Bibliograph

Yu the Great, conquering the flood : a Chinese legend

Type

Label

Yu the Great, conquering the flood : a Chinese legend

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

Rated E

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Yu the Great

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Series statement

Graphic myths and legends

Sub title

conquering the flood : a Chinese legend

Summary

This graphic novel tells the legend of Yu the Great, a Chinese hero from the twenty-first century B.C. Some scholars believe Yu actually existed and that he founded the Xia Dynasty, the first Chinese empire described in historical records. Some later Chinese texts describe Yu as a kind and strong emperor whose engineering projects saved China from frequent floods. But in Chinese legend, as in this book, Yu is descended from the gods and born from a golden dragon. He saves China from floods by using magical soil to plug underwater springs, with the help of a tortoise, an owl, and a dragon

Target audience

juvenile

Classification