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Includes bibliographical references and index , Meet the ancient Chinese. At the center of the world ; From village to empire ; The social pyramid ; A blending of faiths ; In touch with the heavenly empire -- Timeless tales of ancient China. The origins of the world and humans: Pangu the Giant and N� Gau the Serpent Goddess ; Wars of the gods: the yellow emperor ; The adventures of a hero: Yi the archer and the ten suns ; Reshaping the face of the earth: Yu conquers the great flood ; A myth of the stars: the weaver maid and the cowherd ; A spiritual journey: the Monkey King.