Chinese mythology
Chinese mythology is the
mythology of
Chinese civilization. Many of the legends of Chinese mythology take place during the period of
Sanhuangwudi.
Important mythologies and deities
- Nuwa 女娲补天: Nuwa seals the broken sky using stones of seven different colours -- the patch becomes the rainbow.\n*Nuwa 女娲造人: Nuwa creates humanity -- the story has been retold through many Chinese cartoons.\n*FuXi Fuxi, HuHsi was the brother or husband of Nuwa\n*Shen Nong Inventor of agriculture.\n*Great Yu 大禹治水: Great Yu regulates the courses of rivers (to control floods)\n*Gong Gong Evil water demon who crushed Mount Buzhou.\n*Zhu Rong God of fire. Defeated Gong Gong.\n*Pangu 盘古开天辟地 Pangu cleaves open heaven and earth -- the traditional story of the Earth's creation in Chinese mythology.
- Cangjie 仓颉造字: Cangjie creates the characterss\n*Chi You (蚩尤 chi1you2) A war god who fought Huang Di. Inventor of metal weapons.\n*Huang Di (黃帝) fathers of medicine\n*Xuan Nu (玄女 (xuan2nu3) who assisted Huang Di (黃帝) to subdue Chi You (蚩尤).
- Three Pure Ones Daoist / highest deities\n*Jade Emperor Daoist / ruler of Heaven and Earth\n*Eight Immortals Daoist / He Xiangu, Cao Guojiu, Li Tieguai, Lan Caihe, Lu Dongbin, Han Xiang Zi, Zhang Guo Lao, Zhongli Quan
- Four Heavenly Kings Buddhist / Feng1 Tiao2 Yu3 Shun4
- A Xiang (阿香 a4xiang1) the girl driver of the chariot of God of Thunder\n*Bi Fang (必方 bi4fang1) mythical god of fire (also write as 畢方).\n*Bi Gan, Cai Shen God of Wealth; Rides on a Tiger\n*Chang E Yi's wife, moon Goddess.\n*Che Kung\n*Erlang Shen\n*Fei Lian or Feng Bo Wind God. Enemy of Shen Yi.\n*God of North (Bei Di, Pak Tai)\n*Guan Yin\n*Guan Yu\n*Hai Re (海若 hai3re4) god of the sea.\n*Hau Wong\n*Hung Shing\n*Kam Fa\n*Kua Fu -- Kua Fu chases the sun. (夸父追日)\n*K'ueihsing God of examinations\n*Lei Gong (雷公 lei2gong0) god of thunder\n*Lung Mo\n*Man Cheong\n*Man Mo\n*Matsu (Tin Hau)\n*Nezha\n*Nu Ba Ancient goddess of drought.\n*The Cowherd and Weaver Girl.\n*Qi Yu\n*Sam Po, sister of Matsu\n*Shen Yi The saviour of China. A great archer. (See note in solar deity)\n*Shing Wong\n*Sun Wukong The Monkey King from the story Journey to the West\n*Tam Kung, sea god\n*Tou Tei, or Tou Dei\n*Wong Tai Sin\n*Xi Wangmu (西王母) The Queen Mother of the west.\n*Yan Luo (閻羅 yan2luo2) ruler of Hell (short from 閻魔羅社 Sanskrit Yama Raja).\n*Yuk Wong\n*Zao Jun popular god of the Kitchen.\n*Zhong Kui (鍾馗 [zhong1kui2) or Jung Kwae mythical person reputed for subjugating demons.
Mythical creatures
\n* Ba She (巴蛇 ba1she2) a snake reputed to swallow elephants\n*Birds:\n**Fenghuang (Chinese Phoenix)\n**Ji Guang (吉光 ji2guang1)\n**Jian (鶼 jian1) A mythical bird supposed to have only one eye and one wing: 鶼鶼 a pair of such birds dependent on each other, inseparable, hence, represent husband and wife.\n**Jing Wei (精衛) a mythical bird which tries to fill up the ocean with twigs and pebbles.\n**Shang-Yang (a rainbird)\n**Su Shuang (鷫鵊 su4shuang3) a mythical bird, also variously described as a water bird, like the crane.\n**Peng (鵬, a mythical bird of giant size and terrific flying power)\n**Qing Niao (青鳥 qing1niao3) a mythical bird, the messenger of Xi Wangmu.\n**Zhu (a bad omen)\n* Chinese dragon\n**Yinglong, a powerful servant of Huang Di.\n**Dragon King\n**Fucanglong, the treasure dragon\n**Shenlong, the rain dragon\n**Dilong, the earth dragon\n**Tianlong, the celestial dragon\n* Qilin (in Japanese, Kirin), chimeric animal with several variations.\n* Kui (夔 kui2) a mythical one legged monster.\n* Kun (鯤 kun1) a mythical giant monsterous fish.\n* Hopping corpse\n* Fox Spirit\n* Nian, the beast\n* Ox heads & horse faces 牛頭馬面 messenger boy in Hell.\n* Rui Shi (瑞獅)\n* Tao Tie (饕餮 tao1tie4) a mythical gargoyle like figure, often found on ancient bronze vessels, representing greed.\n* Xiao (魈 xiao1) A mythical mountain spirit or demon.\n* The Transcendent pig
Mythical places
\n* Xuan Pu (玄圃 xUan2pu3), a mythical fairyland on Kunlun Mountain (崑崙).\n* Yao Chi (瑤池 yao2chi2), abode of immortals where Xi Wang Mu lives.\n* Fu Sang (扶桑 fu2sang1), a mythical island, often interpreted as Japan.\n* Que Qiao (鵲橋 qUe4qiao2) the bridge formed by birds across the milky way.\n* Peng lai (蓬萊 peng2lai2) the paradise, a fabled Fairy Isle on the China Sea.\n* Long Men (龍門 long2men2) the dragon gate where a carp can transformed into a dragon.\n* Feng Du the Chinese hell
See also
\n*Chinese astrology\n*Religion in China\n*List of deities\n*I Ching
External links
\n*Chinese mythology at Godchecker
Category:Chinese mythology
\n\nzh-cn:中国神话\n
