Chinese Fairy Tales

China’s Folklore is Part of Their Country’s Proud Tradition

China’s folklore is part of their country’s proud tradition, with hundreds of stories beloved by both young and old. Many of the folk tales and fairy tales are used to teach certain admirable characteristics in individuals. These values include moderation, the value of promises, respect for one’s elders, why you should follow the ways of the culture, justice and injustice, and the power of wisdom. The tales shine light on the traditions and culture of China throughout all of its years. Some of the folk tales seek to answer questions about the world and are shaped by China’s philosophies.

It is quite safe to say that these Chinese fairy tales will give equal pleasure to the old as well as the young. They have been retold simply, with no changes in style or expression beyond such details of presentation which differences between oriental and occidental viewpoints at times compel.

Read Chinese Fairy Tales Application collected by R. Wilhelm, Norman Hinsdale Pitman and Andrew Lang.

Chinese Fairy Tales:

• A Legend of Confucius

• The Ancient Man

• The Ape Sun Wu Kung

• Bamboo and the Turtle

• The Bird with Nine Heads

• Black Arts

• The Cave of Beasts

• The Constable

• The Dragon After His Winter Sleep

• The Dragon-Princess

• The Disowned Princess

• The Dangerous Reward

• Dschang Liang

• The Eight Immortals I

• The Eight Immortals II

• Favorite of Fortune and the Child of Ill Luck

• The Fox and the Tiger

• The Fox and the Raven

• The Fire-God

• The Flower-Elves

• Fox-Fire

• The Flying Ogre

• The Frog Princess

• The Fairy Bonze

• The Golden Beetle, Or Why the Dog Hates the Cat

• The Great Bell

• The Golden Nugget

• The Great Flood

• The Girl with the Horse's Head

• The God of War

• The Ghost Who Was Foiled

• The Golden Cannister

• Giauna the Beautiful

• The God of the City

• How Footbinding Started

• How the Five Ancients Became Men

• Herd Boy and the Weaving Maiden

• Halos of the Saints

• Help in Need

• How the River God's Wedding was Broken Off

• How Molo Stole the Lovely Rose-Red

• The Heartless Husband

• King Mu of Dschou

• The King of Huai Nan

• The Kindly Magician

• The King of the Ants

• The Kingdom of the Ogres

• Kwang-Jui and The God Of The River

• Lu-San, Daughter of Heaven

• Lady of the Moon

• Laotsze

• The Little Hunting Dog

• The Mad Goose and the Tiger Forest

• The Man Who Would Not Scold

• The Magic Cask

• The Miserly Farmer

• The Maiden Who Was Stolen Away

• The Mysterious Buddhist Robe

• The Nodding Tiger

• The Night on the Battlefield

• Old Dschang

• Old Dragonbeard

• The Princess Kwan-Yin

• The Panther

• The Queen of Heaven

• Retribution

• The Reward of a Benevolent Life

• The Strange Tale of Doctor Dog

• Sky O'Dawn

• The Sorcerer of the White Lotus Lodge

• Sam-Chung and the Water Demon

• The Talking Fish

• The Two Jugglers

• The Three Rhymsters

• The Tiger's Decoy

• The Three Ruling Gods

• The Two Scholars

• The Talking Silver Foxes

• The Three Evils

• The Tragedy of the Yin Family

• The Vengence Of The Goddess

• The Wooden Tablet

• Women's Words Part Flesh and Blood

• Who Was the Sinner

• Why Dog and Cat are Enemies

• The Widow Ho

• The Wonderful Man

• Yang Oerlang

• Yang Gu Fe

• The Monk of the Yangtze-Kiang