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The stories behind three well-known chengyu: the frog at the bottom of a well, the man who drew feet on a snake, and the old horses that found the way home.

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.

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

A scathing critique of Japanese intellectuals during the Sino-Japanese War.

A man returns to his homeland and struggles to reconnect with it.

A satirical tale about 'Mr. Almost', a man whose indifference to precision leads to absurd—and fatal—consequences.

A rural girl with discolored hands faces discrimination and isolation.

A poetic and introspective essay by Zhu Ziqing, capturing the tranquility of a moonlit night as he strolls along a lotus pond.

A tale of a family's pet rabbits that reveals life's unseen cruelty.