Tales of the Dancing Dragon: Stories of the Tao

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In "Tales of the Dancing Dragon", Taoist master Eva Wong relates the provocative stories and legends that recount the history and spiritual evolution of Taoism. These traditional tales are gleaned from the storytellers of Hong Kong and the uncensored chronicles known as yeshi - the wild history of China, not monitored by the official imperial scholars and historians. The stories are by turns mysterious and intriguing, passionate and violent, and are peppered with colourful characters, including hermits, politicians, social activists, revolutionaries, scholars, scientists, and mystics. Arranged chronologically from prehistory through the Qing dynasty (which ended around 1912), and illustrated with line drawings, these stories capture the defeats and victories of Taoism, its periods of decadence and decay, and its renewal, maturation, and spiritual triumph.

Eva Wong is a practitioner of Taoist arts and a well-known translator of Taoist texts. Her other books include Tales of the Taoist Immortals; Seven Taoist Masters; Feng-shui; Lieh-tzu; Holding Yin, Embracing Yang; Cultivating Stillness; Teachings of the Tao; The Shambhala Guide to Taoism; The Tao of Health, Longevity, and Immortality; and Harmonizing Yin and Yang.

"Well written."-Library Journal