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Ll Chi went into the serpent’s cave and recovered the skulls of the nine victims. She sighed as she brought them out, saying, “For your timidity you were devoured. How pitiful!” Slowly she made her way homeward. The king of Yueh learned of these events and made Li Chi his queen.
"Li Ji Slays the Giant Serpent" (traditional Chinese: 李寄斬蛇; simplified Chinese: 李寄斩蛇; pinyin: Lǐ Jì Zhǎn Shé) is a Chinese tale first published in the 4th-century compilation Soushen Ji [1] [2] attributed to the Jin-dynasty official Gan Bao (or Kan Pao). The story concerns a young heroine named Li Ji (or Li Chi) who bravely ...
21 cze 2018 · In one of the provinces lived a poor man named Li Tan. He had the misfortune of having seven girls. His youngest daughter was named Chi. When the magistrates began the search for the tenth victim, Li Chi went to her father. “Father,” she said, “I am going to volunteer myself for the serpent.” “What?” Li Tan couldn’t believe it.
CHINA Lí Chi Stays the Serpent Here is a maiden who will not be sacrificed! ONCE, LONG AGO, in a cleft in the northwest portion of great Yung Mountains, there lived a giant serpent. He was many lis long, and to span his body would have taken ren hands.
17 lut 2017 · In the book, World Mythology the author, Rosenberg shares a short story called “Chi Li Slays the Serpent.” In this story, we learn that the people in a place called Chiang Lo County have always been afraid of the monstrous Yung serpent.
The Chinese myth of Chi Li Slays the Serpent has an important background and represents the Chinese culture in many ways. It highlights the idea that daughters are rather unimportant to the family. In the story, young maidens are chosen to sacrifice because they are more expendable than males.
Chi Li Slays the Serpent is a Chinese myth that identifies and illustrates the cultural status of females in ancient Chinese society, an Eastern Asian society that typically viewed women as more expendable than men.
