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Title: Myths and Legends of China Author: E. T. C. Werner Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Jeroen Hellingman and the PG Online Myths & Legends of China By E.T.C. Werner H.B.M. Consul Foochow (Retired) Barrister-at-law Middle Temple Late Member of The Chinese Government Historiographical Bureau Peking Author of "Descriptive Sociology: Chinese" "China of the Chinese" Etc. George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd. London Bombay Sydney In Memoriam _Gladys Nina Chalmers Werner_ Preface The chief literary sources of Chinese myths are the _Li tai shen hsien t'ung chien_, in thirty-two volumes, the _Shen hsien lieh chuan_, in eight volumes, the _Feng shen yen i_, in eight volumes, and the _Sou shen chi_, in ten volumes. In writing the following pages I have translated or paraphrased largely from these works. I have also consulted and at times quoted from the excellent volumes on Chinese Superstitions by Pere Henri Dore, comprised in the valuable series _Varietes Sinologiques_, published by the Catholic Mission Press at Shanghai. The native works contained in the Ssu K'u Ch'uean Shu, one of the few public libraries in Peking, have proved useful for purposes of reference. My heartiest thanks are due to my good friend Mr Mu Hsueeh-hsuen, a scholar of wide learning and generous disposition, for having kindly allowed me to use his very large and useful library | ||||
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