Chinese Myths & Tales

CHINESE MYTHS & TALES

In this section there are links to myths, tales, and other written materials translated. Most of them are about the China Ethnic Groups, my main focus of interest, but there will be occasionally other translations.

 

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Chinese characters

Chinese character 软 ruǎn – soft; flexible
Chinese character 软 ruǎn – soft; flexible

Main meanings: ① soft, weak ② flexible ③ timid HSK - STROKES - 8 RADICAL - 车   Etymology: Elements  ----  The soft 欠 part + a car 车. Phonetic series 欠. The soft 耎 (as the beard 而 of a man 大 changed to 欠), part of a chariot 车. Here soft 欠 replaces an old character...

Ethnic groups

History of the Yao of China
History of the Yao of China

History of the Yao of China The Yao consider that Panhu is their ancestor. A mythical figure placed in the center of their most important myths that had real existence for them. Some of the modern specialists agree that Panhu is, in fact, a mythified local hero, which...

Chinese culture

Buddhist Monks in Medieval China
Buddhist Monks in Medieval China

Buddhist Monks in Medieval China That is the subject of John Kieschnick's book. The book analyzes the contents of the three collections of biographies of monks that became famous in medieval China, through them he tries to give us first a characterization of the...