Unveiling the Ancient Tales: 100 English Translations of Chinese Mythology Stories
The Monkey King's Quest for Immortality
The Journey to the West, a classic Chinese novel adapted from Buddhist scriptures and folktales, tells the story of Sun Wukong, also known as the Monkey King. Born from a stone through meditation and ascetic practices, he acquires supernatural powers that make him nearly invincible. However, his insatiable desire for power leads him to challenge Buddha himself. Eventually subdued by Buddha's might and forced to guard a sacred mountain in India for 500 years before being set free.
The White Snake: A Tale of Forbidden Love
In this poignant love story, Bai Suzhen is an immortal white snake spirit who falls deeply in love with a mortal man named Xu Xian. After taking on human form by drinking elixir of life given by her teacher Zhongli Quan, she marries Xu Xian without revealing her true identity as an immortal creature. Their happiness is short-lived as they are confronted by Fahai, a Buddhist monk who seeks to punish them for their forbidden union.
The Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea
This captivating tale revolves around eight immortals who embark on an arduous journey across treacherous seas while facing numerous challenges along the way including encounters with mythical creatures such as dragons and giant fish-like beings called "Dragon Kings." Each immortal possesses unique abilities or objects that aid them during their perilous voyage towards enlightenment.
Chang'e: The Moon Goddess
Chang'e is one of China's most beloved goddesses associated with lunar cycles and fertility after accidentally consuming an elixir meant for immortality intended for her husband Chang E-ho (also known as Hou Yi). As punishment for breaking taboos against gods' affairs with mortals, she was banished into exile where she resides alone on the moon accompanied only by her loyal companion Yutu (the Jade Rabbit) responsible for making tea and pounding herbal medicine used in traditional healing rituals.
5.Nüwa Repairs Heaven
Nüwa Moshan - often referred to simply as Nüwa - plays an important role in ancient Chinese mythology when she saves humanity from destruction caused by war between two divine brothers Pangu (Earth) & Huangdi (Heaven), whose celestial bodies collided causing chaos leading up all living things toward extinction until Nüwa repairs heaven using five-colored stones found at different locations throughout China creating new stars which eventually gave rise again; thus saving Earthly life forms like humans etcetera...
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