Bob likes to collect different sayings. In Chinese culture, his favorite saying is " Learning without thinking leads to confusion; thinking without learning ends to vain." Daily is a big fan of Chinese Tang and Song poetry. She enjoyed reading poetry even more after she came to China last year. Jane is deeply attracted by Chinese history and culture. She wants to learn some geographical facts about ancient China. Alex is a great fan of Wu Song. When he first heard the story of Wu Song, he was interested in him. He also wants to be a hero like Wu Song. Odom is very interested in China's history. If possible, he would like to learn all of five thousand years of Chinese history. | A. Water Margin is one of China's four great classic novels. Wu Song Fights the Tiger is a wonderful story in the book. It shows Wu Song is so brave that he fights against the tiger. B. The Analects of Confucius is a collection of sayings of Confucius and his students during the Spring and Autumn Period. The sayings in it are easy to understand but have deep meanings. C. The Classic of Mountains and Rivers includes ancient geography, history, animals, plants, medicine and so on. It has always been regarded as both a practical geography book and an encyclopedia of ancient times. D. The Ordinary World is a novel written by Lu Yao. The book mainly tells the story of two brothers, Sun Shaoping and Sun Shaoan. They work hard to get a better life. The writer thought highly of workers and he put this feeling into the work. E. Records of the Historian was written by Sima Qian. Being a great work, it opens a new way of recording historical events. It also has a great influence on later works. F. The Border Town was written by Shen Congwen. It is a classic novel. The writer tells the special customs of Hunan with the love story of Cuicui, a young girl. G. Poetic Remarks on the Human World is a great work written by Wang Guowei. It talks about Chinese classical poetry, such as some famous Tang and Song poetry, from different levels. |
