info@imaginpress.comWe just published our first totally new story in almost a year. It’s the classic Chinese legend The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl (牛郎织女).
This is a wonderful story, told using fewer than 500 Chinese words, most of which are in the HSK3 vocabulary list. While most versions of this story are short, our version comes in at 15,000 Chinese characters, which works out to about 10,000 words. The book is 225 pages long.
As usual, the story is told in Simplified Chinese, with pinyin on the facing pages, English translation in the back, and a full glossary of all words used. There is also a free audiobook, which should appear on the Imagin8 Press channel on YouTube within the next week.
Here’s a quick summary of the story:
Niulang, a humble herding boy, and Zhinü, a celestial weaver girl, defy the boundaries between heaven and earth. Drawn together by fate, their love blossoms but their union angers the gods. As punishment, they are separated by the great sky river, destined to never see each other again. But their devotion moves the heart of the Jade Emperor, who allows them to reunite once a year on the seventh day of the seventh month, when a bridge of magpies brings them together.
This timeless legend, one of the most famous of all Chinese legends, has been reimagined by award-winning author Jenny Lu. It celebrates love’s enduring power to conquer the impossible.
The story is written using only 489 different Chinese words, most of which are in the HSK3 vocabulary. It is presented in Simplified Chinese characters and pinyin and includes an English translation and glossary of all words used.
The book is available in paperback ($13.95) and ebook ($6.99) formats. Here’s how to buy:
- on Amazon in ebook and paperback: here
- from various other publishers in ebook format: here
- in quantity direct from us: here
We are really happy to bring this timeless story to you, and we hope you like it as much as we do!
