Dec 1, 2022 · Fuxi's name, 伏羲, is made up of the Chinese character meaning to lie down, fú (伏), and the Ancient Chinese word for vapor, xī (羲). In other styles of romanization, like the Wade-Giles system, his name is written as Fu-Hsi. In ancient texts, …

Dec 1, 2022 · Nuwa (女媧) is a popular Chinese goddess associated with fertility and marriage. She created mankind in two different origin myths; once by shaping people out of clay, and once by repopulating the world after a flood.

Dec 1, 2022 · Shennong (神農) is the founder of agriculture and the father of traditional Chinese medicine. Concerned for the health of his village, he experimented with different types of plants to test their effects on the body.

Nov 29, 2022 · The pantheon of Chinese gods and goddesses is extensive, spanning thousands of years as well as different ethnic groups and changing geographical boundaries. Some of the most enduring deities are Pangu, the Jade Emperor, Guanyin, Sun …

Dec 1, 2022 · Pangu (盤古) is an ancient Chinese deity considered to be the first living being and creator of the world. Emerging from an egg containing the entire cosmos, his birth released the univer

Dec 2, 2022 · Xiwangmu (西王母) is the powerful Chinese goddess married to the Jade Emperor, who tends to the Peaches of Immortality. Originally a demonic figure, she repented and achieved enlightenment, and presides over life and death.

Dec 1, 2022 · Huangdi is arguably the most famous and important of the Wufang Shangdi. Huangdi’s mother, Fu Bao, conceived the legendary emperor during a thunderstorm. According to legend, Fu Bao suddenly become pregnant when she went for a walk and a lightning bolt, which originated from the middle of the Big Dipper, appeared out of the sky and ...

Dec 1, 2022 · The Jade Emperor (玉皇) is one of Chinese mythology’s most important and popular deities. He is considered to be the ruler of heaven, one of the highest ranking gods, and the very first of the Chinese emperors.

Dec 1, 2022 · Cangjie (倉頡) is the legendary Chinese cultural hero credited with inventing the Chinese writing system. The official historian of the Yellow Emperor, he took inspiration from nature in devising his new method of recording informat

Dec 1, 2022 · Hou Yi (后羿) is Chinese mythology’s greatest archer, who saved humanity by shooting down nine of the ten suns. He is married to the moon goddess Chang’e, who stole the elixir of immortality from him.