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Tales of the Taoist immortals / told by Eva Wong.
Record details
- ISBN: 1570628092
- ISBN: 9781570628092
- Physical Description: vii, 168 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition: First Edition.
- Publisher: Boston ; Shambhala, 2001.
- Copyright: c2001.
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | I. The Eight Immortals -- 1. The Guest of the Cavern: Lu Tung-pin -- 2. Hermit of the Cloud Chamber: Chungli Ch'uan -- 3. The Patron of Female Taoists: Ho Hsien-ku -- 4. The Bat Spirit: Chang Kuo Lao -- 5. The Immortal with the Iron Crutch: T'ieh-kuai Li -- 6. A Faithful Nephew: Han Hsiang -- 7. The Wandering Minstrel: Lan Ts'ai-ho -- 8. The Hermit Aristocrat: Ts'ao Kuo-chiu -- II. Sages -- 9. The Father of Ch'i-Kung: Chen Hsi-yi -- 10. Satirist of the High and Mighty: Chuang Tzu -- 11. The Minister and the Courtesan: Fan Li and Hsi Shih -- 12. The Yellow Emperor: Huang Ti -- 13. The Old One: Lao Tzu -- 14. A Prince among Taoists: Liu An -- 15. The Hermit of Mount T'ien-tai: Ssu-ma Ch'eng-chen -- 16. Minister from the Mountains: T'ao Hung-ching -- 17. The First Disciple of Taoism: Wen Shih -- III. Magicians -- 18. The Celestial Teacher: Change Tao-ling -- 19. The Wandering Healer: Fei Chang-fang -- 20. The Sorcerer Strategist: Kiang Tzu-ya -- 21. The Immortal in Sheep's Clothing: Tso Chi -- 22. The Spirit Catcher: Ko Hsuan -- 23. The People's Protector: Mah Ku -- 24. Lady of the Great Mysteries: T'ai-hsuan Nu -- 25. The Woman Who Flew on a Toad: T'ang Kuang-chen -- 26. Immortal from the Sky: Tung-fang Shuo -- IV. Diviners -- 27. The Reader of Human Destiny: Chang Chung -- 28. The Crane Immortal: Ch'ing Wu -- 29. The Mad Beggar: Chou Tien -- 30. The Old Man and the Kingmaker: Huang-shih Kung and Chang Liang -- 31. Master of Ghost Valley: Kuei-ku Tzu -- 32. Master of K'an-yu: Kuo P'u -- 33. The Reader of Dynastic Destiny: Lin Ling-su -- V. Alchemists -- 34. The Master of Spirit Travel: Chang Po-tuan -- 35. The Father of T'ai-Chi Ch'uan: Chang San-feng -- 36. The Woman Who Could Turn Minerals into Gold: Cheng Wei's Wife -- 37. The Sage Who Embraced Simplicity: Ko Hung -- 38. The Poet Immortal: Pai Yu-ch'an -- 39. Lady of the Great Yin: T'ai-yin Nu -- 40. The Father of Immortal Alchemy: Wei Po-yang. |
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| Subject: | Taoist gods. Mythology, Chinese. |
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Tales of the Taoist Immortals
As a girl growing up in Hong Kong, Eva Wong heard and memorized many tales told to her by Hong Kong's finest professional storytellers, by actors on the radio, and by her grandmother. These popular tales of the Taoist immortals were also often dramatized in Chinese operas. The stories are of famous characters in Chinese history and myth- a hero's battle with the lords of evil, the founder of the Ming dynasty's treacherous betrayal of his friends, a young girl who saves her town by imitating rooster calls. Entertaining and often provocative, these tales usually include a moral. The immortals are role models in Chinese culture, as well as examples of enlightenment. Some of the immortals were healers, some were social activists, some were aristocrats, and some were entrepreneurs. The tales chosen by Eva Wong here are of the best-known immortals among the Chinese. Their names are household words and their stories are told and retold by one generation to the next.
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