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The Extravagance of Heshen's Maidservants and Concubines in Dress and Carriage
Nanhai Publication Company · 2024
In the Anwu Collection there is a fu titled "The Neck-Lock of the Fourth Bath Attendant," composed for He. In a jade shop in Yangzhou there was a ring…
The Azure Cloud Flute
Nanhai Publication Company · 2024
A matchmaker was sent to sound out the girl's mother, who declared that the affair could be settled only if the xiao were pledged as a betrothal token…
Foreign Troops Occupy the City
Nanhai Publication Company · 2024
When the foreign troops entered the capital, there were eight nations in all: America, England, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Japan, and Austria. Th…
The Garden
Nanhai Publication Company · 2024
In the prosperous days of my hometown, there were still several gardens, such as the Chen family garden at Xiao Yu He, the Tian family garden at Gaoji…
Leaving the Academy
Nanhai Publication Company · 2024
The Hanlin bachelor is like a newborn infant, still waiting to bloom; hence it is commonly said that the day of the dispersing review is the day of bl…
Court Review
Nanhai Publication Company · 2024
For years, in the autumn assizes, the homicide cases from each province were first verified by the relevant bureaus of the Board of Punishments accord…
Hearing Reports
Nanhai Publication Company · 2024
On the day the metropolitan examination results were posted, the proceedings began at the chen hour. The candidates either went to the theaters to wat…
Several Strange Cases
Nanhai Publication Company · 2023
This book is Curious Cases, by Chen Hengqing.
Killing One's Son
Nanhai Publication Company · 2023
This book is *Killing a Son* by Chen Hengqing.
Jests (Three Items)
Nanhai Publication Company · 2023
This book is *Jestful Words (Three Pieces)* by Chen Hengqing.
Yang Cuixi
Nanhai Publication Company · 2023
This book is Yang Cuixi, written by Chen Hengqing.
Madam Ge-Bi
Nanhai Publication Company · 2023
This book is *Ge Bi Shi* by Chen Hengqing.
The Third Class
Nanhai Publication Company · 2023
This book is Sanjia, by Chen Hengqing.
Copper Jewelry
Nanhai Publication Company · 2024
Since foreign white copper entered China, the craft of making jewelry has been nearly the specialty of Weixian craftsmen. At first they made bracelets…
A Record of the Golden Powder of the Southern Dynasties (Chapter 4)
Nanhai Publication Company · 2023
This volume presents Chapter Four of *A Record of Southern Dynasties Splendor*, authored by Laosaizi.
A Record of the Golden Powder of the Southern Dynasties (Chapter 5)
Nanhai Publication Company · 2023
This book is *Records of Southern Dynasties Golden Powder* (Chapter Five), by Lao Saozi.
A Record of the Golden Powder of the Southern Dynasties (Chapter 6)
Nanhai Publication Company · 2023
This book is "Nan Chao Jin Fen Lu (Chapter Six)" by Lao Saozi.
Unofficial Records from Qixia Pavilion (Collection)
Nanhai Publication Company · 2023
This book is Anecdotes from Qixia Pavilion (Collected Edition), by Sun Jing'an.
Anecdotes of Famous People
Nanhai Publication Company · 2023
This book is Mingren Yishi (Anecdotes of Famous People), by an anonymous author.
Dream of the Green Chamber
Qunyan Publishing House · 2024
Originally titled A Brief History of Qihong, this sixty-four-chapter novel was completed in the fourth year of the Guangxu reign (1878). Its author, Y…