Great Wall Folktales
Publisher:
China Intercontinental Press
Publication:
1/2009
Languages:
English
Binding:
Paperback
ISBN/SKU:
9787508515281
Pages:
159
Sizes:
210 x 140mm
Weight:
0.2400
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Netsled in a valley below the Great Wall in Hebei Province is the village of Chengziyu, home to Zhang Heshan, a descendent of a Wall-building family.
In Great Wall Folktales, Zhang retells colourful stories inherited from his ancestors, four centuries ago. How did builders transport the materials? Why was an apparently useless fortification built? What makes Qingming Festival unique at this part of the Wall? How important was fengshui in the construction of the fortification? Why and who assigned a detachment of women-only soldiers to guard one watchtower?
In his entertaining collection of folktales, Zhang Heshan, a guardian of the Wall for 30 years, provides many answers, introducing readers to a precious part of the Great Wall's fascinating heritage
In Great Wall Folktales, Zhang retells colourful stories inherited from his ancestors, four centuries ago. How did builders transport the materials? Why was an apparently useless fortification built? What makes Qingming Festival unique at this part of the Wall? How important was fengshui in the construction of the fortification? Why and who assigned a detachment of women-only soldiers to guard one watchtower?
In his entertaining collection of folktales, Zhang Heshan, a guardian of the Wall for 30 years, provides many answers, introducing readers to a precious part of the Great Wall's fascinating heritage