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A Chinese Bestiary : Strange Creatures from the Guideways Through Mountains and Seas
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| #991608 in Books | 2002-06-17 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 10.00 x1.10 x7.00l,2.14 | File type: PDF | 360 pages||0 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| Invaluable for China scholars|By P. Herron|If you are researching ancient Chinese art, mythology or legends, this book is extremely useful. Well organized with many illustrations (black and white probably for cost reasons). I would have liked a more extensive index rather than the very basic index to the plates included in the book. Strassberg did an excellent job in making Gui|Language Notes|Text: English (translation)| Original Language: Chinese|From the Inside Flap|
"At last! Richard Strassberg’s stunning new work provides a lively introduction in words and pictures to one of China&rsq
A Chinese Bestiary presents a fascinating pageant of mythical creatures from a unique and enduring cosmography written in ancient China. The Guideways through Mountains and Seas, compiled between the fourth and first centuries b.c.e., contains descriptions of hundreds of fantastic denizens of mountains, rivers, islands, and seas, along with minerals, flora, and medicine. The text also represents a wide range of beliefs held by the ancient Chinese. Rich...
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