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Mythical Image of “ Queen Mother of the West ” and Metaphysical Concept of Chinese Jade Worship in Classic of Mountains and Seas

@inproceedings{Wu2016MythicalIO,
  title={Mythical Image of “ Queen Mother of the West ” and Metaphysical Concept of Chinese Jade Worship in Classic of Mountains and Seas},
  author={J. Wu},
  year={2016}
}
  • J. Wu
  • Published 2016
    • This paper focuses on the mythological image, the Queen Mother of the West in Classic of Mountains and Seas, to explore the hiding history and mental reality behind the fantastic literary images, to unveil the origin of jade worship, which plays an significant role in the 8000-year-old history of Eastern Asian jade culture, to elucidate the genetic mechanism of the jade worship budded in the Shang and Zhou dynasties, so that we can have an overview of the tremendous influence it has on Chinese… CONTINUE READING
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