Tales from china

By:

Birch, Cyril

Contributor(s):

Fowler, Rosamund

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: 2000 Oxford University Press OxfordDescription: 195ISBN:

9780192750785

DDC classification:

820 BIR-T

Summary: This collection of Chinese stories begins with the great legends of how Earth and Heaven came into being, and of how the archer Yi rid the Emperor Yao of the menace of the ten suns. Engrossing folk tales about ghosts and rainmakers, poor students and magicians, and the man who was nearly made into fishpaste flesh out Chinese culture, character, and customs. Throughout all these stories, the author has kept the subtle oriental flavour of the originals, bringing to life all the magic and mystery of China. --Publisher

Item type:

Text-Book

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Item type	Home library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Text-Book	Attock Campus (Senior Library - Northern Region)	820 BIR-T (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		000000039408

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This collection of Chinese stories begins with the great legends of how Earth and Heaven came into being, and of how the archer Yi rid the Emperor Yao of the menace of the ten suns. Engrossing folk tales about ghosts and rainmakers, poor students and magicians, and the man who was nearly made into fishpaste flesh out Chinese culture, character, and customs. Throughout all these stories, the author has kept the subtle oriental flavour of the originals, bringing to life all the magic and mystery of China. --Publisher

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