Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Denglong, a mythical creature that acts as messenger between heaven and earth. Dilong; Dog in Chinese mythology; Dragon (zodiac) Dragon King; Dragon turtle, mythical creature with head of a dragon and body of a tortoise which symbolises courage, power, and success.
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 ...
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).
9. Chimera. Origin: Greek The mythological Chimera is a terrifying creature that features a fire-breathing lion’s head attached to a goat’s body, ending in a serpent tail. There are varying ...
Pages in category "Chinese legendary creatures" The following 48 pages are in this category, out of 48 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Bai Ze;
the Qiongqi (窮奇; Qióngqí; 'distressingly strange', 'thoroughly odd'), a monstrous creature that eats people, [12] [13] the Taowu ( 檮杌 ; Táowù ; 'block stump'), a reckless, stubborn creature; [ 14 ] The Taowu is said to appear with "a human face, a tiger's feet, a pig's tusks and a tail 18 feet long."
Chinese mythology (traditional Chinese: 中國神話; simplified Chinese: 中国神话; pinyin: Zhōngguó shénhuà) is mythology that has been passed down in oral form or recorded in literature throughout the area now known as Greater China. Chinese mythology encompasses a diverse array of myths derived from regional and cultural traditions.
The Four Holy Beasts (四靈、四聖獸、or 四大神獸) are Chinese astronomical and cultural Four Benevolent Animals that are spread in the East Asian cultural sphere. They are mentioned in the Chinese classic Book of Rites [ 1 ] and includes the Dragon (龍) in the East, the Qilin (麟) in the West, the Turtle (龜) in the North, and the ...