Myths and Legends of China

Myths & Legends of China By E.T.C. Werner H.B.M. Consul Foochow (Retired) Barrister-at-law Middle Temple Late Member of The Chinese Government Historiographical Bureau Peking Author of "Descriptive Sociology: Chinese" "China of the Chinese" Etc. George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd. London Bombay Sydney In Memoriam _Gladys Nina Chalmers Werner_ Preface The chief literary sources of Chinese myths are the _Li tai shen hsien t'ung chien_, in thirty-two volumes, the _Shen hsien lieh chuan_, in eight volumes, the _Feng shen yen i_, in eight volumes, and the _Sou shen chi_, in ten volumes. In writing the following pages I have translated or paraphrased largely from these works. I have also consulted and at …

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