7 Deadly Monsters in 7 Deadly Monsters in Chinese Mythology Chinese Mythology
Chinesecivilizationisoneoftheoldesthumancivilizationsoutthere.Likeeverycivilization, Chinesecivilizationisoneoftheoldesthumancivilizationsoutthere.Likeeverycivilization, ttheChinesecivilizationtoohashadcertainreligionsandbeliefswhichhavegivenriseto heChinesecivilizationtoohashadcertainreligionsandbeliefswhichhavegivenriseto manymythsThesemythshavebeencarriedforwardandpasseddownbyoralorientation manymyths.Thesemythshavebeencarriedforwardandpasseddownbyoralorientation llikestories,folklore,poems,etc.ManyimportantaspectsofChinesemythologyhavealso ikestories,folklore,poems,etcManyimportantaspectsofChinesemythologyhavealso beenpasseduponbythemediumofbooks,painting,etcThesemythsbelongtodifferent beenpasseduponbythemediumofbooks,painting,etc.Thesemythsbelongtodifferent agesanderasoftheChinesecivilization.Themythsconsistofstories,folkloreandpoems agesanderasoftheChinesecivilization.Themythsconsistofstories,folkloreandpoems whichfeaturenumerousmythicalheroesandmonstersSo,hereisalistof7deadly whichfeaturenumerousmythicalheroesandmonsters.So,hereisalistof7deadly monstersinChineseMythologyyoumustknowabout. monstersinChineseMythologyyoumustknowabout.
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Ox-HeadandHorse-Face Ox HeadandHorse Face Nian Nian Bai Ze Bai Ze 77DeadlyMonstersinChineseMythology DeadlyMonstersinChineseMythology BBaiZe aiZe ‘‘BaiZe’isamythicalfigurewhichappearsinbothJapaneseandChineseMyths.Theword BaiZe’isamythicalfigurewhichappearsinbothJapaneseandChineseMyths.Theword ‘BaiZe’literallymeans“WhiteMarsh”inEnglishItissaidthat‘BaiZe’isacow likeappearing ‘BaiZe’literallymeans“WhiteMarsh”inEnglishItissaidthat‘BaiZe’isacow likeappearing mythicalmonsterintheChinesemythology.Itisbelievedthatthemythicalmonsterwas mythicalmonsterintheChinesemythology.Itisbelievedthatthemythicalmonsterwas kkilledbyHuángDì(YellowEmperor)TheEmperoralsowrotethedescriptionofall11,520types illedbyHuángDì(YellowEmperor)TheEmperoralsowrotethedescriptionofall11,520types oofsupernaturalandmythicalcreaturesoftheworld.Thesedescriptionswerewrittendownin fsupernaturalandmythicalcreaturesoftheworld.Thesedescriptionswerewrittendownin abookcalled‘BáiZéTú’Butunfortunatelythisbooknolongerexists abookcalled‘BáiZéTú’Butunfortunatelythisbooknolongerexists
FFengakaTaisui,RouzhiisaverycontroversialmythicalfigureintheChinesesmythsFeng engakaTaisuiRouzhiisaverycontroversialmythicalfigureintheChinesesmythsFeng hhasalonglistofnamesbywhichthismythicalcreaturehasbeenreferredtoindifferenteras asalonglistofnamesbywhichthismythicalcreaturehasbeenreferredtoindifferenteras oortimeperiodsGenerallymonsterseatmanbutFengisbelievedtobeanediblemonsterIt rtimeperiodsGenerallymonsterseatmanbutFengisbelievedtobeanediblemonsterIt iisbelievedthattheediblemonsterisalumpofmeatwithtwoeyes.However,themythical sbelievedthattheediblemonsterisalumpofmeatwithtwoeyes.However,themythical ccreaturegrowsbackasfastasitisbeingeaten reaturegrowsbackasfastasitisbeingeaten
BBasheissaidtobeoneofthemostdangerousanddeadlyfemalemonstersoftheChinese asheissaidtobeoneofthemostdangerousanddeadlyfemalemonstersoftheChinese mythological.AccordingtotheChinesemyths,Basheisbelievedtobeapython-like mythological.AccordingtotheChinesemyths,Basheisbelievedtobeapython like mythicalcreatureThisChinesemythologymonsterwassodangerousthatsheevenate mythicalcreatureThisChinesemythologymonsterwassodangerousthatsheevenate eelephants.Justimagineasnakewhocaneatanelephant,cancausewhatkindofdamage lephants.Justimagineasnakewhocaneatanelephant,cancausewhatkindofdamage ttohumans ohumans
‘‘Huodou’isalegendarycharacterfromChinesemyths.Themythicalcharacteroriginated Huodou’isalegendarycharacterfromChinesemyths.Themythicalcharacteroriginated ffromSouthChina.Accordingtothepopularbelief,itisalargeBlackDogwhopossessesthe romSouthChina.Accordingtothepopularbelief,itisalargeBlackDogwhopossessesthe abilitytoemitfirefromitsmouth.Huodou’sabilityofbreakingoutfirealmostdemonizedthe abilitytoemitfirefromitsmouth.Huodou’sabilityofbreakingoutfirealmostdemonizedthe ttribalsymbolofSouthChinaasthemythicaldogwasoftenseenasasymboloffire ribalsymbolofSouthChinaasthemythicaldogwasoftenseenasasymboloffire ((ominoussymbol). ominoussymbol).
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ManypeoplethinkthatVampiresareamodernizedformofdemonswhichhavebeenused ManypeoplethinkthatVampiresareamodernizedformofdemonswhichhavebeenused iinmovies,tvshows,comics,booksandnovels.However,thisisn’ttrue.Manymythsand nmovies,tvshows,comics,booksandnovels.However,thisisn’ttrue.Manymythsand beliefshavementionedcreatorsthatappearlikeVampireTheChinesemythstoohavetheir beliefshavementionedcreatorsthatappearlikeVampireTheChinesemythstoohavetheir oownversionofVampirewhicharecalled‘Jiangshi’.TheyarealsoknownastheChinese wnversionofVampirewhicharecalled‘Jiangshi’.TheyarealsoknownastheChinese hhoppingvampireandhavebeenmentionedinseveralChinesefolkloreandlegends oppingvampireandhavebeenmentionedinseveralChinesefolkloreandlegends
Ox-Head and Horse-Face Ox-Head and Horse-Face
Face’asit’sbelievedthattheyare Thesemythicalcreaturesarecalled‘Ox
Face’asit’sbelievedthattheyare ttwomenwithheadsofanimals.Whileonehastheheadofan‘Ox’,theotherhasthefaceofa womenwithheadsofanimals.Whileonehastheheadofan‘Ox’,theotherhasthefaceofa ‘‘Horse’‘Ox-HeadandHorse-Face’aresaidtobetheguardiansoftheunderworldinthe Horse’‘Ox-HeadandHorse-Face’aresaidtobetheguardiansoftheunderworldinthe Chinesemythology.ThemythicalfiguresalsofindaplaceintheJapanesemyths.Talking Chinesemythology.ThemythicalfiguresalsofindaplaceintheJapanesemyths.Talking abouttheChinesemyths,‘Ox-HeadandHorse Face’appearin‘JourneytotheWest’(a abouttheChinesemyths,‘Ox-HeadandHorse Face’appearin‘JourneytotheWest’(a cclassicChinesenovel). lassicChinesenovel).
TThismonstercanbeatruepartyspoilerforanyindividualItisbelievedthatNianhunts hismonstercanbeatruepartyspoilerforanyindividualItisbelievedthatNianhunts peopleandeveryyearenjoysafeastbyhuntingdownhumansonthe1stdayoftheNew peopleandeveryyearenjoysafeastbyhuntingdownhumansonthe1stdayoftheNew YYear‘Nian’isanotherdeadlymonsterinChineseMythologyThemythicalcreatureisa ear‘Nian’isanotherdeadlymonsterinChineseMythologyThemythicalcreatureisa deadlyman-eatingmonster.Accordingtomythstheman eaterisscaredofredcolor,loud deadlyman-eatingmonster.Accordingtomythstheman eaterisscaredofredcolor,loud nnoiseandfireThisisthereasonthatcrackersareburntallnight,doorsaredecoratedwith oiseandfireThisisthereasonthatcrackersareburntallnightdoorsaredecoratedwith llampsandredcolordecorative. ampsandredcolordecorative.
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