Chinese mythology (traditional Chinese: 中國神話; simplified Chinese: 中国神话; pinyin: Zhōngguó shénhuà) is mythology that has been passed down in oral form or...

Chinese mythology. Chinese mythology is mythology that has been passed down in oral form or recorded in literature from the area now known as China....

are an important motif in Chinese mythology. There are various myths, legends, and folk tales about snakes. Chinese mythology refers to these and other...

Birds in Chinese mythology and legend are of numerous types and very important in this regard. Some of them are obviously based on real birds, other ones...

Chinese: 鹤; traditional Chinese: 鶴; pinyin: Hè) are an important motif in Chinese mythology. There are various myths involving cranes, and in Chinese...

pinyin: Chóngbó Gǔn; Wade–Giles: Ch‘ung2-po2 Kun3), is a figure in Chinese mythology, sometimes noted as the father of Yu the Great, the founder of the...

case of certain ethnic groups. Chinese mythology includes myths in Chinese and other languages, as transmitted by Han Chinese as well as other ethnic groups...

Oxen, cows, beef cattle, buffalo and so on are an important motif in Chinese mythology. There are many myths about the oxen or ox-like beings, including...

Chinese mythology. There are various myths involving fish. Chinese mythology refers to those myths found in the historical geographic area of China....

The Chinese dragon or loong is a legendary creature in Chinese mythology, Chinese folklore, and Chinese culture generally. Chinese dragons have many animal-like...

East Asian and Buddhist mythology, Yama (Chinese: 閻魔/閻摩; pinyin: Yánmó; Wade–Giles: Yen-mo) or King Yan-lo/Yan-lo Wang (Chinese: 閻羅王; pinyin: Yánluó Wáng;...

influenced various aspects of society and culture in Imperial China, including Chinese mythology. The imperial civil service examinations were designed as...

important motif in Chinese mythology. There are many myths about horses or horse-like beings, including the pony. Chinese mythology refers to those myths...

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in Chinese mythology include various myths and legends about a group of biologically distinct animals which form important motifs within Chinese mythology...

that transforms from a Kun (鯤; 鲲; kūn; k'un) giant fish in Chinese mythology. The Chinese logograms for peng and kun exemplify common radical-phonetic...

Kui (Chinese: 夔; pinyin: kuí; Wade–Giles: k'uei) is a polysemous figure in ancient Chinese mythology. Classic texts use this name for the legendary musician...

have no fear. Canshen Chi (mythology), a hornless dragon. Chinese guardian lions, traditional architectural ornaments. Chinese dragon Chituma, steed of...

(traditional Chinese: 崑崙; simplified Chinese: 昆仑; pinyin: Kūnlún; Wade–Giles: K'un-lun) or Kunlun Shan is a mountain or mountain range in Chinese mythology, an...

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Comparative mythology is the comparison of myths from different cultures in an attempt to identify shared themes and characteristics. Comparative mythology has...

The Flood Mythology of China, or Great Flood of China (Chinese: 大洪水; pinyin: Dà Hóngshuǐ; also known as Chinese: 洪水; pinyin: Hóngshuǐ) is a deluge theme...

In Chinese mythology, Longmen (lit. 登龍門 "Dragon Gate") is located at the top of a waterfall cascading from a legendary mountain. The legend states that...

God Kušuḫ (Hurrian mythology) Goddess Selardi (Urartian mythology) God Aglibol (Palmarene mythology) God Almaqah (Sabaean mythology) God Baal-hamon (Punic...

important motifs in Chinese mythology as well as Chinese legend, cultural symbology, and fiction. Weapons featured in Chinese mythology, legend, cultural...

In Chinese mythology, the xiao is the name of several creatures, including the xiao (Chinese: 囂; pinyin: xiāo; Wade–Giles: hsiao1) "a long-armed ape"...

Chinese mythology has been described as "rich in stories about homosexuality", reflecting ancient Chinese perspectives toward variance in sexuality and...

theme in Chinese mythology. There are many myths about the invention of agriculture that have been told or written about in China. Chinese mythology refers...

Trees in Chinese mythology and culture tend to range from more-or-less mythological such as the Fusang tree and the Peaches of Immortality cultivated...

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