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090			_aBL1825 _bL22a _b2005
245	1	0	_aLand of the dragon : _bChinese myth / _cwriters: Tony Allan, Charles Phillips ; consultant John Chinnery.
246	1	0	_aChinese myth.
260			_aNew York : _bBarnes & Noble, _c2005.
300			_a144 p. : _bill. (mostly colored) ; _c29 cm.
490	1		_aMyth and mankind.
500			_a"First Time-Life English language printing 1999"
500			_aCreated, edited, and designed by Duncan Baird Publishers. This edition published by Barnes & Noble, Inc. by arrangement with Duncan Baird Publishers.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 144) and index.
505	0		_aAncient dynasties: First Chinese -- Picture essay: Totality of five -- Questions of heaven: From the vapours of chaos -- Square earth -- Mother of the World -- Great flood -- Lin Jun and the water goddess -- Master of the harvest -- Picture essay: Heavenly predictions -- Gift of the gods: Yellow Emperor -- Huang Di's black bead -- Battle of the elements -- Lady Silkworm -- Cowherd and the girl weaver -- Tales of everyday people -- Divine animals -- Sage kings:-- Emperor Yao and his courtiers -- Time of the ten suns -- Elixir of life -- Family trials of young Shun -- Gun and the swelling soil -- Yao finds an heir -- Yu the flood-tamer -- Yu and the tragic marriage -- Yu mounts the dragon throne -- Fall of dynasties -- Picture essay: City of symbols -- Matters of faith -- Bureaucracy of gods -- tales of the eight immortals -- Patrons of the professions -- Outlaw god -- Lords of the waters -- Childhood of Nezha -- Goddess of mercy -- Monkey king -- Picture essay: Power of Qi -- Chinese legacy.
650		4	_aMythology, Chinese.
651		4	_aChina _xReligion.
700	1		_aAllan, Tony, _d1946-
700	1		_aChinnery, John D.
700	1		_aPhillips, Charles.
951			_p32871 _x00037778 _oSP-C REFBL1825/L22a/2005 _j090508174815099 _d2000-12-21 _cSP-C REF
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