chinese-mythology
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Jingwei Fills the Sea | 精卫填海
This fable tells the story of Jingwei, a bird transformed from a drowned girl, who tirelessly att...
The Emperor's Wine | 天帝赐酒
The Emperor of Heaven orders wine to be bestowed upon visiting deities, but the registration proc...
Chang'e Flies to the Moon | 嫦娥奔月
The story recounts how Chang'e became the Moon Goddess after consuming an elixir and floating to ...
The Cowherd and the Weaving Girl | 牛郎织女
This is the classic Chinese folktale of the Cowherd and the Weaving Girl, a celestial weaver. The...
Kua Fu Chases the Sun | 夸父追日
This ancient Chinese myth tells of the giant Kua Fu's relentless pursuit of the sun, his immense ...
Thousand-Mile Eye and Wind-Accompanying Ear | 千里眼与顺风耳
This passage introduces the celestial inspectors, Thousand-mile Eye and Wind-accompanying Ear, fr...
The Rain-Bringing Dragons | 布雨之龙
Four compassionate dragons defy the indifferent Jade Emperor to end a devastating drought by brin...
Three Strikes on the White Bone Demon | 三打白骨精
Monkey King protects the Tang Priest from the White Bone Demon's three disguises but is wrongly b...
Havoc in Heaven | 大闹天宫
The story recounts how the Monkey King, tricked into a lowly heavenly post, rebels and defeats th...
The Bottomless Cave | 大闹无底洞
A mouse spirit captures the Tang Priest, intending to marry him. After clever tricks and a fierce...
Jingwei's Resolve to Fill the Sea | 精卫填海
The legend of Jingwei, a bird born from a drowned girl's spirit, tirelessly carrying twigs and st...
Leaping from the Furnace | 跳出八卦炉
The Monkey King, captured after causing chaos in Heaven, proves invulnerable to execution. Thrown...
The Great Sage Raids the Peach Banquet | 大闹蟠桃会
The Jade Emperor puts Sun Wukong in charge of the immortal Peach Orchard. When not invited to the...
Chang'e's Flight to the Moon | 嫦娥奔月
The myth recounts how Chang'e, after secretly consuming an elixir of immortality, became weightle...
The Death of Hun Dun | 浑沌之死
The legend tells of Shu and Hu, kings of the South and North Seas, who tried to repay the hospita...
The Goldfish Spirit | 鱼精作怪
Monkey King and his companions encounter a river spirit demanding child sacrifices. After a faile...