水浒传是一部长篇英雄传奇，是以宋江起义故事为线索创作出来的。宋江起义发生在北宋徽宗时期，《宋史》的《徽宗本纪》、《侯蒙传》、《张叔夜传》等都有记载。从南宋起，宋江起义的故事就在民间流传，《醉翁谈录》记载了一些独立的有关水浒英雄的传说，《大宋宣和遗事》把许多水浒故事联缀起来，和长篇小说已经很接近。元代出现了不少水浒戏，一批梁山英雄作为舞台形象出现。《水浒传》（上下）是宋江起义故事在民间长期流传基础上产生出来的，吸收了民间文学的营养。《水浒传》（上下）是我国人民*喜爱的古典长篇白话小说之一。它产生于明代，是在宋、元以来有关水浒的故事、话本、戏曲的基础上，由作者加工整理、创作而成的。全书以宋江领导的农民起义为主要题材，艺术地再现了中国古代人民反抗压迫、英勇斗争的悲壮画卷。作品充分
本书是一本中英文对照的绘本读物。全书用中国画和当代手法描绘了清朝期间，西方洋天文学家刘松龄这位西学东渐的重要人物在乾隆时期所做的几件重要历史事件。全书以时间为序，图文并茂地讲述了刘松龄的一生。本书可以使中外读者通过阅读人物故事，从一个新的角度了解中国，了解中国与西方的文化与文明交流史。
《呼兰河传》是萧红的代表作，亦是20世纪中国文学历史记录重要的作品之一，1940年完成于香港。是历经多年漂泊之后的作者，以童年见闻及对于家乡的回忆为题材写作的一部自传式长篇小说。用笔既温馨轻盈，又浑厚凝重。它是抒情小说的典范，以文体的独特、语言的清丽自然为评家所称道，为读者所钟爱。 萧红著的《呼兰河传（全新校订版）》，以1941年上海杂志公司初版本为底本，并参照其他几个版本进行了全新校订。对个别不太好懂的字词，作了注释。另附萧红其他几篇名作——《较为的憧憬和追求》《手》《小城三月》等，可供读者进一步欣赏。
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This celebrated Chinese classic novel is a masterpiece of realism written in themiddle of the 18th century. Taking as its background the decline of several relatedbig families and drawing much from his own experiences， the author Can Xueqin（？- c.1763） focused on the tragic love between Jia Baoyou and Lin Daiyu and， inthe meantime， provided a panorama of the lives of people of various levels in thedegenerating empire. But he left the work unfinished （or the last 40 chapterswere lost）. Gao E （c.1738- cA815） completed the work some years later in muchof Gao's spirit and also put in his own revelations， which aroused protractedcontroversy throughout the centuries. Exposing social evils， the book cries outits denunciation against the feudal system. All techniques of literal' merit developedin previous periods were incorporated into the great work with much originality. Itstands out in world literature， ranking with Hamlet and War and Peace. Illustratedwith woodblock prints.
《西游记》取材于唐太宗时僧人陈玄奘往天竺（印度）取经的故事，而加以神魔化的发挥，被称为至奇至幻之书，几百年来，一直以其高度的浪漫主义成就，积极向上的抗争精神，绚丽多彩、汪洋恣肆的笔调，受到人们的喜爱，孙悟空、猪八戒等人、妖、神三位一体的形象，
蒙哥马利著的《绿山墙的安妮(精)》讲述了纯真善良、热爱生活的女主人公安妮，自幼失去父母，在朋友和老师的关爱中坚强生活的感人故事。绿山墙农舍的一对兄妹本想从孤儿院领养一个男孩来做帮手，没想到却阴差阳错接来了自幼失去父母的小安妮。安妮的到来使原本沉闷的绿山墙焕发出诱人的生机与活力，也给古老的村庄带来了无穷的欢乐。
本社专事外文图书的编辑出版，几十年来用英文翻译出版了大量的中国文学作品和文化典籍，上自先秦，下迄现当代，力求全面而准确地反映中国文学及中国文化的基本面貌和灿烂成就。这些英译图书均取自相关领域著名的、权威的作品，英译则出自国内外译界名家。每本图书的编选、翻译过程均极其审慎严肃，精雕细琢，中文作品及相应的英译版本均堪称经典。 我们意识到，这些英译精晶，不单有对外译介的意义，而且对国内英文学习者、爱好者及英译工作者，也是极有价值的读本。为此，我们对这些英译精品做了认真的遴选，编排成汉英对照的形式，陆续推出，以飨读者。
中国历来重视家庭教育，地北朝时代（公元420年—589年）颜之推所著《颜氏家训》，就是中国著名的有影响的一部“冢训”，也是一部著名的典籍。该书是儒家思想在家庭教育中的实际应用，是以儒家思想全面阐发修身冶家这道的开发之作。书中告诫子孙要见贤思齐、苦学成才，强调学以致用，报效国家，传业扬名，全书七卷十十篇，内容广博，除谆谆家训外，还我我侧面地反映了当时的历史和社会生活情况。该书论平实，见解独到，思想通博，不落时俗，成书一千多年来，备受推崇，影响深远，被誉为“家训之祖”。
Stories about immortals have circulated in China since ancient times. After the appearance of Taoism, such stories became popular, as one of the aims of Taoist discipline was to achieve immortality. The more than 100 stories in this book have been selected from Accounts of the Saints, Stories of Immortals and other classics dealing with this subject. Though the stories in this book are short, they are full of the pithy wit and wisdom of this esoteric branch of Chinese cultural tradition.English/Pinyin
Peking Opera, known as Jing Ju (Capital Opera), has a history of more than 200 years. Because of its patronage by the ruling Qing,or Manchu, dynasty, Peking Opera grew from a local folk art .to the standard bearer of theatrical art. It attained the prominent status of Guo Ju or National Opera of China. After the Qing Dynasty was overthrown in 1911, Peking Opera continued to gain popularity not only with the upper classes but also with students and intellectuals. By the 1920s, it had developed into a splendid art form and a popular means-of entertainment as well. In the capital alone, numerous theaters were established solely for op- era performances,and there were at least, three academies for training young performers and several pr0fess!onal opera troupes that performed every week.
《史记》是中国第一部纪传体通史，它是西汉史学家司马迁的隐忍发愤之作。它记述了上起黄帝，下至汉武帝三千年间的历史。全书共130篇，以人物为中心，通过人物传记勾勒历史发展的进程。它是中国传记文学的开端，被称为“史家之绝唱，无韵之离骚”，对后世史学和文学的发展都产生了深远影响。 本书所选31篇是《史记》中故事性强、极代表性的篇目，这些故事描写注重细节，且场面宏大，人物形象跃然纸上。在《史记》五体中，以七十列传的内容最为生动丰富，因此，本书所选篇目中，列传有很大比重。 本书由安平秋校勘并译成精炼的白话文，英译采用了杨宪益、戴乃迭夫妇的经典译本。
《史记》是中国部纪传体通史，它是西汉史学家司马迁的隐忍发愤之作。它记述了上起黄帝，下至汉武帝三千年间的历史。全书共130篇，以人物为中心，通过人物传记勾勒历史发展的进程。它是中国传记文学的开端，被称为“史家之绝唱，无韵之离骚”，对后世史学和文学的发展都产生了深远影响。 本书所选31篇是《史记》中故事性强、极代表性的篇目，这些故事描写注重细节，且场面宏大，人物形象跃然纸上。在《史记》五体中，以七十列传的内容为生动丰富，因此，本书所选篇目中，列传有很大比重。 本书由安平秋校勘并译成精炼的白话文，英译采用了杨宪益、戴乃迭夫妇的经典译本。
Catching the Red Boy, tells how the Tang Priest is tricked by a demon who disguises himself as a boy, Monkey battles the demon but cannot defeat him because the demon uses more powerful magic, so Monkey sends Pig to fetch the Bodhisattva Guanyin. With her help Monkey finally conquers the demon and rescues his master.
Stealing the Golden Bells, tells how Monkey cures the king of Purpuria of his illness. Monkey learns that the queen has been kidnapped by a demon doing harm in the kingdom. He manages to enter the demon's cave, steal his magic golden bells, subdue him and rescue the queen.
《水浒传(套装共3册)(精)(英文版)》是一部长篇英雄传奇，是以宋江起义故事为线索创作出来的。宋江起义发生在北宋徽宗时期，《宋史》的《徽宗本纪》、《侯蒙传》、《张叔夜传》等都有记载。从南宋起，宋江起义的故事就在民间流传，《醉翁谈录》记载了一些独立的有关水浒英雄的传说，《大宋宣和遗事》把许多水浒故事联缀起来，和长篇小说已经很接近。元代出现了不少水浒戏，一批梁山英雄作为舞台形象出现。《水浒传》(上下)是宋江起义故事在民间长期流传基础上产生出来的，吸收了民间文学的营养。《水浒传》(上下)是我国人民喜爱的古典长篇白话小说之一。它产生于明代，是在宋、元以来有关水浒的故事、话本、戏曲的基础上，由作者加工整理、创作而成的。全书以宋江领导的农民起义为主要题材，艺术地再现了中国古代人民反抗压迫、英勇斗争的
"The empire, long divided, must unite; long united, must divide. Thus is has ever been." With this characterization of the inevitable cycle of Chinese history, the monumental tale Three Kingdoms begins. As important for Chinese culture as the Homeric epics have been for the West, this Ming dynasty masterpiece continues to be read and loved throughout China as well as in Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. The novel offers a startling and unsparing view of how power is wielded, how diplomacy is conducted, and how wars are planned and fought; it has influenced the ways that Chinese think about power, diplomacy, and war even to this day. ThreeKingdomsportrays a fateful moment at the end of the Hart dynasty(206 B.C.-A.D. 220) when the future of the Chinese empire lay in the balance.Writing more than a millennium later, Luo Guanzhong drew on ofen-told tales of this turbulent period to fashion a sophisticated, compelling narrative, whose characters display vivid individuality and epic grandeur. The story begins when the e
Zhuang Zi was a great thinker, philosopher and man of letters during China's Warring States Period (475 B.C.-221 B.C). He inherited the mantle of Lao Zi, founder of the Taoist school, and his classical work, known as The Book of Zhuang Zi, is an immortal masterpiece of humankind's cultural heritage. The Story of Zhuang Zi book recounts the life and thought of Zhuang Zi in a way accessible to both the general reader and those with a special interest in Chinese culture.
《牡丹亭》是16世纪中国杰出戏曲家汤显祖的代表作，通过杜丽娘和柳梦梅的浪漫爱情故事，反映了那个时代青年女性对于自由爱情的执著追求，同时揭露了封建礼教的罪恶。《牡丹亭》全本55出，情节恍惚迷离，结构宏大辉煌，尤以刻画人物为佳。该剧曲词优美，对中国后来的戏曲发展有较大的影响。
The MONKEY SERIES are picture books based on the ancient Chinese fantasy novel Journey to the West, a story rich in tales about demons and monsters who try to stop the Tang Priest Xuanzang from reaching the Thunder Monastery in India to fetch Buddhist *ures. The real hero of this novel,loved for four hundred years by Chinese readers, is the resourceful, brave and humorous Monkey.
关汉卿是元代（1206-1368）伟大的戏曲家。他的作品十分贴近现实生活，反映了复杂的社会场景与予盾冲突，尤其反映了当时社会生活中女性的命运以及她们对不平命运的抗争。 关汉卿现存剧作约18部，本书精选了能体现关剧特色的8部戏剧。其中《窦娥冤》是关汉卿著名的作品，该剧以“六月飞雪”这种非现实的、夸张的艺术手段，将窦娥的冤情和她对命运的抗争表现得淋淳尽致，成为中国戏剧的悲剧的代表作。《救风尘》的情节十分新颖，剧中侠妓赵盼儿以风月手段勇救风尘姊妹，有浓厚的喜剧色彩。《单刀会》在艺术上很有特色，十分注重对出场人物的铺垫。 关汉卿的戏剧曾被译成多种文字在全世界流传。本书选用的英文译本，系中国著名的文学翻译家杨宪益、戴乃迭夫妇所译。
《聊斋志异》成书于十七至十八世纪的中国清代，作者蒲松龄。该书在广泛搜集民间传说的基础上创作而成，在中国小说史上是一部横空出世的惊世奇书。它的近五百篇作品，构建了一个人鬼狐妖曲折离奇的艺术世界，用细腻洗练的文笔，塑造了一大批家喻户晓、鲜明生动的“聊斋人物”，成为中国文学人物画廊中的一个奇观。全书浪漫恣肆、充满想象，或把狐鬼花妖现实化，或将现实生活神异化；或美颂人间真情，或讽喻世态丑恶，亦真亦幻，出神人化，意象神奇，令人惊叹。《聊斋志异》以其独特而杰出的艺术成就，成为中国文言小说的**之作。 《聊斋志异选(共2册汉日对照)(精)》由福井百合子、高口康太、木下佳代子译。
