Chinese Proverbs (Chinese Bound): The Wisdom of Cheng-Yu

This is a lovely hard back book with a black cord embellishment on the spine. 90 heavy weight paper pages of sayings, with 2 pages bound together. The characters are written with 4 large characters 5 cm tall to a page, with their literal meanings and idiomatc explanations, plus a short description of the original stories to make sense of the proverb.Please note they are Traditional Characters.NB: Cherished Chinese Proverbs by Hongchen Wang and Dana Risley gives a bilingual retelling of ancient stories in Simplified Chinese.

It has the most beautiful cover and it feels expensive as the materials used are definitely good quality. I think this is gerat as a gift. I wish that there was more explanations and stories about each proverb, but that is subjective. I really enjoyed reading it and now I am the annoying friend that quotes chinese proverbs randomly during conversations! Delivery was fine. Highly recommend.

Already read few pages. Each page is made of a double-layer, each Chengyu is filled with an interesting back story. Would 100% make a perfect gift for someone learning (traditional) Chinese characters!