The Sing-Song Girls of Shanghai by Han Bangqing 韩邦庆 (Hán Bāng qìng), long novel of lower life in Classical Chinese and Jiangsu vernacular; translated into Putonghua as 海上花 by Iris Chang
Traditional 海上花列傳
Meaning
HǎishàngHuāLièzhuànhai3 shang4 hua1 lie4 zhuan4
The Sing-Song Girls of Shanghai by Han Bangqing 韩邦庆Hán Bāng qìng, long novel of lower life in Classical Chinese and Jiangsu vernacular