1.Abridged versions of mini-stories and novellas written by contemporary Chinese writers, reflecting the everyday lives of ordinary Chinese people;

2.The vocabulary in this book is limited to about 2000 common Chinese words, which are mainly based on the 2500 Chinese words listed in the Chinese Proficiency Test Syllabus Level 5.3.Commonly used words appear in high frequency to form concise and short sentences with complete structure;4.Pinyin is added to the complete text, English notes or sample sentences for difficult words and sentences are provided;5.Guide to Reading and About the Author in English, and Questions in Chinese are provided for each story;6.Accompanied by original illustrations and a CD in MP3 format. A pinyin-invisible card is designed specially for those who do not want to read pinyin.