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Myths & Legends of China
Language: en
Pages: 562
Authors: Edward Theodore Chalmers Werner
Categories: Juvenile Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 1922 - Publisher: London, Harrap

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Offering a provocative glimpse into a world dominated by traditional rules of etiquette and inhabited by demons, dragon-gods, and spirits, this volume presents
Chinese Myths and Legends
Language: en
Pages: 153
Authors: Lianshan Chen
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-08-25 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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An illustrated introduction to the stories of deities, heroes and the origins of the universe that underpin traditional Chinese culture.
The Great Wall of China
Language: en
Pages: 305
Authors: Arthur Waldron
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1990-07-27 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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This is the first full scholarly study of the Great Wall of China to appear in any language, and it challenges many deeply held ideas about Chinese history. Dra
Ancient China : life, myth and art
Language: en
Pages: 148
Authors: Edward L. Shaughnessy
Categories: China
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006 - Publisher:

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Even today the economic powerhouse of modern China takes strength and nourishment from its legacy of antiquity. Ancient China illuminates this venerable heritag
Chinese Mythology
Language: en
Pages: 350
Authors: Anne Birrell
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1999-04-26 - Publisher: JHU Press

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In Chinese Mythology, Anne Birrell provides English translations of some 300 representative myth narratives selected from over 100 classical texts, many of whic