Chinese Mythology: Er Lang Shen Healing Water
Er Lang Shen （二郎神） is also worshipped as the god of water, the god of water suppression, and the chief ruler of water. Er Lang Shen’s ruling of water （二郎治水）…
Chinese Mythology: Er Lang Shen Splits the Mountain to Save His Mother
Like his nephew, Er Lang Shen （二郎神） once split a mountain to save his mother. His enemy is his uncle, his mother’s brother, the Yu Huang Da Di (the Jade…
Chinese mythology: Chen Xiang saves his mother
Chen Xiang （沉香） is the nephew of Er Lang Shen （二郎神）, who is also the nephew of the Yu Huang Da Di （玉皇大帝）. Er Lang Shen once split the mountain…
Chinese Folklore: Ji Gong, the Living Buddha
Ji Gong （济公）, commonly known as Li Xiuyuan, Daoji, today’s Zhejiang Province, Tiantai County) Yongning village people, the Southern Song Dynasty monks, later honoured as the ‘Ji Gong living Buddha’.…
Chinese Folk Tale: The Legend of the Love Trees
The legend of the Acacia tree expresses the Chinese people’s praise and yearning for beautiful love. During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a guest named Han Ping in…
Chinese Folk Tale: Bai Ling gets rid of the Long
This story tells the tale of the hundred spirits who got rid of the ferocious Long with their wisdom. It tells us that even in the face of a vicious…
Chinese Folktale: The Wise Beheading of the Unicorn Long
‘The Wise Beheading of the Unicorn Long’ is a folk legend circulating around Zhoushan Islands, Zhejiang Province, which tells the story of how Jiao Jiao killed the Unicorn Long and…
Chinese Mythology: Xi Wang Mu and her Peach Fairy
Dong Shuang Cheng （董双成）, female, originating from Zhejiang Province, is a maid (or disciple) of the Xi Wang Mu, an ancient myth and legend. After the death of the Shang…
Chinese folktale: Yao and Shun give up their throne
Yao （尧) and Shun (舜） Zengyan （禅让） is an ancient legend about the selection of the leader of a tribal confederation at the end of primitive society, referring to the…
Chinese Mythology: Boiling the Sea to Cure the Long King
This is a mythological story circulating in the area of Zhejiang, China, which is written about the people’s courageous fight against the greedy Long King with the help of fairies.…