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Special Release: The tale of Ne Zha in "The Chinese Fairy Book"
Ne Zha, as told in "The Chinese Fairy Book" compiled in 1921, ultimately ascended to his place among the gods, alongside his father, Li Dsing, and his two brothers. Through the powers bestowed by his…
Mrs. Spring Fragrance Episode 50: The sing song woman 2
Ah Oi dressed as the bride to attend the wedding and helped Mag-gee to run off. But the plot unfolded with unexpected results.
Mrs. Spring Fragrance Episode 49: The sing song woman 1
Ah Oi, a low-ranking actress living in Chinatown in an American city, came up with a trick to help her friend Mag-gee to escape an unwanted betrothal.
Mrs. Spring Fragrance Episode 48: Tian Shan's kindred spirit 2
Tian Shan was caught after having a fight with Fin Fan's admirer, and was ordered to be sent back to China by local authorities. Fin Fan was determined to keep Tian Shan’s company on the trip back to…
Mrs. Spring Fragrance Episode 47: Tian Shan’s kindred spirit 1
Tian Shan was a brilliant Chinese man who took pleasure in crossing the border between the United States and Canada without customs approval. He was lucky enough to meet Fin Fan who admired his…
Mrs. Spring Fragrance Episode 46: Lin John
Lin John, a hard laborer in America, would never understand why his sister valued a wealthy life above her own freedom.
Mrs. Spring Fragrance Episode 45: The prize China baby
Fin Fan took her six-month-old daughter to take part in a baby show to compete for a prize, which she hoped would make her husband proud and quit the idea of giving away their daughter.
Mrs. Spring Fragrance Episode 44: The Three Souls of Ah So Nan 4
Under “guidance” from his dead mother, Fou Wang realized that moving on with one’s life won’t get in the way of honoring the deceased.
Mrs. Spring Fragrance Episode 43: The Three Souls of Ah So Nan 3
“Will love conquer superstition?” The question emerged when O’Yam came across Fou Wang at a temple in Chinatown in San Francisco.
Mrs. Spring Fragrance Episode 42: The Three Souls of Ah So Nan 2
Fou Wang had been mourning his late mother for six months, during which O’Yam was pressured by her father to marry another man.
Mrs. Spring Fragrance Episode 41: The Three Souls of Ah So Nan 1
Following the death of Ah So Nan, Fou Wang, a young fisherman living in San Francisco, decided to dedicate three years to mourning his mother and isolating himself from all joys and happiness. Yet,…
Mrs. Spring Fragrance Episode 40: The God of Restoration 2
Koan-lo the Second was unwilling to give up his lover Sie and claimed that he was the man she was to marry. His lie hurt both his elderly brother and Sie. Yet at the end, he was forgiven after an…
Mrs. Spring Fragrance Episode 39: The God of Restoration 1
Koan-lo the Second, a poor Chinese young man, came to pick up the wife-to-be of his elder brother who was a wealthy businessman in San Francisco. Yet the woman turned out to be his own lover.
Mrs. Spring Fragrance Episode 38: The smuggling of Tie Co
Jack Fabian, a smuggler, was puzzled why a China “man” who had built a life in Canada would choose to leave everything behind and ask for his assistance to cross the border into America.
Mrs. Spring Fragrance Episode 37: The Chinese Lily
Following the death of her parents, Mermei had no one to talk to but her brother in Chinatown in San Francisco, until the arrival of another Chinese girl, Sin Far.
Mrs. Spring Fragrance Episode 36: In the land of the free 4
The couple finally received the paper to claim their son back. Yet after a 10-month separation, the baby could no longer recognize his own parents.
Mrs. Spring Fragrance Episode 35: In the land of the free 3
Five months after the baby boy was taken away from his Chinese parents, an American lawyer offered to travel to Washington to help the poor couple take their son back. It costed the couple a large…
Mrs. Spring Fragrance Episode 34: In the land of the free 2
It became a long and torturing day for Lae Choo during which she waited for her baby boy to be returned to her.
Mrs. Spring Fragrance Episode 33: In the land of the free 1
Hom Hing, a Chinese merchant based in San Francisco, could do nothing while witnessing his two-year-old son being taken away by an American customs officer.
Mrs. Spring Fragrance Episode 32: The Americanizing of Pau Tsu 4
Wan Lin Fo expected Pau Tsu to become an Americanized woman within a few months. Such an unreasonable request came from his unconscious admiration for an American lady.
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