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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.

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.

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.

Laozi's 81 short chapters on the Dao, the strength of softness, and governing by doing less.

Zhu Ziqing's joyful sketch of spring arriving: hills waking, trees in blossom, soft rain, and everyone heading outdoors to start the year.

Why the enclosed courtyard sits at the heart of traditional Chinese homes, from the siheyuan of North China to Beijing's hutongs.

A kite in the Beijing winter sky takes Lu Xun back to a childhood cruelty he's never been able to undo.

A down-and-out writer struggling with isolation finds quiet companionship.

A poignant short story about a mother's unwavering hope for her sick child’s survival