Chinese mythology

Chinese mythology is legends (see mythology) which come from the Chinese civilization. Most of the legends refer to the period of Sanhuangwudi

Table of contents

1 Important mythologies and deities
2 Mythical creatures
3 Mythical places
4 See also:

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: N�wa seals the broken sky using stones of seven different colours -- the patch becomes the rainbow.
女娲造人: N�wa 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.
The Cowherd and Weaver Girl.
Xi Wang-mu (西王母) The Queen Mother of the west.
Yi the archer The saviour of China. A great archer. (See note in solar deity)
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 (蚩尤 chi1you2) A war god who fought Huang Di. Inventor of metal weapons.
N� Ba Ancient goddess of drought.
Tam Kung, sea god
Sam Po, sister of Matsu
God of North (Bei Di, Pak Tai)
Bi Fang (必方 bi4fang1) mythical god of fire (also write as 畢方).
Huang Di (黃帝) fathers of medicine
Hai Re (海若 hai3re4) god of the sea.
Zhong Kui (鍾馗 [zhong1kui2) mythical person reputed for subjugating demons.
Lei Gong (雷公 lei2gong0) god of thunder
A Xiang (阿香 a4xiang1) the girl driver of the chariot of God of Thunder
Xuan Nu (玄女 (xUan2nU3) who assisted Huang Di (黃帝) to subdue Chi Yau (蚩尤).
Yan Luo (閻羅 yan2luo2) ruler of Hell (short from 閻魔羅社 Sanskrit Yama Raja).

Mythical creatures

Ba She (巴蛇 ba1she2) a snake reputed to swallow elephants

Birds:
- Fenghuang (Chinese Phoenix)
- Ji Guang (吉光 ji2guang1)
- Jian (鶼 jian1) A mythical bird supposed to have only one eye and one wing: 鶼鶼 a pair of such birds dependent on each other, inseparable, hence, represent husband and wife.
- Jing Wei (精衛) a mythical bird which tries to fill up the ocean with twigs and pebbles.
- Shang-Yang (a rainbird)
- Su Shuang (鷫鵊 su4shuang3) a mythical bird, also variously described as a water bird, like the crane.
- Peng (鵬, a mythical bird of giant size and terrific flying power)
- Qing Niao (青鳥 qing1niao3) a mythical bird, the messager of Xi Wang Mu.
- Zhu (a bad omen)
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
Kui (夔 kui2) a mythical one legged monster.
Kun (鯤 kun1) a mythical giant monsterous fish.
Hopping corpse
Fox Spirit
Nian, the beast
Ox heads & horse faces 牛頭馬面 messenger boy in Hell.
Rui Shi (瑞獅)
Tao Tie (饕餮 tao1tie4) a mythical gargoyle like figure, often found on ancient bronze vessels, representing greed.
Xiao (魈 xiao1) A mythical mountain spirit or demon.

Mythical places

Xuan Pu (玄圃 xUan2pu3), a mythical fairyland on Kunlun Mountain (崑崙).
Yao Chi (瑤池 yao2chi2), abode of immortals where Xi Wang Mu lives.
Fu Sang (扶桑 fu2sang1), a mythical island, often interpreted as Japan.
Que Qiao (鵲橋 qUe4qiao2) the bridge formed by birds across the milky way.
Peng lai (蓬萊 peng2lai2) the paradise, a fabled Fairy Isle on the China Sea.
Long Men (龍門 long2men2) the dragon gate where a carp can transformed into a dragon.