传说

Myths & Legends

The creation myths, epic legends, and hero stories that shaped Chinese civilization.

How a cosmic giant separated heaven from earth and became the world.

How the mother goddess sculpted the first humans from yellow clay.

The archer who saved the world and the wife who flew to the moon.

Star-crossed lovers separated by the Milky Way, reunited once a year.

A snake spirit's love for a mortal — and the monk determined to destroy it.

The greatest adventure in Chinese literature — a monk, a monkey, and a quest for truth.