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Dream Pool Essays

The Dream Pool Essays was an extensive book written by the polymath Chinese scientist and statesman Shen Kuo by 1088 AD, during the Song Dynasty of China. Although Shen was previously a highly renowned government official and military general, he compiled this enormous written work while virtually isolated on his lavish garden estate near modern-day Zhenjiang, Jiangsu province. He named the book after the name he gave to his estate, the "Dream Brook".

The Twenty-Four Filial Exemplars

The Twenty-four Filial Exemplars is a classic text of Confucian filial piety written by Guo Jujing, a scholar of the Yuan dynasty (1260-1368), who lived in Datian Xian, north of Dehua, in Fujian province. He was apparently much known for his filial piety, and took the occasion of the death of his father to publish the tales we read here, recounting the feats of filial children - nearly all male - towards their parents - mostly aged mothers - from the age of the primordial Emperor Shun down to his own era.

Fengshen Yanyi - Legends of Gods and Heroes

Fengshen Yanyi (The Investiture of the Gods or The Creation of the Gods), also known as Fengshen Bang is one of the major Vernacular Chinese novels written in the Ming Dynasty. The story deals with the decline of the Shang Dynasty and rise of the Zhou Dynasty, intertwining numerous elements of Chinese mythology, including gods and goddesses, Chinese immortals, and spirits.

In Search of the Supernatural, Gan Bao

In Search of the Supernatural, or Anecdotes About Spirits and Immortals, is a 4th century Chinese compilation of legends, short stories and hearsay concerning spirits, ghosts and other supernatural phenomena. Although the authorship of the book is not made explicit in the text, it is believed to have been written and compiled by Gan Bao, a historian at the court of Emperor Yuan of Jin in 350 AD.

Three (Seven) Heroes and Five Gallants

This late Qing time 清 novel is attributed to Shi Yukun (fl. 1870) and is a kind of historical detective story.

A Flower in the Sea of Sins (Niehaihua)

This rather unknown novel was written by Zeng Pu (1872-1935) and was published in 1905 as a writing of social criticism.

The Travels of Lao Can (Lao Can youji)

Written by Liu E (1857-1909), this short novel is partly autobiographical and was published in a periodical.

Flowers in a Mirror (Jinghuayuan)

This novel by Li Ruzhen (1763-1830) tells the story of a Taoist fairy named Fairy of the Hundred Flowers that has fallen from grace and tries to gain back her immortality.

The Handan Dream

The Handan Dream, one of the literary masterpieces written by Chinese dramatist Tang Xianzu in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), is adapted from Shen Jiji's romance story A Tale within the Pillow.

The White Snake (Baishezhuan)

This is a very popular tale from the area of Hangzhou at least from the Five Dynasties Period.

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