Godchecker guide to zhong kui also known as zhongkui, the chinese god of protection from chinese mythology. Handbook of chinese mythology world mythology lihui. The earliest monographs on the legend of zhong kui focused on the novels. Hou yi, an archer in chinese mythology who saved people by shooting down nine. Chinese mythology is far from monolithic, not being an integrated system, even among just han people. They occur commonly in both monotheistic and polytheistic religions unlike most gods and goddesses in polytheistic religions, monotheistic deities have traditionally been portrayed in their mythologies as commanding war in order to spread their religion. His first important work was zhongguo gudai shenhua, a groundbreaking volume on the topic first published in 1950. Buy handbook of chinese mythology handbooks of world mythology 1 by yang, lihui, an, deming isbn. It is also home to the lushu, which looks like a horse with a white head, a red tail, and stripes like a tiger. South of the niutrees mountain in china has red metal on its southern slope and white metal on its northern slope. Chinese mythology lushu guest art courtesy of the awesome arlyn reid. Traditionally regarded as a vanquisher of ghosts and evil beings, and reputedly able to command 80,000 demons, his image is often painted on household gates as a guardian spirit, as well as in places of business where highvalue goods are involved. In kyoto city, some people still hang zhong kuis image on the eaves and rooftops.
A portion of the damage dealt to zhong kui is dealt back to attacking enemies. See more ideas about chinese art, chinese mythology and taiwan. He is depicted as fierce man with a black face and a comic beard brandishing a magic sword. Legend of the moon maiden, illustrated by loke diew hong, translated by koh kok kiang, asiapac, singapore, 1996. See more ideas about art, asian art and chinese art. Zhong kui lore in this world resides powerful evil, intent on destroying everything crafted by gods and men.
In the mythological folklore, zhong kui is regarded as a vanquisher of ghosts. Zhong kui the demon queller with five bats wikiwand. Zhong kui, seldomly written, is a person figuring in chinese tales and stories as a fighter against demons and evil spirits. Ken liu is an acclaimed author of both novels and short fiction, as well an an accomplished translator of chinese sff into english. Chinese mythology is mythology that has been passed down in oral form or recorded in literature in the geographic area now known as china. Popular chinese mythology books showing 150 of 3 where the mountain meets the moon hardcover by. Using this book this book contains entries on the major figures in chinese. This article is a list of topics in chinese mythology. Buddhism to the popular deities of chinese buddhism.
Zhong kui is one of the god cards for the chinese pantheon in hand of the gods. Compiled from ancient and scattered texts and based on revelatory new research, handbook of chinese mythology is the most comprehensive englishlanguage work on the subject ever written from an exclusively chinese perspective. Nuwa and fuxi goddess of humankind god of fire sun wukong god of mischief guanyin goddess of mercy zhong kui god of healing niu lang ox boy and zhi nu goddess of weaving god and goddess of love guan gong god of war xi wang mu goddess of. Zhong kui the chinese god of protection chinese mythology.
The author is said to have been guan zhong, counsellor of duke huan of qi r. The gods and goddesses of ancient china by fisher, leonard everett. Ghosts in chinese culture wikipedia republished wiki 2. A superhero tale of china, retold from the journey to the west by aaron shepard lady white snake. The oldest known image of shoki dates back to the reign of the japanese emperor goshirakawa 11271192. Chinese mythology includes many varied myths from regional and cultural traditions.
The gods and goddesses of ancient china internet archive. In chinese folklores, zhong kui is a god who exorcises ghosts and evil spirits. Ghosts are typically malevolent and will cause harm to the living if provoked. Pdf the development of the legend of zhong kui can be traced in. Compiled from ancient and scattered texts and based on revelatory new research, handbook of chinese mythology is the most comprehensive englishlanguage work on the subject ever written from an exclusively chinese. Without guardians of equal strength, all would have fallen years ago. This work focuses on the han chinese people but ranges across the full ethnic spectrum of ancient and modern china, showing how key myths endured and evolved over time.
Zhong kui was once a man with ambitions no greater than scholastic excellence, but in death became the perfect shield against evils onslaught. Read on wikipedia edit history talk page print download pdf. A spring and autumn period bronze vessel with coiled dragon patterns. Smite tactics zhong kui is a ranged unit that deals 2 damage and has 4 health. Paintings of zhong kui and demons in the late southern song. Discover almost 4000 gods, goddesses and spirits from around the world. Lufei kui,a famous educational thinker and publisher, in january 1912 in shanghai. Chinese mythology is encountered in the traditions of various classes of people, geographic regions, historical periods including the present, and from various ethnic groups. According to traditional beliefs a ghost is the spirit form of a person who has died. Grace lin goodreads author shelved 16 times as chinesemythology avg rating 4.
Zhong fu full text database, fully browsable and searchable online. Book lists chinese myths and legends mythology of china. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. When the storm is yet to come, its body will shine like sunlight and its roar like thunder. Zhong kui taoist god of the afterlife and exorcism. Stories from chinese mythology by ke yuan goodreads. Mythological creatures and the chinese zodiac origami.
Zhong kui the demon queller with five bats is a popular chinese painting featuring the chinese mythological spirit zhong kui. An informative work of historical and contemporary chinese myths, including a useful collection of historical documents, detailing myths as they live and change in china today. A war deity is a god or goddess in mythology associated with war, combat, or bloodshed. Chinese mythology, in particular, is rich in stories about homosexuality. See more ideas about chinese art, taoism and chinese mythology. China is the home of many mythological traditions, including that of han chinese people, their. Chinese mythology refers to those myths found in the historical geographic area of china. Zhong kui is a character in many chinese operas, tv shows, movies, and video games.
Zhong kui chinese classical mythologychinese edition. Buy a cheap copy of chinese mythology a to z mythology a to. Great star of the literary god, chief star, taijiquan. Religions and homosexuality in china the chinese conception of sexuality is influenced by its aboriginal religions, especially taoism and confucianism. Classic texts use this name for the legendary musician kui who invented music and dancing.
A tale from chinese opera, retold by aaron shepard ancient tales and folklore of china, by edward t. Although the dragons of chinese mythology are often portrayed as wise, benign. The seminal myth of hou yi the archer and his wife, change, in comics form. In chinese mythology, anne birrell provides english translations of some 300 representative myth narratives selected from over 100 classical texts, many of which have never before been translated into any western language. Organizing the narratives according to themes and motifs common to world mythology, birrell addresses issues of source, dating, attribution, textural variants, multiforms. In other paintings, he appears as zhong kui, the mythological demonkiller. South and mesoamerican mythology a to no objection certificate sample pdf z. Kui is a polysemous figure in ancient chinese mythology. Later, buddhism, which was introduced into china in.
It was written by the buddhist monk ilyeon in the th century during the goryeo dynasty. Father patriarch, progenitor this archetype combines a talent for creating or initiating with the ability to oversee others, whether a biological family or a group of creative people. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Ability 2 ghastly sacrifice zhong kui minions swarm around him. The samguk yusa memorabilia of the three kingdoms is one of the best and oldest collection of myths and folktales in korea. A complete translation of the immortal officials of happiness, wealth, and longevity gather in celebration, by zhu youdun 791439 january 2016 doi. See more ideas about chinese mythology, mythical creatures and mythology.
Zhong kui is the vanquisher of ghosts and evil beings. Chinese theology, which comes in different interpretations according to the classic texts and the common religion, and specifically confucian, taoist and other philosophical formulations, is fundamentally monistic, that is to say it sees the world and the gods of its phenomena as an organic whole, or cosmos, which continuously emerges from a simple principle. It was born in the liubo mountain on east china sea and looks like a cow with grey body. Chinese folklore features a rich variety of ghosts, monsters, and other supernatural creatures. Gu jigang, zhong jingwen et al, meng jiang nii gushi lunwenji a collection of essays on the story of meng jiang nii. Below, he shares his choices for five fantastic beasts from chinese mythology that hed like to see more of. Zhong kui is a person figuring in chinese tales and stories as a fighter against demons and evil spirits.
365 1302 80 1072 717 259 503 1435 506 1355 699 211 1376 512 578 937 1563 1227 781 83 759 508 200 612 713 846 22 483 1570 704 1166 667 126 783 1018 315 1344 899 231 499 366 656