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Wu Shuang Pu (Chinese: 無雙譜; lit. 'Table of Peerless Heroes') is a book of woodcut prints, first printed in 1694, early on in the Qing dynasty.This book contains the biographies and imagined portraits of 40 notable heroes and heroines from the Han dynasty to the Song dynasty, all accompanied by a brief introduction and guided by a related poem in yuefu style.
Two English translations are available: The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants. Translated by Song, Shouquan (宋寿泉). Chinese Literature Press. 1997. ISBN 7-5071-0358-7. Tales of Magistrate Bao and His Valiant Lieutenants: Selections from Sanxia Wuyi. Translated by Blader, Susan. The Chinese University Press. 1998. ISBN 962-201-775-4.
The Scholars (Chinese: 儒林外史; pinyin: Rúlín Wàishǐ), also translated as The Unofficial History of the Scholars, [note 1] is a Chinese novel written by Wu Jingzi and published in 1750 during the Qing dynasty.
Chinese online literature, also known as Chinese internet literature or Chinese web literature, refers to works of literature written in the Chinese language that are published and read directly on the internet. Originating in the 1980s, it has seen increasing development in the 21st century with the increase of mobile reading throughout the ...
The literary critic and sinologist Andrew H. Plaks writes that the term "classic novels" in reference to these six titles is a "neologism of twentieth-century scholarship" that seems to have come into common use under the influence of C. T. Hsia's The Classic Chinese Novel (1968).
The 108 Heroes are the main characters of the Ming dynasty classic Chinese novel the Water Margin, which was written in the 14th century and usually attributed to Shi Nai'an. The heroes are divided into the 36 Heavenly Spirits and 72 Earthly Fiends, groups that are based on a belief in Daoism that Ursa Major has 36 Heavenly stars and 72 Earthly ...
Wu Yong first appears in the book when he watches from his village school Lei Heng, a chief constable of Yuncheng, fight the vagabond Liu Tang.Liu has come from afar to ask Chao Gai, the headman of Dongxi Village, to partner him to hijack valuables being transported to the Grand Tutor Cai Jing in the imperial capital Dongjing.
Chinese Literature Translation Archive. The University of Oklahoma Bizzell Memorial Libraries Chinese Literature Translation Archive (CLTA) provides both scholars and students with a wide range of rare books, translation drafts, correspondence, notes, ephemera, and more documentation that helps users to have a deeper understanding of Chinese Literature.