Legends and traditions of China. Shkurkin P.V.

The book “Legends and Traditions of China” by the famous Russian orientalist and translator Pavel Vasilyevich Shkurkin (1868-1943), published in Harbin in 1921, first opened the mysterious and bizarre world of Chinese mythology and folklore to the Russian reader. Terrible deities and perfumes, famous heroes, magicians and diviners, demons and werewolves, fantastic animals in human form, as well as ordinary mortals - the main characters of these fascinating stories.

The collection includes episodes from the history of “Three kingdoms” , legends about famous Chinese doctors, South Chinese, Manchu and Turkestan legends, as well as legend about the white snake, which are based on real historical facts.

We hope that this is the first full-color gift edition of “Legends and the traditions of China ”, written by a talented storyteller and richly illustrated by works of world painting, will enjoy all lovers of this amazing genre.

The first edition of the 1921 book was published under the name“ Chinese legends. ”