Jin Xian Jian Qi Xian (Volumes 1, 2, and 3)

Author: Chu State
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Publishing Date: 2002-05-01
Features: In the southern part of China, amidst thousands of mountains and rivers, there was once a beautiful kingdom shrouded in misty water smoke. The people called this kingdom Nan Zhao. Few knew of its history, and even fewer had heard of its legends. Only some stories, from unknown dynasties and sung by the Miao people, were passed down in their loud songs. These songs echoed across the clouds, swirling and intertwining in the valleys, with layers upon layers of reverberations, as if they would never fade. Gradually, they spiraled upward toward the heavens, perhaps reaching the sky to be heard by the gods. "Why do the Miao people sing in the valleys?" Before recounting the legends, the elders of the Miao tribe would always ask the children this question. The children would always answer loudly: "To let the phoenix hear!"
Excerpt from Preface, Features, and Review Articles:
In the southern part of China, amidst thousands of mountains and rivers, there was once a beautiful kingdom shrouded in misty water smoke. The people called this kingdom Nan Zhao. Few knew of its history, and even fewer had heard of its legends. Only some stories, from unknown dynasties and sung by the Miao people, were passed down in their loud songs. These songs echoed across the clouds, swirling and intertwining in the valleys, with layers upon layers of reverberations, as if they would never fade. Gradually, they spiraled upward toward the heavens, perhaps reaching the sky to be heard by the gods. "Why do the Miao people sing in the valleys?" Before recounting the legends, the elders of the Miao tribe would always ask the children this question. The children would always answer loudly: "To let the phoenix hear!"