41. Chinese Mythology Generous sponsorship of Windows to the Universe is provided by the Hewlett Foundation, the American Geological Institute, the American Geophysical Union, the National Science http://www.windows2universe.org/mythology/china_culture.html

42. Chinese Mythology -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia Email is the email address you used when you registered. Password is case sensitive. If you need additional assistance, please contact customer support. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/112664/Chinese-mythology

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43. Chinese Mythology SelectSmart.com Free Mythology Personality Test Chinese Mythology Mythology personality test, selector quiz 2 votes. Vote on results page. 1,855 results provided. Created December 2007. http://www.selectsmart.com/FREE/select.php?client=xanga

44. Chinese Mythology - Mythical Creatures Guide I have a list here of known Chinese Mythical creatures. I will add them accordingly in time. Feel free to fill them out yourselves as well. (Note this page will be http://www.mythicalcreaturesguide.com/page/Chinese Mythology

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45. Shijin (Shishin) - Four Legendary Chinese Creatures Protecting The Four Compass Exerpt from “Chinese Mythology An Encyclopedia of Myth and Legend” by Derek Walters, ISBN 1855380803 The legendary architect of the universe. http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/ssu-ling.shtml

Free Email Newsletter Follow Us on Twitter Contact Site Author Share QUICK START Home: What's New Buddha's Teachings Historical Buddha Student's Guide ... Teacher's Guide DEITY GUIDES Who's Who Buddha Bodhisattva Myo-o ... Tenbu (Deva) OTHER GUIDES About Site Author Bibliography Buddhism in Japan Busshi Glossary ... Terminology A TO Z INDEX 3 Element Stele 3 Monkeys 4 Bosatsu 4 Celestial Emblems ... Zochoten Jp. = Shishin 四神; Chn. = Sì Shòu 四獸 Four Guardians of the Four Compass Directions Celestial Emblems of the Chinese Emperor Shishin 四神. Also read Shijin. Also known in Japan as the Shijū 四獣, Shishō 四象, or Shirei 四霊. Origin = China Click images to jump to specific creatures. Tortoise (Black Warrior) = North, Winter, Black, Water White Tiger (Kirin) = West, Fall, White, Metal Red Bird (Phoenix) = South, Summer, Red, Fire Dragon = East, Spring, Blue/Green, Wood In Japan, the four creatures have been supplanted by the SHITENNO Lit. = Four Heavenly Kings (of Buddhism) Four Guardians of the Four Compass Directions. Five Element Theory. HISTORICAL NOTES At the heart of Chinese mythology are four spiritual creatures (Sì Shòu 四獸) four celestial emblems each guarding a direction on the compass. In China, the four date back to at least the 2nd century BC. Each creature has a corresponding season, color, element, virtue, and other traits. Further, each corresponds to a quadrant in the sky, with each quadrant containing seven seishuku, or star constellations (also called the

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Skip to Navigation Skip to Content OPPapers.com Research Papers and Essays for All Join Login Writing Service Help ... Contact Us Question? Join Search words.comment_error_title="A comment heading is required."; words.comment_error_text="A comment is required."; words.enter_query="No query entered!"; Chinese Mythology Home Page We have many premium term papers and essays on Chinese Mythology. We also have a wide variety of research papers and book reports available to you for free. You can browse our collection of term papers or use our search engine Chinese Mythology Mythology is a collection of myths or the study of ancient traditional stories of gods or heroes, giving an explanation to an unexplained event. For Plato, the fist known user of the term, muthologia meant know more than the telling of stories (Kirk 8). Mythology is an important aspect to the world, today. Through the study of myths help us develop an idea of what the cultures were like. It includes hints that exhibit how they lived their lives. Myth is its serious purpose and its importance to the culture (Lansford 1). Every culture has its own myth that explains about the nature of that particular culture. The Chinese culture has been around for many centuries, its myths have accumulated into varies stories of gods and their culture. China is the world's oldest continuous civilization (Cotterel 9). Evidence show the earliest Chinese civilization to be found around 1650 B.C. The beginnings of Chinese mythology, started around the Wei and Jin Dynasties. Influenced by alchemist ideas, Taoist and Buddhist superstitions, various writers created storied about their enigmatic surroundings. The beginning of the Chinese civilization is based on mythology. One of the creation myths is about the beginning of the world. In it, the world began as an egg and cracking open, the top of the shell grew to be the sky, the lower shell became the Earth, and in the middle stepped a man named P'an-gu. Mythology of the ancient Chinese is apparent through art, music and literature. Since, there is no explanation of how the Chinese civilization began; mythology has been a way of explanation to the Chinese culture and other cultures around the world, today.

47. Glbtq >> Literature >> Chinese Mythology Chinese mythology is rich in stories about homosexuality. The early Chinese believed in a celestial realm known as T'ien (Heaven) and a nether world known as the Huang Ch http://www.glbtq.com/literature/chinese_myth,2.html

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48. 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 http://www.scribd.com/doc/7981467/Chinese-Mythology

49. Chinese Mythology China is an old nation, and its ancient mythology is very rich and colorful. PreQin books such as Shanhaijing (The Classic of Mountains and Seas), Zhuanzhuan (The Zuo Commentaries http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_artqa/2003-09/24/content_41604.htm

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