A chinese bestiary strange creatures from the guideways through mountains and seas a philip e lilienthal book in asian studies richard e strassberg isbn 9780520218444 kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. A chinese bestiary presents a fascinating pageant of mythical creatures from a unique and enduring cosmography written in ancient chinathe guideways through mountains and seas compiled between the fourth and first centuries bce contains descriptions of hundreds of fantastic denizens of mountains rivers islands and seas along with minerals flora and medicine. A chinese bestiary presents a fascinating pageant of mythical creatures from a unique and enduring cosmography written in ancient china the guideways through mountains and seas compiled between the fourth and first centuries bce contains descriptions of hundreds of fantastic denizens of mountains rivers islands and seas along with minerals flora and medicine the text also represents a wide range of beliefs held by the ancient chinese richard strassberg brings the. A chinese bestiary presents a fascinating pageant of mythical creatures from a unique and enduring cosmography written in ancient china the guideways through mountains and seas compiled between. A chinese bestiary presents a fascinating pageant of mythical creatures from a unique and enduring cosmography written in ancient china the guideways through mountains and seas compiled between the fourth and first centuries bce contains descriptions of hundreds of fantastic denizens of mountains rivers islands and seas along with minerals flora and medicine the text also represents a wide range of beliefs held by the ancient chinese richard strassberg brings the