The Chinese language has a very long history, and is rich in colorful idioms, which can be used to enhance the language's powers of expression enormously. Chinese idioms are presented in four separate books: Stirring Deeds, Virtuous Conduct, Wisdom and Legends. The Virtuous Conduct book contains 6 idiomatic explanations. Each idiom has a brief explanation, followed by the story, in Chinese and English, of how it arose. The profuse illustrations will help readers to understand the historical background to the idioms.