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Chinese Myth: A Treasury of Legends, Art, and History
A Treasury of Legends, Art, and History
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eBook - ePub
Chinese Myth: A Treasury of Legends, Art, and History
A Treasury of Legends, Art, and History
About this book
In 1978, faced with the pressure to modernize and a declining budget, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) reluctantly agreed to join China's economic reform drive, expanding its internal economy to market-oriented civilian production. This work examines PLA's role in the economy up to 1998.
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INDEX
A
acupuncture 33, 48 agriculture 9, 20, 21, 33,
35–37
Amituo Fu 9, 74–77, 79
animals 14, 16, 89
monsters 24, 26
Anyang 17 archery 25 astronomy 39
B
bagua (writing system) 34, 35
Ba Xian (Eight Immortals) 51, 58–65
birds 14, 21, 26–27
boats 60 bodhisattvas 79
bronze 17, 25
Buddha 67, 72, 73, 74, 78,
86–89
Buddhism 8, 73, 75, 78–79,
90, 91
myths 73–89
buildings 40, 91
C
calendar 39
calligraphy 41
Can Nu 42, 45
canals 90
Cao Guojiu, immortal 62–63, 65
Chang, see Zao Jun
Chang E 55
chaos 11, 12, 13
Chi You 42–45
children 19, 56, 83
civil service 6, 8, 41, 51, 78, 90, 91
civilization 6–7, 9, 33–39
clocks 90
compass 43
Confucianism 7–8, 56–57, 64, 66, 90
Confucius 7, 8, 56–57, 61, 67, 90
cranes 21
creation myths 7, 8, 11–31
crossbow 25
culture heroes 8–9, 33, 34–39
D
Dao Zhun 53
Daoism 7, 8, 58, 61, 62, 66–67, 73, 83
death 53
Dharmakara, see Amituo Fu
Di Jun 22, 54
Diamond Sutra 83, 91
Dragon King 46–47
dragons 14, 15, 31, 39, 47
dress 40
drought 8, 11, 22–26
E
early Chinese 17
Earth, creation of 12–16
Eastern Paradise 58, 62, 65
Emperor of Heaven 28–31,...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Copyright Page
- Title Page
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Creating The Universe
- The Gods of Chinese Life
- The Hervenly Empire
- Timeline of China
- Glossary
- For More Information
- Index