{"product_id":"chye-hpa-ma-and-chye-mi-ma-english-chinese-edition-an-achang-epic-of-creation-flood-the-defeat-of-demons","title":"Chye Hpa Ma and Chye Mi Ma (English-Chinese Edition): An Achang Epic of Creation, Flood \u0026 the Defeat of Demons","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/18a2dd5b87c9fc16afece44ce08c37e85519b30f4e54254a1a313345d408173b.jpg?v=1793437621\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWhy should you spend time on this book?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eMost creation myths have been told a thousand times — Greek, Norse, Egyptian. But the Achang people of southwestern China have carried a creation epic sung only by their priests, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eHuopao\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e, for over a thousand years. Only recently has it been fully transcribed and presented to the world in a bilingual edition. This is\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eZhepama \u0026amp; Zhemima\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWhat’s the story?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eLong ago, there was no sky and no earth. The Sky Father Zhepama wove the heavens from five-colored clouds. The Earth Mother Zhemima wove the land from her own sinews and bones. Together they created humanity — then saved a surviving brother and sister from a great flood, who became the ancestors of the Achang people. Later, the demon king Lahong forged a false sun that scorched the earth. Zhepama shot it down, tore Lahong apart, and restored order to the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThis is not an “academic book.” It is the most romantic and honest answer a people gave when they looked up at the sky for the first time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWhy this edition?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eBilingual, readable original\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e: Chinese translation and English translation presented side by side. English-speaking readers can access the epic directly; Chinese readers can feel the rhythm through the English rendering.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eNational-level endorsement\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e: Part of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eYunnan Ethnic Minority Classics English Translation Library\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e, supported by China‘s 13th Five-Year National Key Publication Plan and the National Publication Foundation. The Achang creation epic was inscribed in China’s first National Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2006.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vufind.library.sh.cn\/Record\/6b967247-d435-4633-b171-130b6247ef80\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e28\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ihchina.cn\/project_details\/12181\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e49\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eA rescue record of an endangered culture\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e: Only three\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eHuopao\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epriests could once fully chant this epic — and even fewer remain today. The Achang language is rapidly fading. This book is a living fossil of a people‘s memory.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.cccntv.com\/?m=content\u0026amp;c=index\u0026amp;a=show\u0026amp;catid=602\u0026amp;id=3452#1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e35\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ihchina.cn\/art\/detail\/id\/720.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e50\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eHardcover collector’s quality\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e: 164 pages, 22cm format — ideal for your own shelf or as a gift for anyone curious about China‘s ethnic minority cultures.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vufind.library.sh.cn\/Record\/6b967247-d435-4633-b171-130b6247ef80\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e28\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eA book that will spark conversations when friends spot it on your shelf. At 164 pages, it‘s an afternoon read. But after finishing it, your understanding of what “China” means will have grown by one more layer — the Achang layer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/0a94b4a1ba5ccc9ab407e7c91387763f2c5f669483ba4182f067c8f250faaf36.jpg?v=1793437630\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/0e65e8adad26437e72c087f2de6bcf9f2be174d22175c8b3eb8ec4aa0c5bb397.jpg?v=1793437635\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/193ce9f45cbe9273275d95eaebf10a42c5af544ef9d36fdce5da41c8fb130ef8.jpg?v=1793437640\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"orientalbookworm","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61462404727118,"sku":"978-7-222-19070-2-1710303-0-0-0-0-0-0","price":19.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/e0c4eac48c412a012f2ccfec55781ba93cea3683df4ab0c9dbb2fd5e49da637b.jpg?v=1793416682","url":"https:\/\/orientalbookworm.com\/products\/chye-hpa-ma-and-chye-mi-ma-english-chinese-edition-an-achang-epic-of-creation-flood-the-defeat-of-demons","provider":"orientalbookworm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}