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  2. List of Chinese mythology - Wikipedia

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    Diyu (Chinese: 地獄): hell, the subterranean land inhabited by souls of dead humans and various supernatural beings. Eight Pillars: pillars between Earth and Heaven, supporting the sky. Feather Mountain: a place of exile during or just after the world flood. Fusang: a mythical island interpreted to be Japan.

  3. List of supernatural beings in Chinese folklore - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of supernatural beings in Chinese folklore and fiction originating from traditional folk culture and contemporary literature.. The list includes creatures from ancient classics (such as the Discourses of the States, Classic of Mountains and Seas, and In Search of the Supernatural) literature from the Gods and Demons genre of fiction, (for example, the Journey to the ...

  4. List of Chinese era names - Wikipedia

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    Era name Period of use Length of use Remark Prince Ming of Former Liang (r. 314–320 CE) Jianxing 建興: 317–320 CE 4 years Adopted the era name of the Emperor Min of Jin. Or Yong'an (永安). Prince Cheng of Former Liang (r. 320–324 CE) Jianxing 建興: 320–324 CE 5 years Adopted the era name of the Emperor Min of Jin. Or Yongyuan ...

  5. Wuxia - Wikipedia

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    Wuxia (武俠, literally "martial arts and chivalry") is a genre of Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists in ancient China. Although wuxia is traditionally a form of historical fantasy literature, its popularity has caused it to be adapted for such diverse art forms as Chinese opera, manhua, television dramas, films, and video games.

  6. Chinese name - Wikipedia

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    Chinese names are personal names used by individuals from Greater China and other parts of the Sinophone world. Sometimes the same set of Chinese characters could be chosen as a Chinese name, a Hong Kong name, a Japanese name, a Korean name, a Malaysian Chinese name, or a Vietnamese name, but they would be spelled differently due to their varying historical pronunciation of Chinese characters.

  7. Jiangshi - Wikipedia

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    Romanization. kyonshī. A jiāngshī (simplified Chinese: 僵尸; traditional Chinese: 殭屍; pinyin: jiāngshī; Jyutping: goeng1 si1), also known as a Chinese hopping vampire, [1] is a type of undead creature or reanimated corpse in Chinese legends and folklore. Due to the influence of Hong Kong cinema, it is typically depicted in modern ...

  8. Xianxia - Wikipedia

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    Xianxia (traditional Chinese: 仙俠; simplified Chinese: 仙侠; pinyin: xiānxiá; lit. 'immortal heroes') is a genre of Chinese fantasy heavily inspired by Chinese mythology and influenced by philosophies of Taoism, Chan Buddhism, Chinese martial arts, traditional Chinese medicine, Chinese folk religion, Chinese alchemy, other traditional elements of Chinese culture, [1] and the wuxia genre.

  9. List of organisations in wuxia fiction - Wikipedia

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    Blue Shirts Society (三民主義力行社) Yellow Sand Society (黃沙會) Flower of Light Sect (燈花教) Golden Flag Sect (金幢教) Community for the Study of the Way and its Virtue (道德学社) Great Way of Maitreya (弥勒大道) Life Healing Sect (救世教), also known by its corporate name Community of the Awakening to the Goodness ...