Chinese Folktale: The big water washed the Long Wang Temple
The big water washed the Long Wang Temple （大水冲了龙王庙）, and the family didn’t recognize one family （一家人不认识一家人）. This is a legend, but also a Chinese saying, which means that one…
Chinese folklore: God of Plague
The plague gods （瘟神） in Chinese folklore. They are Spring Plague Zhang Yuanbo, Summer Plague Liu Yuanda, Autumn Plague Zhao Gongming, Winter Plague Zhong Shiji, and General Manager of Plague…
Chinese Folk Stories: The Legend of Transparent mesa
The Transparent mesa of Yimeng Seventy Two mesas. There is a cave at the top of the mesa, and at one end of the cave, you can see through to…
Chinese Folktale: The Long (Dragon) King of the East Sea Sinking Dong Jing
This story is widely spread in Chinese folklore, telling people to cherish what they currently have and not to be too greedy. A long time ago, Yu Huang Da DI…
Chinese folktale: Birds Pay Homage to Feng (the Phoenix)
Feng (凤) refers to Feng Huang (the phoenix, 凤凰), the king of birds in ancient legends. In the olden days, it was a metaphor for a wise and holy monarch…
Chinese Folktale: The Long King Loses Chess
This is a folk tale of human beings’ victory over the immortal gods in chess, expressing the spirit of people’s courageous challenge and defiance. In the East Sea, there is…
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 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 Folktale: Huang Di Xuan Yuan
The Three Emperors and the Five Emperors （三皇五帝） are all legendary tribal leaders in ancient China, and the most familiar of them is Huang Di (the Yellow Emperor, 黄帝). The…
Chinese Folk Tales: The Legend of the Wordless Heavenly Book
The word “heavenly book （天书）” was born in ancient times, and it is said that the He Tu and Luo Shu were heavenly books, and there are also many folk…