Chinese traditional culture: Huang Di (皇帝, Emperor)
Huang Di (Emperor，皇帝) is the title of the highest ruler during the Chinese imperial period. Qin Shi Huang （秦始皇） Ying Zheng （嬴政） was the first emperor of China and referred…
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 Mythology: Wu Fang Tian Di
Wu Fang Tian Di (The Five Heavenly Emperors, 五方天帝) refer to the Heavenly Emperors in the five directions of East, South, West, North, and Central in ancient Chinese mythology. Wu…
Chinese Mythology: Tian Di
The Tian Di （天帝） is the supreme lord in Chinese mythology, the emperor who rules the heavens and the worlds, and the supreme god sometimes changes with different dynasties. In…
Chinese Mythology: The Legend of Ying Long
Ying Long （应龙）, the divine Long (dragon,龙）) with two wings in ancient Chinese mythology, is the common ancestor of the Long, Feng Huang (phoenix, 凤凰) and Qi Lin (unicorn, 麒麟),…
Chinese Mythology: Marriage of Fu Xi and Nu Wa
On the earth, there were many people and animals originally, but due to a great catastrophe, they all disappeared, leaving only Fu Xi （伏羲） and Nu Wa （女娲）.What kind of…
Chinese Mythology: The Legend of HeTu Luo Shu
He Tu and Luo Shu （河图洛书）, consists of black and white dots, two mysterious patterns handed down from ancient China, contain profound cosmic astrological theory, known as the “magic formula…
Chinese Folktale: Luo Shen Mi Fei
Luo Shen （洛神） Mi Fei （宓妃） is the goddess of the Luo water in ancient Chinese mythology, famous for her beauty. Luo Shen Mi Fei was originally the daughter of…
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…
Suiren Shi Discovers Fire: The Spark of Human Civilization
Introduction Suiren Shi is the most transformative cultural hero in Chinese mythology, celebrated for ending humanity’s raw meat-eating era through “drilling wood for fire”. Symbolizing knowledge’s power to change destiny,…