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Chinese mythology

Chinese mythology is the mythology of Chinese civilization. Many of the legends of Chinese mythology take place during the period of Sanhuangwudi.

Table of contents

1 Important mythologies and deities 2 Mythical creatures 3 Mythical places 4 See also 5 External links

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.
• Nuwa 女娲造人: Nuwa creates humanity -- the story has been retold through many Chinese cartoons.
• FuXi Fuxi, HuHsi was the brother or husband of Nuwa
• Shen Nong Inventor of agriculture.
• Great Yu 大禹治水: Great Yu regulates the courses of rivers (to control floods)
• Gong Gong Evil water demon who crushed Mount Buzhou.
• Zhu Rong God of fire. Defeated Gong Gong.
• 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
• Chi You (蚩尤 chi1you2) A war god who fought Huang Di. Inventor of metal weapons.
• Huang Di (黃帝) fathers of medicine
• Xuan Nu (玄女 (xuan2nu3) who assisted Huang Di (黃帝) to subdue Chi You (蚩尤).

• Three Pure Ones Daoist / highest deities
• Jade Emperor Daoist / ruler of Heaven and Earth
• 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
• Bi Fang (必方 bi4fang1) mythical god of fire (also write as 畢方).
• Bi Gan, Cai Shen God of Wealth; Rides on a Tiger
• Chang E Yi's wife, moon Goddess.
• Che Kung
• Erlang Shen
• Fei Lian or Feng Bo Wind God. Enemy of Shen Yi.
• God of North (Bei Di, Pak Tai)
• Guan Yin
• Guan Yu
• Hai Re (海若 hai3re4) god of the sea.
• Hau Wong
• Hung Shing
• Kam Fa
• Kua Fu -- Kua Fu chases the sun. (夸父追日)
• K'ueihsing God of examinations
• Lei Gong (雷公 lei2gong0) god of thunder
• Lung Mo
• Man Cheong
• Man Mo
• Matsu (Tin Hau)
• Nezha
• Nu Ba Ancient goddess of drought.
• The Cowherd and Weaver Girl.
• Qi Yu
• Sam Po, sister of Matsu
• Shen Yi The saviour of China. A great archer. (See note in solar deity)
• Shing Wong
• Sun Wukong The Monkey King from the story Journey to the West
• Tam Kung, sea god
• Tou Tei, or Tou Dei
• Wong Tai Sin
• Xi Wangmu (西王母) The Queen Mother of the west.
• Yan Luo (閻羅 yan2luo2) ruler of Hell (short from 閻魔羅社 Sanskrit Yama Raja).
• Yuk Wong
• Zao Jun popular god of the Kitchen.
• Zhong Kui (鍾馗 [zhong1kui2) or Jung Kwae mythical person reputed for subjugating demons.

Mythical creatures

• Ba She (巴蛇 ba1she2) a snake reputed to swallow elephants
• Birds:
  • Fenghuang (Chinese Phoenix)
  • Ji Guang (吉光 ji2guang1)
  • 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.
  • Jing Wei (精衛) a mythical bird which tries to fill up the ocean with twigs and pebbles.
  • Shang-Yang (a rainbird)
  • Su Shuang (鷫鵊 su4shuang3) a mythical bird, also variously described as a water bird, like the crane.
  • Peng (鵬, a mythical bird of giant size and terrific flying power)
  • Qing Niao (青鳥 qing1niao3) a mythical bird, the messenger of Xi Wangmu.
  • Zhu (a bad omen)
• Chinese dragon
  • Yinglong, a powerful servant of Huang Di.
  • Dragon King
  • Fucanglong, the treasure dragon
  • Shenlong, the rain dragon
  • Dilong, the earth dragon
  • Tianlong, the celestial dragon
• Qilin (in Japanese, Kirin), chimeric animal with several variations.
• Kui (夔 kui2) a mythical one legged monster.
• Kun (鯤 kun1) a mythical giant monsterous fish.
• Hopping corpse
• Fox Spirit
• Nian, the beast
• Ox heads & horse faces 牛頭馬面 messenger boy in Hell.
• Rui Shi (瑞獅)
• Tao Tie (饕餮 tao1tie4) a mythical gargoyle like figure, often found on ancient bronze vessels, representing greed.
• Xiao (魈 xiao1) A mythical mountain spirit or demon.
• The Transcendent pig

Mythical places

• Xuan Pu (玄圃 xUan2pu3), a mythical fairyland on Kunlun Mountain (崑崙).
• Yao Chi (瑤池 yao2chi2), abode of immortals where Xi Wang Mu lives.
• Fu Sang (扶桑 fu2sang1), a mythical island, often interpreted as Japan.
• Que Qiao (鵲橋 qUe4qiao2) the bridge formed by birds across the milky way.
• Peng lai (蓬萊 peng2lai2) the paradise, a fabled Fairy Isle on the China Sea.
• Long Men (龍門 long2men2) the dragon gate where a carp can transformed into a dragon.
• Feng Du the Chinese hell

See also

• Chinese astrology
• Religion in China
• List of deities
• I Ching

External links

• Chinese mythology at Godchecker

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