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Queen Mother of the West is a calque of Xiwangmu in Chinese sources, Seiōbo in Japan, Seowangmo in Korea, and Tây Vương Mẫu in Vietnam. She has numerous titles, one being Yaochi Jinmu ( 瑤池金母 ), the "Golden Mother of the Jade Pond (瑤池)" [ 4 ] (also translated "Turquoise Pond" [ 5 ] [ 6 ] ).
When the Queen Mother of the West (Xiwangmu) was a mountain demon, she was in love with the King Father of the East (Dongwanggong). Xiwangmu ruled the west and Dongwanggong ruled the east. In some versions of the Chinese creation myth, the two lovers created humanity through their union. [5]
The Jade Emperor and his wife Xi Wangmu (Queen Mother of the West) ensured the deities' everlasting existence by feasting them with the peaches of immortality. The immortals residing in the palace of Xi Wangmu were said to celebrate an extravagant banquet called the "Feast of Peaches" (Chinese: 蟠桃會; pinyin: Pántáo Huì; Cantonese Yale: pùhn tòuh wúih, or Chinese: 蟠桃勝會 ...
The screen depicts the Western Paradise — mythologically located on Kunlun Mountain — with scenes of mountains, valleys, seas, terraces, lakes, and palaces. Shown is the arrival of its ruler — the Queen Mother of the West (Xiwangmu), shown riding a phoenix — and the Eight Immortals awaiting her arrival.
Her male counterpart is Dongwanggong (東王公, "King Duke of the East"; [iii] also called Mugong, 木公 "Duke of the Woods"), [47] who represents the yang principle. [46] Hòuyì (后羿, "Yi the Archer"), was a man who sought for immortality, reaching Xiwangmu on her mountain, Kunlun.
King Charles III is doing well after undergoing a “corrective procedure” for an enlarged prostate, Queen Camilla said Friday as she left the private hospital where he was being treated. The 75 ...
The prospect of the King being treated in hospital and the Prince of Wales halting his official duties to care for his wife raises questions over which Counsellors of State might be needed to step in.
King Charles is finally returning home after a three-day stay in the hospital. Today, the 75-year-old monarch was spotted leaving The London Clinic after undergoing a procedure to treat an ...