About the publisher

Phoenix Books, Ltd. specializes in collating and publishing Chinese classics in literature, history, and philosophy, along with related academic works. Its publishing areas cover ancient poetry, classical literature, folk literature, literary appreciation, medicine, and Eastern philosophy, forming distinctive sectors in classical text collation, historical documents, and academic research. Its catalogue includes poetry collections such as The Collected Works of Su Shi, Li Bai, Xin Qiji, and Wang Wei; classical drama and fiction such as Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio and The Injustice to Dou E; and scholarly editions such as the Collated Edition of Zhouhou Beiji Fang (2 volumes) and An Introduction to the Study of Chinese Texts Abroad (Revised Edition). Its author resources include scholars such as An Pingqiu, Zhang Peiheng, Ma Zhanggen, Zeng Zaozhuang, Yu Xianhao, and Yang Zhong, as well as classic writers such as Pu Songling and Guan Hanqing.

Published (389)

Rating 4.3★ Collected Works of Xu Wei 徐渭集 / 傅杰 Phoenix Books, Ltd. · 2023 Beyond painting and calligraphy, Xu Wei of the Ming dynasty left such works as the 29-juan Xu Wenchang Sanji, the 24-juan Xu Wenchang Yigao, and the X… Rating 4.2★ Collected Works of Gao Shi and Cen Shen Zhang Peiheng / An Pingqiu / 马樟根 / 谢楚发 Phoenix Books, Ltd. · 2023 To help general readers read, understand, and appreciate the poetry of Gao Shi and Cen Shen, this book selects several dozen representative works from… Rating 4.2★ Self-Compiled Chronological Biography of Guo Zeyun 郭则沄 / 马忠文 / 张求会 Phoenix Books, Ltd. · 2023 The Chronological Autobiography of Guo Zeyun, also known as The Chronological Biography of Longgu Shanren, is a chronological autobiography written by… Rating 4.2★ Reform in China: Huang Zunxian and the Japanese Model 蒲地典子 / 闾小波 Phoenix Books, Ltd. · 2023 Huang Zunxian was one of modern China's great diplomats. Taking chronology as its main thread, this book traces his upbringing and his postings in Jap… Rating 4.2★ Annotated Family Letters of Weng Tonghe (Collection of Rare Historical Materials of Modern and Contemporary China, Fourth Series) Zhao Ping Phoenix Books, Ltd. · 2023 This volume presents a selection of letters from Weng Tonghe preserved by his descendants, together with letters from the Weng family's unpublished ma… Rating 4.2★ Record of Teachers' Kindness at Yanyuan (Phoenix Branch Collection) 王景琳 Phoenix Books, Ltd. · 2023 This book collects eighteen reminiscences the author wrote in recent years about his teachers at Peking University, including Wu Zuxiang, Lin Geng, Lü… Rating 4.2★ Collected Works of Zeng Gong Zhang Peiheng / An Pingqiu / 马樟根 / 祝尚书 Phoenix Books, Ltd. · 2023 Zeng Gong (1019–1083), courtesy name Zigu, known as "Mr. Nanfeng," is counted among the "Eight Great Prose Masters of the Tang and Song" for his outst… Rating 4.2★ The Diary of Wang Rongbao 汪荣宝 / 赵阳阳 / 马梅玉 Phoenix Books, Ltd. · 2023 Wang Rongbao (1878–1933), courtesy name Gunfu, art name Taixuan, was a native of Wuxian, Jiangsu. A renowned modern scholar and diplomat, Wang kept a … Rating 4.2★ Mo Lifeng Talks on Tang Poetry Mo Lifeng Phoenix Books, Ltd. · 2023 For a thousand years, why has Tang poetry remained so vital, and why does it still stir the heart? How did Tang poets express the frontier spirit of v… Rating 4.2★ A Critical Study of Late Qing Diaries and Letters 马忠文 Phoenix Books, Ltd. · 2023 Based on the rich manuscript holdings in the archives of the Institute of Modern History, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and through careful rese… Rating 4.2★ Collected Works of Yuan Zhen and Bai Juyi 吴大逵 / 马秀娟 Phoenix Books, Ltd. · 2023 Yuan Zhen and Bai Juyi were renowned poets of the Mid-Tang period, jointly known as "Yuan-Bai." They championed the New Yuefu Movement, and their poet… Rating 4.2★ A Literary History with an Emperor 浅见洋二 / 高桥文治 / 谷口高志 / 黄小珠 / 曹逸梅 Phoenix Books, Ltd. · 2023 Where does the charm of Chinese literature lie? How did Chinese literati confront the tension between ideals and reality? How did they use words to ex… Rating 4.2★ The Diary of Mo Youzhi 莫友芝 / Zhang Jian Phoenix Books, Ltd. · 2023 From the eleventh year of Xianfeng (1861) until his death, Mo Youzhi successively relied on such high officials as Hu Linyi, Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang… Rating 4.2★ Two Diaries of the Mission to Britain (Collection of Rare Historical Materials of Modern and Contemporary China, Fourth Series) 载振 / 唐文治 / 董佳贝 / Li Wenjie Phoenix Books, Ltd. · 2023 The diary provides a detailed account of the author's 1902 journey to Britain to congratulate King Edward VII on his accession, and of his observation… Rating 4.2★ Four Collections of Wu Dacheng's Letters 吴大澂 / 陆德富 / Zhang Xiaochuan Phoenix Books, Ltd. · 2023 This book is one volume of the Series of Rare Historical Materials of Modern and Contemporary China (Third Series). It collects Wu Dacheng's Wu Kenzha… Rating 4.2★ Diary of Zhang Peilun (Rare Historical Materials of Modern China, Series 2) 张佩纶 / 谢海林 Phoenix Books, Ltd. · 2023 Zhang Peilun, courtesy name Youqiao, art name Kuizhai, was son-in-law to the late Qing heavyweight Li Hongzhang and himself a member of the late Qing … Rating 4.2★ Four Historical Sources on the Gengzi Incident: With One Other (Collection of Rare Historical Materials of Modern and Contemporary China, Fifth Series) 宋廷模 / 郭道平 Phoenix Books, Ltd. · 2023 This book collects four historical sources related to the Gengzi Incident: Song Tingmo's A Daily Record of the Capital, Wu Qingchi's Diary of the Jour… Rating 4.2★ Oral Recollections of the Dongqing Elder 卞孝萱 / 赵益 Phoenix Books, Ltd. · 2023 This manuscript is based on the oral recollections of Mr. Bian Xiaoxuan in his later years, edited by Professor Zhao Yi of the School of Liberal Arts … Rating 4.2★ Exposed Words from Yingshi Ridge 王小盾 Phoenix Books, Ltd. · 2023 This book, part of the "Phoenix Branch" series, collects articles by the renowned scholar Wang Xiaodun published over the years in Classical Literatur… Rating 4.2★ Collected Works of Yuan Mei 李灵年 / 李泽平 / 倪其心 Phoenix Books, Ltd. · 2023 Yuan Mei, courtesy name Zicai, pseudonym Jianzhai; in later years he called himself Cangshan Jushi, Suiyuan Zhuren, and Suiyuan Laoren. A native of Qi…

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