Category: Chinese Mythology – Folklore – Legend

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…

Hsi Wang Mu Queen Mother of the West; The Western Mother; Golden Mother of the Shining Lake; The Tiger Lady; The Amah of Tortoise Mountain;…

Jade Emperor ALSO KNOWN AS: Yu Huang Da Di ORIGIN: China The Jade Emperor is the spirit at the very pinnacle of the Chinese pantheon,…

Jade Maidens ORIGIN: China The Jade Maidens serve as celestial attendants to Hsi Wang Mu, Queen Mother of the West. Their home is in her…

Kitchen God The Stove Master ALSO KNOWN AS: Zao Shen; Tsao Chun ORIGIN: China The Kitchen God traditionally lives by the hearth. His role is…

Kitchen God’s Wife ORIGIN: China Although variations do exist, the most popular version of the Kitchen God’s myth suggests that he was once a mortal…

Lan Ts’ai Ho ALSO KNOWN AS: Lan Caihe ORIGIN: China Lan Ts’ai Ho is one of the Eight Immortals, the Taoist adepts who never died…

Tien Hau Tien Hau, a Chinese title meaning “Empress of Heaven,” usually refers to the goddess Ma Zu. SEE ALSO: Ma Zu SOURCE: Encyclopedia of…

Lei Shen Lord of Thunder ALSO KNOWN AS: Lei Gong ORIGIN: China Lei Shen creates thunder but he has more than weather on his mind.…