Post on 27-Jan-2016
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By: Binah, Brennyan, and David
¡ Chinese mythology was influenced by a fear of outsiders and religious faiths and philosophies
¡ Gods created through mix of ideals § Common sense of Confucius § Ritual of Daoism § Spirituality of Buddhism
¡ Known for its sense of humor ¡ Used as factual recording of history ¡ Jade Emperor – ruler of Heaven and all realms of existence
below Earth and Hell
¡ Universe was a black egg where Heaven and Earth mixed together
¡ Inside the egg was Pandu ¡ Felt suffocated inside and broke egg in half with axe
¡ Light clear part of egg ascended to become Heaven
¡ Dark cold part of egg descended to become Hell
¡ Breath became wind and clouds
¡ Voice became thunder ¡ Eyes became sun and moon ¡ Hair and beard became
stars in sky ¡ Flowers and tree came from
his skin ¡ Bones became jade and
pearl ¡ Sweat became rain that
nourished earth
• Ch'eng-‐Huang: God of moats and walls
• Chu Jung: God of fire • Kuan Ti: God of war • Kwan Yin: Goddess of mercy
and compassion • Lei Kun: God of thunder • P'an-‐Chin-‐Lien: Goddess of
prostitutes • Ti-‐Tsang Wang: God of mercy • T'Shai-‐Shen: God of Wealth • Tsao-‐Wang: God of Hearth
• The Unicorn – Symbolizes longevity, grandeur, contentment, illustrious offspring and wise
administration – Noblest of animals and the King of Beasts
• The Red Bird (Phoenix) – Symbolizes sun and warmth, summer and harvest – Born of fire and the Emperor of Birds
• The Tortoise (Black Warrior) – Symbolizes longevity, strength, endurance, winter and the universe – Ruler of the northern quadrant of Heaven – Back represents the sky, belly symbolizes Earth – Chief of Shell Animals
• The Dragon – Represents spring, the color green/blue, propriety, conflict, and bliss – Symbolizes rain and the Emperor's power
• The White Tiger – Represents the season fall, the color white, wind, and righteousness
¡ Creation of the world and the four flood myth stories
¡ Control of catastrophe through moral qualities of the warrior hero
¡ Divine warfare and cosmic destruction ¡ Second beginnings of the world by warriors ¡ Warrior heroes and moral heroes
¡ About an intelligent and strong mythological character, Sun Wukong, (aka The Monkey King) who was born out of stone
¡ Wukong rebels against Heaven and embarks on a journey with a monk, named Xuan Zang, to bring back religious texts from India
¡ Journey incorporates Chinese fables, fairy tales, legends, superstitions and popular beliefs
¡ Monkey King demonstrates prowess and wisdom ¡ Story presents a rebellious spirit fighting
authoritative rulers ¡ Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pbxPWChoYo
¡ Chinese mythology… § Explains the creation of the world from the Chinese point of view
§ Tells stories of heroes embarking on enlightening journeys to become better people
§ Is the foundation for modern stories and ideas § Influences readers to emulates these heroes and adopt a wide variety of beneficial ideals and philosophies
¡ Super Mario Bros ¡ “Dragon Ball Z” ¡ “League Of Legends” ¡ “Fruits Basket” ¡ The Forbidden Kingdom
¡ Video Game Franchise § Bowser, the arch-‐nemesis of Mario, is a well known dragon turtle, turtle with a dragon head
• Television show § Goku, protagonist, shares similarities with Wukng from “Journey to the West” § Similarities: Both…
▪ have a defining moment that shows good vs. evil ▪ have a staff that extends and is magic ▪ have a magic floating cloud ▪ are related to monkeys, as Goku has a monkey tail and has the ability to transform
into a giant rampaging monkey ▪ Find companions throughout their journeys that are similar to their counterparts ▪ Defend the earth from evil ▪ Comparison:
http://www.myfavoritegames.com/dragonball-‐z/info/JourneyToTheWest.htm § Visually similar:
▪ Dragon Ball Z intro: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZzz6bEGZeA
▪ Journey to the West Animation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOiqcEB_7_w
• Popular PC game – Features a champion named “Wukong” – Similarities: Both… ▪ have clouds and extendo-‐staffs ▪ were inspired by Wu Kong
¡ “Fruits Basket”: Japanese Anime § Features characters that transform into creatures of Chinese Zodiac
¡ The Forbidden Kingdom: (2008) film § Based loosely on The Journey to the West § Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6t8_jG56mEo
¡ http://www.livingmyths.com/Chinese.htm ¡ http://www.crystalinks.com/chinamythology.html ¡ http://www.augustphoenix.com/studypages/fourcreatures.htm
¡ http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/ssu-‐ling.shtml
¡ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecwkIvinb2k
¡ http://www.myfavoritegames.com/dragonball-‐z/info/JourneyToTheWest.htm
¡ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZzz6bEGZeA ¡ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOiqcEB_7_w ¡ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6t8_jG56mEo ¡ http://mythome.org/chinesemythhistory.html ¡ http://blog.chinesehour.com/?p=560 ¡ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pbxPWChoYo