Such evidence as there is points to their immigration from elsewhere the Chinese themselves have a In spite of much research and conjecture, the origin of the Chinese people remains undetermined. La Reine de Saba Chapter I The Sociology of the Chinese Racial Origin Et l’OrientĮst là où sont les sources débordantes de poésie. L’Asie est là où cesse la vulgarité, où naît la dignité, et où commence l’élégance intellectuelle. Ces frontières sont d’une netteté qui ne permetĪucune erreur. Mais cet Orient, cette Asie, quelles en sont, enfin, les frontières réelles?. The Demons of Blackwater River Carry Away the Masterīuddhists as Slaves in Slow-carts Country The Gods of Happiness, Office, and Longevity Myths of Epidemics, Medicine, Exorcism, Etc. Myths of Thunder, Lightning, Wind, and Rain
In the minds of the people and are referred to most frequently in their literature, not those which are merely diverting withoutīeing typical or instructive-in short, a true, not a distorted image. In English dress those myths which may be regarded as the accredited representatives of Chinese mythology-those which live Of a very large and intricate topic in a highly compressed form), with the philosophy of the subject, has been to set forth My aim, after summarizing the sociology of the Chinese as a prerequisite to the understanding of their ideas and sentiments,Īnd dealing as fully as possible, consistently with limitations of space (limitations which have necessitated the presentation Nor do the native works includeĪny scientific analysis or philosophical treatment of their myths. This is, so far as I know, the only monograph on Chinese mythology in any non-Chinese language. Shanghai, for permission to reprint from Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio the fox legends given in Chapter XV. Giles, and to his publishers, Messrs Kelly and Walsh, Very little work has been done in Chinese mythology by Western writers I found it better in dealing with this subject to goĭirect to the original Chinese texts. Let me consult his extensive collection of foreign works relating to China whenever I wished, but owing to the fact that so Morrison also, until he sold it to a Japanese baron, was good enough to Mu Hsüeh-hsün, a scholar of wide learning and generous disposition, for having kindly allowed me to use his very large and My heartiest thanks are due to my good friend Mr Public libraries in Peking, have proved useful for purposes of reference. The native works contained in the Ssŭ K’u Ch’üan Shu, one of the few Variétés Sinologiques, published by the Catholic Mission Press at Shanghai.
#THE WISHING STONE AND OTHER MYTHS SERIES#
I have also consultedĪnd at times quoted from the excellent volumes on Chinese Superstitions by Père Henri Doré, comprised in the valuable series
In writing the following pages I have translated or paraphrased largely from these works. The chief literary sources of Chinese myths are the Li tai shên hsien t’ung chien, in thirty-two volumes, the Shên hsien lieh chuan, in eight volumes, the Fêng shên yen i, in eight volumes, and the Sou shên chi, in ten volumes. With Thirty-two Illustrations In Colours By Chinese Artists Peking Author of “Descriptive Sociology: Chinese” “China of the Chinese” Etc. Consul Foochow (Retired) Barrister-at-law Middle Temple Late Member of The Chinese Government Historiographical Bureau
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