神的世界：地域與中國的神話傳說（英）（簡體書）

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 Chinas 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 Chinas 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 Chinas myths and legends has gone before by featuring stunning photography from some of Chinas 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.

Introduction: Sacred Travelers
PART ONE: THE NORTH
　XIAN AND THE ROUTE WEST
　Guan Yin
　The Golden Millet Dream
　White Horse
　Fan Yuqi and the First Emperor
　The Foreign Monk
　BEIJING
　Assassination
　The Grand Secretary and the Obscene Book
　The Annoying Ghost
　SHANDONG
　Followed by Good Ghosts
　Words in Blood
PART TWO: YANGTZE DELTA
　HANGZHOU
　Crazy Ji
　The Courtesan and the Immortal
　Lady White
　The Girl in the Temple
　SUZHOU AND THE CANAL TOWNS
　The Garden in the Dream
　Snowy Night
　The Grandee and the Storyteller
　The Fox Wife
　The Emperor and the Useless Ghosts
　PUTUOSHAN AND NINGBO
　Miao Shan
　The Old Library
PART THREE: MOUNTAINS OF THE SOUTH
　HUANGSHAN
　The Tiger Fairy
　GUILIN
　The Woman Warrior
　Cai Jing and the Sorceress
　The Sea-Toad Immortal
　YANGTZE GORGES
　Qu Yuan
PART FOUR: THE EARTH, THE SUN, THE MOON
　The Creation of the World
　The Goddess of the Sun Xi He
　Archer Yi and the Goddess of the Moon Chang E
　Sources for Stories
　The Photographers
　Picture Credits