It is really well said then Mr. Werner mentioned “If the real test of greatness is purity and justice, then Chinese myth must be placed among the greatest of all; for it is not obscene, and it is invariably just.”

Reading the writings of an author in 1920’s is a great way to change your thoughts and to appreciate and enjoy what you already have in the present days.

This is not to suggest that you should not aspire for a still better life. Enjoy whatever amount of success you have achieved instead of feeling sad about what you have not been able to achieve.

This book is nothing like reading about myths like "sasquatch" or the "jersey devil". The author is looking beyond mere myths and legends, and brings you to a journey that explores their history.

It is quite clear, therefore, that we must bring about a change in the way we think in order to be able to appreciate this piece of art, just as stories about the goddess of kindness, the gatekeeper of the door of paradise, records of how the Monkey turned into a divine being and more.

A good thing about our brain is that it willingly adopts any changes that we bring about in our thinking patterns when we are presented with the narrations at the time of writing this book. The author has collected tales about the divine forces of China and fantasies of stars, thunder, lightning, wind and downpour; of water and fire; of pestilences, medication, and expulsion; and significantly more.

We have the most popular stories which are going to change your thinking and life. In this intriguing and complete assortment of Myths and Legends of China, Mr. Werner drew upon material promptly accessible to him as an individual from the Chinese government's' Historiographical Bureau in Peking.


As a previous lawyer and British emissary in Foochow of China, Mr.Werner presents an abundance of data enlightening the thoughts and convictions that administered the everyday lives of the Chinese individuals well before the unrests of the twentieth century.

Offering a provocative look into a world overwhelmed by customary guidelines of behavior and possessed by evil presences, mythical serpent divine beings, and spirits, the volume opens with an early on section on the starting points of the Chinese public.

Immersing and useful, Myths and Legends of China will claim not exclusively to admirers of old stories however to anybody keen on Chinese workmanship, culture, or reasoning.

Look at the following Chapters, to see if any would be of interest to your reading pleasure:

I. The Sociology of the Chinese
II. On Chinese Mythology
III. Cosmogony -- P'an Ku and the Creation Myth
IV. The Gods of China
V. Myths of the Stars
VI. Myths of Thunder, Lightning, Wind, and Rain
VII. Myths of the Waters
VIII. Myths of Fire
IX. Myths of Epidemics, Medicine, Exorcism, Etc.
X. The Goddess of Mercy
XI. The Eight Immortals
XII. The Guardian of the Gate of Heaven
XIII. A Battle of the Gods
XIV. How the Monkey Became a God
XV. Fox Legends
XVI. Miscellaneous Legends
Bonus: The Pronunciation of Chinese Words