Legends and Myths of China

The book "Legends and Myths of China" by the famous Russian sinologist and translator Pavel Vasilyevich Shkurkin (1868-1943), published in Harbin in 1921, first opened to the Russian reader the mysterious and whimsical world of Chinese mythology and folklore. Terrifying deities and spirits, legendary heroes, magicians and seers, demons and shapeshifters, fantastic animals in human form, as well as ordinary mortals are the main characters of these captivating stories. The collection includes episodes from the history of "The Three Kingdoms", legends about famous Chinese doctors, South Chinese, Manchu, Korean, and Turkestan legends, as well as the legend of the White Snake, which is based on real historical facts.