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Retells traditional myths and legends of the Chinese people, providing brief commentary on the cultural context of the stories. ... Read more

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In Chinese literary history, the Six Dynasties (317-588) and the T'ang (618-906) were the great creative times for the production of supernatural and fantastic stories in the classical language. This major collection of ninety-six stories, most of them newly translated, represents the very best of this tradition.

These are all basically fictional narratives or stories, but unlike Western supernatural stories, are considered more or less as records of observable facts and have the effect of giving the fantastic a rootedness in historical reality. Underlying the recording of these supernatual stories is a belief in supernaturalism and magic and, above all, the acceptance of the unnatural and the supernormal on their face value as factual.

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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's large-scale digitization efforts. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the original text that can be both accessed online and used to create new print copies. The Library also understands and values the usefulness of print and makes reprints available to the public whenever possible. This book and hundreds of thousands of others can be found in the HathiTrust, an archive of the digitized collections of many great research libraries. For access to the University of Michigan Library's digital collections, please see http://www.lib.umich.edu and for information about the HathiTrust, please visit http://www.hathitrust.org ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Originally published in 1886.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more

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AN Authoratative a-z guide to the mythologies and legends of China, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia ... Read more

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FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Focuses on Chinese society during the Xia, Shang, and Zhou Dynasties. Learn about the first emperor and what the discovery of his tomb has taught us about the lives of the ancient Chinese and much more. ... Read more

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This book was as advertised in great condition.The shipping was super fast.Highly recommend!!

scoutgirl
This is a good overview of ancient China.The accompanying photos and graphics are excellent.They also use both pin yin and phonetics to help you pronounce Chinese words.Wish it had gone a bit deeper into the various areas the book covers.We used it in our homeschool and were able to get a number of useful facts from it.

Good Mix of pictures and text
I home school a 5th-grader.I bought this book to help flesh-out the history lessons on China in The Mystery of History curriculum.I was pleased with the book overall.The reading level is not terribly difficult and there is a good balance of pictures and text.My daughter found it interesting. ... Read more

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Chapters: Chinese Dragon, Shangdi, Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, Fucanglong, Jiang Shi, Diyu, Nian, Xian, Kui, South Pointing Chariot, Tian, Bixi, Sun Wukong, Ma Gu, Hong, Mazu, Yinglong, Jiaolong, Teng, List of Supernatural Beings in Chinese Folklore, Hungry Ghosts in Chinese Religion, Jade Emperor, Nüwa, Qiulong, Shen, Longma, Feilong, Pangu, Yellow Emperor, Chi You, Three-Legged Bird, Jiang Ziya, Lgbt Themes in Chinese Mythology, Shōjō, Chinese Guardian Lions, Taotie, Wish Tree, Tianlong, Rainbow Body, Fenghuang, Erlang Shen, Zhuyin, Three Treasures, Shun, Qilin, Three Pure Ones, Moon Rabbit, Shan Hai Jing, Xuan Wu, Zhenniao, Bashe, Long Nu, Pixiu, Panlong, Zhu Bajie, Battle of Zhuolu, Black Tortoise, Fuji, Sha Wujing, Shisa, Yan Emperor, Xuanzang, Dilong, Mount Penglai, Ye Xian, Azure Dragon, Long Mu, Money Tree, Hongjun Laozu, Bai Gu Jing, Huli Jing, Door God, Xing Tian, Five Precepts, Nezha, Wu Gang, White Tiger, Emperor Yao, Jade Books in Heaven, Li Jing, Four Symbols, Sin-You, Shaohao, Vermilion Bird, Zhong Kui, Yuanshi Tianzun, Ten Brothers, Yaoguai, Mogwai, Dragon King, Longmen, Zhejiang, Ranka, Yunzhongzi, Zhang Guifang, Old Man of the South Pole, Shi Yi Ji, Zheng Lun, Zhuanxu, Huang Long, Wenshu Guangfa Tianzun, Randeng Daoren, Leizhenzi, Cihang Zhenren, Haetae, Pipa Jing, Xilin, Qingxu Daode Zhenjun, Taiyi Zhenren, Dragon Turtle, Jingwei, Jiutou Zhiji Jing, Wen Zhong, White Soft-Shelled Turtle, Chu Silk Manuscript, Guangchengzi, Huang Feihu, Qibo, Emperor Ku, Ox-Head and Horse-Face, Great White Planet, Luduan, Tiangou, Immortal Peaches, Kua Fu, Celestial Bureaucracy, Chronomancy, Emperor Zhi, Tsao Fu, Tianma, Dragon King of the South Sea, Fèngchìzǐjinguān, Descendants of Yan ... Read more

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Creation myth. Japanese mythology, Chinese creation myth, Greek mythology, Jainism and non- creationism, Sikhism, Creation according to Genesis, Bahá'í Faith and science, Hopi mythology, Navajo mythology, Maya mythology, Inca mythology, Dreamtime, Dreaming (spirituality), Kumulipo, M?ui (mythology), Epic of Evolution, Abiogenesis ... Read more

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Chapters: Mulan, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, American Dragon: Jake Long, Spirit Warriors. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 49. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (abbreviated as MMPR) is an American live-action children's television series, based on the 16th installment of the Japanese Super Sentai franchise, Kyry Sentai Zyuranger. Both the show and its related merchandise saw unbridled overnight success, catapulting into pop culture in mere months. Under the original name Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, the series ran from 1993 to 1995 and spawned a feature film, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie. The second and third seasons of the show drew on footage and elements from the Super Sentai series Gosei Sentai Dairanger and Ninja Sentai Kakuranger respectively, though the Zyuranger costumes were still used for the five main Rangers and several regular villains. Only the mecha and the Kiba Ranger costume (worn by the White Ranger) were retained from Dairanger for the second season, while only the mecha from Kakuranger were featured in the third season; however the five Kakuranger costumes were later used for the title characters of the mini-series, Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers. The series was produced by MMPR Productions, distributed by Saban Entertainment, and aired on Fox Kids. The show's merchandise was produced and distributed by Bandai Entertainment. In 1996, the series was rebranded as the Power Rangers franchise; renaming the series every year after and using costumes, props, and footage from subsequent Super Sentai series, as well as changing the cast and storyline. While an overarching storyline would continue until Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy, subsequent series after MMPR are not sequels or spin-offs in the traditional sense. In 2010, a re-ver...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=173488 ... Read more