Chinese mythology

only glide, but scientist say over time evolutionary traits have been passed down to the birds that can fly. The Caihong Juji Had lived in northeastern china, 160 million years ago in the late Jurassic period. Which there were also many dinosaurs that lived in this period. The Caihong Juji had lived in the rainforest. It would glided across tree with it’s feathers and look for food. It was a carnivore (meat eater) that had hunted for small mammals, and reptiles. It would also show off it’s…

greatly impacts cultures in the world. Some believe that they have to worship a certain god (or gods) to reach a heavenly state while others believe in logic. While some creation myths are very similar, others are very different. For example, one Chinese creation myth tells of their creator, Pangu, being born of a cosmic egg. Pangu stood up and split the egg in half. This created Heaven and Earth. The Iroquois’ “The World on the Turtle’s Back” and N. Scott Momaday’s…

A Monkey, Pig, and a Sand demon has caused sins and the Heaven’s punished them for it. Later, Bodhisattva Guanyin asked Heaven to give them a chance of redemption by asking them to escort a Monk to the west to fetch scriptures. On their journey they will need to overcome 81 tribulations some of which are, fighting demons, disasters, theft, and even more demons that are trying to eat the Monk. Wu Cheng’en, the author of The Journey to the West went against the traditional literature from Qin,…

There are so many little journeys in the novel Monkey, but the ones where the Monkey gained more powers were the most interesting to me. From the beginning of the novel the Monkey is always changing; starting out as a stone on the Mountains of Flowers and Fruit. To eventually becoming Buddha at the end of the novel. Power can be described in many ways, it can be described as magical power but also power can be measured by growth or respect, the ability to not die, to become enlightened. The…

When a person can’t accept their vulnerability then they feel forced to cover up the things that make up their identity which cause them to not be the person they want to be because they think that people will just tear them apart. Everyone has some vulnerability in their life but it's how you handle the vulnerability that determines their true identity and whether they can live a more full life. When a person first is affected by their vulnerability it is hard for them to share it with other…

In the Chinese myth, Nuwa creates humans perfectly when she creates them by using her own hands. Later on, the humans are less perfect because Nuwa grows tired of creating the humans by hand and instead, she flings mud from a stick to create them. The humans which…

“Ying Xiong” (Hero) follows a protagonist by the name of “Nameless” as he plots to assassinate the King of Qin. To achieve his mission Nameless must gain entry into the King’s castle. Working in conjunction with well-know assassins Broken Sword, Flying Snow, and Sky Nameless is able to deceive the king. Nameless has a very convincing battle with Sky in front of guards. During the battle Nameless uses his laser like precision to deliver a seemingly fatal blow to Sky. Deceiving the bystanders to…

One myth that stuck out to me was the Chinese myth. In this myth, Nuwa became bored and needed someone to talk to. She began molding little humans, later bringing them to life. She then proceeded to fling mud, creating less intelligent humans. Nuwa most likely chose clay because she knew she…

are the mythical Chinese dragons. Chinese dragon mythology dates back over 6 thousand years ago. It is said to be that a dragon created Earth, mankind and the universe. Although some might say Chinese mythology is not important. when it really is important. Chinese mythology is important because Chinese dragons are powerful. They are benevolent symbols, and Dragons are everywhere in China. Chinese mythology is important. One of the most significant reasons of Chinese mythology is that. Unlike…

Over the course of the graphic novel, Jin’s personality changes immensely. In the beginning, Jin is very timid and does not stand up for himself. This is a result of him being a new student of a different race. Though, at the end of the story, he becomes confident in himself as a result of him experiencing life as a popular white boy and seeing why being himself is a good thing. The internal conflict Jin experiences are based on the conflicting identities he has. This is best seen when Jin…