Jiandeng Xinhua

Jiandeng Xinhua (剪灯新话, New stories told while trimming the wick, 1378) is an early Ming dynasty collection of Chinese stories by Qu You (瞿佑). It was succeeded by a second volume Jiandeng Xinhua wai er zhong. It is the model for the first novel in Korean literature, Kumo Shinhwa, also written in the Chinese language.

Jiandeng Xinhua

Jiandeng Xinhua (剪灯新话, New stories told while trimming the wick, 1378) is an early Ming dynasty collection of Chinese stories by Qu You (瞿佑). It was succeeded by a second volume Jiandeng Xinhua wai er zhong. It is the model for the first novel in Korean literature, Kumo Shinhwa, also written in the Chinese language.