This series is Chinese readings for foreigners and Chinese children, which can help the readers to understand Chinese ancient culture by learning Chinese language. Each book includes a certain amount of stories that are good models of modern Chinese. Chinese phonetic symbols and English summary go with each story. Tapes are available. The series includes: Ancient China Mythical Stories, Ancient China Masterpiece Stories, Ancient China Military Stories, Ancient China Fairy-tale stories, Ancient China Fable Stories, Ancient China Custom Stories, Ancient China Folk Stories, Ancient Chinese Stories on Idioms, Ancient Chinese Stories on Traditional Operas and Ancient Chinese Stories on Places of Interest.