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5 unusual facts about Chinese mythology


Liezi

Most Liezi chapters are named after famous figures in Chinese mythology and history.

Operation Luna

Religious diversity: Although the narrator, Steve, hints at his and his wife's vague Christianity mitigated by agnosticism, and the existence of a "One True God" is assumed, the reality of a diverse number of religious traditions is affirmed, including Native American (specifically Zuni) beliefs, Norse mythology, Asian traditions (specifically Chinese mythology), and Judaism (in a small part, as Steve regards the holiness of his Jewish neighbors with reverence).

Pingyao Zhuan

Legends of Wang Ze and his revolt, a historical event, were popular since the Yuan Dynasty and commonly embellished with elements from Chinese mythology.

Sanguo Yingxiong Zhuan Zhi Guan Gong

Sanguo Yingxiong Zhuan Zhi Guan Gong is a Taiwanese television series based on the life of Guan Yu and parts of the historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong, while incorporating some elements of fantasy and Chinese mythology as well.

Yuan Ke

Yuan Ke (袁珂) (1916–2001) was a Chinese scholar, one of the most important specialists on Chinese mythology.


Man in the Moon

In Chinese mythology, the goddess Chang'e is stranded upon the moon after foolishly consuming a double dose of an immortality potion.


see also

Goddess of the West

Xi Wangmu, the "Queen Mother of the West", in Chinese mythology

Haw Par Villa

The best known attraction in Haw Par Villa is the Ten Courts of Hell, which features gruesome depictions of Hell in Chinese mythology and Buddhism.

Masami Kurumada

Kurumada also draws inspiration from universal knowledge and folklore, such as Greek mythology, Japanese and Chinese mythology, Buddhist and Hinduist doctrine, Trascendental philosophies, and classic works of literature, such as Dante Alighieri's The Divine Comedy, and Outlaws of the Marsh, to name a few.

The Dragon King

Dragon King, a deity in Chinese mythology commonly regarded as the divine ruler of the ocean