Chinese Mythology - Folklore - Legend- Page 3

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, a beautiful, lonely woman. There are different

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 Chinese shamanic pantheon replaced by Huang Ti.

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 greater inspiration, wisdom, healing, and protection, similar

Feng Popo – Madame Wind Feng Popo is the Chinese Mistress of the Winds. She manifests as an old lady who rides a tiger along a celestial road of clouds. The winds

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, and writing. Fu Xi taught survival skills

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; then they descended to Earth at T’ai

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, Han Yu (768–824 CE). Han Yu wanted

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 was bored and lonely. To amuse herself,

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 eldest or youngest of the Jade Emperor’s

Ho Hsien-Ko Ho, the Fairy Lady ALSO KNOWN AS: Ho Sin-Ko; Hosinko Ho Hsien-Ko, one of the Eight Immortals, was a seventh-century CE shopkeeper’s daughter from Hunan. She was born with six