Chinese Idioms and Their Stories

by Zhang Ciyun

This collection of one hundred Chinese idioms details the stories behind each one and offers a humorous and fascinating insight into the cultural history of China. From paper tigers to praying mantis, to the music of nature and heavenly robes, these tales have not only shed light on the traditional Chinese way of thinking, but also illustrated many of its ancient customs.[Extracted ]

Genres: China

201 pages, Paperback

Published April 1, 2020

Reviews

[Cole]

Not to be read as a novel, this should be considered a coffee table book. Fun to flick through a few pages, but there’s only so much that can be gained three paragraphs at a time.

Cute book, cute illustrations. The scale of China continues to blow me away.