Chinese Mythology: Er Lang Shen Splits the Mountain to Save His Mother
Preface: Like his nephew, Er Lang Shen once split a mountain to save his mother. His enemy is his uncle,…
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Chinese myths, a product of traditional Chinese culture from the ancient times, are generally known for the characters of gods and immortals, demons and monsters, Buddhas and Bodhisattvas; they include a variety of natural gods and deified heroes. The plots of myths are usually characterized by changes, divine powers, strange events, wars, and love.
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观Guān音yīn菩pú萨sà , 大dà家jiā都dōu叫jiào她tā观guān世shì音yīn , 意yì思sī是shì她tā能néng听tīng到dào世shì间jiān所suǒ有yǒu的de声shēng音yīn 。 Guan Yin Bodhisattva, everyone calls her Guan Shi Yin, meaning she can hear all…
妈Mā祖zǔ , 大dà家jiā都dōu叫jiào她tā “ 海hǎi神shén娘niáng娘niáng ”, 是shì海hǎi上shàng航háng运yùn的de保bǎo护hù神shén 。 Ma Zu, known as the “Sea Goddess” by everyone, is the patron…
很Hěn久jiǔ很hěn久jiǔ以yǐ前qián , 钱qián塘táng江jiāng里lǐ住zhù着zhe一yī个gè坏huài脾pí气qì的de龙lóng王wáng 。 Long, long ago, there lived a bad-tempered Long king in the Qiantang River. 他Tā和hé他tā的de虾xiā兵bīng蟹xiè将jiàng们men总zǒng是shì欺qī负fù百bǎi姓xìng , 让ràng潮cháo水shuǐ不bù定dìng时shí涨zhǎng落luò…
传Chuán说shuō , 雷léi神shén住zhù在zài雷léi泽zé , 它tā长zhǎng着zhe人rén的de头tóu和hé龙lóng的de身shēn子zi 。 Legend has it that Lei Shen (the god of thunder) lives in Leize, which…