DLPS Faculty and Staff Book Gallery
Title
Princess Peacock: Tales of Other Peoples of China
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Description
This book fills a gap in the folklore literature by offering representative folktales from China's minorities, as well as background information on each of the ethnic groups. You'll find more than 50 fantastic and engaging tales, such as Princess Peacock, A Golden Deer, and The Toad General. The stories are organized by type—Animal Tales, Moral Stories, Tales of Deities, Legends, and so on—with the group of origin noted for each tale. In addition, the book contains historical background on the minority groups, recipes, games, crafts, a map, a glossary of terms, color photos, and black & white design motifs.
Highlights
- China, the most populous country in the world, is also a nation of great diversity. In addition to the majority population of Han Chinese, there are some 56 officially recognized national minorities—including Tibetan, Mongol, Manchu, Zhuang, Dai, and Gaoshan. The folklore of these minorities is often obscure and difficult to find, as is information about the people, their cultural histories, and their traditional customs. This book fills a gap by offering more than 50 representative folktales from China's minorities, as well as background information on each of the ethnic groups.
ISBN
978-1-59158-416-2
Publication Date
2008
Publisher
Libraries Unlimited
Disciplines
Chinese Studies | Folklore
Recommended Citation
Yuan, Haiwang, "Princess Peacock: Tales of Other Peoples of China" (2008). DLPS Faculty and Staff Book Gallery. 16.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlps_book/16
Comments
2010 Storytelling World Award - Honors, Special Storytelling Resources — Storytelling World
2009 Aesop Accolade — American Folklore Society Children's Section
Haiwang Yuan joined the Department of Library Public Services at WKU in 1997. A Fulbright student, he received his M.A. and M.L.S. from Indiana University at Bloomington. He is Professor and Web & Emerging Technologies Coordinator, leading the Libraries’ Web & Emerging Technologies Work Group and serves on the Library Leaders Council. He's a member of WKU's Academic Technologies Advisory Group and the WKU Web Council.