Chinese Mythology: Tian Di Di Jun

Preface: Di Jun (帝俊), the Ancient Celestial Emperor, father of the sun and the moon in Chinese ancient myths and legends. Myths about Di Jun are quite fragmentary, and are centrally preserved in the Shan Hai Jing (Classic of Mountains and Seas) and the Da Huang Jing (Classic of the Great Desert). There are often conflicting opinions about his identity and his deeds. Some say that he was the founding god of the ancient eastern tribes, others say that he was the creator of heaven and earth, the exalted emperor of heaven, and some believe that Di Jun was one of the founding fathers of Huaxia, Di Ku, both mythological characters are said to be the fathers of the sun and the moon.

帝Dì俊jùn的de外wài貌mào有yǒu很hěn多duō说shuō法fǎ 。
There are many theories about Di Jun’s appearance.

有Yǒu的de说shuō他tā像xiàng猩xīng猩xīng ， 有yǒu的de说shuō他tā鸟niǎo头tóu人rén身shēn 。
Some say he looks like an ape, others say he has a bird’s head and a human’s body.

甲Jiǎ骨gǔ文wén里lǐ的de “ 俊jùn ” 像xiàng有yǒu鸟niǎo头tóu和hé尾wěi巴bā的de样yàng子zi 。
The oracle bone inscription of “jun” resembles a bird head with a tail.

他Tā的de身shēn体tǐ或huò许xǔ像xiàng猕mí猴hóu ， 还hái有yǒu角jiǎo和hé一yī只zhī脚jiǎo 。
His body might resemble a monkey, with horns and one foot.

他Tā常cháng弓gōng背bèi拄zhǔ杖zhàng 。
He often walked with a hunched back and a cane.

帝Dì俊jùn有yǒu两liǎng个gè妻qī子zi ， 羲xī和hé生shēng了le十shí个gè太tài阳yáng ， 常cháng羲xī生shēng了le十shí二èr个gè月yuè亮liàng 。
Di Jun had two wives, Xi He gave birth to ten suns, and Chang Xi gave birth to twelve moons.

他Tā还hái有yǒu一yī个gè妻qī子zi娥é皇huáng ， 生shēng了le三sān身shēn国guó的de先xiān祖zǔ 。
He also had another wife, E Huang, who gave birth to the ancestor of the Sanshen country.

这Zhè个gè先xiān祖zǔ一yī个gè头tóu三sān条tiáo身shēn子zǐ ， 子zǐ孙sūn也yě都dōu这zhè样yàng 。
This ancestor had one head and three bodies, and so did his descendants.

帝Dì俊jùn和hé五wǔ彩cǎi鸟niǎo是shì朋péng友yǒu ， 他tā的de祠cí坛tán由yóu这zhè些xiē鸟niǎo管guǎn理lǐ 。
Di Jun was friends with colorful birds, and his shrines were managed by these birds.

北Běi方fāng的de帝dì俊jùn竹zhú林lín ， 竹zhú子zi能néng做zuò船chuán 。
In the north, there is a bamboo forest belonging to Di Jun, where bamboo can be made into boats.

尧Yáo的de时shí候hòu ， 十shí日rì并bìng出chū ， 帝dì俊jùn赐cì给gěi羿yì弓gōng箭jiàn ， 让ràng他tā拯zhěng救jiù人rén民mín 。
During the reign of Yao, ten suns appeared at the same time, so Di Jun gave Yi a bow and arrows to save the people.

帝Dì俊jùn也yě是shì很hěn多duō东dōng方fāng部bù族zú的de始shǐ祖zǔ神shén 。
Di Jun is also the ancestor god of many eastern tribes.

他Tā建jiàn立lì了le中zhōng容róng之zhī国guó ， 子zǐ民mín打dǎ猎liè采cǎi集jí ， 驭yù使shǐ四sì兽shòu 。
He founded the Zhongrong country, where the people hunted and gathered, and tamed four animals (tigers, leopards, bears and fighters).

司Sī幽yōu之zhī国guó的de人rén不bù结jié婚hūn ， 分fēn为wéi “ 思sī士shì ” 和hé “ 思sī女nǚ ”， 对duì视shì就jiù能néng生shēng子zǐ 。
The people of the Siyou country did not marry, but were divided into “Si Shi” and “Si Nu”, who could conceive by looking at each other like white cranes.

三Sān身shēn之zhī国guó是shì娥é皇huáng生shēng的de ， 子zǐ民mín姓xìng姚yáo ， 一yī个gè头tóu三sān条tiáo身shēn子zǐ ， 吃chī五wǔ谷gǔ ， 驭yù使shǐ四sì兽shòu 。
The Sanshen country was born from E Huang, and its people surname Yao, with one head and three bodies, ate grain, and tamed the four animals.

通过阅读中国神话、民间故事、历史典故、人物传记学汉语，简单易学，中英对照，适合初学者！
Learning Chinese through reading Chinese mythology, folk stories, historical allusions, and biographies is easy to learn and bilingual, suitable for beginners!