Who is the Monkey King? The Monkey, also known as the Monkey King (Swan Wukong, (孫悟空 / 孙悟空)), is a character from...
Chinese Mythology Articles
Guan/Kuan Yin – Goddess of Mercy and Kindness
The goddess of mercy was Guan Yin. She was born Miao Shang and was the daughter of a Chinese emperor of the Zhou...
Amitabha – The Great Buddha and Path of Dao
Chinese myths also contain many Buddhist ones. Chinese Buddhism is also a combination of many other religious...
Zao Jun – The Kitchen God Favourable by Jade Emperor
The god of the art of cooking was Zao Jun. Before becoming a deity, he was a man, and when he ascended among the gods, he earned the nickname "god of the kitchen" or "god of the stove." Many Chinese hang a portrait of him over the stove in their home. Guodin Sien was...
Eight Immortals Legend – Gathering of The Heroes fighting Demons
The Eight immortals (Ba Sien) could fly and kill demons, eradicating evil from the world. Some gods were born as gods, but not the Eight Immortals - they were once people living on earth, but thanks to their qualities and devotion to Taoism, they gained immortality...
Powerful Jade Emperor – Origin and Legend of Immortality
The name of the Jade Emperor was Yu Huang. He was also called the Heavenly Emperor or Supreme Ruler. He was surrounded by hundreds of employees who were immortal with great influence on everything on earth - from weather conditions to helping people. Interestingly,...
The Astonishing Sun Simiao and The Dragon – Chinese Legend
Sun Simiao (孙思邈) was a Chinese physician and writer of the Sui and Tang dynasties. The title of "Chinese King of Medicine" (药王; 藥王, Yaowang) was awarded to him for his significant contribution to Chinese medicine and the care of the patients entrusted to him. Sun and...
Legend of Chiyou and Can Nu – Silk and Metalworking
The Chinese were masters of metalworking and silk production. They were the first of all nations to learn these skills before reaching other parts of the world. According to legend, Chi You, a powerful warrior, was the first to discover ways to process the metal, and...
The Three Sovereigns – Fuxi, Shennong and Huangdi
The Three Immortals, or the Three Sovereigns, were mythological rulers or deities in ancient China. They are referred to as the "Three Sovereigns and the Five Emperors" in various ancient texts, the oldest dating being 94 BC. ("Records of the Great Historian", real...
Chinese Great Flood and the Noble Dragon Yi
Humans lived in dishonor, and this greatly angered the Heavenly Emperor. As punishment, he sent the water spirit Kun-Kun, which caused a great flood. The rivers filled with even more water and came out of their beds, water flooding the whole land. People were forced...
The 10 Suns And The Archer Who Shot Them Down
Ho Yui (Chinese: 后羿), known as Shen Yi or Yi, is a mythological archer who was later perceived as the god of archery. Legend has it that the archer descended from heaven at the behest of the Heavenly Emperor to deal with the misfortune of 10 suns in the sky that threatened life on earth. His wife Chang’e (嫦娥) is a lunar deity.
Chinese Goddess and Creation
Nuwa (女;) is a goddess in Chinese mythology, the mother of all men, the creator of the human race, a symbol of mercy and motherhood. Nuwa is the sister and wife of Fuxi (Fu Hsi - also the creator of mankind, the creator of hunting; he and Nuwa are the first people on...
