Yeh-Hsien: Commentary Part I
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History of Yeh-Hsien
Probably the first recorded version (c. 850-960 C.E. [1]) of a Cinderella tale, Yeh-Hsien was first written down by Tuan Ch'eng Shih[2], though the story
itself appears to come from aborigines in the extreme south. Surprisingly, the story was largely ignored until 1911, when attention was drawn to it by Japanese
folklorist K. Minakata [3].
In contrast to many other early folklorists, Tuan Ch'eng Shih not only made no effort to...