Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai
Features:
- simplified characters
- simple language
- entertaining story
- cultural immersion
- vocabulary in context
- grammar in context
- aligned English and Chinese texts
- illustrations
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The story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai is one of the finest works of ancient Chinese folk
literature. The reason for such positive appraisal lies in the highly thoughtful and artistic content of
the story.
The story is deeply rooted in the Chinese folk tradition, and it has always been close to the heart
of the ordinary people. Guang Weiran writes about the story:
"This famous tragedy employs the technique of realism to expose and criticise the evils and
cruelties of the feudal marriage system. It points out that, under such an unfair system,
if a virtuous young couple wants to be true to their own love and freely seek their own happiness, they
would clash violently with the mores of the society. The only resolution to such a conflict is
suicide. Yet even in the face of such impossible odds, we see young people who would rather
die for their ideals than yield to the tyranny of society."
This book is part of our popular bilingual series designed to help the learner to
go beyond the drills of language instructional material and get acquainted with the
culture of China. The Chinese and English versions are conveniently aligned side by side
providing a constant support for the reader.
By coming across vocabulary and grammatical patterns in real context
makes the learning experience efficient and entertaining. Thus this book is an ideal
tool for study for anyone who is interested in going beyond the common practice of
learning language through mere memorization.
Other Chinese-English bilingual books:
The Legend of the White Snake
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