Five Heavenly Emperors: Chinese Myths of Creation - Hardcover

Zhang, Song Nan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0887763383 ISBN 13: 9780887763380

Publisher: Tundra Books, 1994

Synopsis

Just about every civilization has stories of creation. The myths and legends of the ancient Greeks and Romans are very well known, but these 12 myths from ancient China are just as fascinating. Between Pangu separating the sky from the earth and the Northern Emperor separating man from gods, we have an array of deities as busy and colorful as those in Greek and Roman myths. They create men out of clay, mend the broken sky after the flood, and shoot down suns so that life on earth will not die.

Inspired by the art of the Ming Dynasty, this is a wonderful collection of Chinese myths of creation, illustrated by award-winning artist Song Nan Zhang.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

“The fluidity of line and subtle colors...echo centuries of tradition, while the sense of detail gives the work a personal stamp.”
–Publishers Weekly

About the Author:

Song Nan Zhang was born in Shanghai. He received a Masters degree from the Beijing Central Institute of Fine Arts, and his paintings have been exhibited in galleries around the world. Song Nan Zhang lives in Montreal. His son, Hao Yu, was born in Beijing and arrived in Montreal with his parents in 1990. He has a journalism degree from Concordia University and has written for the Montreal Gazette. He now lives in London, England, and works for the BBC.

About this edition

• Publisher: Tundra Books
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0887763383
• ISBN 13: 9780887763380
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 36