中华五千年文明，留下了许多脍炙人口的经典故事。女蜗造人、刻舟求剑、苏武牧羊、美人计、新亭对泣、割发代首、毛遂自荐......这些故事穿越历史、代代相传、历久弥新，它们彰显着中华民族的传统美德，浓缩了许多做人、做事的道理和智慧，同时还是弘杨中华优秀传统文化、揭示纷繁历史变迁的窗口。为帮助当代读者了解中华五千年的辉煌，感受中华文化的博大精深，丰富积淀，陶冶情操，并引领大家由此阅读古代经典，中华书局推出"中华经典故事"丛书。Chinese five thousand years' civilization has left many well-known classic tales, such as Nvwa creating human, carving on gunwale of a moving boat, Su Wu shepherding, honey-trap, crying together in Xinting, cutting hair instead of head as penalty, Mao Sui recommending himself, etc. These stories went through history, carried on from generation to generation and keep long-lasting spread. These tales not only reveal the traditional virtues of Chinese nation, enrichment of a lot of personhood and works of truth and wisdom, but also carry forward Chinese excellent traditional culture and reveal its historical changing window. In order to help readers understand five thousand years of Chinese contemporary, and profound feelings of the Chinese culture's rich heritage, edify sentiment, and guide the reading of ancient classics, Zhonghua Bookstore has launched Chinese Classic Tales series.