Princess Peacock - Tales From the Other Peoples of China

Informationen zum Autor Haiwang Yuan is Professor, Department of Library Public Services, and Web Site & Virtual Library Coordinator, Western Kentucky University. He is also Adjunct Instructor of Chinese, Department of Modern Languages and Multicultural Studies, Western Kentucky University. A native of China, Mr. Yuan maintains a web site, a large portion of which is devoted to Chinese traditionas and folktales. He has published widely in professional journals, is author of The Magic Lantern and other Tales from the Han Chinese (Libraries Unlimited, 2006), and is a contributor to The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture (1994). He is also the recipient of the 1999 Kentucky Libraries Award.In addition to the majority population of Han Chinese, there are some 56 officially recognized national minorities in China - including Tibetan, Mongol, Manchu, Zhuang, Dai, and Gaoshan. This book features more than 50 folktales from China's many minorities, as well as background information on each of the ethnic groups.

Product details

• Authors: Haiwang Yuan, Yuan Haiwang
• Publisher: Greenwood Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 17
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.08.2008
• EAN: 9781591584162
• ISBN: 978-1-59158-416-2
• No. of pages: 225
• Series: World Folklore Series; World Folklore (Hardcover); World Folklore Series
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Society; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; China, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, Folklore, myths & legends, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology)