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Welcome to the Asian folktales page!

Here you will find a variety of Asian folktales (for now mainly Chinese).



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About Chinese folktales

Mythology and folklore has always played a big part in the life of the people of China. As such, the Chinese folktales have been a source of amusement, inspiration and wisdom for millennia.

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Chinese Folk-lore Tales - Features 11 Chinese folktales

Author: Rev. J. Macgowan, D.D.
Published: 1910
Publisher: Macmillan And Co., Limited, London

1.The widow Ho

2.Kwang-Jui And The God Of The River

3.The Beautiful Daughter Of Liu-Kung

4.The Fairy Bonz

5.The Mysterious Buddhist Robe

6.The Vengence Of The Goddess

7.The Wonderful Man

8.The God Of The City

9.The Tragedy Of The Yin Family

10.Sam-Chung And The Water Demon

11.The Reward Of A Benevolent Life



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Chinese folklore tales

Momotaro or Little Peachling - A Japanese folktale.

Author: Anonymous
Published: 1910
Publisher: T. Hasegawa, 17 Kami Negishi, Tokyo, Japan

1.Momotaro or Little Peachling
Chinese folklore tales

Child-Life in Japan and Japanese Child Stories - This book features seven Japanese folktales.

Author: Mrs. M. Chaplin Ayrton
Editor: William Elliot Griffis
Published: 1901
Publisher: D.C. Heath & Co., Boston, USA

1.First Month

2.The Chrysanthemum Show

3.Fishsave

4.The Filial Girl

5.The Parsley Queen

6.The Two Daughters

7.Second Sight


 

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