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Along with Chinese folklore, Chinese mythology forms an important part of Chinese folk religion (Yang et al 2005, 4). Many stories regarding characters and events of the distant past have a double tradition: ones which present a more historicized or euhemerized version and ones which presents a more mythological version (Yang et al 2005, 12–13).
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List of creation myths; List of legendary creatures by type; List of mythology books and sources; List of mythological objects; List of culture heroes; List of world folk-epics; Lists of deities; Lists of legendary creatures; National myth; Mythopoeia
The nine sons of the dragon is a traditional name for a set of mythological creatures whose imagery is used in certain types of decorations. The concept was first mentioned by Lu Rong in the Ming Dynasty, although similar set of creatures (not necessarily nine) is recorded even earlier.
Kuimulang appears in Chinese mythology and literature, notably in the novels Journey to the West and Fengshen Yanyi. He is linked to a historical figure called Ma Wu , a general who hailed from the town of Huyang in Tanghe, located in the Henan province .
This is a list of mythologies native to Asia: Buddhist mythology; Chinese mythology; Christian mythology (in Western Asia) Georgian mythology; Greek mythology (see Greco-Buddhism) Hindu mythology. Ayyavazhi mythology; Tamil mythology; Vedic mythology; Hittite mythology and religion; Indo-Iranian mythology. Ossetian mythology; Persian mythology ...
The classic Chinese novel Investiture of the Gods (also commonly known as Fengshen Yanyi) contains a register of deities (Chinese: 封神榜). According to Fengshen Yanyi, Yuanshi Tianzun ("Primeval Lord of Heaven") bestows upon Jiang Ziya the Fengshen bang (Register of Deities), a list that empowers him to invest in the gods of heaven. Through ...
Gods of Honour is a Hong Kong television series adapted from the 16th-century novel Fengshen Bang (also known as Investiture of the Gods or Creation of the Gods), a Chinese vernacular classic written by Xu Zhonglin and Lu Xixing. The series was first aired on TVB Jade in Hong Kong in 2001.