Tales from within the clouds
Subtitle: Nakhi stories of China
By: retold by Carolyn Han ; translated by Jaiho Cheng ; illustrated by Li Ji.
Contributors: Li, Ji, ill.
Publisher: University of Hawai'i Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Honolulu
Language: eng
Number of pages: 47
Subjects: Naxi (Chinese people) -- Folklore.; Tales -- China -- Yunnan Sheng.
Description: "South of the clouds, in the land of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, dwell the descendants of a once pastoral people, the Nakhi. In ancient times, family names were passed from mother to child, there were no marriages, and women alone raised children. (In the Nakhi language, there is no word for "father.") Today there are still Nakhi who follow these traditions, and Nakhi folktales reflect these beliefs. In the legends presented here we are introduced to a fantastic cast of characters: plants, insects, animals - all of them female!"--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: "A Kolowalu book."
The stories are translated from Naxi minority folktale collection, v. 1.