Chinese Mythical Novels: the Secret History of Ancient Times
by Zhong Yulong
About This Novel
"Secret History of Ancient Times", also known as "The Romance of Ancient Myths", is a magnificent biographical novel of ancient Chinese myths written by Zhong Yulong, the last imperial examiner of the Qing Dynasty. This book introduces ancient Chinese myths and stories in great detail, such as: Pangu created the sky, Nuwa created humans and worked together to touch the sky, Jingwei reclaimed the sea, Houyi shot the sun, Dayu controlled the floods, Kuafu chased the sun, Chi You's battle, etc... It covers almost all the ancient legends we know today, and can be called a book handed down from generation to generation. The book includes the establishment of etiquette, in-laws, and order in ancient times, the migration and evolution of mountains and rivers, the fantasy of the ancient landforms at the origin of the Yellow River, the hardships of Gun and Yu in water control, Kuafu's feats by the sun, the disasters of Xiangliu and Sanmiao, Gonggong's anger at Mount Buzhou, the Yellow Emperor's battle with Chiyou, and other famous ancient battles... It can be called "an encyclopedia of ancient myths." This book covers almost all Chinese myths from ancient times, whether they are well-known legends such as Pangu's creation of heaven and earth, Kuafu's pursuit of the sun, and Nuwa's creation of man, or the less-mentioned legends such as Xiangliu's Disaster and Sanmiao's Rebellion.
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