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  2. Kishōtenketsu - Wikipedia

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    Introduction (ki): an introduction to the characters, era, and other information required to understand the plot. Development (shō): follows leads towards the twist in the story. No major changes so far. Twist (ten): the story turns toward an unexpected development. This is the crux of the story, the yama (ヤマ) or climax. If the narrative ...

  3. Haoqiu zhuan - Wikipedia

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    Haoqiu zhuan (translated into English variously as The Fortunate Union or The Pleasing History), also known as Hau Kiou Chuaan, is a Chinese caizi jiaren ("scholar and beauty") novel published in the 17th-century. [1] The author is known only under the name "Man of the Teaching of Names" (名教中人; Míngjiāo Zhōngrén; Ming-chiao Chung-jen).

  4. Journey to the West - Wikipedia

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    Journey to the West (Chinese: 西遊記; pinyin: Xīyóu Jì) is a Chinese novel published in the 16th century during the Ming dynasty and attributed to Wu Cheng'en.It is regarded as one of the great Chinese novels, and has been described as arguably the most popular literary work in East Asia. [2]

  5. Carol of Zhenguan - Wikipedia

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    Carol of Zhenguan [1] is a Chinese historical television series directed by Wu Ziniu. It was first aired on CCTV-1 in China in 2007. The series is based on the events in the Zhenguan era of the reign of Emperor Taizong during the Tang dynasty .

  6. The old man lost his horse - Wikipedia

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    The story is mostly cited in philosophical or religious texts and management or psychology advisors. While in the original version the son loses his horse and the father comments, in recent (Western) versions a more direct view is found: The father himself is the horse's owner and directly comments on his situation.

  7. Ye Xian - Wikipedia

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    "Ye Xian" (traditional Chinese: 葉 限; simplified Chinese: 叶 限; pinyin: Yè Xiàn; Wade–Giles: Yeh Hsien; [jê ɕjɛ̂n]) is a Chinese fairy tale that is similar to the European Cinderella story, the Malay-Indonesian Bawang Putih Bawang Merah tale, [1] and stories from other ethnic groups including the Tibetans and the Zhuang. [2]

  8. Hua Mulan - Wikipedia

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    Hua Mulan (Chinese: 花木蘭) is a legendary Chinese folk heroine from the Northern and Southern dynasties era (4th to 6th century CE) of Chinese history. Scholars generally consider Mulan to be a fictional character. Hua Mulan is depicted in the Wu Shuang Pu (無雙譜, Table of Peerless Heroes) by Jin Guliang. [citation needed]

  9. Tale of the Pipa - Wikipedia

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    Gao Ming, circa 1305-1359. The play is set during the Han dynasty. [3] Based on an older play, Zhao zhen nü (The Chaste Maiden Zhao), it tells the story of a loyal wife named Zhao Wuniang (T: 趙五孃, S: 赵五娘, P: Zhào Wǔniáng, W: Chao Wu-niang) who, left destitute when her husband Cai Yong is forced to marry another woman, undertakes a 12-year search for him.