Author: Liqing Wang

To Live is one of the most powerful works of modern Chinese literature, written by Yu Hua (余华, Yú Huá). Published in 1993, the novel …

The Novel and Its Origin Soul Mountain is a groundbreaking work by Gao Xingjian (高行健, Gāo Xíngjiàn), the Chinese-French writer who received the Nobel Prize …

The Novel and Its Literary Place Border Town is one of the most celebrated works of modern Chinese literature, written by Shen Congwen (沈从文, Shěn …

The Novel and Its Historical Setting “Family” is a landmark novel written by Ba Jin (巴金, Bā Jīn), one of the most influential modern Chinese …

A Brilliant Modern Satire 《围城》 (Wéi Chéng), translated as Fortress Besieged, is one of the most sophisticated and intellectually rich novels in modern Chinese literature. …

A Tragic Urban Classic Rickshaw Boy, known in Chinese as 《骆驼祥子》 (Luòtuo Xiángzi), is one of the most powerful realist novels of modern Chinese literature. …

“Diary of a Madman”, known in Chinese as 狂人日记 (Kuángrén Rìjì), is widely regarded as the first modern short story in Chinese literature. Written by …

A Revolutionary Short Novel The True Story of Ah Q, known in Chinese as 阿Q正传 (Ā Q Zhèngzhuàn), is one of the most influential works …

The Scholars (儒林外史, Rú Lín Wài Shǐ) is one of the most important satirical novels in classical Chinese literature. It was written by Wu Jingzi …

Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio (聊斋志异, Liáo Zhāi Zhì Yì) is one of the most famous collections of supernatural stories in Chinese literature. It …

Zhuangzi and Philosophy The Zhuangzi (庄子, Zhuāngzǐ) is one of the most imaginative and philosophically rich texts in ancient Chinese thought. It is traditionally attributed …

Dao De Jing/Tao Te Ching and Laozi The Tao Te Ching (道德经, Dào Dé Jīng) is one of the most important and mysterious texts in …

The Analects (论语, Lún Yǔ) is one of the most influential texts in Chinese intellectual history. It is a collection of sayings, dialogues, and reflections …

Among the most influential texts ever written on strategy, leadership, and conflict stands The Art of War (孙子兵法, Sūn Zǐ Bīng Fǎ). Composed more than …

Among the towering classics of Chinese narrative tradition stands Water Margin (水浒传, Shuǐ Hǔ Zhuàn), a powerful epic of rebellion, loyalty, and moral conflict set …

Among the most influential works in Chinese literary tradition stands Romance of the Three Kingdoms (三国演义, Sān Guó Yǎn Yì), a sweeping epic that transforms …

Among the greatest achievements in Chinese narrative art stands Dream of the Red Chamber (红楼梦, Hóng Lóu Mèng), a monumental work that captures the rise …

Introduction Among the great pillars of Chinese storytelling, few works have achieved the lasting cultural power of Journey to the West (西游记, Xī Yóu Jì). …