赤尔斯

Founded
2022
Country / Region
China
Notable books
The Master Who Embraces SimplicityRecord of the Khitan StateNew Tales Told by Lamplight

13 books 13 authors

About the publisher

Chiers is a publishing brand used by Beijing Chiers Culture Media Co., Ltd., established in 2022; publicly available information is limited. Judging from the 13 titles in its catalogue, its publishing focus centres on classical Chinese literature and traditional culture, covering ancient philosophy, historical works, huaben fiction and poetic texts. Representative titles include Ge Hong's Baopuzi, Ye Longli's History of the Khitan State, Qu You's New Tales Under the Lamplight, Hong Pian's Qingping Shantang Huaben, Zhang Zhidong's Shumu Dawen and Ma Zong's Yilin, alongside note-style fiction such as Yue Jun's Ershilu and social novels such as Jiang Guangci's Short Trousers. Its author resources consist mainly of the authors of public-domain classics, and its publishing character lies in reissuing ancient works and classic literature in e-book form, with attention to the systematic organisation of source texts and the popularisation of traditional cultural knowledge.

Published (13)

The Master Who Embraces Simplicity cover
Rating 4.5
The Master Who Embraces Simplicity Ge Hong 赤尔斯 · 2026 The Baopuzi is a classic work by the Eastern Jin Daoist theorist Ge Hong, completed around 317 CE. Its title comes from the Daodejing: "Display plainn…
Record of the Khitan State cover
Rating 4.4
Record of the Khitan State 叶隆礼 赤尔斯 · 2026 This work is a biographical-style history of the Liao dynasty and the earliest extant privately compiled monograph on Liao history. Drawing on survivi…
The Short-Pants Party cover
Rating 3.9
The Short-Pants Party Jiang Guangci 赤尔斯 · 2026 Set against the three armed uprisings of Shanghai workers the same year, *Short-Trousered Party* depicts the preparation for and victory of the third …
A Marvelous Encounter Destined by Heaven cover
Rating 2.4
A Marvelous Encounter Destined by Heaven 吴敬 赤尔斯 · 2026 A mid-length chuanqi novella of the Ming dynasty, tracing the extraordinary life of the scholar Qi Yudi. The story tells how Qi Yudi obtains immortal …
Record of the Flying Sword cover
Rating 3.3
Record of the Flying Sword 邓志谟 赤尔斯 · 2025 Feijian Ji (The Tale of the Flying Sword) is a classic of Ming-dynasty supernatural fiction, telling the legend of Lü Dongbin, who cultivates from mor…
New Tales Told by Lamplight cover
Rating 4.4
New Tales Told by Lamplight 瞿佑 赤尔斯 · 2024 Qu You, courtesy name Zongji, art name Cunzhai, was a native of Qiantang (present-day Hangzhou, Zhejiang) and a celebrated literary figure of the earl…
Questions and Answers on Bibliography cover
Rating 4.1
Questions and Answers on Bibliography 张之洞 赤尔斯 · 2024 Traditional Chinese thought and culture have a long history, marked by a high degree of originality, inventiveness, and literary quality. Early forms …
Forest of Ideas cover
Rating 4.0
Forest of Ideas 马总 赤尔斯 · 2024 Traditional Chinese thought has a long history and is highly original, inventive, and literary. Its early forms are distinctive, and the range of cont…
Records of Hearsay cover
Rating 4.0
Records of Hearsay 乐钧 赤尔斯 · 2024 China's traditional culture has a long intellectual history, marked by a high degree of originality, inventiveness and literary quality. Its early for…
The Sea of Regret cover
Rating 3.8
The Sea of Regret Wu Jianren 赤尔斯 · 2024 Hatred of the Sea is a chapter-novel set against the Boxer Rebellion, telling the marital tragedies of two young couples. The book reflects strong feu…
Clapping to Leave the Dust Behind cover
Rating 3.7
Clapping to Leave the Dust Behind 金木散人 赤尔斯 · 2024 Chinese traditional culture and thought have a long history, marked by a high degree of originality, inventiveness and literary quality. Early forms o…
Calligraphy: Departing from the Hook cover
Rating 3.5
Calligraphy: Departing from the Hook 潘之淙 赤尔斯 · 2024 Traditional Chinese thought has a long history and is highly original, inventive and literary. Its early forms are distinctive: religious theology, me…
Tales from Qingping Mountain Hall cover
Rating 4.2
Tales from Qingping Mountain Hall 洪楩 赤尔斯 · 2016 Qingping shan tang huaben is the earliest extant collection of vernacular story-tellers' scripts. Originally titled Liushi jia xiaoshuo (Sixty Househo…

Frequent authors

乐钧 (1)叶隆礼 (1)吴敬 (1)Wu Jianren (1)张之洞 (1)洪楩 (1)潘之淙 (1)瞿佑 (1)Ge Hong (1)Jiang Guangci (1)邓志谟 (1)金木散人 (1)