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Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury China
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
vii, 279 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Fearless heroes, feisty princesses, sly magicians, terrifying dragons, talking foxes and miniature dogs. They all feature in this enthralling compendium of Chinese fairy tales and legends, along with an array of equally colourful characters and captivating plots. Although largely unknown in the West, the 70-plus stories in this volume are just as beguiling as the more familiar Grimms' Fairy Tales or Arabian Nights. They were collected in the early...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
ix, 177 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
""A splendid modern work...What baroque dreams, grotesque scenes, ghostly, ridiculous, strange, and chilling brainstorms!... All of this is remarkable, original, and uncanny... I recommend that readers go and find some good time to spend with this beautiful book."--Thomas Mann."
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2018]
Lexile measure
640L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Two young sisters celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, admire their mooncakes decorated with a picture of a lady in the moon, and listen to their Ah-ma tell the ancient tale of how the holiday began.
Author
Pub. Date
2002
Lexile measure
NC 1020L
Physical Desc
74 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Presents background information, related tales, and activities for celebrating five Chinese festivals--Chinese New Year, the Lantern Festival, Qing Ming, the Dragon Boat Festival, and the Moon Festival.
Author
Publisher
EDC Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
192 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Discover magical princesses, mighty dragons, mischievous monkeys and more, in this captivating collection of traditional Chinese stories, specially selected and retold for readers today." -- Page [4] cover.
Author
Series
Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph volume 95
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
xvii, 311 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Explores the tale literature of eighth- and ninth-century China to show how the written tales we have today grew out of a fluid culture of hearsay that circulated within elite society. The author focuses on two main types of tales, those based in gossip about recognizable public figures and those developed out of lore concerning the occult"--Provided by the publisher.