Chinese Folk Tales

By China PlusArts

Chinese Folk Tales episodes

May 21, 2020 Tales of Effendi (part 1)
Effendi Nasreddin long has been a folk hero of the Uyghur people in northwest China. Many tales have been told about this witty and humorous fellow and how he outsmarts the stupid and greedy upper class.
5 min
May 14, 2020 The story of Ashma
Long, long ago, a flower fell to earth, and Ashma was born. Her face was as white as the purist alabaster, her skin as smooth as the finest silk, her cry was soft, her laugh as cheerful as a cricket. When she combed her hair, it gleamed like moonlight on a still lake. The carefree Ashma grew into the most beautiful of all maidens. This story is based on a narrative poem of the Sani ethnic group in southwest China’s Yunnan Province.
5 min
May 07, 2020 The Horse-head Fiddle
The Horse-head Fiddle is a unique music instrument of the Mongolian people living in northern China. It’s said that a herdsman can be moved to tears by the music made on the fiddle. This story explains how it can evoke such a reaction.
6 min
April 30, 2020 The gold coat and the fire dragon shirt
There was once a miserly landlord known as Skinflint. To him, the smallest coin was like a fortune, and he never felt he had enough money. One year, as a long drought lingered in the area, he bought up green in hopes of making great profits. His tenants, who had less and less to eat, gathered together and discussed taking countermeasures.
6 min
April 23, 2020 Three promotions in succession
This is a story about how an illiterate man came to be a senior official. You don’t believe that’s possible? Well, listen to this story to find out.
6 min
April 16, 2020 Bowl of plenty
The Bowl of Plenty was a source of happiness for the Naxi people living in southwestern China. Whenever a drop of something was placed in the bowl, it instantly multiplied, filling the bowl to the brim. Unfortunately, the bowl was stolen by a fierce monster, and afterwards the villagers became poor. A small Naxi boy made up his mind to get the bowl back. Did he make it?
6 min
April 09, 2020 Elephant Trunk Hill
In Chinese folktales, the Heavenly Emperor was the most powerful god who controlled the universe. Once the god was traveling on earth followed by several hundred cavalrymen, dozens of carts and several scores of elephants. As they passed along, they seriously damaged much of the farmland along the way, since no road was wide enough for such a great caravan.
6 min
April 02, 2020 Fallen-flower Island
Shen Zhongxi lived in East China’s Yangzhou city for many years. One day, he met a merchant seaman and learned that business at sea was very profitable. So he sent his 23-year-old son to work on a ship.
6 min
March 26, 2020 Hongyu, the fox fairy
Do you know the Chinese classic fiction work called "Strange Tales of Liaozhai"? The book was written by Pu Songling who lived during the early Qing Dynasty over 300 years ago. "Strange Tales of Liaozhai" includes stories of the supernatural. But the fairies and ghosts are mostly kind-hearted. In this episode of Chinese Folk Tales, let's hear a story from this book which is about a fox fairy.
6 min
March 19, 2020 A hard won love (part 2)
The woodcutter fell deeply in love with this girl, whose wicked father wanted to separate the two. He asked the young man to sleep in a room where there was a man-eating snake.
5 min

About Chinese Folk Tales

From the publisher's feed

Immerse yourself in the enchanting narrative of Chinese Cinderella, the romantic tale of the cowherd and the fairy, and the heroic legend of the fearless female general, Mulan...... These mythical…