Often, there is also the theme of sacrifice. The lovers in these stories are sometimes willing to sacrifice their own well - being or even their lives for the sake of their love. In 'Xiwangmu and Dongwanggong', although their story is not as detailed, their status as celestial beings implies a certain level of sacrifice in maintaining their relationship in the celestial realm.
100 Chinese Mythological Stories was a collection of 100 Chinese mythological stories. These stories included all kinds of legends and plots from ancient Chinese mythology, covering the universe, the origin of mankind, the natural world, the exploration of life, tribal wars, labor and life, and so on. Among them were some famous myths, such as Pangu's Creation of Heaven, Nuwa's Creation of Man, Nuwa's Mending of Heaven, Gonggong's Anger Touches Mount Buzhou, Houyi's Shooting of the Sun, Chang'e's Flight to the Moon, Kuafu's Pursuit of the Sun, and the Yellow Emperor's Battle with Chiyou. These stories were rich and colorful, full of mystery, and an important part of Chinese culture.
There are many Chinese mythological stories, and the following are twenty of them that are more famous:
Pangu Splits the Heavens and Earth
Nuwa mends the sky
Shennong Tasting Herbs
Jingwei Reclaims the Sea
Kuafu Chases the Sun
Cowherd and Weaver Girl
Meng Jiangnu cried at the Great Wall
Legend of the White Snake
Journey to the West
Water Margins
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Dream of the Red Chamber
Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio
Strange Woman from Liao Zhai
Strange Tales from Liao Zhai
Legend of the White Snake
Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai
Legend of the White Snake
Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio
Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio
These stories played an important role in Chinese culture and were widely praised and adapted into various literary works and film and television works.
There are many Chinese mythological stories, some of which are famous:
1. Pangu's Creation of Heaven and Earth: This is one of the most famous myths in ancient China. It tells the story of Pangu's birth in chaos and the creation of the world with an axe.
2. Nüwa Creating Man: It tells the story of Nüwa creating human beings with mud, which became the earliest legend about the origin of human beings in Chinese mythology.
3. Shennong Tasting Hundred Herbs: The story of Shennong tasting all kinds of herbs in order to cure all kinds of diseases became the origin story of medicine in Chinese mythology.
4. King Mu of Zhou's Seven Trials and Nine Lives: It tells the story of King Mu of Zhou's pursuit of immortality. He made seven trips and nine attempts to find a way to live forever.
5. The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl: The story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl meeting on the Milky Way became the representative of Chinese love myths.
Legend of the White Snake: The love story of the White Snake and Xu Xian became a classic love myth in China.
7 Journey to the West: The story of the Monkey King and other protagonists who finally obtained the true scriptures after 81 difficulties became one of the most famous novels in Chinese mythology.
These are just some of the Chinese myths. There are many other legends such as Confucius, Laozi, Qu Yuan and other people's stories, as well as the stories in ancient documents such as the Classic of Mountains and Seas.
Another is 'Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai'. Zhu Yingtai disguised herself as a man to study. She met Liang Shanbo and they became good friends. Later, Zhu Yingtai fell in love with Liang Shanbo. But when Liang Shanbo learned that Zhu Yingtai was a woman, it was too late. Zhu Yingtai was forced to marry someone else. In the end, they turned into butterflies to be together forever.
There are many stories of ancient Chinese mythological characters. The following are some famous examples:
1. Pangu's Creation of Heaven and Earth: This is one of the most famous myths in ancient China. It tells the story of Pangu's birth in chaos and the process of using an axe to cut open heaven and earth to create the world.
2. Shennong Tasting Hundred Herbs: It tells the story of Shennong who died in the snake's body in order to find medicine and taste hundreds of herbs.
3. The War of Yan and Huang: It tells the story of the war between the Yellow Emperor and the Yan Emperor, as well as the performance of the heroes on both sides in this war.
4. King Mu of Zhou's Eight Horses: It tells the story of King Mu of Zhou recruiting eight horses to chase after the Queen Mother of the West.
5. Qin Shihuang's unification of the six countries: It tells the process of Qin Shihuang's unification of the six countries and the series of reform measures he implemented after unifying China.
6. Sun Wukong's Buddhist Scriptures: It tells the story of Sun Wukong's eighty-one difficulties in order to retrieve the scriptures.
Legend of the White Snake: The story of the love between the white snake and Xu Xian is one of the most famous love stories in China.
Water margin: tells the story of 108 heroes uprising in Liangshanbo, one of the famous stories of peasant uprising in China.
Journey to the West: It is one of the most famous mythological novels in China, which tells the story of Sun Wukong and other characters who go to the Western Heaven to obtain Buddhist scriptures.
These stories were not only well-known and influential in China but also worldwide.
Of course there was. In ancient myths and legends, most of the words and writings that belonged to myths or poems were called artistic writings or artistic writings. For example, this sentence in the Legend of the White Snake:
It's hard to calm down the hatred of thousands of generations.
This is proof that the white snake is precious.
What this meant was that it was difficult to reconcile the hatred of love and hatred. If this sentence was written in classical Chinese, it could make people feel the richness and meaning of classical Chinese. Similarly, there were many classical Chinese words in Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, such as this sentence:
ghosts wail and gods howl, and ten thousand people grieve.
The human was not shocked.
The meaning of this sentence was that ghosts and gods were crying and countless people were sad. Humans were simply insignificant existences that did not have any shock. If this sentence was written in classical Chinese, it could make people feel the elegance and practical feeling of classical Chinese.
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In ancient China, myths were a unique cultural tradition. Not only did they portray various symbols of nature, humans, gods, and pseudo-gods, but they also contained profound social significance and perspectives. Therefore, mythological stories are often said to be works of classical Chinese, and these works have also experienced long-term readers and audiences.
For example," Ao Chai Long " was one of the most famous myths in ancient China. It described the growth and growth of Ao Chai Long and described their struggle between lightning and thunder. This story is told in the form of classical Chinese so that we can better understand and appreciate its literary significance.
In addition, there are many other mythical stories such as the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, the Legend of the White Snake, Journey to the West, etc. They are all in the form of classical Chinese legends so that we can have a deeper understanding of the background, characters and plots of these stories.
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Symbolism is also a characteristic. The transformation into butterflies in 'The Butterfly Lovers' is a symbol of their undying love. These symbols add a deeper meaning to the love stories and make them more memorable.
There are many mythological characters in China. Here are some famous ones:
Sun Wukong: The protagonist of Journey to the West was known as the Great Sage Equal to Heaven.
2 Jade Emperor: Daoists believe that he is the Heavenly Emperor and the core figure of the Taoist universe.
3. White Snake: The White Lady was a famous love myth in ancient China and was considered the representative of the snake spirit.
Nezha: The son of God in Chinese mythology, known as the Demon King of Heaven.
5 Qu Yuan: He was a poet and politician in ancient China and was regarded as a patriotic hero of the State of Chu.
Athena: The goddess of wisdom in ancient Greek mythology, often used as the goddess of military victory.
Guan Yu was a famous general during the Three Kingdoms period and was known as the Martial Saint.
8. King You of Zhou: It was a famous fatuous ruler in Chinese history who loved Baosi and played with the vassals, causing the destruction of the Western Zhou Dynasty.
Qin Shihuang was the first unified dynasty in Chinese history. The founding emperor of the Qin Dynasty was known as the builder of the Great Wall.
The story of Sun Wukong and the White Lady: It is one of the famous myths and legends in China. It tells the story of Sun Wukong, the White Lady and others who finally succeeded in retrieving the true scriptures after going through countless hardships.