Early Chinese mythology refers to primordial myths originating in the regions along the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, known as the Central Plains. They are the very source of the Central Plains culture. As the Central Plains culture sphere

A distinctive feature of classical Chinese mythology lies in the co-existence and commingling of deities and humans. While it remains difficult to ascertain whether ancient myths formed a self-contained system, the evolution from the miraculous conception

The evolution of mythological motifs is a common phenomenon in the transmission of myths. This article takes the representative Pangu myth from cultural ancestor myths as an example to explore, at a theoretical level, the relationship between the evolutio

In early Chinese literature, depictions of supernatural beings not only relate to their forms and appearances but also cover a rich array of sounds. As a culminating work in high antiquity for the representation of sounds, The Classic of Mountains and Sea

The generation of the myth of “Hou Yi shooting the suns” was neither a linear derivation process nor a linear interpretation within a single category of texts. Rather, it was a process of collection, reorganization, and integration of multiple discourse s