Chinese Mythology A Collection of 100 Engaging Sto
The Legend of the White Snake
In ancient China, during the Song Dynasty, there lived a powerful and beautiful white snake spirit named Bai Suzhen. She fell in love with a mortal man named Xu Xian and transformed into a human to marry him. However, their happiness was short-lived as they were eventually discovered by the monk Fahai who sought to rid the world of evil spirits.
The Monkey King's Journey to Immortality
Born from a stone statue, Sun Wukong gained incredible strength and agility after eating magical peaches from the Peach Garden of Immortality. He became known as the Monkey King and joined forces with Tang Sanzang, Zhu Bajie (Pigsy), and Sha Wujing (Sandy) on an epic journey westward to retrieve sacred scriptures.
The Story of Chang'e and Yutu
Chang'e is China's lunar goddess who accidentally consumed an elixir for immortality while fleeing from her lover Zhulü Chun's infidelity. As she ascended to heaven, she left behind her pet rabbit Yutu who remains on earth till this day.
The Eight Immortals Cross the Sea
Eight immortal beings – Li Tieguai, Cao Guojiung, He Xiangu, Lan Caihe, Zhang Guolao (riding his mule), Lü Dongbin (carrying his sword), Han Xiangzi (playing his flute), Zhongli Quan - embarked on a perilous journey across treacherous seas to attend the Grand Assembly at Mount Tai.
Nüwa Repairs Heaven
After destroying Pangu's body that held up both heaven and earth following its creation by accidently hitting it with her hammer while trying to save him from being killed by Yuanshi Tianzun’s spear attack when he tried to kill Pangu out of anger over not being able-bodied enough for combat against demonic forces threatening Earth; Nüwa repaired heaven using five colored stones creating four cardinal directions & one center direction or "axis" which could be considered another cardinal direction too but in different ways; then went back down below ground level where humans reside since we are part Earth too!
