| Xianyuan jishi is a classical Chinese novel published in the Ming Dynasty.It was written by the bookseller Erzeng Yang and collected 188 fairy stories from the Han Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty.From the literature sources,These stories are generally collected from novels,class books,notes,historical books and other documents of the Han,Jin,Tang,song,yuan and Ming Dynasties.Among them,the three books,Yongcheng Jixianlu,Taiping Guangji and Xianjian houji,have the greatest influence on the completion of Xianyuan jishi,which has transported a large number of novel materials for Xianyuan jishi.Facing these materials,Erzeng Yang didn’t completely copy the text,Sometimes he do some processing to the content,make the same story appear in front of readers with different faces.In this process,many typical Taoist cultures,such as Taoist magical pellets,Fasting,Meditation and other training method,as well as immortal forms such as Feisheng and Shijie,can be vividly displayed in front of readers and imperceptibly carry out Taoist religious propaganda.Finally,in order to match the narrative of the novel,Erzeng Yang hired senior painters,customize 32 exquisite illustrations for books.These illustrations have exquisite images and fine lines,It has high artistic appreciation value. |
