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 Mythology: Xi Wang Mu and her Peach Fairy
Dong Shuang Cheng （董双成）, female, originating from Zhejiang Province, is a maid (or disciple) of the Xi Wang Mu, an ancient myth and legend. After the death of the Shang…
Chinese Mythology: Boiling the Sea to Cure the Long King
This is a mythological story circulating in the area of Zhejiang, China, which is written about the people’s courageous fight against the greedy Long King with the help of fairies.…
Chinese Mythology: Dan Zhu Turns Into the Bird
Zhu Niao (the Black Bird) is a divine creature recorded in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, and is said to have been a bird transformed by Dan Zhu, the…
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 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 Mythology: Liuhe Filling the River
Long, long ago, there lived a bad-tempered Long king in the Qiantang River. He and his shrimp soldiers and crab generals always bullied the people, causing the tides to rise…