Category: Chinese Mythology – Folklore – Legend

Chang Kuo Lao, one of the Eight Immortals, was a seventh- or eighth-century CE Taoist hermit. He developed a brilliant reputation as an alchemist, and…

Chang’O, Lady – The Moon Lady Although other places describe a man in the moon, in Chinese cosmology, the moon is inhabited by Lady Chang’O,…

Huang Ti, the Yellow Emperor, unified China and taught the arts of civilization. Not everyone wanted to learn. Chi U is the chief of the…

The Eight Immortals are Taoist spirits who, though each also venerated separately, are venerated together as a group to reinforce each other and provide even…

Feng Popo – Madame Wind Feng Popo is the Chinese Mistress of the Winds. She manifests as an old lady who rides a tiger along…

Fu Xi invented all aspects of civilization, giving them to people as gifts. He is humanity’s first teacher. His inventions include astrology, agriculture, medicine, music,…

Green Jade Mother – Lady of the Azure Clouds; Old Mother The Green Jade Mother is the Jade Emperor’s sister. They once ruled Heaven together;…

Han Hsiang-Tzu, one of the Eight Immortals, was the favourite student of another Immortal, Lu Tung-pin, and the nephew of famed scholar, statesman, and Neo-Confucianist,…

Nu Kua ALSO KNOWN AS: Nu Wa; Nu Gua ORIGIN: China Nu Kua, primordial female, was married to the primordial male, Fu Xi, but she…

Weaving Maiden The Spider Princess ALSO KNOWN AS: Zhi Nu ORIGIN: China Depending on the version of her myth, the Weaving Maiden is either the…