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* RateLimitedPerpetualResource: The gods need to eat the peaches of Xi Wangmu every so often to maintain their immortality.
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What is interesting about Chinese mythology is that it does not have one creation myth, rather the Chinese classics record numerous and contradictory origin myths. The reason why the Chinese did not have a specific creation myth unlike other ancient civilizations is hotly debated as to what it means in terms of Chinese culture, philosophy, and history. Some scholars go as far to argue that China has no creation myth whatsoever with all myths being either imports or a simple HandWave while others will retort that it indeed does but are [[MindScrew too hard to understand]].
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What is interesting about Chinese mythology is that it does not have one creation myth, rather the Chinese classics record numerous and contradictory origin myths. The reason why the Chinese did not have a specific creation myth unlike other ancient civilizations civilizations, is hotly debated as to what it means in terms of Chinese culture, philosophy, and history. Some scholars go as far to argue that China has no creation myth whatsoever whatsoever, with all myths being either imports or a simple HandWave HandWave, while others will retort that it indeed does but are [[MindScrew too hard to understand]].
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Correcting some of the mythology. They don’t become birds until they’re actually shot and fall down. It’s a common english mistranslation to take it that they were always birds, but they aren’t. They’re the sons of the emperor who are shot down. Sometimes they’re also depicted as children.
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* AlienSky: In the beginning, there were ''ten'' suns, which manifested as three-legged crows. They took turns being the sole sun day after day, until they got fed up and rose all at once. This prompted the archer Houyi to shoot and kill nine of them, leaving a single sun left.
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* AlienSky: In the beginning, there were ''ten'' (sometimes 9) suns, which manifested as three-legged crows.who were the sons of Emperor Jun. They took turns being the sole sun day after day, until they got fed up and rose all at once. This prompted the archer Houyi to shoot and kill nine (or eight) of them, leaving and as they fell to earth they transformed into three-legged ravens. Resulting in a single sun left.left. This would later lead to the creation of the moon.
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* KiManipulation: The cultivation, balancing, and manipulation of ''qi'' or ''chi'' through meditation, training, and a variety of other practises is central to Taoism, and can lead to practitioners extending their lives by millennia, learning to manipulate the Five Elements, and even attaining immortality and/or godhood.
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* AsianFoxSpirit: First appearing in the ''Shanhaijing'' (山海經/山海经, "The Classic of Mountains and Seas"), ''hulijing'' are supernatural foxes that cultivate their powers through Taoism, growing up to nine tails as a barometer of their age and/or power.
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* CelestialBureaucracy: The TropeMaker.
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* GodhoodSeeker: The goal of many Taoist immortals was to cultivate enough spiritual power to become a DeityOfHumanOrigin.
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* ImmortalityInducer: The Peaches of Immortality grow in the garden of the Jade Emperor of Heaven and are given to gods, sages and others deemed worthy of them.
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* ImmortalityInducer: The Peaches of Immortality grow in the garden of the Jade Emperor of Heaven and are given to gods, sages and others deemed worthy of them. Additionally, a variety of other elixirs, flowers, fruits, and other substances exist that can extend people's lives by thousands of years.
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* MagicalFloatingShawl: Many deities -- particularly Buddhist ones -- are depicted with floating scarf-like garments partially wrapped around their arms, serving to emphasize their immense supernatural power.
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* WiseSerpent: Chinese Dragons (lóng) are traditionally depicted as snake-like (even sometimes being called 'serpents) and are generally as long-lived wise sages who give advice to scholars. Many stories feature them as [[MentorArchetype Mentors]]. These depictions are likewise very common in Myth/KoreanMythology.
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* WiseSerpent: Chinese Dragons (lóng) (''lóng'') are traditionally depicted as snake-like (even sometimes being called 'serpents) "serpents") and are generally as long-lived wise sages who give advice to scholars. Many stories feature them as [[MentorArchetype Mentors]]. These depictions are likewise very common in Myth/KoreanMythology.
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* WiseSerpent: Chinese Dragons (lóng) are traditionally depicted as snake-like (even sometimes being called 'serpents) and are generally as long-lived wise sages who give advice to scholars. Many stories feature them as [[MentorArchetype Mentors]]. These depictions are likewise very common in Myth/KoreanMythology.
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* DivineIncest: Fuxi is an "original god" who takes his sister Nüwa as his bride.
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* CheerThemUpWithLaughter: One tale has an emperor trying to make his concubine laugh via a CryingWolf situation. That proved to be her last laugh as the guards failed to show up once the invaders stormed the palace.
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Naturally, this results in [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters loads and loads of gods]] and an extremely complicated religious culture that requires years of study. These systems are not seen as practically incompatible (even if theologically they may be), so there is little point splitting them up here.
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Naturally, this results in [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters loads and loads of gods]] gods and an extremely complicated religious culture that requires years of study. These systems are not seen as practically incompatible (even if theologically they may be), so there is little point splitting them up here.
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* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Chinese mythology consists of three major religions, Shenism (Chinese folk religion), Chinese Buddhism, and Taoism. Shenism elevates many mortals to godhood. The pantheon is even called the CelestialBureaucracy.
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* TheGreatFlood: Instead of the flood wiping out humanity (or civilization or whatever), Yu the Great directed the construction of great canals and redirected rivers to control the flood and provide better irrigation for farming. Yu learned his lesson after Emperor Yao executed his father, Gun, whose attempt to control the flood by damming the rivers and seas with gargantuan dykes only made the floods worse when the dykes inevitably broke. Instead of being a story about the sin of man, the Chinese flood myth is a Taoist parable about cooperating with nature instead of futilely fighting against it.
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* PrimordialChaos: One explanation for the creation of the world in Chinese mythology (yes, there are ''multiple'' creation myths) is that the universe was once a formless chaotic thing called Hundun. Two Emperors came across Hundun (somehow) and decided that Hundun should have seven holes in its body, since people have seven holes (nostril, nostril, mouth, ear, ear, anus, the other one). They drilled the seven holes, and Hundun died, creating the universe.
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* OurMinotaursAreDifferent: Ox Head is a minotaur-like monster who, alongside [[MeaningfulName Horse Face]], serves as a lackey in the Hells. They're not malevolent though--they [[{{Psychopomp}} escort the newly dead to the Underworld]], and also act as messengers for [[GodOfTheDead Yanluo Wang]].
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* {{Pegasus}}: The ''longma'' (龍馬, lit. "dragon horse") is a kind of winged horse with dragon scales that typically appears an omen for the arrival of a legendary sage-ruler. The flying horse Tianma (天馬, lit. "heavenly horse") is also often translated as a pegasus, though it lacks wings and instead flies via magic.
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* ImmortalityInducer: The Peaches of Immortality grow in the garden of the Jade Emperor of Heaven and are given to gods, sages and others deemed worthy of them.
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* LordOfTheOcean: Chinese mythology has ''four'' Lords of the Ocean in the Dragon Kings, each of whom presents one of the Four Seas of ancient Chinese geography: Ao Guang of the Eastern Sea, Ao Qin of the Southern Sea, Ao Shun of the Northern Sea, and Ao Jun of the Western Sea. They are also charged with controlling the weather, particularly rain.
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* OddJobGods: Being a CelestialBureaucracy, Chinese mythology has plenty of these, including:
** The god of oil lamps, who nearly caused TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt because he wasn't being well cared for or worshipped.
** The god of ovens, who has the secondary job of spying on the household to report good and bad deeds (and would thus have to be bribed often with sweeties to keep his mouth shut). This is the Chinese kitchen god made well-known in the West through several literary works (such as the Amy Tan novel, ''Kitchen God's Wife'') and other media. He is somewhat of a Santa Claus figure, as he is supposed to bring gifts for good families (or good children) on the night before Chinese New Year's Day.
** The god(s) of doorways, occasionally said to be the spirits of ancient fearsome warriors. Specifically, the tradition started with two famous generals of the Tang Dynasty, Weichi Jingde and Qin Qiong, who served as physical gate guardians for Emperor Taizong. Supposedly, when the actual generals could not serve as the guardians for whatever reason, the emperor put up their pictures instead, which started the tradition.
** Guan Yu, the god of war, legendary hero, protector of all of China, champion against demons, and once one of the most popular gods among all the classes. He is also the patron god of tofu since before he became a warrior, he was a tofu merchant. It's more important than it sounds since tofu has traditionally been an important food in China. Another interesting aspect of Guan Yu is the fact that he is the patron of both law enforcement and organized crime, since both are activities that emphasize loyalty and being a badass.
** Wenchang, Taoist god of literature, writing, and education and the god you pray to for help passing your exams. Given the importance of the imperial examinations, which [[AchievementTestOfDestiny determined who got a government job and basically were the only means of social mobility most of the time]], it's not that surprising that there was a specific god for it. (In modern times, where he is invoked respecting the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Higher_Education_Entrance_Examination National Higher Education Entrance Examination]]--a.k.a. "the Big Test", as it decides which university, if any, you will attend--scallions seem to be a popular offering.)
** The god of rice scoops is often cited as an example of extremely minor and extremely unimportant Chinese deities.
** The god of oil lamps, who nearly caused TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt because he wasn't being well cared for or worshipped.
** The god of ovens, who has the secondary job of spying on the household to report good and bad deeds (and would thus have to be bribed often with sweeties to keep his mouth shut). This is the Chinese kitchen god made well-known in the West through several literary works (such as the Amy Tan novel, ''Kitchen God's Wife'') and other media. He is somewhat of a Santa Claus figure, as he is supposed to bring gifts for good families (or good children) on the night before Chinese New Year's Day.
** The god(s) of doorways, occasionally said to be the spirits of ancient fearsome warriors. Specifically, the tradition started with two famous generals of the Tang Dynasty, Weichi Jingde and Qin Qiong, who served as physical gate guardians for Emperor Taizong. Supposedly, when the actual generals could not serve as the guardians for whatever reason, the emperor put up their pictures instead, which started the tradition.
** Guan Yu, the god of war, legendary hero, protector of all of China, champion against demons, and once one of the most popular gods among all the classes. He is also the patron god of tofu since before he became a warrior, he was a tofu merchant. It's more important than it sounds since tofu has traditionally been an important food in China. Another interesting aspect of Guan Yu is the fact that he is the patron of both law enforcement and organized crime, since both are activities that emphasize loyalty and being a badass.
** Wenchang, Taoist god of literature, writing, and education and the god you pray to for help passing your exams. Given the importance of the imperial examinations, which [[AchievementTestOfDestiny determined who got a government job and basically were the only means of social mobility most of the time]], it's not that surprising that there was a specific god for it. (In modern times, where he is invoked respecting the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Higher_Education_Entrance_Examination National Higher Education Entrance Examination]]--a.k.a. "the Big Test", as it decides which university, if any, you will attend--scallions seem to be a popular offering.)
** The god of rice scoops is often cited as an example of extremely minor and extremely unimportant Chinese deities.
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* GodCouple: Fuxi and Nüwa, who are godly siblings married to each other, and the creators of modern humans.
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* ExtraOreDinary: Metal is one of the five classical elements according to Chinese mythology, along with Fire, Water, Earth and Wood.
* FantasticFruitsAndVegetables: Chinese mythology has many stories that feature the Peaches of Immortality, which, as their name suggests, grant immortality to those who eat it. At one point, [[Literature/JourneyToTheWest Sun Wukong]] was given the title of "Protector of the Peaches", but it was like letting a cat guard a canary...
* FantasticFruitsAndVegetables: Chinese mythology has many stories that feature the Peaches of Immortality, which, as their name suggests, grant immortality to those who eat it. At one point, [[Literature/JourneyToTheWest Sun Wukong]] was given the title of "Protector of the Peaches", but it was like letting a cat guard a canary...
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* FrazettaMan: The Chinese have their own remarkably similar spin on the trope in the red-haired "Yeren" (野人, lit. "wild man". Nowadays, it's often considered to be a cryptid in the same vein as BigfootSasquatchAndYeti.
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* EasternZodiac: The TropeMaker. The myth most commonly associated it is "The Great Race", where the Jade Emperor organized a race across a wide river between all beasts, and the first twelve to cross the finish line on the other side would be honoured as the Zodiac in a cycle of 12 years. In Chinese mythology, the animals are, in order: the Rat, the Ox, the Tiger, the Rabbit, the Dragon, the Snake, the Horse, the Goat (or Sheep or Ram), the Monkey, the Rooster, the Dog, and the Pig.
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* JustSoStory: In some versions of the [[EasternZodiac Great Race]] myth, the Cat and the Rat used to be friends, but the Rat [[YouDirtyRat betrayed his friend during the Race]] by pushing him off the Ox's back (since neither of them could swim but still wanted to win the Race) into the river to drown. When the Cat emerged from the river, sopping wet, the Jade Emperor told him the twelve animals of the Zodiac were already chosen, and upon finding out the Rat was one of them, the Cat was furious and pounced at him. This, according to the myth, is why cats chase rats.
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* DeathAmnesia: In Chinese mythology, souls reincarnate, but before they enter their next body they have to drink the Soup/Tea of Oblivion (served by Grandmother Meng) that makes them forget their previous life. This memory/memories can be recovered through aid from some powerful beings (or by Enlightening yourself), as happened in ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest''.
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* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: Almost half of the gods were mortal people in a distant past—some myths tell that even the Jade Emperor was a mortal, and every one of the Eight Immortals was made ''xian'' ("immortal" or "god"), after a tragic life or death. In Buddhist lore, almost every bodhisattva (god-like Buddhist saints who obtained Nirvana but rejected it to help out suffering people) are proof of this trope.
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* AlienSky: In the beginning, there were ''ten'' suns, which manifested as three-legged crows. They took turns being the sole sun day after day, until they got fed up and rose all at once. This prompted the archer Houyi to shoot and kill nine of them, leaving a single sun left.
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* AHeadAtEachEnd: Some depictions of the Black Tortoise of TheFourGods depicts the snake that entwines the tortoise coming from where the tortoise's tail is.
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* TheAlmightyDollar: China's mythology has a number of wealth gods: Caishen (also happiness), oldest god Fude Zhengshen was focused on virtues & rewards. Liu Haichan was an alchemy god symbolized by gold coins, possibly a face of Caishen. Tudigong is a wealthy god of the soil, farming, and landlords. This is due to China's very long history as one of the world's richest nations because of its sophisticated mercantile culture and expansive trade network.
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* TheAlmightyDollar: China's mythology has a number of wealth gods: Caishen (also happiness), (財神/财神, "God of Wealth"), the oldest god Fude Zhengshen (福德正神) was focused on virtues & rewards. Liu Haichan (劉海蟾) was an alchemy god alchemy-associated immortal symbolized by gold coins, possibly a face and is sometimes considered to be an embodiment of Caishen. Tudigong (土地公) is a wealthy god of the soil, farming, and landlords. This is due to China's very long history as one of the world's richest nations because of its sophisticated mercantile culture and expansive trade network.
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* DragonHoard: The fucanglong or "hidden treasure dragon" lives underground, guarding both man-made treasure as well as natural deposits of precious stone or metal. They are also held responsible for volcanism.
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* DragonHoard: The fucanglong or ''fuzanglong'' (伏藏龍/伏藏龙, "hidden treasure dragon" dragon") lives underground, guarding both man-made treasure as well as natural deposits of precious stone or metal. They are also held responsible for volcanism.
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* GreatWhiteFeline: The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Tiger_(mythology) Baihu]] (the "White Tiger of the West") of Myth/ChineseMythology is the Trope Codifier for white tigers of importance or mysticism. It is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellation alongside the Azure Dragon of the East, the Vermilion Bird of the South, the White Tiger of the West, and the Black Tortoise (also called "Black Warrior") of the North.
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* GreatWhiteFeline: The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Tiger_(mythology) Baihu]] (the "White White Tiger of the West") of Myth/ChineseMythology West is the Trope Codifier TropeCodifier for white tigers of importance or mysticism. It is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellation alongside the Azure Dragon of the East, the Vermilion Bird of the South, the White Tiger of the West, and the Black Tortoise (also called "Black Warrior") of the North.
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** Most of [[Characters/ChineseMythology The Eight Immortals]] are associated with healing. They carry items, such as a lotus flower, gourd, or wine, which create medicine.
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** Most of [[Characters/ChineseMythology The the Eight Immortals]] Immortals are associated with healing. They carry items, such as a lotus flower, gourd, or wine, which create medicine.
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** Wong Tai Sin or Huang Daxian is a god with the power of healing, also known as "Great Immortal Wong (Huang)".
* ImmortalityField: Mount Penglai has no pain and no winter. There are rice bowls and wine glasses that never stay empty no matter how much people eat or drink from them and there are also magical fruits growing in there that can heal any disease, grant eternal youth, and even raise the dead.
* ImmortalityField: Mount Penglai has no pain and no winter. There are rice bowls and wine glasses that never stay empty no matter how much people eat or drink from them and there are also magical fruits growing in there that can heal any disease, grant eternal youth, and even raise the dead.
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** Wong Tai Sin or Huang Daxian is a god with (黃大仙, the power of healing, also known as "Great Immortal Wong (Huang)".
Wong/Huang") is a deified Taoist hermit with the divine power of healing, and is primarily worshipped in UsefulNotes/HongKong (a temple dedicated to him gave its name to an entire region and District of the city) and Jinhua, Zhejiang (his place of origin).
* ImmortalityField: Mount Penglai (蓬萊仙島) has no pain and no winter. There are rice bowls and wine glasses that never stay empty no matter how much people eat or drink from them and there are also magical fruits growing in there that can heal any disease, grant eternal youth, and even raise the dead.
* ImmortalityField: Mount Penglai (蓬萊仙島) has no pain and no winter. There are rice bowls and wine glasses that never stay empty no matter how much people eat or drink from them and there are also magical fruits growing in there that can heal any disease, grant eternal youth, and even raise the dead.
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* KidsPreferBoxes: There's a Chinese Buddhist parable about a shopkeeper that tried to sell a valuable pearl by putting it inside a pretty box. Unfortunately the person that bought it was only interested in buying the box and left the pearl. The {{Aesop}} to the story is not to ignore the deeper meanings of Buddhism in favor of the superficial.
* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Chinese mythology consists of three major religions, Shenism (Chinese folk religion), Chinese Buddhism and Taoism. Shenism elevates many mortals to godhood. The pantheon is even called the Celestial Bureaucracy.
* MaleSunFemaleMoon: In the story of Houyi and Chang'E, the husband is the god of archery whose most prominent feat is shooting down 9 of the 10 suns that were scorching the Earth, while his wife is the lunar deity who flew to the moon after taking the whole of the immortality potion (or pills, depending on the version) that was supposed to be shared between the couple.[[note]]The circumstances for why she took the immortality potion/pills varies depending on the version. In one common version, Houyi's envious apprentice tried to steal the elixir, but Chang'E would rather take it than let him have it. In some older versions, Chang'E stole them from her husband and took it so Houyi wouldn't go after her.[[/note]]
* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Chinese mythology consists of three major religions, Shenism (Chinese folk religion), Chinese Buddhism and Taoism. Shenism elevates many mortals to godhood. The pantheon is even called the Celestial Bureaucracy.
* MaleSunFemaleMoon: In the story of Houyi and Chang'E, the husband is the god of archery whose most prominent feat is shooting down 9 of the 10 suns that were scorching the Earth, while his wife is the lunar deity who flew to the moon after taking the whole of the immortality potion (or pills, depending on the version) that was supposed to be shared between the couple.[[note]]The circumstances for why she took the immortality potion/pills varies depending on the version. In one common version, Houyi's envious apprentice tried to steal the elixir, but Chang'E would rather take it than let him have it. In some older versions, Chang'E stole them from her husband and took it so Houyi wouldn't go after her.[[/note]]
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* KidsPreferBoxes: There's a Chinese Buddhist parable about a shopkeeper that tried to sell a valuable pearl by putting it inside a pretty box. Unfortunately Unfortunately, the person that bought it was only interested in buying the box and left the pearl. The {{Aesop}} [[AnAesop Aesop]] to the story is not to ignore the deeper meanings of Buddhism in favor of the superficial.
* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Chinese mythology consists of three major religions, Shenism (Chinese folk religion), ChineseBuddhism Buddhism, and Taoism. Shenism elevates many mortals to godhood. The pantheon is even called the Celestial Bureaucracy.
CelestialBureaucracy.
* MaleSunFemaleMoon: In the story of Houyi andChang'E, Chang'e, the husband is the god of archery whose most prominent feat is shooting down 9 of the 10 suns that were scorching the Earth, while his wife is the lunar deity who flew to the moon after taking the whole of the immortality ElixirOfLife (either in the form of a potion (or pills, depending on the version) or pills) that was supposed to be shared between the couple.[[note]]The circumstances for why she took the immortality potion/pills Elixir varies depending on the version. In one common version, Houyi's envious apprentice tried to steal the elixir, Elixir, but Chang'E Chang'e would rather take it than let him have it. In some older versions, Chang'E Chang'e stole them from her husband and took it so Houyi wouldn't go after her.[[/note]]
* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Chinese mythology consists of three major religions, Shenism (Chinese folk religion), Chinese
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** Leizu, wife of the Yellow Emperor, is believed to have been the inventor of sericulture and the silk loom after figuring out that silkworm cocoons unravel when boiled.
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** Leizu, Leizu (嫘祖), wife of the Yellow Emperor, is believed to have been the inventor of sericulture and the silk loom after figuring out that silkworm cocoons unravel when boiled.
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* SeaMonster: Gong Gong, the Chinese dragon god of water who ''tilted the Earth's axis'' by headbutting against a sacred mountain, which is the pillar of heaven supporting the sky.
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* SeaMonster: Gong Gong, Gong (共工 or 龔工), the Chinese dragon god of water who ''tilted the Earth's axis'' by headbutting against a sacred mountain, which is the pillar of heaven supporting the sky.
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* TopGod: The Jade Emperor is a KingOfGods; occasionally (such as at the beginning of ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest'') the Buddha shows up as a GodOfGods. Shang Di is either this or {{God}} himself, or possibly both.
* WholesomeCrossdresser: Lan Caihe of the Eight Immortals may or may not be one. [[DependingOnTheWriter It depends on who you ask.]]
* WholesomeCrossdresser: Lan Caihe of the Eight Immortals may or may not be one. [[DependingOnTheWriter It depends on who you ask.]]
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* TopGod: The Jade Emperor is a KingOfGods; occasionally (such as at the beginning of ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest'') the Buddha shows up as a GodOfGods. Shang Di Shangdi is either this or {{God}} himself, or possibly both.
* WholesomeCrossdresser: Lan Caihe (藍采和) of the Eight Immortals may or may not be one. [[DependingOnTheWriter It depends on who you ask.]]
* WholesomeCrossdresser: Lan Caihe (藍采和) of the Eight Immortals may or may not be one. [[DependingOnTheWriter It depends on who you ask.]]
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* BirdPeople: According to the ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huainanzi Huainanzi]]'' (淮南子) and the ''Classic of Mountains and Seas'' (山海經/山海经) texts, one of the "36 Overseas Nations" (海外三十六國/海外三十六国) is the Nation of Feathered People (羽民國/羽民国). They are described to have long and sharp heads with beaks, white hair, and red eyes, and are hatched from eggs. They are also said to [[WingedHumanoid have wings on their backs]], but cannot fly far.
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* BirdPeople: According to the ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huainanzi Huainanzi]]'' (淮南子) and the ''Classic ''Shanhaijing'' (山海經/山海经, "The Classic of Mountains and Seas'' (山海經/山海经) Seas") texts, one of the "36 Overseas Nations" (海外三十六國/海外三十六国) is the Nation of Feathered People (羽民國/羽民国). They are described to have long and sharp heads with beaks, white hair, and red eyes, and are hatched from eggs. They are also said to [[WingedHumanoid have wings on their backs]], but cannot fly far.
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* BirdPeople: According to the ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huainanzi Huainanzi]]'' (淮南子) and the ''Classic of Mountains and Seas'' (山海經/山海经) texts, one of the "36 Overseas Nations" (海外三十六國/海外三十六国) is the Nation of Feathered People (羽民國/羽民国). They are described to have long and sharp heads with beaks, white hair, and red eyes, and are hatched from eggs. They are also said to [[WingedHumanoid have wings on their backs]], but cannot fly far.
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* MaleSunFemaleMoon: In the story of Houyi and Chang'E, the husband is the god of archery whose most prominent feat is shooting down 9 of the 10 suns that were scorching the Earth, while his wife is the lunar deity who was banished to the moon after taking the whole of the immortality potion (or pills, depending on the version) that was supposed to be shared between the couple.
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* MaleSunFemaleMoon: In the story of Houyi and Chang'E, the husband is the god of archery whose most prominent feat is shooting down 9 of the 10 suns that were scorching the Earth, while his wife is the lunar deity who was banished flew to the moon after taking the whole of the immortality potion (or pills, depending on the version) that was supposed to be shared between the couple.[[note]]The circumstances for why she took the immortality potion/pills varies depending on the version. In one common version, Houyi's envious apprentice tried to steal the elixir, but Chang'E would rather take it than let him have it. In some older versions, Chang'E stole them from her husband and took it so Houyi wouldn't go after her.[[/note]]
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* MysticalJade: Because it was extracted from mountains and riverbeds, jade was associated with both Heaven and Earth and so was used to link together both elements and symbolize nature. As such, jade items can be found in ancient graves, and some were even buried in [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jade_burial_suit jade clothes]]. The TopGod and KingOfAllCosmos in UsefulNotes/{{Taoism}} is the Jade Empreror.
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* MysticalJade: Because it was extracted from mountains and riverbeds, jade was associated with both Heaven and Earth and so was used to link together both elements and symbolize nature. As such, jade items can be found in ancient graves, and some were even buried in [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jade_burial_suit jade clothes]]. The TopGod and KingOfAllCosmos in UsefulNotes/{{Taoism}} is the Jade Empreror.Emperor.
