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Author: Tie Ning, Wang Zengqi, Shi Tiesheng, Helmut Matt
Publisher: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press
Publication Date: October, 2011
Language: English-Chinese
The beginning of a story“Once upon a time…”, may have accompanied many people through their childhood no matter what country they live in and what language they speak. When we grow up, we remain keen on one kind of stories or another. This is because stories always keep us at a fascinating distance: things that take place around us may drive home to us a timeless truth, while remote or illusory stories may as well be relevant to reality or reflect the problems of today.
However, if a story is linked with the name of a country, what can the listeners expect from it?
The China Stories series is dedicated to those who are fond of stories and hope to know about China. The reason why the complier has chosen this way of storytelling is that while people nowadays may easily get to know a country by turning on the television, surfing the Internet or touching a cell-phone screen, we believe stories make China look more vivid, serene and down-to-earth than media or political or economic commentators, historical archives or museums do.
The stories or “storytellers” generally falls into two categories. Firstly, small works of big names in contemporary Chinese literature, such as The Story of a Young Monk by Wang Zengqi and Ah, Fragrant Snow by Tie Ning, and Chinese tales told by writers from other lands from the “other” perspective, like The Magic of the White Snake by the German freelancer Helmut Matt. The differences in settings, plots and the storytellers’ personalities have added to the charisma of our stories. This China Stories series will maintain its openness by putting forth new stories, so as to overcome the rigid, hypocritical and utilitarian approaches of yore and present a rich varied three-dimensional China to our readers. In this sense, this series is catered not only to foreign friends but also to Chinese-speaking natives so that they can observe this country from a fresh point of view.
Instead of lengthy narratives that may wear our readers down, the China Stories series is a collection of short stories and novellas that are meant for a pleasant reading experience, an experience that is made all the more delightful by our elaborately produced bilingual texts and beautiful illustrations.
Whether the story-teller or the listener comes from China or elsewhere, for sure the readers themselves can derive their own impression of China from these stories, and feel closer to it whether it was familiar or strange to you before you lay your hands on the China Stories series. So let’s read China stories, and get a taste of China from them.
Publisher: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press
Publication Date: October, 2011
Language: English-Chinese
The beginning of a story“Once upon a time…”, may have accompanied many people through their childhood no matter what country they live in and what language they speak. When we grow up, we remain keen on one kind of stories or another. This is because stories always keep us at a fascinating distance: things that take place around us may drive home to us a timeless truth, while remote or illusory stories may as well be relevant to reality or reflect the problems of today.
However, if a story is linked with the name of a country, what can the listeners expect from it?
The China Stories series is dedicated to those who are fond of stories and hope to know about China. The reason why the complier has chosen this way of storytelling is that while people nowadays may easily get to know a country by turning on the television, surfing the Internet or touching a cell-phone screen, we believe stories make China look more vivid, serene and down-to-earth than media or political or economic commentators, historical archives or museums do.
The stories or “storytellers” generally falls into two categories. Firstly, small works of big names in contemporary Chinese literature, such as The Story of a Young Monk by Wang Zengqi and Ah, Fragrant Snow by Tie Ning, and Chinese tales told by writers from other lands from the “other” perspective, like The Magic of the White Snake by the German freelancer Helmut Matt. The differences in settings, plots and the storytellers’ personalities have added to the charisma of our stories. This China Stories series will maintain its openness by putting forth new stories, so as to overcome the rigid, hypocritical and utilitarian approaches of yore and present a rich varied three-dimensional China to our readers. In this sense, this series is catered not only to foreign friends but also to Chinese-speaking natives so that they can observe this country from a fresh point of view.
Instead of lengthy narratives that may wear our readers down, the China Stories series is a collection of short stories and novellas that are meant for a pleasant reading experience, an experience that is made all the more delightful by our elaborately produced bilingual texts and beautiful illustrations.
Whether the story-teller or the listener comes from China or elsewhere, for sure the readers themselves can derive their own impression of China from these stories, and feel closer to it whether it was familiar or strange to you before you lay your hands on the China Stories series. So let’s read China stories, and get a taste of China from them.