Chinese Mythology: Winter God Yu Qiang (Xuan Ming)

Preface: Yu Qiang is the god of the sea, wind, plague and the north in Chinese mythology, also known as “Xuan Ming”, the grandson of Huang Di (the Yellow Emperor), Zhuan Xu’s minister, who ruled the North Sea. He was half-human and half-god, with a fish-like body, a human face, a bird body, a green snake hanging from each ear, two green snakes on his feet, human hands and feet, and a two-headed snakes. He is also the embodiment of Ling Gui (the spirit turtle), symbolizing longevity and wisdom.

禺Yú强qiáng是shì中zhōng国guó神shén话huà里lǐ很hěn重zhòng要yào的de神shén 。
Yu Qiang is a very important god in Chinese mythology.

他Tā既jì是shì海hǎi神shén 、 风fēng神shén ， 也yě是shì黄huáng帝dì的de孙sūn子zi 。
He is both the sea god and wind god, and the grandson of Huang Di (the Yellow Emperor).

他Tā还hái是shì灵líng龟guī的de使shǐ者zhě ， 住zhù在zài北běi海hǎi 。
He is also the messenger of Ling Gui (the spiritual turtle) and lives in the North Sea.

他Tā帮bāng助zhù天tiān帝dì颛zhuān项xiàng管guǎn理lǐ北běi方fāng的de天tiān空kōng 。
He helps the Tian Di (the Heavenly Emperor) Zhuan Xu manage the northern sky.

禺Yú强qiáng有yǒu超chāo能néng力lì ， 出chū现xiàn时shí身shēn体tǐ会huì变biàn成chéng鸟niǎo身shēn 。
Yu Qiang has supernatural powers and turns into a bird when he appears.

他Tā脚jiǎo踩cǎi青qīng蛇shé ， 非fēi常cháng威wēi风fēng 。
He steps on a green snake and looks very mighty.

他Tā来lái人rén间jiān会huì引yǐn发fā海hǎi啸xiào和hé狂kuáng风fēng 。
When he comes to the human world, he triggers tsunamis and strong winds.

他Tā还hái有yǒu雨yǔ神shén的de身shēn份fèn ， 会huì变biàn成chéng一yī条tiáo有yǒu手shǒu脚jiǎo的de鱼yú 。
He also has the identity of the rain god, turning into a fish with hands and feet.

他Tā骑qí着zhe龙lóng裔yì四sì处chù游yóu走zǒu 。
He rides around on Long (Dragon) offspring.

在Zài民mín间jiān传chuán说shuō里lǐ ， 禺yú强qiáng也yě是shì瘟wēn神shén 。
In folk legends, Yu Qiang is also the god of plague.

他Tā镇zhèn守shǒu北běi方fāng天tiān空kōng ， 降xiáng伏fú妖yāo魔mó 。
He guards the northern sky and subdues demons.

禺Yú强qiáng和hé大dà禹yǔ是shì很hěn好hǎo的de朋péng友yǒu 。
Yu Qiang and Da Yu are good friends.

他Tā们men在zài北běi海hǎi相xiāng遇yù ， 脾pí气qì相xiāng投tóu ， 成chéng为wéi知zhī己jǐ 。
They met in the North Sea and became soulmates because they had similar temperaments.

禺Yú强qiáng在zài商shāng周zhōu战zhàn争zhēng中zhōng帮bāng助zhù武wǔ王wáng 。
Yu Qiang helped King Wu during the Shang-Zhou War.

他Tā法fǎ力lì无wú边biān ， 打dǎ得de天tiān地dì变biàn色sè ， 助zhù武wǔ王wáng建jiàn立lì周zhōu朝cháo 。
With boundless magical power, he changed the world and helped King Wu establish the Zhou Dynasty.

禺Yú强qiáng能néng力lì太tài强qiáng ， 一yī出chū现xiàn就jiù有yǒu异yì象xiàng 。
Yu Qiang’s abilities are too strong, and strange phenomena always occur when he appears.

所Suǒ以yǐ他tā来lái人rén间jiān时shí ， 总zǒng会huì带dài来lái麻má烦fán和hé伤shāng亡wáng 。
So when he comes to the human world, he always brings trouble and casualties.

但Dàn他tā其qí实shí是shì善shàn良liáng的de神shén ， 守shǒu护hù世shì间jiān ， 嫉jí恶è如rú仇chóu 。
But he is actually a kind god who protects the world and hates evil.

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!