Chinese Mythology: Cang Jie Making Characters
It is said that Cang Jie was one of the Huang Di’s men who was born with four eyes and two pupils in each eye. People were surprised to see…
Chinese Mythology: Xing Tian Dancing Ganqi
Xing Tian （刑天） was originally a subordinate of Emperor Yan Di. Since Emperor Yan was defeated by Emperor Huang Di in the Battle of Hanquan, Xing Tian followed Emperor Yan…
Chinese mythology: Shen Nong stasting herbs
Many years after Nu Wa （女娲） mended the heaven, She Nnong became the leader of the tribe. At that time, people didn’t have much to eat, and they relied on…
Chinese Mythology: Nu Wa Creating Human
A long, long time ago, heaven and earth had just been separated, and there were the sun, moon and stars, mountains, rivers, grass, trees, birds, animals, insects and fish. There…
Chinese Mythology: Gong Gong Touching the Mountain
Gong Gong, the god of water in ancient Chinese mythology, could control floods. Gong Gong and Zhu Rong, the god of fire, did not get along, and after a great…
Chinese Mythology: Da Yu Healing the Water
A long time ago, the Yellow River flooded and brought great disaster. Emperor Yao ordered Gun to cure the flood. Nine years passed, but the flood is not receded yet.…
Chinese Myth: Sui Ren Gathering Fire
This is one of the myths and legends of ancient China. Sui Ren, the first of the “Three Emperors” in the “Three Emperors and Five Emperors” of ancient China, was…
Chinese Mythology: Jing Wei filling the sea
Jing Wei is one of the ancient Chinese myths and legends. According to legend, Jing Wei was originally the youngest daughter of Shen Nong, the Emperor of Yan, and her…
Chinese Myth:Pan Gu Opening of Heaven and Earth
Pan Gu, the god of creation in Chinese mythology. A long, long time ago, the world was first just a void, without any matter, without time, without space, shaped like…
Chinese Mythology – Nu Wa Mending Heaven
Nu Wa mending the sky （女娲补天） is one of the ancient Chinese myths and legends. Nu Wa is the mother of the Chinese nation and the first human being of…