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Myths and Legends of China

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Confucius: Teacher and Philosopher Frontispiece

The Spirit that Clears the Way 44

Lao Tzŭ 72

Nü Kua Shih 82

Mencius 90

Wên Ch’ang, K’uei Hsing, and Chu I 110

The Buddhist Triad 120

The Taoist Triad 124

Hsi Wang Mu 136

Chang Tao-ling 138

Tou Mu, Goddess of the North Star 144

Chiang Tzŭ-ya At K’un-lun 156

Chiang Tzŭ-ya Defeats Wên Chung 160

The Kitchen-god 166

The Gods of Happiness, Office, and Longevity 170

The Money-tree 172

The Door-gods, Civil and Military 174

Hêng Ò Flies to the Moon 184

Wên Chung, Minister of Thunder 198

Dragon-gods 208

Spirit of the Well 216

The Magic Umbrellas 242

P’an Kuan 248

Miao Shan Reaches the Nunnery 262

The Tiger Carries Off Miao Shan 266

The Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea 302

The Birth of the Monkey 326

The Demons of Blackwater River Carry Away the Master 352

Buddhists as Slaves in Slow-carts Country 354

Sun Steals Clothing for His Master 364

The Return to China 368

Chia Tzŭ-lung Finds the Stone 382

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Mais cet Orient, cette Asie, quelles en sont, enfin, les frontières réelles?... Ces frontières sont d’une netteté qui ne permet aucune erreur. L’Asie est là où cesse la vulgarité, où naît la dignité, et où commence l’élégance intellectuelle. Et l’Orient est là où sont les sources débordantes de poésie.

Mardrus, La Reine de Saba

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