Fables of Lingzhong
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Editor's review
From a professional editor's perspective, the book's value lies in the "soft" entry point it offers for reflection. It does not present abstruse philosophical argument, yet through vivid storytelling it guides readers toward self-examination. The issues it explores—such as the tension between the individual and the collective, the boundaries of desire, and the vulnerability of truth—are universal across eras, but the author gives them a distinctly contemporary context, lending new vitality to the ancient fable form. For readers seeking a moment of spiritual grounding and inner reflection in an age of information overload, this book is like a clear yet not shallow mirror.
It is worth noting that the book is more literary than didactic. The author prefers to present the complexity of the world and the openness of answers rather than offer clear moral admonitions. This creative stance gives the reading experience greater depth, and readers of different backgrounds may draw different flavors from it. It is less a book of answers than an "invitation" that asks readers to participate actively in constructing meaning.
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Literary lovers who enjoy short-form narrative and prefer reading that leaves room for thought
- Readers with a sustained curiosity about human nature and social issues who wish to explore them gently through literature
- Those who hope to read meaningfully in fragmented time and gain spiritual nourishment from it
- Readers who appreciate a concise, forceful writing style rich in implication
Not a good fit for
- Readers expecting traditional plot-driven fiction with twists and intense conflict
- Pragmatists seeking clear, direct life guidance or success-oriented answers
Reading tips
- Read one or two fables at a time, leaving time to chew and reflect rather than rushing through
- Try connecting the situations in the fables with your own experience or social phenomena you have observed, and compare them
- While reading, set aside the urge to seek a "standard answer" and focus on the feelings and insights the stories themselves evoke
About the publisher
China International Culture Press Limited, headquartered in Hong Kong, is a comprehensive publisher serving Chinese-reading communities worldwide. Its publishing covers classics, art, literary appreciation, modern poetry, documentary literature and cultural studies. Representative titles include Gleaning Delights in the Sea of Art, Notes on Reading Zhuangzi, Studies in Rubbings and Appreciation of Fine Rubbings, Research on Mahler's Symphonies: Genre, Symbol and Intertextuality, An Appreciation of Mao Zedong's Couplet Collection, A Cool Stroll through a Mountain Village, A Cultural History of the Imperial Examination in the Late Imperial Period, and Moving Beyond Intergenerational Trauma from the Family of Origin, with authors such as Xu Jiaqiang, Lin Zhengong, Sun Honglin, Wu Ning, Liu Chunyong, Niu Qiushi and Jin Shang. The books in its catalogue show a balance between art appreciation and cultural scholarship, serving both general readers and specialized research. As public information is limited, other publishing features are not detailed here.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 自序
- 内容简介
- 1金凤凰
- 2狮子过河
- 3龟和石马
- 4乌鸦的恭维
- 5青蛙和豪猪
- 6燕子和蝉
- 7手和脸
- 8风和火
- 9旧被褥
- 10鲤鱼的谴责
- 11猴子从师
- 12水缸边的无名草
- 13捕画眉者
- 14饿鹿和幼树苗
- 15笼中之虎
- 16狐狸和战马
- 17鱼钩的困惑
- 18猫的会议
- 19鹰和猪
- 20报恩的蟋蟀
- 21麦秸秆的愤怨
- 22钱堆中的甲虫
- 23教养
- 24飞机和风筝
- 25窗台上的镜子
- 26狼的降生
- 27鸽子和燕子
- 28两本书
- 29胡蜂和蚂蚁
- 30雨花石和瓦砾
- 31鼠对猫的揭露
- 32蚕的嗟悔
- 33《鹬蚌相争》后记
- 34鞭炮和打火机
- 35母鸡的自豪
- 36镀金的铜币
- 37山雀和海鱼
- 38南山虎被剿灭之后
- 39军马和猎手
- 40古犁和拖拉机
- 41盛开的腊梅树
- 42蜗牛和野鸭
- 43候鸟和稻草人
- 44新毛巾
- 45鸵鸟蛋的大小
- 46装油的漏斗
- 47会堂里的苍蝇
- 48狗的转变
- 49山羊求医
- 50鼹鼠
- 51皮影武士
- 52跷跷板
- 53蝶对蜂的采访
- 54鸿雁
- 55荷花的自诩
- 56两扇窗户
- 57大象和伐木者
- 58鼠和蛇
- 59信鸽的评语
- 60家犬和野犬
- 61驴和读者
- 62海龟的探索
- 63雷的悲怆
- 64云雀和猫头鹰
- 65树桩盆景
- 66穿跑鞋的猴子
- 67风筝的尾巴
- 68橡树的怨怼
- 69扫兴的诗人
- 70蟑螂
- 71小狗和绳索
- 72号角
- 73狼的奏乐
- 74狐狸和受伤小鸟
- 75胡须、眉毛和头发
- 76乌鸦和瓦缸中的水
- 77登山者和石阶
- 78鸵鸟的健忘
- 79渔者的宽容
- 80幼鼠告状
- 81争斗的鹦鹉
- 82扮成羊的狼
- 83青蛙和蛇蛋
- 84红绿灯
- 85一叶小舟
- 86草坪上的芭蕉
- 87惊弓之鸟
- 88蜗牛和螃蟹
- 89癞皮狗和泰迪犬
- 90煅石灰
- 91木偶的冠冕
- 92得胜的公鸡
- 93云杉的身影
- 94萤火虫和太阳
- 95渔网的善恶
- 96战马和骆驼
- 97不睦的牛和猪
- 98鹰和飓风
- 99老鼠搬家
- 100围墙上的凌霄藤
- 101驴子和口技表演者
- 102野火和芦苇
- 103蜘蛛问柞蚕
- 104狼仿猫叫
- 105铜镜和漆木镜
- 106蚊虫和扇子
- 107陷入泥沼的小麻雀
- 108固执的蝌蚪
- 109小松鼠和池鱼
- 110舞蹈家的影子
- 111老狐狸和老牧羊犬
- 112红点颏之死
- 113勋章
- 114蚂蚁和鹰
- 115砧板的命运
- 116花蕾和粪团
- 117伊索笔下的乌鸦和莱莘笔下的马
- 118饿雀和饿鱼
- 119一颗乳牙
- 120鼠发博客
- 121聪明的守门犬
- 122蛇的拜托
- 123一根翎毛
- 124闪电和春雷
- 125囚狮和石狮
- 126摩天大厦上的蜘蛛
- 127鱼和渔者
- 128万花筒和蝴蝶
- 129家燕和喜鹊
- 130公鸡和母鸡
- 131驴子招聘
- 132贝壳和古瓷
- 133狼、羊相爱
- 134镜子和照片
- 135太阳、飓风和乌云
- 136流萤和火把
- 137英雄的塑像
- 138新式屠宰机
- 139鼠和耕牛
- 140雀和读书人
- 141隼和蛇
- 142骆驼的不悦
- 143被误解的家猫
- 144猎人的立场
- 145田鼠和大象
- 146懒汉和时光老人
- 147泥偶和木偶
- 148雄鸡的颂唱
- 149宫殿的大门
- 150被通缉的狐狸
- 151鼠的举报
- 152瓦砾下的小草
- 153酒徒
- 154驯马人
- 155蜗牛的新发现
- 156衣服的口袋
- 157秤砣和秤钩
- 158得意的家犬
- 159蝇拍柄上的苍蝇
- 160获救的狐狸
- 161夏蝉、烈日和云彩
- 162嘲讽谁
- 163小孩和肥皂泡
- 164井中钓鱼
- 165捕蛇者
- 166小狼和老山羊
- 167麻雀和猫头鹰
- 168魔术师的感慨
- 169大隼的馈赠
- 170为虎仲裁
- 171啄木鸟和橡树
- 172野鼠和蝙蝠
- 173猫的哲学
- 174证词
- 175耍戏的山猴
- 176哈哈镜和放大镜
- 177骆驼
- 178夜莺和夏蝉
- 179流星
- 180鸡的迷惘
- 181孔雀和长城
- 182线和针
- 183獍的传统
- 184《狐狸和葡萄》后记
- 185异想天开的狗
- 186泥塑的菩萨和泥塑的魔鬼
- 187蜻蜓和池鱼
- 188心有余悸的松鼠
- 189树獭和鹰
- 190智能手机
- 191潜入孤岛的狐狸
- 192天鹅和野狗
- 193粪蝇和马屁股
- 194泰山之石
- 195春风和笼鸟
- 196路人遇狼
- 197扫帚和壁虎
- 198屎壳郎
- 199青蛙讲学
- 200山顶上的狗尾草
- 201狮子的邀请
- 202箭(一)
- 203箭(二)
- 204想听赞美的猫
- 205狼和黄鼠狼
- 206两辆马车
- 207倡议者
- 208山雀和山鹰
- 209新台板下的旧邮票
- 210歌手和诗人
- 211三只猫逮鼠
- 212飞鸟和蛇
- 213真、假狮子
- 214养殖场的鸡和狗
- 215银楼的门锁
- 216狼和皇冠鹤
- 217竞选演说者和医生
- 218苍蝇的厄运
- 219哑剧演员
- 220马的前腿和后腿
- 221钢琴的叹息
- 222狐狸的辩白
- 223蔓草和桦树苗
- 224耕牛和闲猴
- 225蜻蜓和荷叶
- 226窗钩和玻璃窗
- 227炭火
- 228山蚂蚁和穿山甲
- 229狗的拥抱
- 230某君网购
- 231创新的导演
- 232大鸟和池鱼
- 233猴子开公司
- 234两只象棋子
- 235面对狼的侵犯
- 236一根雪糕
- 237泥草菩萨
- 238天鹅嫁龟
- 239两猎手
- 240夜莺和乌鸦
- 241狼治羊罪
- 242鼠和旧书架
- 243火柴棒的下场
- 244孔雀的忧伤
- 245树根和枝干
- 246蛇访鸡舍
- 247流萤和月亮
- 248穿高跟鞋的女士
- 249雪鹭和乌鸦
- 250 秤杆和秤钩
- 251跳蚤和老虎
- 252狐狸、狼和山雀
- 253骏马和蛤蟆
- 254鱼和鸟羽
- 255浪花和海带
- 256一支破军号
- 257鸟网
- 258喜鹊问鼠
- 259波斯猫和夜莺
- 260昙花
- 261雁鸭和蚌
- 262霸权和真理
- 263《狐狸和鹤》后记
- 264布谷鸟
- 265暴风雨后的百合花
- 266猫和鱼骨
- 267羊、猪摔跤
- 268酒缸中的醉鼠
- 269狗的反省
- 270风、门缝和烛
- 271一粒旧纽扣
- 272蜣螂和蒙古马
- 273狮王的嗟叹
- 274井的抱屈
- 275逛街的猴子
- 276禽流感期间的白头翁
- 277鸽问大海
- 278黄鼠狼的本性
- 279闪电、春雷和朔风
- 280野驴的尾巴
- 281单干的鸬鹚
- 282枯萎的牡丹花
- 283叼着卤肉的狗
- 284泥菩萨和泥塑匠
- 285贵宾犬和磁卡
- 286黄果树瀑布
- 287蜗牛和蜘蛛
- 288蚌和田螺
- 289靓丽的蛇
- 290舵手和水手
- 291鸡的友情
- 292伊索和狼(一)
- 293伊索和狼(二)
- 294人问鼠
- 295风铃、风筝和云雀
- 296速度
- 297月饼的理想
- 298伤悼
- 299一枚锈蚀的图钉
- 300铜像下的蛤蟆
- 301脚和头颅
- 302风车和雀
- 303鸡的脚印
- 304牛粪旁的蒲公英
- 305蝉和促织
- 306文鸟和鹰
- 307相濡以沫的鱼
- 308《狐假虎威》后记
- 309幼猫和鼠
- 310蚂蟥和水牛
- 311牧羊犬的要挟
- 312桔树和野山参
- 313祈祷
- 314小鸟讽鹅
- 315丢失尾巴的狼
- 316家猫的创作
- 317失落井中的眼镜
- 318蝉和黑天牛
- 319一只死去的蜂
- 320礁石上的灯塔
- 321指点迷津
- 322幼鹰和母鸡
- 323金龟子的快乐
- 324鼠不畏猫
- 325骑马者
- 326家狗和木偶
- 327巨大橡树的倾倒
- 328真理和谬论
- 329百灵和老鸦
- 330眼镜蛇和舞蛇者
- 331握手
- 332鸡和看谷场的狗
- 333出山的月亮
- 334海鱼和河鱼
- 335两只幼鹰
- 336一幅古画
- 337会爬云梯的猫
- 338穷汉的西施狗
- 339木珠和珍珠
- 340剪刀和布
- 341鹫和蚂蚁
- 342猎犬和狐狸
- 343敲木鱼的和尚
- 344金丝雀和蛤蟆
- 345驴子的广告
- 346鼠和鸡
- 347蝇恋蜂
- 348凿和锤
- 349受伤的狼
- 350猴子和镜子
- 351乌贼的法宝
- 352小丑和观众
- 353鸡和猫的感情
- 354虎王的遗嘱
- 355杉树和紫金牛树
- 356狐狸的抱怨
- 357方案
- 358请求避难的鼠
- 359老麻雀和幼鹰
- 360海之印象
- 361“长篇大论”和“微型寓言”
- 362笼中歌鸲
- 363不想参赛的鹤
- 364一颗锈螺帽
- 365无剌的蔷薇
- 366赛马和熊猫
- 367家鼠的勇敢
- 368烟囱
- 369黑鹰和风筝
- 370出土的珍珠
- 371免职
- 372阴沟中的玉佩
- 373螃蟹学跳高
- 374称赞
- 375狼劝猎狗
- 376一块锻铁
- 377小女孩和电玩偶
- 378豹猫和鱼
- 379穿衣镜和挂衣架
- 380混入蝇群的蜜蜂
- 381老鼠和鼓
- 382老狐狸和年轻乌鸦
- 383驴子和马
- 384气温计的品格
- 385兽王的怪招
- 386母鸡和气球
- 387饿雀和星星
- 388两杆枪
- 389暴涨的溪流
- 390鸵鸟的脚和翅
- 391蚊虫和蚊帐
- 392《龟兔赛跑》后记
- 393信鸽的忠诚
- 394落石的感叹
- 395一片残叶
- 396牛和牛虻
- 397狼和狐狸的配合
- 398鼠和蜂
- 399缝衣针和礼服
- 400山麓下的兰草
- 401猴子捞月
- 402蛐蛐告状
- 403两根翠竹
- 404爬山虎和蒲公英
- 405蜘蛛的抱怨
- 406一棵冬小麦
- 407老猫的训诫
- 408《守株待兔》后记
- 409雄鹰和苍蝇
- 410两把菜刀
- 411煤场上的乌鸦
- 412停战的蚊子
- 413伊索的憾事
- 414蝉和猫
- 415山羊进城
- 416河面上的花瓣
- 417猴子和相机
- 418骆驼和马
- 419虎王驾崩
- 420鸬鹚救蚌
- 421苍蝇的标榜
- 422流浪狗和宠物狗
- 423时针和分针
- 424墓地上的蟋蟀
- 425家禽和幼鹰
- 426说教的黄鼠狼
- 427狗的叹息
- 428澜沧江
- 429老虎和鼬鼠
- 430飞蛾
- 431农夫和稻草人
- 432蚊虫的伎俩
- 433古铜币
- 434雪豹和雪兔
- 435眉毛和眼睛
- 436刺猬的举报
- 437两只画眉
- 438瞎眼狐求医
- 439躲雨的猴子
- 440老狼的悔改
- 441猫的身价
- 442鹅卵石和剑
- 443牛蝇谈虎
- 444小偷和战马
- 445大头蚁的察访
- 446家犬和警犬
- 447寒风、太阳和池水
- 448狮子和农民
- 449春燕和风筝
- 450银行里的垃圾
- 451笼中的两只鸟
- 452牛蛙和青蛙
- 453两只新袜子
- 454幼猫和狗
- 455受惊的啄木鸟
- 456田鼠和纸鸢
- 457二胡、洞箫和扬琴
- 458狼和名画
- 459小黄蛉和一群草蚁
- 460一只病鼠
- 461鸿毛和信鸽
- 462演员的功底
- 463小沟和大河
- 464慈善家
- 465渔民和丹顶鹤
- 466落难的同林鸟
- 467公牛和青蛙
- 468一株果树苗
- 469蝼蚁和水鸟
- 470馋猫和警犬
- 471鼠和指挥棒
- 472飓风和大山
- 473小溪和小木桥
- 474鸟之羽翼
- 475猴子和它的影子
- 476自傲的鳖
- 477黄金和铁锁
- 478萤火虫的争论
- 479刺猬之癖好
- 480虎王开会
- 481左、右手
- 482群猴赌博
- 483蛛网上的飞虫
- 484扫帚的悲哀
- 485《狐狸和乌鸦的故事》后记(一)
- 486《狐狸和乌鸦的故事》后记(二)
- 487《狐狸和乌鸦的故事》后记(三)
- 488《狐狸和乌鸦的故事》后记(四)
- 489《狐狸和乌鸦的故事》后记(五)
- 490《狐狸和乌鸦的故事》后记(六)
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Gao Lingzhong is the author credited with the folk-literature work Lingzhong's Fables. Publicly available information about his nationality, dates of birth and death, English name, education, and professional career is limited, making it difficult to trace the outlines of his life. In the folk-literature genre to which the book belongs, fables are typically brief narratives that convey moral lessons or philosophical insights, often drawing on human affairs, animals, and everyday experience, with language that is concise and vivid so as to be easily remembered and passed on orally. As the only work by Gao Lingzhong currently in the collection, Lingzhong's Fables is the main basis for understanding his writing; the correspondence between the author's name and the title suggests the work may bear a distinct personal stamp. Readers may regard it as an individual attempt at folk-fable writing, while its sources, artistic features, and influence await further study given the limited material.