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.[1] Along with Chinese mythology, it forms an important element in Chinese folk religion.
^Giskin, Howard. Chinese Folktales. (NTC Publishing Group, Chicago, 1997). ISBN 0-8442-5927-6.
Chinesefolklore encompasses the folklore of China, and includes songs, poetry, dances, puppetry, and tales. It often tells stories of human nature, historical...
The following is a list of supernatural beings in Chinesefolklore and fiction originating from traditional folk culture and contemporary literature such...
The Chinese Dragon (simplified Chinese: 龙; traditional Chinese: 龍; pinyin: lóng) is a legendary creature in Chinese mythology, Chinesefolklore, and Chinese...
This is a list of giants and giantesses from mythology and folklore; it does not include giants from modern fantasy fiction or role-playing games (for...
mythology and folklore, the fox spirit takes variant forms with different meanings, powers, characteristics, and shapes, including huxian (Chinese: 狐仙; lit...
Folklore is the body of expressive culture shared by a particular group of people, culture or subculture. This includes oral traditions such as tales,...
by the Monkey King Sun Wukong in the Chinese classic novel, Journey to the West. Some weapons in Chinesefolklore do not, strictly speaking, have magical...
This is a list of dragons in mythology and folklore. This is a list of European dragons. Azazel from the Abrahamic religions, is described as a dragon...
The following is a list of hybrid entities from the folklore record grouped morphologically. Hybrids not found in classical mythology but developed in...
mythologies, Chinese mythology has historically been regarded, at least partially, as a factual record of the past. Along with Chinesefolklore, Chinese mythology...
but the contents of the mortar differ among Chinese, Japanese, and Korean folklore. In Chinesefolklore, the rabbit is often portrayed as a companion...
Sanpaku gan (三白眼; Chinese: 三白眼; pinyin: Sānbáiyǎn) or sanpaku (三白) is a Japanese term meaning "three whites", most often used in English to refer to a...
The jian (Mandarin Chinese: [tɕjɛ̂n], Chinese: 劍, English approximation: /dʒjɛn/ jyehn, Cantonese: [kiːm˧]) is a double-edged straight sword used during...
in China. Oral traditions and literature of "wild men" (Chinese: 野人; pinyin: yěrén) and similar creatures have persisted for millennia in Chinese folklore...
mythologies, Chinese mythology has in the past been believed to be, at least in part, a factual recording of history. Along with Chinesefolklore, Chinese mythology...
Meets the Moon is a fantasy-adventure children's novel inspired by Chinesefolklore. It was written and illustrated by Grace Lin and published in 2009...
In folklore, a mermaid is an aquatic creature with the head and upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish. Mermaids appear in the folklore of...
by Coward-McCann. The book is a retelling of a Chinese folk tale, Ten Brothers. In the Imperial China of the Qing dynasty, there are five brothers who...
minimal effort. Folklore holds that eggs can only be balanced in this way at a particular time of year: the lunar new year in China, the Dragon Boat...
dragon Chinese drama Chinese festival ChinesefolkloreChinese folk religion Chinese garden Chinese instrument Chinese jade Chinese literature Chinese marriage...
Chinesefolklore features a rich variety of ghosts, monsters, and other supernatural creatures. According to traditional beliefs a ghost is the spirit...
(Japanese: スクエア, Hepburn: Sukuea) or Four Corners Game (simplified Chinese: 四角游戏; traditional Chinese: 四角遊戲), is an urban legend game circulated in East Asia. The...
The Dragon Li is a recently established Chinese breed of domestic cat (also called Chinese Li Hua or China Li Hua as a standardized breed, depending on...
Sun Yang (traditional Chinese: 孫陽; simplified Chinese: 孙阳; pinyin: Sūn Yáng; Wade–Giles: Sun1 Yang2), better known by the honorific name Bole or Bo Le...
"heavenly horse") was a winged (perhaps metaphorically) flying horse in Chinesefolklore. The Tianma is a flying horse was sometimes depicted with chimerical...
States The Thetis Lake monster in Canada The White Snake: a figure from Chinesefolklore Reptilians appear in some claims of alien encounters and in the conspiracy...
is a list of alleged sightings of unidentified flying objects or UFOs in China. The Meng Zhaoguo Incident refers to a supposed close encounter of the third...