OrientSmile: Chinese Classics
38 Classics in 11 Languages
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Eight categories and 38 timeless Chinese classics, with the original text, vernacular Chinese and translations in eleven languages side by side.
OrientSmile: Chinese Classics is the companion reading app of OrientSmile (orientsmile.com). It gathers 38 timeless Chinese classics in eight categories into a single library. Every book comes with the original text, a vernacular Chinese rendering and nine foreign-language translations (English, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Vietnamese, Russian), eleven reading languages in all.
EIGHT CATEGORIES · 38 CLASSICS
· Four Great Classical Novels: Water Margin, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Journey to the West, Dream of the Red Chamber
· Tales of the Strange: Classic of Mountains and Seas, Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, A New Account of Tales of the World, Investiture of the Gods, The Scholars
· Poetry and Prose: Three Hundred Tang Poems, Three Hundred Song Lyrics, Guwen Guanzhi, Songs of Chu
· Four Books and Five Classics: Great Learning, Doctrine of the Mean, Analects, Mencius, Book of Songs, Book of Documents, Book of Rites, I Ching, Spring and Autumn Annals
· Masters of Thought: Tao Te Ching, Zhuangzi, The Art of War, Mozi, Han Feizi, Xunzi
· Great Histories: Records of the Grand Historian, Zizhi Tongjian
· Classics of Chinese Medicine: Huangdi Neijing, Nanjing, Treatise on Cold Damage, Shennong Herbal
· Classical Drama: The Peony Pavilion, The Romance of the Western Chamber, The Peach Blossom Fan, The Palace of Eternal Life
ON-DEMAND DOWNLOAD
· No ads.
· Books are downloaded on demand: only the book you open is downloaded, so no space is wasted. A network connection is needed the first time you open a book.
FEATURES
· Eleven languages: the original in Traditional and Simplified Chinese plus nine translations.
· Original and vernacular side by side: tap the translate button while reading.
· Book-like reading: five paper tones, Song and Kai typefaces, adjustable text size and line spacing.
· Read aloud with the built-in iOS voices; speed and voice are adjustable.
· Study tools: full-text search, chapter bookmarks, and notes and highlights that export to Markdown.
· iCloud sync of bookmarks and notes between your iPhone and iPad.
· Made for iPhone and iPad.
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Information
- Seller
- YONGTAO CHENG
- Size
- 3.5 MB
- Category
- Books
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 10 more
- English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- Infrequent
Cartoon or Fantasy Violence
Realistic Violence
Mature or Suggestive Themes
Horror/Fear Themes
Medical Treatment information
Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Use or References
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Classical Drama $9.99
- Medical Classics $9.99
- History $9.99
- Philosophy $9.99
- Confucian Classics $9.99
- Poetry & Prose $9.99
- Great Novels $9.99
- Fantastic Tales $9.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 OrientSmile.com