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Chow-Leung
A Chinese educator, Baptist missionary, and storyteller, he helped bring Chinese folk tales to English-language readers in the early 1900s. He is best known as the co-author of Chinese Fables and Folk Stories, a collection noted for sharing traditional tales with care and clarity.
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Chinese fables and folk stories
by Mary Hayes Davis, Chow-Leung
About the author
Born in China, he became active in Chicago around 1900 as a Baptist missionary and teacher. Sources describe him as an educator who founded a Chinese language school for children in the city, work that connected cultural education with community life.
He is best remembered in literary history for collaborating with Mary Hayes Davis on Chinese Fables and Folk Stories, first published in 1908. The book introduced many English-speaking readers to traditional Chinese tales and has continued to be reprinted long after its original release.
Although not much detailed biographical information appears to survive in the sources I found, his role as both cultural interpreter and educator stands out. His work helped preserve and share stories from Chinese tradition for a wider audience.