Publisher's Synopsis
本书为国学系列图书的一部分，主要内容为古代孝道故事"二十四孝"。
它成书于元代，包含了从传说舜时代到宋代的二十四个孝道故事，在中国广为流传，影响巨大，成为教育儿童孝道的著名古典读物。本书将这些古代孝道故事翻译成英文，以英汉双语形式，向广大读者推荐，是弘扬国学文化的重要举措。
孝爱文化是中国社会独有的子女对待父母行为的道德文化现象。千百年来，孝爱文化对维系家庭和睦、经济发展和社会安定始终发挥着重要的作用。而古代二十四孝故事是中国孝爱文化的重要内容，虽孝道内容、形式各异，但每一则故事均感人至深，令人折服。用双语形式呈现二十四孝故事，既能弘扬我国传统文化，又能实现向世界宣传中国优秀文化之目的。对于青少年来说，弘扬孝爱文化意义尤为深远，在增强学生学习的趣味性、积极性的同时，又能传承中国的传统文化。
This book is a part of the Chinese studies series and its main contents are the ancient filial piety stories, twenty-four filial piety.
It was written in the Yuan Dynasty, containing 24 stories of filial piety from the legends of Shun era to the Song Dynasty.
It was widely spread in our country and influenced greatly. It became a famous classical reading material for educating children filial piety. We translated these ancient stories of filial piety into English and recommended them to the readers in
both English and Chinese, which is an important initiative to carry forward the culture of sinology. Filial piety and love culture is a unique moral and cultural phenomenon in China. For thousands of years, the culture of filial piety and love culture has always played an important role in maintaining family harmony, economic development and socialstability. The twenty-four stories of filial piety in ancient China is an important part of the culture of filial piety and love. Although the content and forms of filial piety are different, each story is deeply moving and convincing. Presenting the twenty-four filial piety stories in bilingual form can not only carry forward traditional culture, but also realize the purpose of promoting the excellent Chinese culture to the world. For young people, carrying forward the culture of filial piety and love culture is of profound significance. It can not only enhance students' interest and enthusiasm in learning, but also inherit the traditional Chinese culture.
