Fairy culture is an important part of Chinese cultural tradition. It carries the ancients' beautiful imagination of other worlds and continues to inspire literary and artistic creators to this day.
This book is based on the Ming Dynasty immortal story collection "The Complete Biography of Immortals". It is a fully annotated and fully translated version of the original classical masterpiece. It is divided into 9 volumes. It is said that the first 8 volumes were compiled by the Ming Dynasty writer Wang Shizhen, and the 9th volume was edited and supplemented by the famous Ming Dynasty bookseller Wang Yunpeng.
The original book takes the latitude and longitude of time and Laozi as the starting point, ending with the Taoist Zhou Side of the Ming Dynasty. It records the stories of more than 500 Taoist priests from ancient times to the middle of the Ming Dynasty who became immortals. It not only includes mythical gods and legendary historical figures, but also breaks through barriers and involves various sects.
The text part of this book is based on the full text of the original book. On this basis, the proofreaders read the classics, added annotations, and translated them into vernacular Chinese, which greatly reduced the difficulty of reading. At the same time, professional illustrators repaired and colored the prints of the original book, greatly improving the overall appreciation. The text and pictures are compared one by one. These are all features of "Chinese Fairy Tales".
Reader comments
This book is very interesting! It contains all the Chinese fairy tales, and it is the original version of the Ming Dynasty. It feels like traveling back to ancient times. Wang Shizhen is so amazing. She has written so many fairy tales, and each character has a distinct personality. I particularly like the illustrations inside, which become more vivid after coloring. In short, this book gave me a new understanding of the world of gods and goddesses, and also made me feel the charm of traditional Chinese culture.
This fairy tale may not be true, and someone may have tampered with its contents over the millennia.
This book is very interesting! It contains all the Chinese fairy tales, and it is the original version of the Ming Dynasty. It feels like traveling back to ancient times. Wang Shizhen is so amazing. She has written so many fairy tales, and each character has a distinct personality. I particularly like the illustrations inside, which become more vivid after coloring. In short, this book gave me a new understanding of the world of gods and goddesses, and also made me feel the charm of traditional Chinese culture.
This fairy tale may not be true, and someone may have tampered with its contents over the millennia.