History (Upper and Lower)

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Publish Date: 2002-01-01
Features: This book categorizes famous love stories and legendary male and female protagonists in Chinese history. Titled by the names and surnames of the male and female protagonists, it briefly introduces their origins, personalities, and romantic experiences, including some that depict love stories between ghosts and gods. For example, in the entry "Houtu Lady," it describes the local deity Houtu Lady during her tour, stating, "There was a moon flag but no sun flag." The custom of "worshipping the new moon" originated from ancient reverence for the moon. In silk paintings unearthed from Tang tombs, Nuwa, the goddess, and Fuxi are depicted with serpentine bodies intertwined, and beneath Nuwa and Fuxi's entwined tails is the moon. The book is divided into twenty-four volumes and twenty-four categories. Volume 1: Virtuous Love, Volume 2: Fated Love, Volume 3: Secret Love, Volume 4: Chivalrous Love, Volume 5: Bold Love, Volume 6: Love, Volume 7: Obsessive Love, Volume 8: Emotional Love, Volume 9: Illusory Love, Volume 10: Spiritual Love, Volume 11: Transcendent Love, Volume 12: Love Mediation, Volume 13: Love Regret, Volume 14: Love Feud, Volume 15: Love Sprout, Volume 16: Love Intelligence, Volume 17: Love Corruption, Volume 18: Love Burden, Volume 19: Love Suspicion, Volume 20: Love Ghosts, Volume 21: Love Demons, Volume 22: Love Outside, Volume 23: Love Connection, Volume 24: Love Traces.