Ancient Legends
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers with a strong interest in the origins of Chinese civilization and early history
- Enthusiasts who enjoy interpreting historical legends through archaeological discoveries
- Readers seeking to go beyond myth and understand deeper historical background
- University students in history, Chinese, and related fields seeking supplementary reading
Not a good fit for
- Readers expecting pure myth or fantasy fiction
- Readers seeking light, entertaining reading
Reading tips
- Read the preface and table of contents first to understand the author's main lines of research and chapter structure
- Consult a chronology of early Chinese history and a map of major archaeological sites while reading to strengthen spatial and temporal understanding
- Do not feel obliged to fully grasp classical quotations at once; first grasp the main point of the author's interpretation
About the publisher
Jointly credited to China Environmental Science Press and Xueyuan Audio-Visual Publishing House, the publications held in this catalog number 243 titles and cover common categories such as architecture, popular science, philosophy, world history, theory, and art. They include works on history and architecture, such as The World History of Architecture: Frozen Music and The Hometown of the Hanging Gardens: Babylon; popular science titles such as 100 Scientific Discoveries That Shook the World and 100 Technological Inventions That Refreshed the World; and works on intellectual and art history, such as The Most Beautiful Flower on Earth: A History of World Thought and The Sublimation of Life and Production: A History of Arts and Crafts. Works by authors including Wen Ming, Peng Pingping, Ge Dan, Qian Shu, and Li Munan form the main author resources. Because public information on the two institutions' complete catalogs and editorial plans is limited, this description presents their publishing direction only on the basis of the books in the catalog: mainly history, popular science, and art history, with some theoretical works, and under the joint imprint a emphasis on knowledge popularization and the humanities and social sciences.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 《中国文学百科》编委会
- 前言
- 神奇传说
- 巫山神女
- 桃花仙子
- 牡丹仙子
- 寿老彭祖
- 月下老人
- 八仙过海
- 道教传说
- 财神
- 灶神
- 土地神
- 玉皇大帝
- 王母娘娘
- 太上老君
- 纵横始祖
- 南华真人
- 五斗天师
- 门神
- 城隍神灵
- 福神
- 陈抟老祖
- 全真七子
- 铁拐李
- 钟离成仙
- 果老骑驴
- 韩湘得心
- 吕纯阳子
- 蓝采和
- 曹国舅
- 罗浮仙姑
- 仙人传说
- 盘古开天
- 伏羲女娲
- 燧人取火
- 黄帝与龙
- 神龙炎帝
- 战神蚩尤
- 鲧禹治水
- 禹凿龙门
- 和合二仙
- 王质烂柯
- 真武修仙
- 郑安期生
- 天神王远
- 后记
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About the author
Li Munan: publicly available information is limited, and details of his life, such as nationality and dates of birth and death, are not clearly recorded. Nevertheless, the 229 works held in the library indicate a prolific compiler with wide-ranging interests. His works focus mainly on Chinese culture and history, and representative titles include Chinese Martial Arts (Volume Two), The Grand Compendium of Chinese Cultural Knowledge: Science and Military Volume, The Grand Compendium of Chinese Cultural Knowledge: Politics and History Volume, The History of Ancient Chinese Literature, The History of Contemporary Chinese Literature, Poems of Successive Dynasties, and Residential Architecture and Folk Customs (Volume One). The common categories cover culture, popular science, general biography, and history readers, showing that his writing centers on knowledge popularization and cultural dissemination. His subjects span literary history, folk customs, military science, and political history, and are mostly aimed at general readers. Overall, Li Munan's body of work is extensive and emphasizes the systematic organization of traditional Chinese culture and historical knowledge, giving him a certain accumulated presence and influence in the compilation of popular cultural reading materials.
Qie Zhiyi is an author about whom limited public information is available; details such as nationality, dates of birth and death, and an English name have not been clearly recorded. Judging from the 41 works held in the collection, his writing focuses on the history of Chinese literature and the compilation of literary works from successive dynasties. His representative works include histories such as A History of Ancient Chinese Literature, A History of Contemporary Chinese Literature, A History of Minority Literature, and A History of Chinese Folk Literature, showing an overall concern with the development of Chinese literature. He has also compiled anthologies such as Poems of Successive Dynasties, Famous Rhapsodies of Successive Dynasties, and Famous Ci of Successive Dynasties, covering poetry, rhapsody, and ci. His works are generally classified under culture, and are characterized by a combination of literary-historical survey and selection of classic texts, suitable for readers seeking a systematic understanding of Chinese literary tradition and famous works across the ages.
Liu Jinling is an author about whom limited public information is available; all that is currently known is that she has 41 works, commonly classified under culture. Her writings cover a broad range, including general surveys such as The History of Ancient Chinese Literature and The History of Contemporary Chinese Literature, anthologies such as Poems Through the Ages and Ci Through the Ages, and specialized topics including The History of Chinese Folk Literature, The History of Minority Literature, and Myths and Legends. Judging from the existing titles, she tends to combine literary-historical narrative with the compilation of selected works, tracing the development of literature while presenting poetic and mythological texts to readers, balancing scholarly organization with accessible reading. Her works represent a certain accumulation in spreading knowledge of literary history and in organizing materials on folk and minority literature, and are suitable for readers interested in general histories of Chinese literature and traditional culture. Because no reliable information is available about her life, identity, or writing background, no further inferences are made here.
