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050 00 $aGR335$b.Y72 2006
082 00 $a398.20951$222
100 1 $aYuan, Haiwang.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2006026335
245 14 $aThe magic lotus lantern and other tales from the Han Chinese /$cHaiwang Yuan ; foreword by Michael Ann Williams.
260 $aWestport, Conn. :$bLibraries Unlimited,$c2006.
300 $axvi, 239 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :$billustrations (some color), map ;$c26 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
490 1 $aWorld folklore series
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 223-226) and index.
505 00 $gPt. 1.$tA general introduction to China -- $tLand -- $tPeople -- $tLanguages -- $tHistory -- $tReligion -- $tCustoms -- $tMusic and performing arts -- $tFine arts and architecture -- $tLiterature -- $tStorytelling in China -- $gPt. 2.$tFood, games, and crafts -- $tFood -- $tGames -- $tCrafts -- $gPt. 3.$tThe tales -- $tMonkeys fishing the moon -- $tA frog in a well -- $tA fox and a tiger - who is the real king of the jungle? -- $tA tiger that first sees a donkey -- $tWolf "mother" -- $tA monkey and a tiger -- $tNezha fights sea dragons -- $tA beauty on a painting scroll -- $tThe field-snail fairy -- $tDragon princess -- $tThe magic lotus lantern -- $tMonkey king and the iron fan princess -- $tA cricket boy -- $tThe butterfly lovers -- $tA forsaken wife and her unfaithful husband -- $tA peacock flying southeast -- $tCowherd and weaving girl -- $tMeng Jiang wails at the Great Wall -- $tA romance of Zhang Gong and Cui Yingying -- $tXu Xuan and his white-snake wife -- $tGuanyin, goddess of mercy -- $tMazu, mother goddess of the sea -- $tA dancing crane -- $tEight immortals crossing the sea -- $tBao Zheng and the fox fairy -- $tMulan fights in the guise of a male soldier -- $tWomen generals of the Yang family and Commander-in-chief Mu Guiying -- $tGun and Yu conquer the deluge -- $tLaozi's prophecy -- $tA compassionate scholar and an ungrateful wolf -- $tPainted skin -- $tMonkey king strikes the white-bone demon three times -- $tA foolish old man tries to remove two mountains -- $tThe twin sisters and the magic Malan flower -- $tA man with a dog's leg -- $tThe origin of the world -- $tThe origin of human beings -- $tThe origin of Chinese New Year and its customs -- $tThe origin of the twelve zodiac animals -- $tThe origin of the Duanwu Festival -- $tThe origin of the Mid-autumn Festival -- $tThe origin of kitchen god and the Jizao Festival -- $tA steed lost is more horses gained -- $tA professed dragon lover -- $tNumber is security -- $tForgot how to walk back home -- $tWaiting for a rabbit to bump into a tree -- $tFishing for a sword dropped into a river from a moving boat -- $tNo sycee buried here but three hundred liang -- $tThe invincible spear versus the impenetrable shield -- $tA smile worth a thousand ounces of gold -- $tReducing an iron rod to a sewing needle -- $tAn unfolded map reveals a dagger -- $tA king who "eats bitter"
520 1 $a"This collection of 50 stories from a variety of sources, captures the fading storytelling traditions of a vast and diverse country, focusing specifically on the stories of the Han Chinese (the largest ethnic group in China). To further enhance cultural understanding, the stories are supplemented with historical and cultural background, notes on storytelling and other folk traditions, recipes, proverbs, color photos, a map, a glossary, and more."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aTales$zChina.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008112441
830 0 $aWorld folklore series.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94008483
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0612/2006011702.html
852 00 $beal$hGR335$i.Y72 2006