Publisher's Synopsis
The Legend of Cowherd is a famous ancient Chinese Han folk love story, and also one of China's four classic folklore stories. It is the earliest story of the Chinese people about the stars. The story of the Cowherd and Girl Weaver, which contains romance in the classics, also reflects the precious twists and turns of love. The current book volume, Chinese Short Stories 3, is a Level 1 Chinese reading practice book. It would introduce you to the famous Chinese folk story of Cowherd and Weaver (《牛郎织女》).
The book has 6 Chapters in the following order: Chapter 1: Story Background (第一章：讲故事的背景)Chapter 2: Fate of Previous Lives (第二章：前世的缘分)Chapter 3: The Cowherd Meets the Weaver (第三章：牛郎织女相遇)Chapter 4: The Married Life of the Cowherd and the Girl Weaver (第四章 ：牛郎织女婚后的生活)Chapter 5: The Cowherd and Weaver Separated by Milky Way (第五章 ：牛郎织女天河相隔)Chapter 6: The Old Woman's Story (第六章： 老妇人自己的故事) The 3nd volume in the Selected Chinese Short Story Series (中国短篇小说精选) includes both the Chinese text (simplified characters) and pinyin Romanization. With about over 500 unique Chinese characters, the volume would be suitable for the beginners, lower intermediate and advanced level Chinese language learners (HSK 1-6). Overall, the reading series offers you a variety of elementary level books (Level 1/2/3/4/5/6) to understand China as well as practice Chinese reading fast.
