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East Asian Mythology: China and Japan

Sources of Chinese Mythology

What are our sources for Chinese mythology?

The best known Chinese myths come to us in various states of completeness in several texts, including Shanhaijing (The Classic of Mountains and Seas), Chuci (The Songs of Chu), Huainanzi (The Scholars of Huainan), and Soushenji (Searching for Spirits).