人類在悠悠藍天和蒼茫大地之間生活、繁衍，人
們運用智慧和想像，不斷地解釋世界，解釋生活；在
創造物質財富的同時，也創造了豐富的精神財富。神
話傳說就是遠古人類創造的最重要的精神財富。以華
夏族神話傳說為中心，吸收了部分東夷、苗蠻的神話
傳說而逐步形成的中國神話傳說有著其獨特的魅力。
陳連山著的《中國神話傳說（英文版）》根據一般神
話傳說的敘事程序，將散見於各種中國古代典籍中的
資料加以整合，把情節相關的神話傳說安排在適合的
位置，形成一個符合一般神話敘事秩序的體繫，方便
讀者從整體上把握中國豐富的神話傳說。

Preface
The Origin of the Universe
Ⅰ. Chaos
Ⅱ. The Beginning of the World
The Origin of Mankind
Ⅰ. Thelmage of Ntiwa
Ⅱ. The Creator of Human Beings IO
Ⅲ. Nuwa Mending the Heaven
Ⅳ. Nuwa and Marriage
Ⅴ. The End of Ntiwa
Universe in Myth
Ⅰ. The Heaven and Earth
Ⅱ. Ten Suns and Twelve Moons
Ⅲ. Mount Kunlun, City of Deities on Earth
Ⅳ. Deities' World in the Sea
Ⅴ. Capital of Ghost and Taodu Mountain
Fuxi, the God of East Heaven
Ⅰ. The Birth of Fuxi
Ⅱ. Fuxi and Nuwa: Human Creator and Goddess of Marriage
Ⅲ. Cultural Civilization of Fuxi
Ⅳ. Fuxi, the God of East Heaven
Yandi, the God of South Heaven
Ⅰ. The Contribution of Emperor Yandi
Ⅱ. Later Generations of Emperor Yandi
Ⅲ. Chaos in the Emperor Yandi's Era
Emperor Huangdi, the God of Central Heaven
Ⅰ. The Birth of Emperor Huangdi
Ⅱ. The War Between Emperor Huangdi and Emperor Yandi
Ⅲ. War Between Emperor Huangdi and Chiyou
Ⅳ. Xingtian Scrambles for the Throne
Ⅴ. Daily Life of the Central God Huangdi
Ⅵ. Contributions of Emperor Huangdi and His Subordinates
Shaohao, the God of West Heaven And Zhuanxu ,the God of North Heaven
Ⅰ. Shaohao in Chinese Myth
Ⅱ. Birth of Zhuanxu
Ⅲ. Cutting off the Link Between Heaven and Earth
Ⅳ. War Between Zhuanxu and Gonggong
Ⅴ. The Origin of the Mengshuangshi Tribe
Ⅵ. The End of Zhuanxu
Ⅶ. The Offspring of Zhuanxu
Myths in the Era of Emperor Diku
Ⅰ. Diku and His Five Wives
Ⅱ. The Conflict Between Ebo and Shichen
Ⅲ. Ebo Steals Fire
Ⅳ. Diku's Daughters
Myths & Legends in the Era of Yao
Ⅰ. The Birth of Yao
Ⅱ. Miracles in Yao's Rule
Ⅲ. Miracle Judge Gaoyao
Ⅳ. Ten Suns in the Sky and the Severe Drought
Ⅴ. YiShot Suns IO
Ⅵ. Yi and Luoshen's Love Affairs
Ⅶ. The Legend of Hebo's Wedding
Ⅷ. Chang'e Flying to the Moon
Ⅸ. Gun Tamed the Raging Waters
Ⅹ. Emperor Yao's Demise
Myths & Legends in the Era of Shun
Ⅰ. Birth of Shun and His Youth
Ⅱ. Shun Ascends to the Throne
Ⅲ. Buried at the Jiuyi Mountain
Myths & Legends in the Era of Dayu
Ⅰ. The Birth of Dayu
Ⅱ. Orders to Control the Floodwater
Ⅲ. Dayu's Tragedy of Marriage
Ⅳ. Having All the Rivers Under Control
Other Myths & Legends
Ⅰ. Kuafu Chasingthe Sun
Ⅱ. Yugong Moving Mountains
Ⅲ. Cowboy and Vega
Appendix : Major Characters in Chinese
Myths & Legends
Appendix : Chronological Table of the Chinese
Dynasties