21. Chinese Mythology - Discussion And Encyclopedia Article. Who Is Chinese Mytholog Chinese mythology. Discussion about Chinese mythology. Ecyclopedia or dictionary article about Chinese mythology. http://www.knowledgerush.com/kr/encyclopedia/Chinese_mythology/

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23. Chinese Myths And Fantasies Brief overview of the history and defining characteristics of Chinese mythology. http://www.chinavista.com/experience/myth/myth.html

Join Us Advertise Info Home Attractions ... Buy Souvenirs Welcome to China Virtual Tours, your premier online guide to travel in China. Chinese GB Chinese Big5 History of Chinese Mythology Features of Chinese Mythology Style and Art of Writing Chinese Culture Guide : A brief introduction to Traditional Chinese Art Culture, CHinese Food Culture, Chinese Tea Culture, Chinese Kungfu, etc Chinese Art : A comprehensive list of Chinese traditional art including Beijing opera, Chinese seals, chinese kites and much more. Chinese Festivals : Introduction to major festivals in China inlcuding traditional chinese festivals, major tourist festivals, famouse Chinese holidays, History of Chinese Mythology The writing of such stories began in the Wei and Jin Dynasties (220-420), when various writers, influenced by the alchemist's ideas and Taoist and Buddhist superstitions, were interested in inventing stories about gods and ghosts. Some of them show their unusual imagination and mastery of the written language. This practice was continued in the next period, the period of Southern and Northern Dynasties. But the dawn of fiction, in the true sense of the term, came much later, in the middle of the Tang Dynasty, when many well-known writers and poets went in for story-writing. Their stories have a wide range of subject matter and themes, reflecting various aspects of human nature, human relations and social life. In form they are not short notes or anecdotes like the tales produced before them, but well-structured stories with interesting plots and vivid characters, often several thousand words in length. Among them are many tales whose main characters are gods, ghosts, or foxes.

24. Chinese Mythology Chinese Mythology Detail of an eighteencentury embroidered emperor's robe, that portrays a white hare believed to live in the moon for the Chinese mythology. http://www.windows2universe.org/mythology/china.html

Chinese Mythology Detail of an eighteen-century embroidered emperor's robe, that portrays a white hare believed to live in the moon for the Chinese mythology. Click on image for full size ( 523K JPEG Image courtesy of Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Credit (button images): courtesy of Corel Corporation. Back to the World Map The Sun The Ten Suns The Moon Heng-O Creation Pan-Ku The source of this material is Windows to the Universe , at http://www.windows.ucar.edu/

25. Chinese Mythology : Gods, Goddesses, Spirits, Deities From China The Gods of Chinese Mythology, Folklore and Taoism. Introduction China the Middle Kingdom - is an ancient country full of mystery and paradox. http://www.godchecker.com/pantheon/chinese-mythology.php

BLOG TOP GODS Holy Hit Parade Deity of the Day ... Contact us The Gods Of Chinese Mythology Chinese Gods The current Top Ten: MONKEY GUAN-YU JADE-EMPEROR YEN-LO-WANG GUAN-YIN EIGHT-IMMORTALS FENG-DU AO-CHIN AO-KUANG QI-LIN More Info Introduction China - the Middle Kingdom - is an ancient country full of mystery and paradox. Although hard-working and down-to-earth, the Chinese people have always had a streak of poetry in their souls. Only the Chinese could mix sublime philosophy and mindless paperwork and get away with it. With a recorded history reaching back practically to the Big Bang, China has had plenty of time to perfect its pantheons. Over the aeons, primitive folk religion absorbed sophisticated ideas - the common sense of Confucious (Kongzi), the ritual and magic of Daoism, the sublime spirituality of Buddhism - to produce a stir-fry mix of Gods for all occasions. You certainly get value for money with China. One thing we love about Chinese mythology is its sense of humor. For every starched civil servant in Heaven there's a mocking fable or unexpected pun. Most Chinese Gods and Goddesses are deified humans - which means they're as prone to mistakes as we are. But rather than airbrush out the embarrassments, China revels in them. We suspect that even the JADE-EMPEROR, the stern-faced Ruler of Heaven, sometimes has trouble keeping a straight face. What makes Chinese Gods more inscrutable than most to the Western eye is the transliteration problem. Written Chinese consists of symbols; little pictures illustrating an idea or a thing. One Chinese word can mean a whole sentence in English. Each of the four hundred basic characters contains a concept, and by putting them together, more complex words are formed. ('fly' + 'machine' = 'aeroplane', 'small' + 'heart' = 'beware').

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27. Eight Immortals In Chinese Mythology Listing of the names of the Eight Immortals and their iconography. http://www.chinapage.org/8-immortal.html

Eight Immortals of Chinese Mythology [Pa Hsien] [Ba Xian] Name Description Li T'ieh-kuai LI TieGuai 李鐵拐 "Iron-crutch Li", who always carries a crutch and a gourd; he is the emblem of the sick. Chungli Ch'uan Zhongli Quan 鐘 離權 Usually shown with a fan; he represents the military man Lan Ts'ai-ho LAN CaiHe 藍采和 The strolling singer, either a woman or a young boy, shown with a flower-basket; patron deity of florist. Chang Kuo-lao ZHANG GuoLao 張果老 Said to have lived in the 7-th or early 8-th century, shown as a rule with his mule, and carrying a bamboo tube-drum with iron sticks; he is the emblem of old men. Ho Hsien-ku HE XianGu 何仙姑 A woman, said to have lived in the late 7-th century, shown with a lotus blossom or flower basket, and occasionally with a peach and sheng reed-organ. Lu Tung-pin LU DongBin Born c. 755 AD, died 805 AD, shown with a fly-whisker, is dressed as a scholar, and honored as such. He also had a magic sword with which he performed freak feats, for which reason he is also the patron deity of barbers. Han Hsiang-tzu HAN XiangZi 韓湘子 Said to be the nephew of the Tang Dynasty statesman and scholar Han Yu, is often shown with a flute, and patron deity of musicians.

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Ancient Chinese Mythology - Gods - Goddesses - Folklore The writing of mythological tales began in the Wei and Jin Dynasties (220-420), when various writers, influenced by the alchemist's ideas and Taoist and Buddhist superstitions, were interested in inventing stories about gods and ghosts. Some of them show their unusual imagination and mastery of the written language. This practice was continued in the next period, the period of Southern and Northern Dynasties. In the middle of the Tang Dynasty many well-known writers and poets began story writing. Their stories incorporate a wide range of subject matter and themes, reflecting various aspects of human nature, human relations and social life. In form they are not short notes or anecdotes like the tales produced before them, but well-structured stories with interesting plots and vivid characters, often several thousand words in length. Among them are many tales whose main characters are gods, ghosts, or foxes. Mythical stories of the Song Dynasty show strong influence of Tang fiction, but hardly attain the Tang level. One achievement in the field of fiction worthy of special mention is the compilation of the great Taiping Guangji or Extensive Records Compiled in the Taiping Years (976-983), which is a collection of about seven thousand stories published before and in the first years of the Song Dynasty. The stories were selected from over three hundred books, many of which have long been lost to us. Large portions of the seven thousand stories are about gods, deities, fairies, and ghosts. In Song times there were stories written in the vernacular, called "notes for story-tellers".

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Build your own FREE website at Tripod.com Share: Facebook Twitter Digg reddit document.write(lycos_ad['leaderboard']); document.write(lycos_ad['leaderboard2']); Mythology of old CHINA Mythology originated in the early of mankind. They are mythical stories about remote ancient people's early understanding of the origin of the earth, natural phenomena and social life by way of supernatural images and imagination. Generally speaking, mythology is a simple and romantic form of literature. And it is a treasure in the mankind's treasure house of culture and arts. The Chinese is a nation with a long history of civilization. Our ancestors created many beautiful mythologies and were in the lead in ancient civilizations. The Chinese mythology contains stories such as the separation of the heaven and earth, promotion of well-being of the people, fighting the evil and protecting the good, and pursuit for the light. They display the lofty qualities and great tenacity of the Chinese people. Most of the Chinese mythologies are contained in "Book of Mountains and Seas", "Chuci", "Huainanzi" and other books. Some of the mythical stories, e.g. "Pan Gu Separates the Sky from the Earth", "Jingwei Determines to Fill Up the Sea" and "Chang'e Flies to the Moon", are very popular in China, and have profound impact upon literature, arts and language of the later ages. The 6-2 is entitled "Nuwa Mends the Sky". Nuwa is a goddess with a human head and snake body. She melted rocks of five colours to mend the cracks in the sky, killed the black dragon and blocked the flood so that mankind was able to recuperate and multiply. According to the "Taiping Anthologies for the Emperor", there were no men when the sky and the earth were separated. It was Nuwa who made men by molding yellow clay. The work was so taxing that her strength was not equal to it. So she dipped a rope into the mud and then shook it. The mud that dripped from the rope also became men. Those made by molding yellow clay were rich and noble, while those made by shaking the rope were poor and low. The stamp depicts Nuwa making men. Emphasis is made on the depiction of the charm and kindness of Nuwa.

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var isReferenceAnswers = true; BodyLoad('s'); On this page Library Animal Life Health History, Politics, Society ... Technology Chinese mythology Asian Mythology: Chinese Mythology Home Library Asian Mythology Chinese mythology, as it has developed over the ages, is a mixture of history, legend, and myth. This is most clearly seen in the mythology of the early emperors (see Chinese Emperors and Chinese Deities). The actual myths of ancient pre-Buddhist China are, for the most part, only known to us in later Confucian works, in which scholars have attempted to place the old stories in a historical context and to use them to illustrate moral and other social principles. In the first millennium BCE collection entitled Shanhai Jing , for example, demons and gods were listed for the benefit of travelers. Other sources for ancient myths are the late fourth century BCE poems of Qui Yuan. Daoists and later Buddhists contributed their own perspective to Chinese mythology as well (see for example, Guanyin Daoism , and Chinese Buddhism ). Daoism contributed the philosophy of a natural order, reflected in the art of fengshui , for instance, a system of aesthetic arrangement of space so as to not offend the spirit of that space.

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Family Food Health Home Money Style More Home Cultures Chinese Culture Top 5 To Try Gold Mythology What Is the Meaning of Japanese Dragons? By Elise Moore eHow Contributor updated: June 14, 2010 I want to do this! What's This? Chinese mythology is closely intertwined with Chinese culture. china image by Luisafer from Fotolia.com Chinese mythology provides a fascinating window into Chinese culture . The mythical stories of the Chinese people have been influenced by and also influenced the character and culture of the people. To understand the interrelationship of Chinese mythology and culture requires understanding a few aspects of Chinese history and the way in which the ancient myths have been transmitted and used. Background The ideas of sixth century philosopher Confucius became a profound influence on Chinese culture. Confucius emphasized correct behavior and respect for those senior in age or social rank, and Confucian ideas included ancestor worship. From the fourth century B.C. onward, Daoism became another influence on Chinese society . The anthology "Daodejing," attributed to Laozi, who may be a mythical figure, appeared in the fourth century. The title means "The Way and Its Power," referring to the power gained by surrendering to nature, according to History World.net. Finally, Buddhism was introduced to China in the first century A.D. Buddhism made many contributions to Chinese mythology, such as the cyclical life of the soul, according to "The Oxford Companion to World Mythology."

35. Encyclopedia Mythica: Chinese Mythology. The available articles in the Chinese mythology area. The names of deities and places in the Chinese mythology area are transcribed according to the pinyin system of romanization. http://www.pantheon.org/areas/mythology/asia/chinese/articles.html

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36. Encyclopedia Mythica: Chinese Mythology Chinese mythology, gods and goddesses from China. http://www.pantheon.org/areas/mythology/asia/chinese/

Skip to content (access key + m) or navigation (access key + n). Search (access key + s) Search for: You are here: Home Areas Mythology Asia ... Chinese mythology Chinese mythology The names of deities and places in the Chinese mythology area are transcribed according to the pinyin system of romanization. This system was officially adopted by the People's Republic of China in 1979. The names according to the previously standard Wade-Giles system, which is still widely employed, are provided in each article. There is a conversion chart available from pinyin to Wade-Giles. Browse through the list of available articles in this area. Editor: M.F. Lindemans There are currently articles in this area. This section was last updated on July 04, 2007. Main Home Search Feedback Areas All areas Mythology Folklore Bestiary ... Genealogy tables Information Information What's new? Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Pronunciations Links Options Browse articles Contact the editor Related links A collection of Chinese legends as well as historical figures. Myths and Fantasies Chinese myths from a historical perspective.

37. Chinese Myths Chinese mythology is as varied and multilevelled as the country from which it springs. China contains many different cultural groupings, who speak a http://www.livingmyths.com/Chinese.htm

L I V I N G M Y T H S Chinese Myths Chinese mythology is as varied and multi-levelled as the country from which it springs. China contains many different cultural groupings, who speak a number of different languages. However, it has had a literate cultural 幨ite for thousands of years, and myths which were originally regional have spread by means of a pictographic script which transcended language barriers. Their evolution has not been entirely oral. Much Chinese mythology is based on animism, which sees the land itself as alive. It contains many therianthropic creatures, who are both animal and human, and demonstrates the playfulness of the gods. Strands of Chinese belief Chinese mythology has been influenced by a fear of outsiders. It has also been shaped, sometimes deliberately, by religious faiths and philosophies. Some myths even demonstrate the conflict between them, as in the story of the Monkey King, which reflects the conflict between Taoists and Buddhists. Taoism A central quest within Taoist practices is the search for immortality - literal, physical immortality. The sense of an interplay between natural law and the abstract laws prevailing in the cosmos, is held in common by shamanism and Taoism. Taoism searched for balance within these forces and enshrined the concept that change cannot be forced, only experienced and assimilated.

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39. Chinese Mythology all about the history and meanings of Chinese Mythology. Historians have conjectured that the chinese mythology began in 12th century. http://www.paralumun.com/mythch.htm

CHINESE MYTHOLOGY Chinese Mythology is a collection of cultural history, folktales, and religions that have been passed down in oral or written form. There are several aspects to Chinese mythology, including creation myths and legends and myths concerning the founding of Chinese culture and the Chinese state. Like many mythologies, some people believe it to be a factual recording of history. Many myths are better known in the US by their Japanese versions. Historians have conjectured that the Chinese mythology began in 12th century B.C. The myths and legends were passed down in oral format for over a thousand years, before being written down in early books such as Shui Jing Zhu and Shan Hai Jing. Other myths continued to be passed down through oral traditions such as theatre and song, before being recorded in the form of novels such as Fengshen Yanyi. Essential Chinese Mythology: Stories That Change the World Verse poetry of ancient states in Chinese Mythology Fengshen Yanyi, or Anointing of the Gods, which is mythological fiction dealing with the founding of the Zhou dynasty. Journey to the West, by Wu Cheng'en, a fictionalised account of the pilgrimage of Xuanzang to India, in which the pilgrims encounter a variety of ghosts, monsters, and demons. Baishe Zhuan, a romantic tale set in Hangzhou involving a snake who attained human form and fell in love with a man. Creation myths in Chinese Mythology A unique characteristic of Chinese culture is the relatively late appearance in Chinese literature of creation myths. Those that do exist appear well after the foundation of Confucianism, Taoism, and Folk Religions. The stories exist in several versions, often conflicting, with the creation of the first humans being variously ascribed to Shangdi, Heaven, Nuwa, Pangu, Yu Huang. The following presents common versions of the creation story in roughly chronological order.

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