Echoes Libri GmbH Echoes from Changbai Mountains and Heilongjiang: — A Collection of Manchu Folktales Paperback

This work is a landmark collection of Manchu folktales, bringing together 80 legendary stories passed down for generations in Northeast China. Featuring creation myths, heroic epics, shamanic rituals, and banner sagas, this 836-page volume offers readers a rare window into the spiritual world, historical memory, and cultural identity of the Manchu people-from the cosmic battle of three goddesses to the adventures of tribal heroes, imperial legends, and everyday folk customs. Translated into English for the first time, this work preserves the oral traditions of a nation that once ruled the Qing Dynasty. A must-read for lovers of world mythology, folklore, and East Asian cultural heritage.