Three of Xu Zhimo's best-loved poems: his quiet farewell to Cambridge, a chance meeting between two strangers, and a Japanese girl's goodbye.
319 chars
Ah Q, a penniless labourer in the village of Weizhuang, loses every fight he picks and wins them all in his head, right up until the 1911 Revolution sweeps him along to the execution ground.
17894 chars
As guns and railways arrive in China, the old spear master Sha Zilong closes his escort agency and won't teach his famous technique to anyone.
3747 chars
A classic short story exploring societal oppression and human cruelty.
4032 chars
A satirical tale about 'Mr. Almost', a man whose indifference to precision leads to absurd—and fatal—consequences.
845 chars
A rural girl with discolored hands faces discrimination and isolation.
9739 chars
Three of Xu Zhimo's best-loved poems: his quiet farewell to Cambridge, a chance meeting between two strangers, and a Japanese girl's goodbye.
319 chars
Ah Q, a penniless labourer in the village of Weizhuang, loses every fight he picks and wins them all in his head, right up until the 1911 Revolution sweeps him along to the execution ground.
17894 chars
As guns and railways arrive in China, the old spear master Sha Zilong closes his escort agency and won't teach his famous technique to anyone.
3747 chars
A seventeen-year-old boy, recovering from illness, struggles with his desire for independence.
3325 chars
A poetic and introspective essay by Zhu Ziqing, capturing the tranquility of a moonlit night as he strolls along a lotus pond.
1179 chars
A classic text on military strategy and tactics.
6170 chars