China has an incredible history and, along with it, a mythology full of amazing creatures and fascinating stories.
That’s why we have put together a compendium of Chinese Mythology books in PDF format so that you can enjoy its long religious tradition, with different influences, and that we are sure will instantly grab you.
With similar traits to other Eastern mythologies, such as Japanese or Korean, and with important fusions with Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism, Chinese mythology is unique.
We invite you to discover it with our Chinese mythology books, which bring together hundreds of stories from the oral and written tradition.
According to the records found by the world’s great mythologists, such as the Shui Jing Zhu and the Shan Hai Jing, Chinese mythology has been developed since the 12th century B.C. However, the transmission of the stories was done orally for about 1000 years.
One of its most outstanding characteristics is the appearance of numerous magical creatures, among which dragons stand out. Birds, tigers and turtles also stand out.
Each species led a group of animals, according to the function they fulfilled. Likewise, there were also other types of characters such as giants and, of course, gods, among which Tam Kung (god of the sea who predicts the weather) and Zhurong (god of fire) stand out.
Like many other mythologies, Chinese mythology also explains natural phenomena through the exploits of its characters.
It tells the origin of the world, the existence of a hell and a paradise and other events that can also have an important social weight.
Immerse yourself in the fascinating religious and philosophical world of this overpopulated nation, just browse our collection of over 15 books on Chinese mythology in PDF format, available for immediate download on this website.
Here we present our complete selection of Chinese Mythology books:
#1 The World of Chinese Mythology: An Introduction
Author: Yang Lihui, An Deming
Pages: 30
File size: 0.96 MB
Format: PDF
#2 Taoism and the Arts of China
Author: Stephanie Kao, Brian Hogarth and Stanley Murashige
Pages: 133
File size: 16.6 MB
Format: PDF
#4 Divinity and Salvation: The Great Goddesses of China
Author: Lee Irwin
Pages: 16
File size: 0.86 MB
Format: PDF
#5 Shamanism and Chinese Goddesses Xi wangmu and Nugua
Author: Linda Anett Lindgren
Pages: 102
File size: 0.58 MB
Format: PDF
#6 Understanding Chinese Culture and Communication: The Yin Yang Approach
Author: Tony Fang
Pages: 16
File size: 0.21 MB
Format: PDF
#7 Ritual, Mimesis and the Animal World in Early China
Author: Roel Sterckx,Joseph Needham
Pages: 33
File size: 1.3 MB
Format: PDF
#8 The Dog as a Metaphor or Symbol in Chinese Popular Phraseology
Author: Henrieta Hatalova
Pages: 25
File size: 3.54 MB
Format: PDF
#9 Lu Xun’s Old Tales Retold Reveals Power in Ancient Chinese Mythology
Author: Laura Belle Kearns
Pages: 41
File size: 0.34 MB
Format: PDF
#10 Nakhi Tiger Myth in its Context
Author: Bai Gengsheng
Pages: 24
File size: 0.21 MB
Format: PDF
#11 Myths of Yu the Great
Author: e-Disciplinas
Pages: 14
File size: 0.6 MB
Format: PDF
#13 Chinese Mythology: Dragons and Their Importance (Article)
Author: Willow C
Pages: 9
File size: 1.39 MB
Format: PDF
#14 Nuwa A Goddessin Chinese Mythology (Article)
Author: Wikimedia Commons
Pages: 3
File size: 0.33 MB
Format: PDF
#15 An Anthology of Sources on Chinese Mythology (Article)
Author: Whalen Lai
Pages: 9
File size: 0.13 MB
Format: PDF
#16 Four Imagination Matrices of Chinese Myth (Article)
Author: Zhao Cheng xin
Pages: 10
File size: 0.07 MB
Format: PDF
#17 The Unique Values of Chinese Traditional Cultural Time Orientation: In Comparison with Western Cultural Time Orientation (Article)
Author: Mengyu Li
Pages: 7
File size: 0.05 MB
Format: PDF
#18 Chinese Mythology (Presentation)
Author: Andy R,Kyle A
Pages: 14
File size: 0.63 MB
Format: PDF
Here ends our selection of free Chinese Mythology books in PDF format. We hope you liked it and already have your next book!
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