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本丛书着重选择在中国流传、广大读者喜闻乐见的经典故事，这些故事不仅展现智慧、品格和灵感，而且有着一定的文学价值。相信国外读者朋友尤其是青少年朋友，在这些美丽故事的感染下，一定会更加了解和热爱中国传统文化。小32开，四色印刷，图文并茂。

Chinese classic stories have inherited and passed on the abundant historic treasury of the Chinese nation that has been accumulated over several thousand years, mirroring the politics, military affairs, culture, folk customs, prevailing moral practices, ideals and interests of ancient China. Through those stories, people can gain an understanding of China's long history and achieve an insight into the profound historical origins of Chinese culture.We have identified stories from the vast number of Chinese classic stories, and complied them into this collection. All stories are illustrated in concise words and expressions, and vivid pictures, which will help the process of reading enjoyable. The series of Classic Stories of China comprises nine books: Scenic Spots Stories, History Stories, Myths Stories, Wisdom Stories, Folk Customs Stories, Ancient Fables, Folk Tales, Idiom Stories, Drama Stories. May those books be your good teacher and helpful friends in learning Chinese culture.

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CONTENTS

Xia Dynasty King Jie Brings About the Collapse of His Dynasty

King Zhou’s Despotic Rule

Grand Duke Jiang Taigong Does Some Fishing

Fooled by the Lighting of the Beacon Fire

Confucius Travels to Various States

Emperor Qin Shi Huang

The Songs of Chu Used against the Soldiers of Chu

Zhang Qian’s Diplomatic Mission to the Western Regions

Sima Qian Writes ‘The Records of the Grand Historian’

Zhaojun Departs for the Frontier

Cai Lun Makes Paper

Liu Bei Pays Three Visits to Sleeping Dragon Ridge

Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty Initiates the Digging of the Grand Canal

The Incident at Xuanwu Gate

Songtsan Gampo and Princess Wencheng

Empress Wu Zetian

The An-Shi Rebellion and the Mutiny at Mawei

Acclaimed Emperor When Hungover and Consolidating Power Using Wine

Li Yu Loses His Kingdom

Yue Fei and the Yue Army

Zhu Yuanzhang, an Emperor from Humble Origin

Zheng He’s Voyages

Nurhaci Founds the Later Jin Dynasty

Zheng Chenggong Reoccupies Taiwan

Cao Xueqin and ‘A Dream of the Red Mansions’

Humen Opium Destruction

Burning of the Old Summer Palace

Zuo Zongtang Recovers Xinjiang

Reform Movement of 1898

The Revolution of 1911

精彩书摘

Li Yu Loses His Kingdom

After the fall of the Tang Dynasty in 907, Five dynasties - the Later Liang (907-923), Later Tang (923-936), Later Jin (936-947), Later Han (947-951 ) and Later Zhou (951-960) - quickly succeeded one another in the north, and ten independent states - Wu, Wuyue, Min, Chu, Southern Han, Former Shu, Later Shu, Jingnan, Southern Tang and Northern Han - were established, mainly in the south.

The Southern Tang, one of the Ten Kingdoms, was founded in 937. The capital was located in Jinling (present-day Nanjing in Jiangsu Province). The state was named Tang (history would refer to it as the Southern Tang). The Southern Tang was conquered in 975 by the Northern Song. It was ruled by three emperors and lasted a total of 39 years.

Li Yu (937-978), the last ruler of the Southern Tang ascended the throne in 961. He is historically known as Li Houzhu (literally meaning the last lord of the Southern Tang).

This fertile land was large and prosperous compared to the other Ten States of that period. However, the three generations of emperors were so mediocre that they wasted all their natural advantages.

Li Yu was a very peculiar monarch. He was idiotic in terms of politics, but an excellent ruler in terms of the arts. He was skilled in calligraphy, music, painting, and poetry, especially the ci form. He has been called the “first true master” of the ci form in the history of Chinese poetry.

After founding the Song Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin launched successive military expeditions against the neighboring kingdoms. Several small states were easily conquered, so Li Yu began to panic. His first plan was to pay large tribute to the Song court so as to maintain his power. Then he wrote a letter to the Song emperor, saying that he was willing to discard the title of “Southern Tang” and to term himself “lord of the regions south of the Yangtze River.” However, his proposals did nothing to change Zhao Kuangyin’s determination to unify all China under the Song banner.

In 974, Song Emperor Taizu Zhao Kuangyin sent 100,000 troops to attack the Southern Tang by water and land. Arriving at the banks of the Yangtze River, the Song Dynasty armies prepared to cross the river by building a floating bridge in order to attack Jinling. Hearing this news, Li Yu did not believe it, and continued drinking with his ministers.

The Song Dynasty armies crossed the Yangtze River and quickly arrived at the gates of Jinling. At that time Li Yu was chanting sutras and praying with the monks and Taoist priests in the palace. On the second day, he went up to the gate tower to make his rounds. Immediately he saw the banners of the Song Dynasty armies all around his capital. He immediately sent a special envoy to the capital of the Song Dynasty to sue for peace.

The peace talk failed and the two armies fought. The Southern Tang army was annihalated. Before the Song army could conquer his capital, Li Yu piled up a lot of straw in the palace. He planned to set fire to it and take his own life, but in the end he couldn’t go through with it. He was taken captive by the Song Dynasty armies. The Southern Tang state ceased to be.

Li Yu was marched off to the capital of the Song Dynasty and was made the Marquess of Wei Ming (literally, the Marquess of Disobeyed Edicts) by Song Emperor Taizu.

Li Yu became a prisoner. However, his best-known poems were composed during the years after the Song formally ended his reign in 975. Li’s works from this period dwell on his lament for his lost kingdom and the pleasure it had brought him.

Song Emperor Taizu Zhao Kuangyin passed away in 976. Li Yu was poisoned by the Song emperor Taizong Zhao Jiong (namely Zhao Kuangyi) in 977.

前言/序言

Preface

China has written history of about 5,000 years. “Chinese history” here refers to the part of the Chinese history form the Xia Dynasty in 2070 BC until the Revolution of 1911 that overthrew the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), China’s last feudal dynasty.

During the prolonged period of time, the Chinese created a splendid civilization, and Chinese achievements made during the period in socio-economic development exerted great influence on the world as a whole.

The long history has given birth to many historical figures and stories related to them. Many Chinese idioms, slangs and sayings are rooted in them. They become the core of China’s ancient civilization, and helped enrich the Chinese language, ideology and the way the Chinese behave.

Stories taken in the book are few in number, but are expected to be good enough to help readers learn more of China.

很不错的课外读物。。。。。。。

有点太难了，对于小学生来说

纸张、印刷、内容都不错，值得推荐购买

很不错的课外读物。。。。。。。

有点太难了，对于小学生来说

这本书不错，值得阅读。也是比较经典的书

没有发票

很不错的书，孩子喜欢。

还不错，很适合小朋友，小贵了点，数很小