Chinese Mythology: Winter God Yu Qiang (Xuan Ming)
Yu Qiang （禺强） is the god of the sea, wind, plague and the north in Chinese mythology, also known as “Xuan Ming, 玄冥”, the grandson of Huang Di (the Yellow…
Chinese Mythology: Ru Shou, God of Autumn
Ru Shou (蓐收), also known as that, is the god of gold, the god of autumn, the god of the West, the god of the punishment of the sky, and…
Chinese Mythology: Gou Mang, God of Spring
Gou Mang (句芒) is the god of wood, spring, and the east in ancient Chinese folk mythology, in charge of the germination and growth of trees, and faithfully assisting Fu…
Chinese folktale: Birds Pay Homage to Feng (the Phoenix)
Feng (凤) refers to Feng Huang (the phoenix, 凤凰), the king of birds in ancient legends. In the olden days, it was a metaphor for a wise and holy monarch…
Chinese Folktale: The Long King Loses Chess
This is a folk tale of human beings’ victory over the immortal gods in chess, expressing the spirit of people’s courageous challenge and defiance. In the East Sea, there is…
Chinese Mythology: Wu Fang Tian Di
Wu Fang Tian Di (The Five Heavenly Emperors, 五方天帝) refer to the Heavenly Emperors in the five directions of East, South, West, North, and Central in ancient Chinese mythology. Wu…
Chinese Mythology: Tian Di Di Jun
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…
Chinese Mythology: Hao Tian Shang Di (Lao Tian Ye)
Hao Tian Shang Di (昊天上帝) is the highest god in ancient China, his honorary name first appeared in the Shang Dynasty, the Zhou Dynasty formally appeared in the “Hao Tian…
Chinese Mythology: Tian Di
The Tian Di （天帝） is the supreme lord in Chinese mythology, the emperor who rules the heavens and the worlds, and the supreme god sometimes changes with different dynasties. In…
Chinese Mythology: Chi You, Lord of Soldiers
Chi You (蚩尤), the legendary manufacture of weapons, but also rumored to be the Lord God of War, and the Huang Di （黄帝), Yan Di (炎帝) and called “Chinese three…