Enlight Nuiva Nuiva is a goddess who descended to Earth when it was still uninhabited. The element "nyu" means "woman", the element "va" is difficult to decipher. The American sinologist E. Schaefer hypothetically ... Myths Myths of Ancient China Enlight
Enlight Ne-ja Ne-zha (Ho-zha, Na-zha) is the son of the military leader Li Jing. He was born in the form of a round lump of meat, from which emerged a three and a half year old baby with a red silk belt and a magic... Myths Myths of Ancient China Enlight
Enlight Long-mu Lun-mu (“Mother of the Dragon”) is an old woman who found an egg in the forest and brought it home. A strange creature hatched from the egg, which then grew up and turned out to be a dragon. The drago... Myths Myths of Ancient China Enlight
Enlight Lao Tzu Lao Tzu ("old child") - philosopher of the 5th century BC. e., founder of Taoism. He lived around the same time as Confucius and, according to legend, even met him. Lao Tzu preached a simple life in h... Myths Myths of Ancient China Enlight
Enlight Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva (“bosom of the earth”) is the protector of the earth and the savior of souls cast into any of the ten courts of the underworld. In general, a bodhisattva is a holy person who h... Myths Myths of Ancient China Enlight
Enlight Kirin and Confucius The birth and death of Confucius are closely related to Qiling. There is a legend that tells about the mother of Confucius. It says that she met Kilin while praying on Mount Niqiu, after which her son... Myths Myths of Ancient China Enlight
Enlight Messenger from Heaven As mentioned in ancient records, the appearance of Qilin is considered a special occasion. History contains references to the relationship between Qilin and the emperors. Kilin is considered a messeng... Myths Myths of Ancient China Enlight
Enlight How Kilin gave birth to a child The legend tells of the birth of the great ancient Chinese sage Confucius. Kirin came to the yard of the future parents holding a scroll in his mouth with inscriptions on it. The scroll was called yu-... Myths Myths of Ancient China Enlight
Enlight Ki-lin There are a lot of divine animals in Chinese mythology, among which is Qilin. He rarely appeared before people's eyes, and therefore he was painted according to the stories of eyewitnesses. The result... Myths Myths of Ancient China Enlight
Enlight And his exploits Yi, Hou-yi (“shooter Yi”) is a cultural hero in ancient Chinese mythology, the son of the supreme deity Di-jun, sent to earth to rid people of natural disasters and cleanse the earth of monsters. And ... Myths Myths of Ancient China Enlight
Enlight Dou-moo Dou-mu (“mother of the ladle”) is the Taoist goddess of the North Star, who is in charge of life and death. Dou-mu had nine sons - Zhen-huang. They were the first rulers on earth. Dou-mu herself lives... Myths Myths of Ancient China Enlight
Enlight Dizang-wan Dizang-wan is the lord of the underworld. Hell, in the minds of the Chinese, was divided into ten regions, each of which was ruled by its own chief. But they all obeyed Dizang-wan. Dizang-wan studied ... Myths Myths of Ancient China Enlight
