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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “yun ji”
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  • The Shadow Book of Ji Yun

    The Chinese Classic of Weird True Tales, Horror Stories, and Occult Knowledge

    by Yun Ji ...
    Translated by Yi Izzy Yu, John Yu Branscum ...
    Imagine if a national political figure like Benjamin Franklin was also a paranormal investigator, one who wrote up his investigations with a storytelling flair that reads like a combination of M.R. James, Lafcadio Hearn, and Zhuangzi-with a dash of the bureaucratic absurdism of Kafka sprinkled in, alongside a healthy dose of H.P. Lovecraft's weird antiquarianism. In China, at roughly the same time ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Notes from the Thatched Cottage of Close Observation

    by Ji Yun, Matthias Wittfogel ...
    Originally named Yuewei Notes, Notes from the Thatched Cottage of Close Observation is a collection of short classical Chinese supernatural stories written in the form of notes by Ji Yun, a Jinshi (successful candidate in the highest imperial examination) from the Imperial Academy of the Qing Dynasty, between 1789 (the 54th year of Emperor Qianlong's reign) and 1798 (the 3rd year of Emperor ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Communicating Food in Korea

    by Namsoo Chang, Hong Sik Cho, Haney Choi, Hye Won Chung, Ji-Yun Hwang, Hee Sun Jeong, Nami Joo, Dong-Yeob Kim, Hak-Seon Kim, Jeehee Kim, Eun-Jin Lee0, Jee Hye Lee1, Youngmin Lee2, Chaisung Lim3, Seungsook Moon4, Hyunseo Park5, Youngil Park6, Joung-Min Son7, Wonkyu Song8, Sohyon Yi9, Byeong-Seon Yoon0, Joong-Hwan Oh1, Dr. Jaehyeon Jeong3 ...
    Series series Korean Communities across the World
    An in-depth investigation of the complex relationships between food, culture, and society.Communicating Food in Korea features contributors from a variety of disciplines, including economics, political science, communication studies, nutrition research, tourism research, and more. Each chapter presents a unique interpretation of food's economic, political, and sociocultural relevance. Situated in ... Read more

    $33.99 USD

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  • Treasury of Chinese Folk Tales

    Beloved Myths and Legends from the Middle Kingdom

    by Shelley Fu ...
    Illustrated by Patrick Yee ...
    This colorfully illustrated multicultural children's book presents Chinese fairy tales and other folk stories—providing insight into a rich literary culture.Treasury of Chinese Folk Tales is a wonderful collection of seven classic Chinese stories that make for great reading adventures. From the stories of Pan Gu and Nu Wo, creators of the world, to Bai Su-Tzin, a snake who took on human form and ... Read more

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  • Chinese Myths and Legends

    The Monkey King and Other Adventures

    by Shelley Fu ...
    Illustrated by Patrick Yee ...
    This colorfully illustrated multicultural children's book presents Chinese fairy tales and other folk stories—providing insight into a vibrant literary culture.Chinese Myths and Legends is a delightful collection of seven classic Chinese stories that make for great reading adventures. From the stories of Pan Gu and Nu Wo, creators of the world, to Bai Su-Tzin, a snake who took on human form and ... Read more

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  • Censored by Confucius

    Ghost Stories by Yuan Mei

    by Yuan Mei, Kam Louie, Louise Edwards ...
    "The one hundred-some stories depict the important role ghosts played in the lives of the Chinese, as well as revealing a great deal about sex, revenge, transvestism, corruption, and other topics banned by Mei's puritanical mid-Qing society". -- Reference & Research Book News. ... Read more

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  • The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System: Ren Zha Fanpai Zijiu Xitong (Novel) Vol. 1

    by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu ...
    Series Book 1 - The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System: Ren Zha Fanpai Zijiu Xitong (Novel)
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  • Chinese Fairy Tales and Fantasies

    by Moss Roberts ...
    Series series The Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library
    This collection of tales opens up a magical world far from our customary haunts. Ghost stories, romances, fables, and heroic sagas: the forms are familiar, but the characters we meet surprise us at every turn. For those who know and love the tales of the Grimms and Andersen, the universal themes of fairy tale literature emerge in these classic stories, but with a sophistication that is uniquely ... Read more

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  • Idle Talk under the Bean Arbor

    A Seventeenth-Century Chinese Story Collection

    by Aina the Layman ...
    Written around 1660, the unique Chinese short story collection Idle Talk under the Bean Arbor (Doupeng xianhua), by the author known only as Aina the Layman, uses the seemingly innocuous setting of neighbors swapping yarns on hot summer days under a shady arbor to create a series of stories that embody deep disillusionment with traditional values. The tales, ostensibly told by different narrators, ... Read more

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  • Record of Wortenia War: Volume 10

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    Series Book 10 - Record of Wortenia War
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  • The Essence and Applications of Taijiquan

    by Yang Chengfu ...
    Translated by Louis Swaim ...
    The publication in 1934 of Yang Chengfu's book, Essence and Applications of Taijiquan (Taijiquan Tiyong Quanshu) marked a milestone in the modern evolution of the art of taijiquan. Using what is best-termed demonstration narrative, the author presents form postures and suggested applications from his own perspective, as he performed them. This methodology renders Yang Chengfu's direct, hands-on ... Read more

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