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1	Empty Pot more books like this by Demi (Illustrator) add to wishlist Ping is an excellent gardener who can make almost any plant flourish and bloom. Needing a successor, the Emperor, who also enjoys gardening, comes up with a contest. He distributes a seed to every child in the kingdom, declaring that whoever grows the most beautiful plant will be the new emperor. Ping is more than disappointed when his carefully ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.82! \| first editions \| SVS
2	A Thousand Pieces of Gold: Growing Up Through China's Proverbs more books like this by Adeline Yen Mah add to wishlist Still very much a part of Chinese life, age-old proverbs form part of the fabric of cultural heritage and continue to influence personal behavior and the conduct of leaders. Yen Mah combines personal reflections, rich historical insights, and proverbs handed down to her by her grandfather to share the wealth of Chinese civilization with Western ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Chinese Mythology more books like this by Irene Dea Collier, William Sauts Bock (Illustrator) add to wishlist -- These books explore myths of different cultures and expand the reader's mind with fascinating stories and useful historic background. -- Every chapter is enhanced with a question and answer section and expert commentary by noted scholars. see all copies from $4.28! new only from $85.58!
4	The Classic of Mountains and Seas more books like this by Anonymous, Anne Birrell (Introduction by) add to wishlist Dating from the 3rd century BC to the 1st century AD the work is structured according to a conception of the world as a vast land mass bounded on its four sides by four seas, beyond which lie four great wildernesses. Each chapter leads the reader through successive landscapes, describing the geographical and mythological associations of each. see all copies from $6.40! new only from $9.50! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Tales of the Taoist Immortals more books like this by Eva Wong, Ph.D. add to wishlist This book is a collection of traditional stories about mythical Chinese Taoist characters. Entertaining and provocative, these tales usually include a moral. The immortals are role models in Chinese culture, as well as examples of enlightenment. Some of the immortals were healers, some were social activists, some were aristocrats and some ... see all copies from $7.98! new only from $9.73! \| SVS
6	Handbook of Chinese Mythology more books like this by Lihui Yang add to wishlist An informative work of historical and contemporary Chinese myths, including a useful collection of historical documents, detailing myths as they live and change in China today. Every year, at the Wa Huang Gong temple in Hebei Province, China, people gather to worship the great mother, Nuwa, the oldest deity in Chinese myth, praising her for ... see all copies from $15.00! new only from $15.00! \| SVS
7	Myths & legends of China more books like this by E. T. C. Werner add to wishlist Offering a provocative glimpse into a world dominated by traditional rules of etiquette and inhabited by demons, dragon-gods, and spirits, this volume presents a wealth of information illuminating the ideas and beliefs that governed the daily lives of Chinese people long before the revolutions of the 20th century. Engrossing and informative, the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.50! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Tales from China more books like this by Professor Cyril Birch (Retold by), Rosamund Fowler (Illustrator) add to wishlist This collection of Chinese stories begins with the great legends of how Earth and Heaven came into being, and of how the archer Yi rid the Emperor Yao of the menace of the ten suns. There are folk-tales too, about ghosts and rain-makers, poor students and magicians, and the man who was nearly made into fish paste. Throughout all these stories, the ... see all copies from $8.04! new only from $8.04!
9	A Chinese Bestiary: Strange Creatures from the "Guideways Through Mountains and Seas" more books like this by Richard E Strassberg (Introduction by) add to wishlist This volume presents a pageant of mythical creatures from an enduring cosmography written in ancient China. The "Guideways through Mountains and Seas", compiled between the 4th and 1st centuries BCE, contains descriptions of hundreds of fantastic denizens of mountains, rivers, islands and seas, along with minerals, flora and medicine. The text ... see all copies from $92.05! new only from $92.05! \| SVS
10	Asian Mythology: Myths and Legends of China, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia more books like this by Rachel Storm add to wishlist The ancient mythologies are brought to life in this detailed guide to the fabulous myths and legends of the Far East. It discusses, from A-Z, the characters, significant events, locations and sites of interest, stories and symbols. see all copies from $7.73! new only from $85.95!
11 view cover	Chinese Myths more books like this by Anne Birrell add to wishlist Myths were regarded with great scepticism by classical Chinese scholars and remained primarily a diffuse and fragmentary oral tradition, eventually preserved in writing only in a peacemeal fashion. Many of the classical texts were unavailable in translation and the stories have therefore been unknown to western readers. Anne Birrell has translated ... see all copies from $11.27! new only from $11.27! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Land of the Dragon-Chinese Myth more books like this by Time-Life Books add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.88! \| first editions
13 view cover	Favorite children's stories from China and Tibet. more books like this by Lotta Carswell Hume add to wishlist Here is a world where humans and animals switch places, a captivating world where magic can be both good and evil. This is the world of Favorite Children's Stories from China & Tibet. These unique stories are fresh and charming, filled with humorous insights into Chinese life and culture, including the power and influence of the moon and the ... see all copies from $4.75! new only from $13.32! \| first editions \| SVS
14	Chinese mythology more books like this by Anthony Christie add to wishlist Discusses the myths and gods of ancient China and their sources. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $26.28! \| first editions \| SVS
15	China and Japan more books like this by Donald A. Mackenzie add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $37.98! \| first editions
16 view cover	Teach Yourself Chinese Myths more books like this by Te Lin add to wishlist Myths are symbolic stories that have evolved through oral tradition, and they have guided and inspired us for many years. Follow these lively retellings of popular and significant Chinese myths and discover how to unlock their hidden meanings so that they can be better understood. Explore and enjoy for yourself the subtle truths these tales have ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| SVS
17 view cover	In the Realm of the Gods: Lands, Myths, and Legends of China more books like this by Victoria Cass add to wishlist "[Victoria] Cass brings China's mythic landscape to life. These stories draw the reader into a dimension that hovers over a magical landscape where ordinary mortals confront extraordinary powers. This is a journey into the psyche of eternal China."-Christine Mathieu, co-author of "Leaving Mother Lake: A Girlhood at the Edge of the World" China is ... see all copies from $3.08! new only from $5.94! \| SVS
18	Ancient tales & folklore of China more books like this by E. T. C. Werner add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $88.89! \| first editions
19 view cover	Princess Peacock: Tales from the Other Peoples of China more books like this by Haiwang Yuan, Zhang Chunde (Foreword by) add to wishlist Discover more than 50 folktales from China's many minorities, as well as background information on each of the ethnic groups. China, the most populous country in the world, is also a nation of great diversity. In addition to the majority population of Han Chinese, there are some 56 officially recognized national minorities - including Tibetan, ... see all copies from $14.46! new only from $43.75! \| first editions
20 view cover	Chinese Mythology: An Introduction more books like this by Professor Anne M Birrell add to wishlist China, unlike ancient Greece and Rome, had no Homer or Ovid to retell its ancient myths in an eloquent literary record. Viewed with great scepticism by Chinese scholars ofthe early Chinese empire, myth was preserved orally, and finally converted into the written tradition only in a very fragmentary way. As a consequence, classical Chinese myth has ... see all copies from $7.08! new only from $15.36! \| SVS
21	The Shape of the Turtle more books like this by Sarah Allan add to wishlist see all copies from $22.95! new only from $22.95! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Chinese Mythology A to Z more books like this by Jeremy Roberts add to wishlist For more than 3,000 years, from the ancient Xia dynasty to today's People's Republic of China, China has sustained one of the most advanced and culturally productive civilizations in the world. Renowned for the Great Wall of China, porcelain ceramics, a complex writing system, and philosophles such as Confucianism and Taoism, China is also the ... see all copies from $22.00! new only from $45.32! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	From Deluge to Discourse: Myth, History, and the Generation of Chinese Fiction more books like this by Deborah Lynn Porter add to wishlist see all copies from $8.00! new only from $25.16! \| first editions
24 view cover	Legend of Mulan: A Folding Book of the Ancient Poem That Inspired the Disney Animated Film more books like this by Package Book Welcome, Walt Disney Company add to wishlist An attractive gift book based on the 1998 Disney film. Based on an ancient Chinese folktale, "Mulan" tells the story of a young woman who disguises herself as a man and joins the army to save her father's life. Written in both English and Chinese. see all copies from $6.21! new only from $12.60! \| first editions
25 view cover	Chinese Mythology: Stories of Creation and Invention more books like this by Claude Helft, Chen Jiang Hong (Illustrator), Michael Hariton (Translator) add to wishlist "This slim book offers high visual interest along with concise introductions to an important body of myths. . . . Full-page and vignette illustrations in traditional style with strong ink lines emphasize vitality and movement. Chen's evocative and richly colored paintings add value to this compact edition."-"School Library Journal" see all copies from $4.93! new only from $4.93! \| SVS

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