Beautifully Illustrated Chinese Myths (Volume 2)

Description：Mythological stories form the foundation of ancient literature, philosophy, history and aesthetics. This book selects and compiles materials from 41 ancient classics such as "The Book of Changes", "The Songs of Chu", "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" and "Huainanzi". It excavates and sorts out numerous legends about gods, humans, spirits, and strange beasts that are sporadically scattered in ancient books and documents, and retells them. It covers creation myths, great flood myths, war myths, myths about inventions and creations, and legends about spirits.The whole book classifies according to tribes and follows the dimension of chronological inheritance. With five sections, 45 mythological stories, 118 spiritual beasts and spirits, and over 200 pure and beautiful color paintings, it systematically constructs a romantic and magnificent world of Chinese mythology. It is a grand scroll of literature and aesthetics, and a rich record of the gods and spirits of the Chinese nation dedicated to teenagers.Author Biography：Bai Yu, once used pen names such as Sima Baiyu, Gefei Mu and Qin Sheng, is a poet, scholar and writer. He is a columnist for many newspapers and periodicals including "Jiangnan Times" and "Reading Weekly of Qianzhong Morning Post", and has written book reviews for more than thirty publications.Yin Jiu, an illustrator, is good at ancient-style painting and various popular styles.Mo Ren Shan, an illustrator, graduated from the Department of Comprehensive Painting of Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts.