You Yan Physical Description: A monkey-like creature with a patterned body. Special Properties: It likes to laugh and pretend to sleep whenever a human is nearby. The sound of its call is like its name. Zu Zi Physical Description: A monkey-like creature with a long mane, a cow-like tail, horse-liek hooves and patterned arms. SpecialContinue reading “Chinese Lore- a selection of mythical fauna (15)”
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Chinese Lore- a selection of mythical fauna (14)
Xi Xi Fish Physical Description: Looks like a magpie except with ten pair of wings and scales growing on wing tips. Also has a call that sounds like magpies’. Special Properties: Feeding it allows you to be unharmed by fire. Consuming its meat ia a cure for jaundice. Meng Huai Physical Description: A porcupine-like creatureContinue reading “Chinese Lore- a selection of mythical fauna (14)”
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)”
Moonlake’s Writing Updates- Mar 2023
As of the time of writing, I’m delving into enneagrams in an attempt to get closer to my characters, an idea I had taken from K. M Weiland (I bought a Humble bundle containing two of her books last year and I recently read them). I’m quite confident that I have my male protagonist peggedContinue reading “Moonlake’s Writing Updates- Mar 2023”
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.
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