Beijing Legends: Panda Books

Chinese Title: 熊猫丛书：北京的传说

  Title: Beijing Legends

  ISBN: 9787119037486

  Edition: English

  Publishing Date: 2005-01

  Author: Jin Shoushen

Publishing House: Foreign Languages Press

Format: 36mo    Cover: P

Page: 141pp     Spec: 180*111mm

Introduction:

These folktales are translated from Beijing Legends, compiled by Jin Shoushen, a Manchu gentleman whose family lived for many generations in Beijing. The folktales in this collection, with a genuine Chinese flavour, carry readers back to the building of Beijing as the Ming-dynasty capital in 1421. Dealing with the city's layout, some of its chief monuments, place names and different legends, they give readers fascinating glimpses of the life of rulers as well as ordinary people.

Content:

Preface

The Eingt-Armed Nezzha City

How the Black Rock Went to Lu Gou Qiao

Gao Liang;s Race for Water

Bei Xin Qiao——New North Bridge

The Centipede Wills

The Cricket Cage Peklar

Tian An Men;s Stone Lions

Shi Cha Hai

Tht Bell Goddess

Jiu Xian Qiao——Liquor Immortal Bridge

Brimful Well

The Stone Statues at the Ming Tombs

Black Dragon Lake

The Folwer Goddess

Swallow Terrace

Urm Hill

Iron Screen Wall

The Motherwort in the Temple of Heaven

Lushi and His Dragon Disciples

Topsyturvy Temple

The Tired Pagoda

Discriminating Bell Temple

The Black Monkey

The Stone Monkeys on Broken Rainbow Bridge

How Masted Vessels Passed Under Eingt Li Bridge

The Crescent Moon on Tip of a Plum Tree