Chinese Traditional Festivals: Little New Year (Xiao Nian）
Preface: In China, there is a special day called Xiao Nian （小年，the Little New Year）. It serves as a prelude…
Chinese Mythology: Xiang Liu
Preface: Xiang Liu (相柳), also known as Xiang Yao, was a fierce deity in ancient Chinese mythology. 相Xiāng柳liǔ生shēng活huó在zài上shàng古gǔ时shí代dài ， 是shì共gòng工gōng的de臣chén属shǔ…
Chinese Mythology: Han Ba (the drought demon)
Preface: Han Ba (旱魃) is a monster in ancient Chinese mythology that causes drought. 据Jù说shuō ， 旱hàn魃bá原yuán本běn是shì天tiān女nǚ魃bá ， 黄huáng帝dì之zhī女nǚ ，…
Chinese Myth: Hun Dun (the Chaos)
Preface: Hun Dun (混沌) plays multiple roles in ancient Chinese mythology. As one of the four great ferocious beasts in…
Chinese Mythology: Tao Wu
Preface: “Tao Wu” (梼杌) is one of the four ferocious beasts in Chinese myths and legends, is a monster living…
Chinese Mythology: Qiong Qi
Preface: The Qiong Qi （穷奇) is one of the four ferocious beasts in Chinese mythology, representing evil. 很Hěn久jiǔ很hěn久jiǔ以yǐ前qián ， 在zài中zhōng国guó古gǔ代dài的de神shén话huà世shì界jiè里lǐ…
Chinese Mythology: Tao Tie
Preface: Tao Tie (饕餮), also known as Pao Xiao (狍鸮), is a vicious and gluttonous beast in ancient Chinese mythology,…
Chinese Mythology: The Long (Dragon) Has Nine Sons
Preface: Nine Sons of the Long is an ancient Chinese myth and legend referring to the nine sons of the…
Chinese Mythology: The Bai Hu (白虎), the white tiger
Preface: The Bai Hu (the white tiger) in Chinese mythology is completely different from the current white tiger, especially the…
Chinese Mythology: Xuan Wu Da Di
Preface: The image of Xuanwu Da Di is evolved from Xuan Wu, a divine beast in ancient Chinese mythology. Legend…