Chinese gods

Zhurong was the Chinese god of fire and said to be an ancestor of the Chu empire. Click here to read more such amazing facts about him.

In folklores, Nian is a mythical creature that might appear on Chinese New Year's eve, which would be scared away by firecrackers, red couplets, and lanterns. Picture from Artist Lu Ming Shan (鹿溟山).

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JINGWEI (simplified Chinese: 精卫; traditional Chinese: 精衛; pinyin: jīngwèi) is the name of a character in Chinese mythology.

Nüwa (also Nyuwa, Nuwa, Nü-wa, Nu-wa and Nügua) is a goddess in ancient Chinese mythology best known for creating mankind and repairing the wall of heaven. Depending on the source, she might be considered the second or even the first Chinese ruler, with most sources not putting her on the role, but only her brother and/or husband the emperor-god Fuxi. Nüwa created humanity due to her loneliness, which grew more intense over time. She molded yellow earth or, in other versions, yellow clay...

OX-HEAD | (simplified Chinese: 牛头; traditional Chinese: 牛頭; pinyin: niútóu) They are the first people a dead soul meets upon arriving in the Underworld; in many stories they directly escort the newly dead to the Underworld. Usually, the two are mentioned together (牛头马面/牛頭馬面).

Traditional Chinese folklore and mythology are as rich and diverse as they are confusing for those new to them. Polytheistic and pantheistic at the same time, Chinese mythology is comprised of three different religions and philosophies – Taoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism – as well as multiple additional philosophical traditions. #chinese #mythology #religion #philosophy #symbolsage

Nezha, Chinese mythology

Images of 9 sons of Chinese dragon

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Tu'er Shen (兔儿神 or simply, Tu Shen, 兔神; The Leveret Spirit) is a Chinese Shenist or religious Daoist deity who manages the love and sex between male homosexuals. The patron god of gay men, his name is more often colloquially translated as the Rabbit God or Rabbit Deity. His adherents refer to him as Da Ye (大爷, The Master)[1]. Note: Tu'er Shen is not to be confused with Tu'er Ye (兔儿爷), a deity of Chinese folk religion unique to Beijing where his sculptures are traditionally crafted. Tu'er…

嫦娥 (Chang'e) - Chinese Goddess of the Moon

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