The book Hua Mulan tells the story of a girl called Hua Mulan joining the army instead of her father. When a war broke out at the border, Hua Mulan’s father was summoned to the army. But he was old and in poor health. Hua Mulan,…

In the book Chang’e Flying to the Moon, the brave tiger slayer Hou Yi was in love with Chang’e, a girl living in the neighboring village. Hou Yi went to Tianshan where he learned tremendous ability from the Queen Mother of the…

The “Folktales” subseries includes 10 stories, hence 10 books, adapted from folk legends, each book written in 20,000-30,000 Chinese characters. The titles of the 10 books are Hua Mulan, Lady White Snake, The Cow Herder and…

In het boek De Koe Herder en het Wever Meisje werd Niulang, de Koe Herder, wiens ouders stierven toen hij jong was, zo mishandeld door zijn schoonzus dat hij alleen nog maar van huis kon vertrekken, met alleen maar een koe aan…

The Beauty on the Painting tells the story of a fairy, Zhang Meizhen, and a young man, Li Fulai. The synopsis is that Li Fulai, a young man from the countryside, whose family is very poor, is kind-hearted and helps an old lady.…

The book Nie Xiaoqian tells the love story between the ghost maiden Nie Xiaoqian and the young scholar Ning Caichen. In the story, Nie Xiaoqian died at the age of 18 and became a ghost who was forced by a vampire to hurt people.…

The book Chen Shimei tells the story of Chen Shimei and Qin Xianglian. In the story, Chen Shimei got first place in the imperial examination, and for the sake of wealth and high status, he abandoned his parents, wife and children…