Five Heavenly Emperors: Chinese Myths of Creation
Books / Hardcover
Books › Juvenile Fiction › Historical › General
ISBN: 0887763383 / Publisher: Tundra Books, October 1994
Retells Chinese stories about the creation of the world, the first humans, the beginnings of agriculture, the control of fire, the Milky Way, the flood, and other subjects
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Just about every civilization has stories of creation. The myths and legends of the ancient Greeks and Romans are very well known, but these 12 myths from ancient China are just as fascinating. Between Pangu separating the sky from the earth and the Northern Emperor separating man from gods, we have an array of deities as busy and colorful as those in Greek and Roman myths. They create men out of clay, mend the broken sky after the flood, and shoot down suns so that life on earth will not die.Inspired by the art of the Ming Dynasty, this is a wonderful collection of Chinese myths of creation, illustrated by award-winning artist Song Nan Zhang.
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