried endless other ways of learning Chinese but nothing seems to stick? Do you finally want to say goodbye to your tendency to 'forget most of what you've studied' and discover something which works for you? If so, then you've come to the right place.
Download or read book How to Learn Chinese written by Freya Yang and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2018-03-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An easy way to learn Chinese – with games and activities Most people will tell you understanding Chinese is hard, but we’ve made learning this increasingly important language as simple as can be with fun games and activities. With simple tracing, diagrams, stories and memorable phrases, this book for the absolute beginner will have you mastering pinyin, so you can write and pronounce Chinese words, understanding perfect pitch and tone, simple grammar rules and basic vocabulary. This practical, useful guide will easily equip you with the fundamentals of Mandarin Chinese, covering all the material needed to pass HSK Chinese Proficiency Test Level 1. Discover Chinese characters, practise writing them and explore the stories behind the ancient graphics. Fall in love with this fascinating language and ignite a passion for a captivating culture. There are chapters on People: how to refer to yourself and others; Time: indicating and asking about time; Encounters: Greetings, interactions and introductions; Travelling: Transport and places; Food and Drink: Eating and shopping; Home: Around the house and describing locations; Activities: Actions and activities; Descriptions: How to describe things, including the weather; Work and Study: Learning and jobs. Each chapter includes a language lesson with Longlong the Dragonand Xiongmao the Panda, as well as an activity and an in-depth look at the basic characters. Written by Freya Yang, a native speaker and enthusiastic teacher of the language with experience of teaching both children and adults. Her use of original, engaging and easy-to-follow activities means learning is so simple, you won’t even know you’re doing it! Using simple, easy-to-understand games and activities and a friendly conversational style as well as fun illustrations, this modern language book is perfect for enthusiastic beginners.
Download or read book Peng s Fun with Chinese Characters for Children written by Tan Huay Peng and published by Marshall Cavendish International (Asia). This book was released on 2014-09-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A highly visual book that will engage and capture the interest of both children and adult learners of Chinese!
