The tiger has always occupied a special place in Chinese mythology. It symbolized good luck and evoked a feeling of respect and admiration. They built idols for tigers, worshiped them and made sacrifices. The Great Wang is not only the strongest and most powerful tiger. He is the king of all animals, the embodiment of the Mountain Spirit reigning over nature. For the indigenous people of Manchuria, the Great Wang is a sacred animal. In his body is the soul of a deceased person: a king or a prince. In the book “The Great Wang” the life of the ruler of the Manchu forests is described from birth to death, it harmoniously intertwines the legends of the ancient taiga, the beliefs of the Manchu hunters and the observations of a naturalist scientist...