early youth (from about ten to sixteen years old)； childhood； juvenile； boy/girl in early teens； teenager； young man； lad

early ancient times； remote past

short stories of the Tang and Song dynasties (618-1279), having strange and miraculous plots and written in classic Chinese； long poetic dramas of the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911), usually consisting of 20 to 50-odd dramatic pieces； legend； romance