This series is aimed at children aged from 3 to 8 years old, and contains 45 fables in 10 volumes, which are selected from excellent ancient Chinese fables. There are stories implying metaphorical philosophy of life, such as Be There Just to Make Up the Number and Pulling up the Seedlings to Help Them Grow. There are stories of historical figures such as The Story of Qin Xiba Who Released the Deer and The Story of Zengzi Who Never Told a Lie. There are also stories that enlighten wisdom, such as Three at Dawn and Four at Dusk and Cutting the Pole into Lengths to Go Through the Gate. The whole series is mainly presented in the form of Chinese paintings, with tasteful binding art of modern picture books. The stories in each book are illustrated by famous contemporary Chinese painters, including He Youzhi, Han Shuo, Su Taixi, Cai Gao, Chu Chengliang, Zhou Xiang, Zhang Peicheng, Miao Wei, Ye Luying and Fu Wenzheng. Through reading such a set of books, children can know about the excellent traditional Chinese culture, feel the charm of Chinese culture after thousands of years of inheritance, thus inspiring their love for the country.
