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Who it's for
A good fit for
- Middle school or adult learners who want to improve English reading through stories
- Readers interested in traditional Chinese culture who want to learn how it is expressed in English
- Teachers or students looking for suitable bilingual extracurricular reading
- Independent learners who need English materials that are both readable and instructive
Not a good fit for
- Readers expecting a deeply literary adaptation or a purely Chinese original story
- Readers at zero English level or near-native level
Reading tips
- Read the English section first to grasp the general meaning, then check against the Chinese section to verify and deepen understanding.
- Focus on the vocabulary and phrases marked in the book, and try making sentences with them to turn them into active vocabulary.
- After reading, try retelling the main plot of Mulan in English, or hold a simple discussion with friends to reinforce learning.
About the publisher
East China University of Science and Technology Press is a comprehensive university press known for publishing university textbooks, academic monographs and supplementary teaching materials, and it has also developed a distinctive list in classics and foreign literature. Its 825 titles in the library cover common categories such as classics, foreign literature, inspirational growth and social novels. Representative books include the Japanese editions of Selected Works of Lu Xun (The True Story of Ah Q, Hometown, Medicine, Kong Yiji and A Madman's Diary), the English original edition of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None, the English edition of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's The Little Prince, and English and American literary readers such as Anne of Green Gables. Its authors range from Lu Xun and Inoue Kōbai in Chinese and Japanese literature to foreign writers such as Christie, Montgomery and Fitzgerald, as well as Zhu Wei and Xu Naifu. Overall, the press balances textbooks and academic works with general reading, giving equal weight to Chinese and foreign literary classics.
Contents
- 版权信息
- Chapter 1 A Little Excitement
- Chapter2 The Matchmaker
- Chapter3 Tea and Sympathy
- Chapter4 A Rice Makeover
- Chapter5 Ying's Secret
- Chapter6 The Idea
- Chapter7 A New Lesson
- Chapter8 Another Side of Ying
- Chapter9 Becoming a Team
- Chapter10 The Competition
FAQ
Is this a complete story, and what English level is it suitable for?
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Is this the same story as Disney's Mulan?
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Qingcheng English is not an individual but an English-reading publishing brand created by East China University of Science and Technology Press, also known as the Qingcheng English Graded Library. Guided by the idea of "IP + education," the brand licenses film and television IPs such as Disney and Warner Bros. and publishes English-language originals and Chinese-English bilingual graded readers, movie novelizations, and primary-school English supplementary materials, mainly for Chinese primary and secondary school students. The library holds 37 of its titles, including the ten-volume Pixar Classic Films Bilingual Novels series and bilingual reading editions and English originals of Disney and Warner Bros. films such as Spider-Man: No Way Home, The Little Mermaid, Elemental, and Frozen 2. Its common categories are inspirational growth and foreign literature. Public information is limited, and details such as its founding date and editorial team are unknown.
