Chinese Folktales: Mu Wang’s Journey to the West
Zhou Mu Wang （周穆王） was the fifth ruler of the Western Zhou Dynasty in China, ruling for 55 years, making him the longest reigning Zhou emperor. Legend has it that…
Chinese Folktale: Fighting the Long King
This is a legendary story about the origin of the Qiantang Tide on the Qiantang River in China. Long ago, a giant came to the Qiantang River. With one step,…
Chinese Folktale: The Cat’s Bridge
The story of Cat’s Bridge took place in Hangzhou, and he told us: we should be a kind-hearted person, and we should not jeopardize everyone’s interests for our own selfishness.…
Chinese Folktale: Jinniu Lake
West Lake, also known as Qiantang Lake, located in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China, is one of the three famous lakes in south China. Many interesting stories have been passed…
Chinese Folktale: February 2nd Long Heads Up
Long Head Raising Festival (February 2 of the lunar calendar), also known as Spring Plowing Festival, Agricultural Festival, Green Long Festival, Spring Long Festival, etc., is a traditional Chinese folk…
Chinese Mythology: The Legend of Fu Xi
Fu Xi （伏羲） is the legendary ancestor of Chinese civilization, also known as the “ Zu （祖）” , is honored as the“Three Emperors （三皇） ” of the first. Long, long…
Chinese Folktale: Jiang Tai Gong Fishing
Jiang Tai Gong was a Chinese militarist, statesman, tactician and thinker at the end of the Shang Dynasty, and a founding father of the Western Zhou Dynasty, who lived to…
Chinese Mythology: Guan Yin Delivering Paintings
Guan Yin Bodhisattva （观音菩萨）, everyone calls her Guan Shi Yin （观世音）, meaning she can hear all the voices in the world. She is a very merciful Bodhisattva in Buddhism, with…
Chinese Mythology: Ma Zu
Ma Zu （妈祖）, known as the “Sea Goddess （海神娘娘）” by everyone, is the patron saint of sea navigation. She was originally a girl named Lin Mo from Meizhou Island in…
Chinese Folktale: The Legend of Alishan
Long ago, there was a bare mountain called Bald Mountain. There was nothing on it. In the Bald Mountain lived a young hunter called Ali. One day, while hunting, he…