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  2. List of Chinese mythology - Wikipedia

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    This article is a list of topics in Chinese mythology. Chinese mythology is mythology that has been passed down in oral form or recorded in literature from the area now known as China. Chinese mythology includes many varied myths from regional and cultural traditions. Chinese mythology is far from monolithic, not being an integrated system ...

  3. Chinese mythology - Wikipedia

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    Various beings with simian characteristics appear in Chinese mythology and religion. The Monkey King was a warder of evil spirits, respected and loved, an ancient deity at least influenced by the Hindu deity Hanuman. The Monkey god is still worshiped by some people in modern China.

  4. Monkeys in Chinese culture - Wikipedia

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    Traditional Chinese holidays include the Monkey King Festival celebrated on the 16th day of the 8th lunar month, and the Birthday of the Monkey God, celebrated in Singapore on the 16th day of the 1st lunar month. Nanwan Monkey Island is a nature reserve in Hainan, China. "Monkey" is also a popular name for foodstuffs including Chinese teas:

  5. Category:Mythological monkeys - Wikipedia

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    Monkeys and apes in Chinese mythology (1 C, 7 P) T. ... Howler monkey gods; M. Monkey King; Monkey-man of Delhi; P. Pha Trelgen Changchup Sempa; S. Satyrus (ape) Shug ...

  6. List of Journey to the West characters - Wikipedia

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    The Immortal of Tiger Power (虎力大仙), Immortal of Elk Power (鹿力大仙), and Immortal of Antelope Power (羊力大仙) are three yaoguai who disguise themselves as magicians to deceive the ruler of the Kingdom of Chechi (車遲國) and become the king's advisers. As their names suggest, their true forms are a tiger, an elk, and an ...

  7. List of Asian mythologies - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  8. List of legendary creatures from China - Wikipedia

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    Feng (mythology), an edible monster that resembles a two-eyed lump of meat and magically grows back as fast as it is eaten. Fenghuang, Chinese phoenix; Fenghuang. Feilian, god of the wind who is a winged dragon with the head of a deer and tail of a snake. Feilong, winged legendary creature that flies among clouds. Fish in Chinese mythology ...

  9. Sun Wukong - Wikipedia

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    Sun Wukong (Chinese: 孫悟空, Mandarin pronunciation: [swə́n ûkʰʊ́ŋ]), also known as the Monkey King, is a literary and religious figure best known as one of the main characters in the 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West. [1]