A Chinese Bestiary presents a fascinating pageant of mythical Creatures from a unique and enduring cosmography written in ancient China.
Richard Strassberg brings the G.
The text also represents a wide range of beliefs held by the ancient Chinese.
The Guideways Through Mountains and Seas, compiled between the fourth and first centuries B.
C.
E., contains descriptions of hundreds of fantastic denizens of mountains, rivers, islands, and seas, along with minerals, flora, and medicine.
A Chinese Bestiary presents a fascinating pageant of mythical Creatures from a unique and enduring cosmography written in ancient China