Emperor Yu Tamese the Flood

本书特色

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this story about emperor yu tames the flood and later ruling the country presents a crystallization of all the romances and myths about this heroic figure that have circulated in china from time immemorial.

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内容简介

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this is a biography of a legendary chinese emperor.
in remote antiquity, the yellow river valley was stricken by rampant floods year after year, which brought great calamities to the country and the people. yu, leader of the xia tribe, was appointed by emperor shun to tame the floods. through 13 years of unremitting efforts, he finally completed dredging channels to lead the floodwaters to the sea, thereby bringing the yellow river under permanent control and resettling the homeless people.
the legend of yu the great as the most celebrated flood tamer in chinese history is a much-told tale. a variety of miraculous stories about him have been told for over 2,000 years, all having their origins in “emperor yu tames the flood”
this story about emperor yu tames the flood and later ruling the country presents a crystallization of all the romances and myths about this heroic figure that have circulated in china from time immemorial.

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目录

personages who appearin emperor yu tames the floodprologue pan gu separates sky and earth, and thus the vast universe nti wa creates mankind, and thus the teeming terrestrial worldchapter 1 constant wars lead to rampant floods, failing to harness the floods, kong ren almost loses his lifechapter 2 a celestial horse takes human form to control the floods, yu is born from ntt xi’s ribs

封面

书名:Emperor Yu Tamese the Flood

作者:赵学儒，苏冠群　著

页数:272

定价:¥60.0

出版社:外文出版社

出版日期:2011-01-01

ISBN:9787119067544

PDF电子书大小:50MB 高清扫描完整版