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Xiangliu: What Remains After Destruction
Xiangliu: What Remains After Destruction
Xiangliu: A Nine-Headed Serpent of Destructive Water Xiangliu is one of the darker beings in early Chinese mythology. It is described as the nine-headed serpentine minister of Gonggong, a figure... 阅读详细内容…
Qiulong: The Coiling Dragon in Motion
Qiulong: The Coiling Dragon in Motion
Qiulong: A Dragon Form in Motion Qiulong is not defined by one single story. Instead, it appears across literary, visual, and lexicographic traditions as a coiling dragon form whose exact... 阅读详细内容…
Kun: From the Deep Sea to the Open Sky
Kun: From the Deep Sea to the Open Sky
Kun: A Fish Beyond Ordinary Scale Kun begins with size. In the opening of the Zhuangzi, it lives in the northern darkness, the vast body of water known as the... 阅读详细内容…
Kui: When Thunder Becomes Rhythm
Kui: When Thunder Becomes Rhythm
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Jimeng: Where Movement Becomes Weather
Jimeng: Where Movement Becomes Weather
Jimeng: A Being Followed by Wind and Rain Jimeng is a water-and-weather-associated being from early Chinese tradition. Its form combines human and dragonlike features, but the most important part of... 阅读详细内容…
Heluo: One Head, Ten Bodies
Heluo: One Head, Ten Bodies
Heluo: A Creature Built from One and Many Heluo is an unusual aquatic being in early Chinese tradition. Its defining feature is simple to describe but difficult to forget: one... 阅读详细内容…
Feilian: The Wind Being That Never Stays Still
Feilian: The Wind Being That Never Stays Still
Feilian: A Form Shaped by Wind Feilian is an ancient wind-associated being in Chinese tradition. Unlike mythical creatures defined by one fixed body, Feilian changes across different records. It may... 阅读详细内容…
Dijiang: The Faceless Being That Moves Through Chaos
Dijiang: The Faceless Being That Moves Through Chaos
Dijiang: A Being Without a Face Dijiang is an unusual being in early Chinese tradition. Its body is difficult to compare with an ordinary animal. It is described as bag-shaped,... 阅读详细内容…
Daiwei: The Jade Spirit Hidden Within Stone
Daiwei: The Jade Spirit Hidden Within Stone
Daiwei: The Spirit of Jade Daiwei is a jade spirit from Chinese tradition. In the surviving account, Daiwei does not appear as an animal or a monstrous being. It takes... 阅读详细内容…