This new edition includes three comic adaptions of Chinese classics in simplified Chinese and English: Madam White Snake (白蛇传), Thunder God (雷公转) and Shaolin Temple (少林寺).

 

Madam White Snake (白蛇传)

Part of the Traditional Chinese Culture series, it is an illustrated adaptation of a well-known legendary folktale about the love story between a snake spirit who transformed to a female human (Madam White Snake) and a young male human Xu Xian. The book tells the incredible story through cartoon panels with a text that is irreverently humorous yet replete with wisdom. It is a great and easy tool to learn Chinese classics.

 

Thunder God (雷公转)

Part of the Traditional Chinese Culture Series, this book is an illustrated adaptation of two classical short stories of the selection "Short Stories of the Tang Dynasty" (Chinese: 唐代传奇). Collected and popularized by the immensely popular Chinese illustrator Tsai Chih Chung, the selection includes the two fantastic tales Lei Gong Chuan (Chinese: 雷公传, English: Thunder God)  and She Tian Shi (Chinese: 蛇天师, English: Snake Master) with cartoon panels and a text that is irreverently humorous yet replete with wisdom. It is a great and easy tool to learn Chinese classics. It is illustrated in comic style, including the modern Chinese text in simplified characters with English translations.

 

Shaolin Temple (少林寺)

Part of The Traditional Chinese Culture series, this book is an illustrated adaptation of history and the originality of martial arts and knowledge of Shaolin school and Wudang Mountain school of martial arts. Collected and popularized by the immensely popular Chinese illustrator Tsai Chih Chung, Shaolin Temple brings an interesting introduction to martial arts for the reader of today through cartoon panels with a text that is irreverently humorous yet replete with wisdom. A great series to learn about the Chinese classics in a simple and entertaining format. Shaolin Temple is illustrated in comic style, with the Chinese text in simplified characters with English translations.