Chinese Mythology: Long Nu Worshipping Guan Yin
The Long Nu （龙女） worshipping the Goddess of Mercy is a legendary story in the Buddhist scriptures, based on which later generations have written related literary works and sculptures of…
Chinese Folktale: The Goddess of Salt Water
The Goddess of Salt Water is the leader of the Salt Water tribe, and the Tujia people respectfully refer to her as the Goddess of Deji. It is said that…
Chinese Folk Tale: Du Kang, the Wine Immortal
Legend has it that Du Kang （杜康）, the inventor of winemaking in ancient Chinese legend, was, according to one theory, the ruler of the Xia Dynasty, and according to another,…
Chinese Mythology: The Goddess of Wushan
The goddess of Wushan （巫山神女） in Chinese mythology is the daughter of the Heavenly Emperor or the daughter of the Red Emperor (Yan Di), whose name is Yao Ji, who…
Chinese Folk Tale: Zhong Kui Catching Ghosts
Zhong Kui （钟馗） is the god of Chinese folklore who drives away ghosts and evil spirits. Legend has it that he was born in the early Tang Dynasty at the…
Chinese Mythology: Er Lang carrying the Mountain
Er Lang carrying the mountain to catch the sun （二郎担山赶日） is a myth and legend that has been widely spread and influenced in mainland China, and there are several versions…
Chinese Mythology: Er Lang Shen Healing Water
Er Lang Shen （二郎神） is also worshipped as the god of water, the god of water suppression, and the chief ruler of water. Er Lang Shen’s ruling of water （二郎治水）…
Chinese Mythology: Er Lang Shen Splits the Mountain to Save His Mother
Like his nephew, Er Lang Shen （二郎神） once split a mountain to save his mother. His enemy is his uncle, his mother’s brother, the Yu Huang Da Di (the Jade…
Chinese mythology: Chen Xiang saves his mother
Chen Xiang （沉香） is the nephew of Er Lang Shen （二郎神）, who is also the nephew of the Yu Huang Da Di （玉皇大帝）. Er Lang Shen once split the mountain…
Chinese Folklore: Ji Gong, the Living Buddha
Ji Gong （济公）, commonly known as Li Xiuyuan, Daoji, today’s Zhejiang Province, Tiantai County) Yongning village people, the Southern Song Dynasty monks, later honoured as the ‘Ji Gong living Buddha’.…