Old Tales Retold
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1972 Peking editionFirst publication
1935
Literature form
Stories
Genres
Literary
Writing language
Chinese
Author's country
China
Length
Approx. 40,000 words
Notable lines
That is why, to this day, no one hs seen so much as a sign of the Fairy Isles. All they have discovered are a few islands inhabited by barbarians..
— Last lines, "Mending Heaven"
It is a fact that intelligent beasts can divine the wishes of men. As soon as their gate came in sight the horse slowed down and, hanging its head at the same moment as its rider, let it jog with each step like a pestle pounding rice,
— First lines, "The Flight to the Moon"
"We have quite a good report here from the scholars, which affirms that culture is the life blood of a nation, and scholars the soul of culture."
"Curbing the Flood"
"His Majesty had only one head. Which is his?"
"Forging the Swords"
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