74
Damon, Matt, 67
death, god of (Yan-wang), 14
deities
best-known, hierarchy of,
6
household, 13–14
humans transformed into,
16–17
portrayals of, 16
of water, 41
Divine Sovereign.
See
Three
Divine Sovereigns
dog(s)
agriculture saved by, 44–46
Chinese love of, 63
Dragon Boat Race (Duanwu
Festival), 59–60,
60
Dragon King.
See
Yinglong
dragons, Chinese, 27,
43
,
48
,
53
Candle Dragon, 56–57
characteristics of, 47–49
creation of rivers and, 54–56
nine types of, 55
role of magic in myths about,
51–54
unique features of, 47
Duane, O.B., 35–36, 39, 54
Duanwu Festival (Dragon Boat
Race), 59–60,
60
dynasties, 11
The Eight Hilarious Gods
(film),
66
Eight Immortals, 66
See also
Ba Xian
The Extreme Fox
(film), 66
feng shui, 50
fire god (Yan-di), 14, 29, 35, 42
Five August Emperors, 32–34,
42
Four Dragons myth, 54–56
fox(es),
9
in Chinese mythology, 9–10,
66
tale of the farmer and, 7–9
Fuxi (Divine Sovereign), 29,
30
,
31
Ghost Month celebration,
60–63,
62
Gong-gong (water god), 29
great fire, myth of, 45
great flood, myth of, 38, 42–
44, 64
The Great Wall
(film), 66–68
Great Wall of China,
57
Guan-yin (god of mercy/
compassion), 14, 21
Guan Yu (deified warrior), 16
Gun (deity), 42, 43, 64
Guo Pu (myth teller), 50
Han dynasty (206 BCE–220
CE), 20
The Haunted Cop Shop
(film),
68
Heavenly Mandate, 21–22
