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Myths of Ancient China: Gods, Heroes, and Their Reflection in Art – Xiang Jing, Huang Dahai, Zhang Dinghao – Mann, Ivanov, and Ferber – 2026 – ISBN 978-5-00281-115-1

Myths of Ancient China: Gods, Heroes, and Their Reflection in Art
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How did the Chinese world emerge? Who created man, taught him to sow grain, heal illnesses, and read the signs of the sky? And how did ancient legends give rise to the images without which it is impossible to imagine Chinese culture—the dragon, the phoenix, immortal sorcerers, and heavenly rulers?

The book's authors invite you on a journey to the origins of one of the world's greatest civilizations. The stories and deeds of Pangu, Nüwa, the Yellow Emperor Huangdi, Yu the Great, and other mythical heroes explain the origins of the universe, man, writing, agriculture, and the very idea of cultural order. Over one hundred colorful illustrations—frescoes, scrolls, and tomb decorations—allow us to see how, over the course of two millennia, myths were embodied in art and shaped the image of China.
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