Bibliograph

Chinese history stories, translated from the original Chinese by Qian Jifang ; edited by Renee Ting

Type

Label

Chinese history stories, translated from the original Chinese by Qian Jifang ; edited by Renee Ting

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Chinese history stories

Oclc number

489124651

Responsibility statement

translated from the original Chinese by Qian Jifang ; edited by Renee Ting

Series statement

Treasures of China. History stories, v. I

Summary

"Presents stories of kings and queens, generals, battles, and courtiers from the Zhou Dynasty, when China was ruled by kings from 1046 BC to 221 BC. It was the period before the country was unified under a single emperor, when each state schemed to become more powerful than its neighbor, leading to many exciting stories populated by famous historical figures"--Jacket

Table Of Contents

Fooling Vassals with false alarms -- Bribing Yu to defeat Guo -- Qu Yuan and the Dragon Boat Festival -- Sun Wu demonstrates the art of war -- Ximen Bao and the River God -- Lord Menchang and his guests: The dog and the rooster ; Feng Yuan arrives and proves to be useful ; Feng Yuan helps Lord Menchang again -- Wu Zixu's revenge -- Lin Xiangru the clever: Return the jade to Zhao ; The meeting at Mainchi ; The general and the Prime Minister unite -- Tian Dan defeats the Yan Army -- Mao Sui recommends himself -- Jnig Ke's assassination attempt

Target audience

juvenile

resource.variantTitle

Chinese history stories, Volume 1, Stories from the Zhou Dynasty, 1122-221 BCStories from the Zhou Dynasty, 1122-221 BC

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