Water Margin (Shuǐhǔ zhuán水浒传)– Translations and Secondary Sources|Shuǐhǔ zhuán水浒传
Written by Shi Nai’an 施耐庵 , although his (sole) authorship is topic of scholarly debate. Also known as Story of
By Marjolijn Kaiser|2014-12-16T17:05:32-05:00June 27th, 2013|Literature|
Written by Shi Nai’an 施耐庵 , although his (sole) authorship is topic of scholarly debate. Also known as Story of
By Marjolijn Kaiser|2014-12-16T17:05:32-05:00June 20th, 2013|Literature|
Summary The Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a historical fiction (based on “real” characters and events) of epic proportions
By Marjolijn Kaiser|2014-12-16T17:05:32-05:00June 13th, 2013|Literature|
Summary Loosely based on historical records, Journey of the West tells the story of the Buddhist monk Xuanzang who travels
By Marjolijn Kaiser|2014-12-16T17:05:32-05:00June 5th, 2013|Literature|
Also known as Dream of Red Mansion or Story of the Stone. The first 80 chapters are attributed to Cao
By ChinaConnectU|2014-12-16T16:54:28-05:00January 22nd, 2012|Berkshire Encyclopedia of China, History, Arts, and Culture, Literature|
Jing JIANG Woodcut depicting the smashing of the “Gang of Four.” Liu Xinwu’s story “The Head Teacher” (1977) stresses the
By ChinaConnectU|2014-12-16T16:54:28-05:00January 22nd, 2012|Berkshire Encyclopedia of China, History, Arts, and Culture, Literature|
Nirmal DASS The Old Prose Movement was a belief among Tang dynasty scholars that a return to the writings styles