神的世界:地域与中国的神话传说(英文版)

Takc a journey in this book to a land that is both stunning
and subtle, back to the places wherc tales of magic were born. In
the Realm of the Gods is the first book to tell China's rich folk
traditions and talcs of the natural and supernatural in a unique
way--by geographic region. The result is a Grand Tour through
China.
The stories of China's ancient capitals, its sacred
mountains, rivers, tradc routes and caravans, lush gardens, and
mysterious grottoes, all serve as the setring for a magical
journey through all points on the compass. Here are the stories
of kings, ghosts, spirits, warriors, scholars, and magical realms
in a landscape potent with history.
In the Realm of the Gods also goes where no other book on
China's myths and legends has gone before by featuring stunning
photography from some of China's most critically acclaimed
landscape photographers. Their studies of abandoned villas,
vertiginous cliffs, night-time pathways and temples at dusk give
us an unprecedented visual setting of the tales themselves,
showing us where mortals, demons and gods have for centuries
.belonged.