Dragon Tales

Chen Haiyan

Foreign Languages Press

2005

245 páginas

8h 10m

ISBN-13: 9787119037509

In China, there are many fantastic stories and legends about the dragon. Contained in this collection are some of the finest classical and modern examples. They include "The Rakshas and the Sea Market" and "The Princess of the West Lake", both by the well-known Qing-dynasty writer Pu Songling (1640-1715), telling of the wonders of a dragon palace and of the love between dragons and human beings; "Tripod Lake and the Golden Lotus Flowers", the story of how the first Chinese ruler, Huang Di, was transported to fairyland on the back of a dragon; and "The Looking-to-Mother Shoal", which tells how human beings were transformed into dragons. These intriguing, entertaining tales reflect the rich imagination and high aspiration of the Chinese people.