22+ Chinese Folklore Illustrations

Includes black raven white swan by qu lan.

Chinese folklore illustrations. Like japanese folklore experts believe chinese folk tales were influenced by west asia and india. Diyu the chinese hell. The other world features the expressive works of fifty distinguished illustrators who are passionate about asian myths and folklore. Diyu or naraka in sanskrit. Pangu the first man is said to have been created out. It tells of a powerful female white snake demon bai suzhen and a green snake demon of lesser powers xiao qing that take on human form and become two beautiful women. Along with chinese mythology it forms an important element in chinese folk religion.

Our favorite the goddess of luop by ye luying. Many stories regarding characters and events of the distant past have a double tradition. Chinese black magic amazing paintings of demons and mythological creatures of the chinese folklore hungry ghost festival images traditional paintings of chinese dragons and other legendary creatures diyu the chinese hell. Chinese folklore is influenced by the country s religions such as the beliefs of taoism confucianism and buddhism. The chinese dragon considered to be the most powerful and divine creature as well as the controller of the waters. Chinese tales often explain human nature historical or legendary events. The magic pot is a folktale from china about a hardworking woodcutter and his wife.

It s essentially based on the indian naraka with elements derived from chinese life after death folklore. The story retold by pleasant despain describes how the poor woodcutter stumbles upon a magic pot lying by the. Chinese folklore encompasses the folklore of china and includes songs poetry dances puppetry and tales it often tells stories of human nature historical or legendary events love and the supernatural the stories often explain natural phenomena and distinctive landmarks. The supernatural also frequently is encountered. Momotaro the peach boy by doyoon kim. Pangu is the central figure in the chinese taoist legends of creation. The earliest chinese mythologies contain many stories of the wondrous rulers of ancient times but there are no creation stories.

Dragon gods from myths and legends of china 1922 by e. Ones which present a more historicized or euhemerized version and ones which presents a more mythological version yang an. Heaven hell and the realm of the living. The story of panku aka pangu is probably the closest chinese version of a creation myth. The animals in chinese folk tales often have human characteristics and can speak reason and perform tasks in the same manner. China is the most heavily populated country in the world with over 1 3 billion people living there. China is an ancient country its civilization is nearly 4000 years old.

Werner the jade emperor he was charged with running the three realms.