Myths of Ancient China: Four Fierce Beasts and One Deceiver

Can only professionals read Chinese? Of course not. In this book you will find adapted stories about the mysterious Chaos Hundun or Dijiang, who gave birth to the world, the terrible winged half-tiger-half-bull Qiongqi, the treacherous and brave patron of... warriors Taou, the ferocious Taot, the fifth son of the Dragon, and the cunning deceiver fox-werewolf Huli-ching. The author-compiler A.D. Durymanova, a teacher at the Russian State University for the Humanities and the National Research University Higher School of Economics, has prepared methodological recommendations that will help make the reading process effective and accessible. Also, each story is accompanied by a dictionary with pinyin transcription, exercises, grammatical comments and authentic illustrations. And thanks to specialized vocabulary, you can prepare for the HSK 1-3 exam, new version 3.0.