Tales of the Taoist Immortals by Eva Wong

Tales of the Taoist Immortals by Eva Wong

As a girl growing up in Hong Kong, Eva Wong heard and memorized many tales told to her by Hong Kong's finest professional storytellers, by actors on the radio, and by her grandmother. These popular tales of the Taoist immortals were also often dramatized in Chinese operas. The stories are of famous characters in Chinese history and myth- a hero's battle with the lords of evil, the founder of the Ming dynasty's treacherous betrayal of his friends, a young girl who saves her town by imitating rooster calls. Entertaining and often provocative, these tales usually include a moral. The immortals are role models in Chinese culture, as well as examples of enlightenment. Some of the immortals were healers, some were social activists, some were aristocrats, and some were entrepreneurs. The tales chosen by Eva Wong here are of the best-known immortals among the Chinese. Their names are household words and their stories are told and retold by one generation to the next.

Eva Wong is a self-taught scholar and practitioner of the Pre-Celestial Way and Full Reality lineages of Taoist arts. Several works on Taoism and related themes have been written and translated by her, including Taoism: An Essential Guide, Cultivating Stillness, and A Master Course in Feng-shui. Seven Taoist Masters and Feeding the Essence of Life

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ISBN 13	9781570628092
ISBN 10	1570628092
Title	Tales of the Taoist Immortals
Author	Eva Wong
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Shambhala Publications Inc
Year published	2001-07-24
Number of pages	176
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