Project Gutenberg 2008-01-15 Public domain in the USA. 220 Zhang, Zhuo 張鷟 Zhang, Wencheng 遊仙窟 You xian ku Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Xian_Ku Produced by Pei-Hsuan Yan "遊仙窟" by Zhuo Zhang is a classical Chinese novel that was likely written during the late imperial period, a time when literary and artistic pursuits flourished in China. This book, which weaves elements of fantasy and romance, centers around themes of fate and longing, reflecting the cultural sentiments of its era through poetic language and mythological elements. The story follows an unnamed protagonist who embarks on a journey to a legendary cave known as the "Cave of the Immortals." His adventures lead him to encounter a mesmerizing girl named 十娘 (Tenniang), a descendant of an illustrious family. As they interact, their conversations are interspersed with poetry and flirtation, revealing deep emotional connections intertwined with themes of love and destiny. The narrative explores the fleeting nature of human connections against the backdrop of transient beauty, artfully blending the protagonist's yearning with the rich, lush imagery of the cave and its surroundings. The tensions of love and separation are poignantly illustrated, particularly as the story culminates in an emotional farewell, accentuating the struggles of earthly desires in the quest for eternal life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 93.4 (5th grade). Very easy to read. zh Chinese fiction -- Tang dynasty, 618-907 PL Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 61646 2025-06-10T07:08:28.494852 text/html 61467 2025-01-10T07:09:41.822602 text/html 80342 2025-06-10T07:08:32.276787 application/epub+zip 79265 2025-06-10T07:08:30.163813 application/epub+zip 79266 2025-06-10T07:08:29.052825 application/epub+zip 136547 2025-06-10T07:08:33.807781 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 131682 2025-06-10T07:08:31.672800 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 109117 2022-09-11T09:18:08.446294 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 53794 2025-06-10T07:08:28.274812 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 53710 2008-01-15T04:26:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 25379 2008-01-15T04:26:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 17115 2025-06-10T07:08:33.941781 application/rdf+xml 8192 2025-06-10T07:08:29.621841 image/jpeg 2362 2025-06-10T07:08:29.338814 image/jpeg 77999 2025-06-10T07:08:28.501816 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog