Chinese Mythology: Zhu Rong, God of Fire
Zhu Rong (祝融), known as Red Emperor (赤帝), is the god of fire and the god of the south in ancient Chinese mythology. According to the “Classic of Mountains and…
Chinese Folktale: Hou Ji, God of Agriculture
Hou Ji （后稷）, a descendant of the Huang Di and the founder of the Zhou Dynasty, with the surname Ji and the name Abraham, was honoured as the King of…
Chinese Mythology: The Change of the Kun Peng
Kun Peng （鲲鹏）, a divine beast in ancient Chinese legend. The name of the Kun Peng first appeared in the Taoist doctrine Zhuangzi – Easy Travel. In the distant northern…
Chinese Mythology: The Legend of Ying Long
Ying Long （应龙）, the divine Long (dragon,龙）) with two wings in ancient Chinese mythology, is the common ancestor of the Long, Feng Huang (phoenix, 凤凰) and Qi Lin (unicorn, 麒麟),…
Chinese Folklore: The Story of Shun
Shun （舜）, one of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors （三皇五帝） of China, was an ordinary farmer, but he won the appreciation of Yao, the king of the country, and…
Chinese Mythology: Gao Xin Shi Di Ku
“Family harmony and prosperity” has always been the belief and pursuit of the Chinese nation. As one of the “Five Emperors”, Emperor Di Ku not only managed to keep the…
Chinese Mythology: Xuan Di Zhuan Xu
Chi You once secretly came down to the earth from the Heavenly Ladder and forced the Miao people to help him rebel. Emperor Zhuan Xu, also known as the Xuan…
Chinese Mythology: Bai Di Shao Hao
Have you ever fantasized about ruling over a kingdom full of ursine children? If you were the king of this kingdom, how would you assign the duties of the birds?…
Chinese Folklore: The Origin of the Long and the Feng
To the sons and daughters of the Chinese nation, the two, the Long （龙） and the Feng （凤）, are known to no one and are the unique symbols of the…
Chinese Mythology: Feng Bo (Wind God) and the Yu Shi (Rain God)
The Feng Bo （风伯） and the Yu Shi （雨师）, in Chinese mythology, are gods in charge of wind and rain, respectively. The Feng Bo (the Wind God), also known as…