Books with title Chinese Myths

ancient Chinese myths were not recorded in a systematic way in any work, and, as a result, only fragments of them are extant today. As for the causes, Lu Xun says in A Short History of Chinese Fiction:Two causes have been given for the fact that only fragments of Chinese mythology have been preserved. First, the Chinese people who lived in the Yellow River valley in those early days were not favoured by good natural conditions, and had to work hard to keep alive. They tended to be practical rather than fanciful and were therefore unable to collect ancient legends and produce a great work. Second, after Confucius, who taught people to do practical things like cultivating one’s moral character, regulating one’s family, bringing order to one’s state, and unifying the whole country, and who would not talk about ghosts or gods, the imaginary tales of the remote past were never taken up by Confucian scholars. Thus ancient mythology, instead of being developed, suffered from further losses. A careful study of the causes, however, would show that greater harm was done by lack of distinction between gods and ghosts.

These fun bilingual flash cards, featuring popular art from the Adventures with Nicholas series, will have children speaking everyday words in a flash. There are 50 flash cards with colorful visual cues and phonetic transcription of objects and concepts. These rounded edge flash cards have the English translation on the reverse side, and the Chinese edition includes characters and pinyin.

Who is Pan Ku? What is Yi? Why are myths so important in our lives? Myths are a rich source of history. People use them to make sense of our world. Even before myths were written down, people told and retold the stories of the gods and goddesses of their homeland. Readers of Chinese Mythology will learn the history of myths, as well as their deeper meaning. From the Jade Emperor who invented many things for humanity to Fu Hsi, emperor called the Father of China, this book helps kids understand the myths that shape and direct people's lives. Abdo & Daughters is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.