Do you know that the most effective and fun way of learning Mandarin Chinese is through story reading and listening? Do you also know that the key to building up vocabulary is through reading broadly and extensively?

Start your learning journey with a rich variety of Chinese stories from ancient to modern China. Learn from 25 fun stories with expanded learning content, written and selected specially for elementary-level students (HSK1-3). A bilingual book of Chinese folk tales, idioms, fables, proverbs, myths, and modern fun stories.

With this book, you will:

Build up and expand essential Chinese vocabulary

Master 50 Chinese sentence patterns with examples in context

Uncover the original stories of Chinese traditional festivals

Discover life lessons and wisdom from China’s greatest classics

Learn witty Chinese idioms and proverbs and their original stories

Gain powerful Chinese cultural knowledge and insights


This is a unique learning journey full of fun stories. Each story is structured to assist your learning whilst making it entertaining and memorable! Enjoy and learn with:

Bilingual story in Simplified Chinese, Pinyin, and English

Chinese-only version of the story for self-assessment

Key Vocabulary list to help you learn and review

Sentence Patterns with examples in context

Engaging activities or exercises to help you to reflect

Learning Tips and Culture Corner to enhance your understanding

FREE AUDIO, recorded by native speakers, to help with listening and speaking