The story of Meng Jiangnu (¿¿¿¿¿¿), as one of the four love legends in ancient China (the other three are the Cowherd and the Weaver, Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, and the Biography of the White Snake), has been widely circulated orally (¿¿¿¿) for thousands of years through. The story originates from the historical facts of Qiliang's Wife Crying Husband (¿¿¿¿¿). There are two protagonists in the story, one is Meng Jiang (¿¿¿) and the other is Qiliang (¿¿). The legend of Meng Jiangnu has a very early origin, and it has existed since the Warring States (¿¿, 475-221 BCE) period. In 2006, the legend of Meng Jiangnu was included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage lists by the State Council (¿¿¿), China's State Department. The book has 4 chapters in the following order:Chapter 1: Birth of Meng Jiangnu (¿¿¿: ¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 2: Meng Jiangnu's Marriage (¿¿¿: ¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 3: Meng Jiangnu Seeks Husband (¿¿¿: ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)Chapter 4: Meng Jiangnu Crying the Great Wall (¿¿¿: ¿¿¿¿¿¿) The current book volume, Chinese Short Stories 7, is a Level 1 Chinese reading practice book. It would introduce you to the famous Chinese folk story, Meng Jiangnu Crying the Great Wall (¿¿¿¿¿¿), one of ancient China's four love legends. The 7th volume in the Selected Chinese Short Story Series (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿) includes both the Chinese text (simplified characters) and pinyin Romanization. With about over 500 unique Chinese characters, the volume would be suitable for the beginners, lower intermediate and advanced level Chinese language learners (HSK 1-6). Overall, the reading series offers you a variety of elementary level books (Level 1/2/3/4/5/6) to understand China as well as practice Chinese reading fast.