Haiwang Yuan

The Magic Lotus Lantern and Other Tales from the Han Chinese (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Focusing specifically on the stories of the Han Chinese (the largest ethnic group in China, numbering over a billion people), this collection presents more than 50 tales, both well known and obscure-from Monkeys Fishing the Moon and The Butterfly Lovers to Painted Skin and Dragon Princess. These are stories that will enchant listeners of all ages, while providing a glimpse into Chinese traditions and ways of thought. To further enhance cultural understanding, the tales are supplemented with historical and cultural background, notes on storytelling, crafts and games, recipes, proverbs, color photos, a map, a glossary, and more.

In the past decades, the doors between China and the West have been flung open. Explosive economic growth and massive increases in travel and immigration have engendered curiosity and interest in this burgeoning nation. Yet modernization has a dark side too, threatening traditional Chinese culture, including stories and storytelling. This new gathering of 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, numbering over a billion people), the collection presents more than 50 tales, both well known and obscure-from Monkeys Fishing the Moon and The Butterfly Lovers to Dragon Princess and Painted Skin. These are stories that will enchant listeners of all ages, while providing a glimpse into Chinese traditions and ways of thought. Tales are organized into seven sections: Animal Tales; Tales of Magic, Love and Romance; Myths, Legends and Immortals; Moral Stories; How Things Came to Be; and Proverbial Tales. 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. All grade levels.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 268
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Mai 2006
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780897899963
• Artikelnr.: 68528513

Autorenporträt

Haiwang Yuan is professor in the Department of Library Public Services, and website and virtual library coordinator at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, where he is also adjunct instructor of Chinese in the Department of Modern Languages and Multicultural Studies.