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Illustrated Myths Legends of China
Author | : Huang Dehai,Xiang Jing,Zhang Dinghao |
Publsiher | : Shanghai Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2018-04-17 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1602201579 |
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Illustrated Myths & Legends of China contains 32 carefully chosen stories from classical Chinese mythology. Ancient Chinese history is principally a legendary collection of mythical lore and annals written centuries after they occurred. These interpretations about China's beginnings reveal the heroic figures and rich storytelling traditions of Chinese culture including: Pangu opening heaven to save the earth from chaos. Nuwa creating man and repairing the vault of heaven. Fuxi fixing the calendar by observing the heavens. Shennong creating agriculture. Cangjie inventing writing thus creating the basis for Chinese culture. Fragments of these myths and legends are found in Chinese paintings, wood artifacts, relief carvings, and lacquer art which are illustrated in this book along with informative text. Anyone interested in Chinese culture, philosophy, history, or art will find this collection a must-have volume for their bookshelf.
Illustrated Myths Legends of China
Author | : Huang Dehai,Xiang Jing,Zhang Dinghao |
Publsiher | : Tuttle Publishing |
Total Pages | : 271 |
Release | : 2020-01-14 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9781602201705 |
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Illustrated Myths & Legends of China is a profusely illustrated collection of 32 carefully chosen tales of Chinese myth and legend. With more than 100 illustrations drawn over two thousand years of all aspects of Chinese art—including painting, pottery and porcelain, jade, bronzes and tomb decoration—Illustrated Myths & Legends of China is a vividly written collection of tales of the universe's emergence from chaos, the creation of the world in which the first Chinese people appeared and a depiction of how the many strands of myth and legend have influenced Chinese culture. An impressive array of heroic figures and rich storytelling are at the center of these tales including: Pangu opening heaven to save the earth from chaos. Nuwa creating man and repairing the vault of heaven. Fuxi fixing the calendar by observing the heavens. Shennong creating agriculture. Cangjie inventing writing thus creating the basis for Chinese culture. Fragments of these myths and legends are found in Chinese paintings, wood artifacts, relief carvings, and lacquer art which are illustrated in this book along with informative text. Anyone interested in Chinese culture, mythology, history or art will find this collection a must-have volume for their bookshelf.
Chinese Myths and Legends
Author | : Shelley Fu |
Publsiher | : Tuttle Publishing |
Total Pages | : 238 |
Release | : 2018-06-05 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781462919956 |
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This colorfully illustrated multicultural children's book presents Chinese fairy tales and other folk stories--providing insight into a vibrant literary culture. Chinese Myths and Legends is a delightful collection of seven classic Chinese stories that make for great reading adventures. From the stories of Pan Gu and Nu Wo, creators of the world, to Bai Su-Tzin, a snake who took on human form and found true love, this mesmerizing book includes myths of creation, mortality, and love. More than just a Chinese children's storybook, Chinese Myths and Legends also explores the origins of each tale, as well as its impact on Chinese culture and history, inviting you and the children you love to enjoy the many layers of meaning. The included pronunciation guide, as well as information for further reading, makes this a perfect tool for educators, librarians, and parents.
Myths and Legends of China
Author | : Edward Theodore Chalmers Werner |
Publsiher | : Library of Alexandria |
Total Pages | : 453 |
Release | : 1924 |
Genre | : Legends |
ISBN | : 9781465580924 |
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Chinese Myths and Legends
Author | : Lianshan Chen |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 153 |
Release | : 2011-08-25 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780521186797 |
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An illustrated introduction to the stories of deities, heroes and the origins of the universe that underpin traditional Chinese culture.
Tales from China
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 019275078X |
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This collection of Chinese stories begins with the great legends of how Earth and Heaven came into being. There are folk-tales too, about ghosts, rain-makers, students and magicians, and a man who is nearly made into fishpaste.
Myths and Legends of China
Author | : E.T.C. Werner |
Publsiher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 289 |
Release | : 2014-05-22 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781633552340 |
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In this fascinating and comprehensive collection of Chinese myths and legends, E. T. C. Werner drew upon material readily available to him as a member of the Chinese government's' Historiographical Bureau in Peking. A former barrister and British consul in Foochow, Werner presents a wealth of information illuminating the ideas and beliefs that governed the daily lives of the Chinese people long before the revolutions of the 20th century. Offering a provocative glimpse into a world dominated by traditional rules of etiquette and inhabited by demons, dragon-gods, and spirits, the volume opens with an introductory chapter on the origins of the Chinese people. In succeeding chapters, Mr. Werner's readable, well-illustrated text considers the gods of China and myths of stars, thunder, lightning, wind and rain; of water and fire; of epidemics, medicine, and exorcism; as well as tales about the goddess of mercy, the guardian of the gate of heaven, accounts of how the Monkey became a god, and much more.
Handbook of Chinese Mythology
Author | : Lihui Yang,Deming An |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 309 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780195332636 |
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Compiled from ancient and scattered texts and based on groundbreaking new research, Handbook of Chinese Mythology is the most comprehensive English-language work on the subject ever written from an exclusively Chinese perspective. This work focuses on the Han Chinese people but ranges across the full spectrum of ancient and modern China, showing how key myths endured and evolved over time. A quick reference section covers all major deities, spirits, and demigods, as well as important places, mythical animals and plants, and related items.