目录 Story 1Story of Jiang Xingge Related to His Pearl Shirt Story 2Censor Chen Solves the Case of the Gold Hairpins and BroochesStory 3Han the Fifth Sells Her CharmsStory 4Ruan San Redeems His Debt in NunneryStory 5Poverty-stricken Ma Enjoys Luck Brought about by Pancakes WomanStory 6Lord Ge Gives Away Pearl MaidenStory 7Yang Jiao’ai Lays Down His Life for FriendshipStory 8Wu Bao’an Does Everything for His FriendStory 9Duke Pei Returns a Concubine to Her Rightful HusbandStory 10Magistrate Teng Settles a Family Inheritance Case with Ghostly ClevernessStory 11Zhao Xu Meets Emperor Renzong in a TeahouseStory 12Liu the Seventh’s Death Mourned by All Courtesans Story 13Zhang Daoling Tests Zhao Sheng Seven TimesStory 14Chen Xiyi Rejects Appointments from the Imperial Court Story 15Foot Soldier Shi Hongzhao and the KingStory 16Friends in the Same BoatStory 17Shan Fulang’s Happy Marriage in Quanzhou Story 18Yang Balao’s Family Reunion in the Land of YueStory 19Yang Qianzhi Meets a Monk Knight-Errant in a BoatStory 20Chen Congshan Loses His WifeStory 21Qian Poliu Gets Rich in Lin’anStory 22Zheng Huchen Seeks Revenge in Mumian Temple Story 23Zhang Shunmei Meets a Beauty during the Lantern Festival Story 24Yang Siwen Meets an Old Friend in YanshanStory 25Yan Pingzhong Uses Two Peaches to Kill Three MenStory 26Shen Xiu Causes Deaths with One BirdStory 27Jin Yunu Beats the Heartless ManStory 28Li Xiuqing Marries Virgin Huang with Honor Story 29Monk Moon Bright Expiates Willow Green Story 30Abbot Mingwu Assists Dongpo to Be ArhatStory 31Sima Mao Sits in Judgment in the Underworld Story 32Humu Di Visits the NetherworldStory 33Old Melon Grower Marries Young Woman Story 34Li Saves the Life of Snake and Wins ChenxinStory 35Monk with a Note Tricks Huangfu’s WifeStory 36Song Torments Tightwad ZhangStory 37Liang Emperor Wudi Goes to the Land of Extreme Bliss Story 38Filial Son Ren Becomes a God Story 39Wang Xinzhi Saves the Entire Family at the Expense of His LifeStory 40Shen Xiaoxia Encounters the Expedition Memorials
This book is edited and translated by the famous translator Wang Guozhen, to introduce Instruction Stories to Enlighten the World to the foreign readers.
San Yan refers to the three short story collections of the Ming Dynasty written by Feng Menglong: Instruction Stories to Enlighten the World, Stories Enlightening the World, and Stories to Awaken the World. The three books consist altogether of 120 pieces with each composed of 40. Rich in content, San Yan deals with almost every aspect of the social life of the time and reflects the characteristics of the era which witnessed the decline of the feudal lord class and the gradual rise of the townsfolk stratum. San Yan represents the summit of ancient short story writing in vernacular Chinese.
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