Chinese Myth: Bai Ze, the divine beast

Bai Ze is a famous divine beast on Kunlun Mountain.

它Tā全quán身shēn雪xuě白bái ， 长zhǎng着zhe虎hǔ头tóu 、 红hóng发fà 、 龙lóng身shēn ， 样yàng子zi很hěn特tè别bié 。

It is completely white, with a tiger’s head, red hair, and a dragon’s body. It looks very special.

因Yīn为wèi它tā有yǒu神shén奇qí的de能néng力lì和hé神shén秘mì的de身shēn份fèn ， 所suǒ以yǐ大dà家jiā都dōu非fēi常cháng尊zūn敬jìng它tā 。

People respect it very much because of its magical abilities and mysterious identity.

白Bái泽zé不bù仅jǐn是shì神shén话huà里lǐ的de吉jí祥xiáng兽shòu ， 还hái是shì文wén化huà和hé历lì史shǐ的de象xiàng征zhēng 。

Bai Ze is not only a auspicious creature in mythology, but also a symbol of culture and history.

它Tā常cháng常cháng和hé贤xián明míng的de君jūn主zhǔ和hé好hǎo的de品pǐn德dé联lián系xì在zài一yī起qǐ ， 代dài表biǎo着zhe正zhèng义yì和hé智zhì慧huì 。

It is often associated with wise rulers and good morality, representing justice and wisdom.

传Chuán说shuō黄huáng帝dì在zài东dōng海hǎi之zhī滨bīn得dé到dào了le一yī只zhī白bái泽zé 。

Legend has it that Huang Di obtained a Bai Ze on the coast of the East Sea.

这Zhè只zhī神shén兽shòu会huì说shuō人rén话huà ， 知zhī道dào天tiān下xià所suǒ有yǒu的de事shì情qíng ， 还hái了liǎo解jiě所suǒ有yǒu鬼guǐ怪guài的de名míng字zì 、 样yàng子zi和hé驱qū除chú方fāng法fǎ 。

This divine beast can speak human language, knows everything in the world, and understands the names, appearances, and expulsion methods of all ghosts and monsters.

黄Huáng帝dì向xiàng白bái泽zé请qǐng教jiào鬼guǐ怪guài之zhī事shì ， 白bái泽zé告gào诉sù了le黄huáng帝dì所suǒ有yǒu的de情qíng况kuàng 。

Huang Di consulted Bai Ze about ghosts and monsters, and Bai Ze told him everything.

黄Huáng帝dì让ràng人rén把bǎ白bái泽zé的de话huà写xiě成chéng一yī本běn书shū ， 这zhè就jiù是shì 《 白bái泽zé图tú 》。

Huang Di ordered his people to write down Bai Ze’s words into a book, which is called ”Bai Ze Tu”.

这Zhè本běn书shū记jì录lù着zhe如rú何hé驱qū除chú甚shèn至zhì消xiāo灭miè所suǒ有yǒu害hài人rén的de鬼guǐ怪guài 。

This book records methods to expel or even eliminate all harmful ghosts and monsters.

另Lìng一yī个gè传chuán说shuō是shì ， 白bái泽zé的de祖zǔ先xiān曾céng跟gēn随suí大dà禹yǔ治zhì水shuǐ ， 写xiě成chéng了le 《 白bái泽zé图tú 》。

Another legend says that the ancestor of Bai Ze once followed Yu the Great in controlling floods and wrote ”Bai Ze Tu”.

从Cóng大dà禹yǔ时shí期qī开kāi始shǐ ， 白bái泽zé就jiù被bèi当dàng作zuò驱qū鬼guǐ的de神shén兽shòu和hé吉jí祥xiáng的de象xiàng征zhēng来lái供gòng奉fèng 。