Myths & Legends Of China (Hardcover)

from redcoat668

It's difficult to decide how to rate this book, especially after reading Paul French's 'Midnight in Peking' and discovering the author was a superhuman figure who not only spent virtually his entire working life in China, but was capable of navigating the Shanghai underworld, pulling off midnight...

from JosephLYoung

Good for overview of China history through it's Myths and Legends. A catalog of historical characters since 2100 B.C. Mostly covers the multitude of "Gods" who populate the underworld and overworld and are recognized daily by the Chinese people. Gives definition to what the west sees as strange p...

from redcoat668

It's difficult to decide how to rate this book, especially after reading Paul French's 'Midnight in Peking' and discovering the author was a superhuman figure who not only spent virtually his entire working life in China, but was capable of navigating the Shanghai underworld, pulling off midnight...

from redcoat668

It's difficult to decide how to rate this book, especially after reading Paul French's 'Midnight in Peking' and discovering the author was a superhuman figure who not only spent virtually his entire working life in China, but was capable of navigating the Shanghai underworld, pulling off midnight...