Chinese mythology
Chinese mythology is legends (see mythology) which come from the Chinese civilization. Most of the legends refer to the period of SanhuangwudiSome important mythologies and deities:
- 盘古开天辟地 Pangu cleaves open heaven and earth -- the traditional story of the Earth's creation in Chinese mythology.
- The Three Pure Ones The highest deities of Daoism.
- Yu Huang The August Jade Emperor, Ruler of Heaven and Earth.
- 女娲补天: Nüwa seals the broken sky using stones of seven different colours -- the patch becomes the rainbow.
- 女娲造人: Nüwa creates humanity -- the story has been retold through many Chinese cartoons.
- 仓颉造字: Cangjie creates the characterss
- 大禹治水: Great Yu regulates the courses of rivers (to control floods)
- The Eight Immortals.
- 牛郎織女: The Cowherd and Weaver Girl.
- Xi Wang-mu The Queen Mother of the west.
- Yi the archer The saviour of China. A great archer.
- Chang E Yi's wife. Goddess of moon.
- Shen Nong Inventor of agriculture.
- Zao Jun popular god of the Kitchen.
- Matsu (Tin Hau)
- Guan Yin
- Wong Tai Sin
- Sun Wukong The Monkey King from the story Journey to the West
- Guan Yu
- Gong Gong Evil water demon who crushed Mount Buzhou.
- Chi You A war god who fought Huang Di. Inventor of metal weapons.
- Nü Ba Ancient goddess of drought.
- Chinese Dragon
- Ying Long, a powerful servant of Huang Di.
- Dragon King
- Futs-Lung, the treasure dragon
- Shen-Lung, the rain dragon
- Ti-Lung, the earth dragon
- Tien-Lung, the celetial dragon
- Kirin
- Birds:
- Fenghuang (Chinese Phoenix)
- Shang-Yang (a rainbird)
- Zhu (a bad omen)
- Jing Wei
- Hopping corpse
- Fox Spirit
