Nüwa 女娲补天: Nüwa seals the broken sky using stones of seven different colours -- the patch becomes the rainbow. She is also said to have createdhumanity -- the story has been retold through many Chinese cartoons.
FuXi Fuxi, HuHsi was the brother and husband of Nuwa
Jian (鶼 jian1) A mythical bird supposed to have only one eye and one wing: 鶼鶼 a pair of such birds dependent on each other, inseparable, hence, represent husband and wife.
Jing Wei (精衛) a mythical bird which tries to fill up the ocean with twigs and pebbles.
Tao Tie (饕餮 tao1tie4) a mythical gargoyle like figure, often found on ancient bronze vessels, representing greed. It is said to be the fifth son of dragon and has such an appetite that it even eats its head.
Xiao (魈 xiao1) A mythical mountain spirit or demon.
The Transcendent pig
Mythical places
Xuan Pu (玄圃 xUan2pu3), a mythical fairyland on Kunlun Mountain (崑崙).
Yao Chi (瑤池 yao2chi2), abode of immortals where Xi Wang Mu lives.
Fu Sang (扶桑 fu2sang1), a mythical island, often interpreted as Japan.
Que Qiao (鵲橋 qUe4qiao2) the bridge formed by birds across the milky way.
Peng lai (蓬萊 peng2lai2) the paradise, a fabled Fairy Isle on the China Sea.
Long Men (龍門 long2men2) the dragon gate where a carp can transformed into a dragon.
Heian Zhuan or Epic of the Darkness: the only collection of legends in epic form preserved by a population classified as part of the Han nationality of China, namely, inhabitants of the Shennongjia mountain area in Hubei, containing accounts from the birth of Pangu till the historical era.
That explains why the Chinese dragon has a body of a snake; the scales and tail of a fish; the antlers of a deer; the face of a qilin (a deer-like mythical creature with fire all over its body); and two pairs of talons of eagles; and the eyes of a demon.
In some Chineselegends, an emperor might be born with a birthmark in the shape of a dragon.
For example, one legend might tell the tale of a peasant born with a dragon birthmark who eventually overthrows the existing dynasty and founds a new one; another legend might tell of the prince in hiding from his enemies who is identified by his dragon birthmark.
Unlike the evil dragon the West, the Chinese Dragon is a beneficent and gracious creature and is worshipped as the divine ruler of Lakes, Rivers and Seas.
The Dragon first appeared in the sky, legend tells us, while an heir to the throne was born, and the country was blessed with peace and prosperity for many generation thereafter.
According to the Chinese calendar, the dragon is the animal for those who were born this year and every 12 years before or afterwards.
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