Chinese Mythology
Collection by Megan Alexander
Representations of Chinese mythology.
Vermilion Bird (朱雀) of the South
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chinese mythology – Journeying to the Goddess
Posts about chinese mythology written by Daughter RavynStar
L� Dongbin
L� Dongbin 吕洞宾, un des 8 immortels serait n� en 755, au Shan-xi, dans une famille de fonctionnaires officiels et lettr�s ; � vingt ans, il...
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chinese sun and moon | sun and moon temple, guilin, china | photos The sun and moon were important dieties ranking after Heaven. This is a picture of present day sun and moon temples, showing some remenants of ancient Chinese mythology in modern society.
Lan Caihe - China culture
Lan Caihe is the least defined of the Eight Immortals. Lan Caihe's age and sex are unknown. Lan is usually depicted in sexually ambiguous clothing, but is often shown as a young boy or girl carrying a bamboo flower basket.
Oval Medallion | Snaptivation - TributeScan
Chinese Kitchen God Re-Visited
Last year I posted about the Chinese Kitchen God ( known as Zao Jun or Zao Shen ) but was unable to find a paper likeness of him to hang in our kitchen. Fortunately, my recent foray into New York…
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The color yellow has great significance in China. This color symbolizes greater nobility. This is why the roof of the Imperial Palace, the emperor’s clothes, as well as the five stars in China’s flag are yellow. The royal family used only the imperial color, except for the Buddhist monks for whom the yellow represented nobility and …
Buddha Statues For Everyday Life
Chinese Buddhist statues of ancient times make a definite point. They unquestionably prove that Buddhist art has had a longstanding and profound influence upon the people, culture, and history of China. It makes sense that this should be the case too. After all, Buddha statues are supposed to represent the calm and serenity that is supposed to come from attaining enlightenment (also called "self knowldege"). With this state of mind the blessed experience of nirvana in the after life is made…
DeviantArt: More Artists Like Honduran White Bat by verreaux
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Confucius
Sup peoples, it’s Confucius Im gonna tell you some coolio things about myself. So first of all I was born in 551 B.C. and i basically created Confucianism. It’s kinda a religion,but it…
Black Tortoise of the North Archetype's Lewis Webster
This is the second part to my '4 Symbol' Project Series. Stocks used: riktorsashen: http://riktorsashen.deviantart.com/art/Snake-on-the-path-74535509 Burtn: http://burtn.deviantart.com/art/The-Banks-Of-River-Salzach-305703952