Chinese Myth: A Treasury of Legends, Art, and History

In 1978, faced with the pressure to modernize and a declining budget, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) reluctantly agreed to join China's economic reform drive, expanding its internal economy to market-oriented civilian production. This work examines PLA's role in the economy up to 1998.

Philip Wilkinson

Introduction, Creating the Universe, The Gods of Chinese Life, The Heavenly Empire, Myths of Buddhism, Timeline of China, Glossary, For More Information, Index