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Mythic Heroes

Skill for the many (Hou Yi), public labor (Yu), stubborn grief (Jingwei), moon-distance (Chang’e). Persistence can be memorial—not only success. Next: gateway legends everyone meets.

~12 min

Poetry · 2

The River Runs Red

Yue Fei (attrib.)

Poetry

Liangzhou Song

Wang Han

Poetry

Wisdom · 2

As Heaven’s movement is ever v

Book of Changes

Wisdom

Life springs from sorrow and c

Mencius

Wisdom

Stories · 17

Mythic Heroes

Poetry · 2

The River Runs Red

Liangzhou Song

Wisdom · 2

As Heaven’s movement is ever v

Life springs from sorrow and c

Stories · 17

The Foolish Old Man Removes the Mountains

Xingtian (and Jingwei’s Kinship of Defiance)

The Birth of Sun Wukong (Monkey King)

Qu Yuan and the Dragon Boat Festival

Break the Cauldrons and Sink the Boats

Nuwa Repairs the Heavens

The Nian Beast (New Year Folklore)

Nezha Disturbs the Sea

Mulan Joins the Army

Mao Sui Recommends Himself

Kua Fu Chases the Sun

Jingwei Fills the Sea

The Fox Borrows the Tiger’s Might

Hou Yi Shoots the Suns

Yu the Great Controls the Flood

The Legend of the White Snake

Returning the Jade Intact to Zhao

Courage

Mythic Heroes

Poetry · 2

The River Runs Red

Liangzhou Song

Wisdom · 2

As Heaven’s movement is ever v

Life springs from sorrow and c

Stories · 17

The Foolish Old Man Removes the Mountains

Xingtian (and Jingwei’s Kinship of Defiance)

The Birth of Sun Wukong (Monkey King)

Qu Yuan and the Dragon Boat Festival

Break the Cauldrons and Sink the Boats

Nuwa Repairs the Heavens

The Nian Beast (New Year Folklore)

Nezha Disturbs the Sea

Mulan Joins the Army

Mao Sui Recommends Himself

Kua Fu Chases the Sun

Jingwei Fills the Sea

The Fox Borrows the Tiger’s Might

Hou Yi Shoots the Suns

Yu the Great Controls the Flood

The Legend of the White Snake

Returning the Jade Intact to Zhao