Chinese Mythology
24 entries in the Chinese Mythology compendium.
Chinese mythologyMyths from Greater China blending folklore, religion, and cosmology.Agriculture in Chinese mythologyMyths of farming invention and agricultural civilization in China.Ba-zhaAncient Chinese harvest rite and later insect-protection deity.BowuzhiA Jin-era compendium of marvels, anomalies, and natural lore.CancongFirst ruler of Shu, linked to agriculture and silk.Chinese creation mythsChinese cosmogonic myths: chaos, qi, and no single creator.Chu Silk ManuscriptWarring States silk manuscript on astronomy, astrology, and Chu creation myths.Niaoke DaolinTang dynasty Chan monk known as 'Master Bird's Nest'.Epic of DarknessA Tang-dynasty epic of Chinese creation myths.Five GrainsFive sacred crops foundational to Chinese civilization.The Foolish Old Man Removes the MountainsA fable of perseverance inspiring collective action across centuries.Great flood and procreationA brother and sister survive a flood to repopulate the earth.Guang yi jiTang dynasty collection of strange tales by Dai Fu.Hundred-Eyed Demon LordA giant centipede demon who blinds foes with a hundred eyes.Imperial examination in Chinese mythologyMerit-based selection mythologized in Chinese tradition.Jade Books in HeavenPrimordial jade texts in Daoist heavens govern creation and destiny.Jiuli tribeLegendary tribal confederation led by Chiyou.LangganAn enigmatic gemstone, mythical tree, and alchemical elixir of immortality.Li BabaiDaoist elixir-master and xian associated with Li A.Marquis of Sui's pearlLegendary luminous pearl from a grateful snake in Warring States folklore.Notes of the Thatched Abode of Close ObservationsA Qing-era collection of purportedly true supernatural tales by scholar-official Ji Yun.QingqiuLegendary home of the nine-tailed fox in Chinese mythology.Lanke (legend)A Chinese legend of a woodcutter and immortal game players.Sinking city mythA Chinese flood myth of a sunken city and benevolent survivors.
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