Category Archives: Inspiration

Remarkable Women in Ancient China (18)- Huang Dao Po

Who is she: Notable Life Events: Why is she remarkable: Moonlake’s thoughts on her:  English reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huang_Daopo

Chinese Lore- a selection of mythical fauna (13)

Before I start on the meat of this post, I just realised I have some new followers that joined in the last month so welcome to you all, hope you enjoy what you read here.  Shu Si Physical Description: An owl-like bird with feet like humans’. Special Properties: Consuming its meat is a cure forContinue reading “Chinese Lore- a selection of mythical fauna (13)”

Chinese Lore- a selection of mythical fauna (12)

Li Fish Physical Description: Looks like a soft-shelled turtle. Special Properties: Its call sounds like goats. Tuo Fei Physical Description: An owl-like bird, with only one foot and a face like humans’. Special Properties: It hibernates in summer instead of winter. Sewing its feathers into clothings makes you not scared of thunder. Fei Yi PhysicalContinue reading “Chinese Lore- a selection of mythical fauna (12)”

Remarkable Women in Ancient China (17)- Wang Cong Er

Who is she?  Notable Life Events: Why is she remarkable: Moonlake’s thoughts on her:  She is clearly a capable woman and military commander and with spirit to boot (or at least that is how her suicide is perceived as exhibiting). I don’t have much other thought to add to that. Wikipedia reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wang_Cong%27er

Chinese Lore- A selection of mythical fauna (11)

Qi Tu Physical Description: A bird that looks like a crow except for having three heads and six tails and likes to laugh. Special Properties: Consuming its meat safeguards you from having nightmares and evil. Shen Chi Physical Description: A creature with a human’s head and a beast’s body, only one hand and one foot.Continue reading “Chinese Lore- A selection of mythical fauna (11)”

Chinese Lore- A selection of mythical fauna (10)

Red Ru Physical Description: A fish with a human’s face Special Properties: Its call is like that of Yuan Yang (a type of water bird that always appears in couples). Eating its meat can cure scabies. Ran Yi Fish Physical Description: A six-legged fish with a snake’s head Special Properties: Eating this fish can preventContinue reading “Chinese Lore- A selection of mythical fauna (10)”

Remarkable Women in Ancient China (16)- Xu Fu

Who is she?  Notable Life Events: Why is she remarkable: Moonlake’s thoughts on her:  Not sure about personality, I just thought it interesting that she would have earned a noble title for herself due to her fortune telling skills. 

Chinese Lore- A selection of Mythical Fauna (9)

Ju Fu Physical Description: An ape-like creature with patterned arms. Special Properties: It is good at throwing at tigers and leopards. Translation Quirks: A more mundane alternative translation was that it is just good at throwing with striped arms like tigers and leopards. I went with the more unusual translation. Xi Qu Physical Description: AContinue reading “Chinese Lore- A selection of Mythical Fauna (9)”

Chinese Lore- A selection of Mythical Fauna (8)

Zhu Tun Snake Physical Description: A meter-long snake that has four feet and is hairy throughout its body Special Properties: Its call is like that of pigs. Lore: Legend tells that in the Song Dynasty, a Zhu Tun Snake had appeared in front of a soldier who was undergoing training and had swallows him whole.Continue reading “Chinese Lore- A selection of Mythical Fauna (8)”