Tai Sui is one of the few demon gods of divinities in Chinese folk culture and people tend to shy away from him.
The term "Tai Sui" is derived from the "Tai Sui Calendar System" of ancient China. "Sui" originally referred to Jupiter, which was considered the head of all stars. But it was quite inconvenient to calculate the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches based on the movement of Jupiter, so people created a false and imaginary star moving directly opposite to Jupiter. This star was called "Tai Sui".
Category: Chinese Mythology
Chinese Myth Figures 中国神话人物 18 Maitreya 弥勒佛
Maitreya is a widely-believed bodhisattva in Chinese culture. Ordinary people worship him for his benevolence. According to Buddhist sutras, Maitreya was born in ancient India, a contemporary of Sakyamuni. He later took vows with Sakyamuni, becoming a Buddhist.
Chinese Myth Figures 中国神话人物 17 Tianlu and Bixie 天禄与辟邪
Tianlu (heavenly emolument) and Bixie (evil dispeller) are two Chinese mythological animals that herald in good fortune and keep evil at bay. Both look like a lion except for their wings–the one with only one horn on his head is tianlu and the one with two horns is Bixie. During the Han Dynasty (206 B.C. -220 A.D.), the images of both animals were for ornamentation purposes. Sculptures of them were placed in front of tombs to suggest the dignity and power and authority the deceased enjoyed in their lifetime. As symbols of bravery and immunity to evil, the two animals are meant for those aspiring to ascend to heaven to ride on. Images of tianlu and Bixie were inscribed, embroidered or carved on fabrics, army banners, bands and hooks, or the handles of seals and bells in ancient times.
Chinese Myth Figures 中国神话人物 16 Holy Whole Double Immortals
The "Holy Whole" Double Immortals, also called Holy Whole Gods, were traditional Chinese gods in folk custom worshiped for impetrating family concord and reunio as well as blessing a harmonious married life for newlyweds.
Chinese Myth Figures 中国神话人物 15 Zhu Rong – the God of Fire 祝融
Zhu Rong is the God of Fire in ancient Chinese mythology. He’s believed to live in the Bright Place of Kunlun Mountain. It is said that he sent the kindling from heaven, and taught human beings how to use fire.
Chinese Myth Figures 中国神话人物 14 Gong Gong – the God of Water 共工
Gong Gong is the God of Water in ancient Chinese mythology and also believed to be the descendant of the
Chinese Myth Figures 中国神话人物 13 Dragon
The dragon is an imaginary divine animal of ancient China. It is believed to have a snake body and tail, lizard legs, eagle paws, deer horns and fish scales, with a beard at the mouth corners and a pearl under the forehead. In Chinese mythology, the dragon changes from time to time, controls the cloud and rain, and benefits everything in the world. Chinese people call themselves "descendants of the dragon", because they regard the dragon as a symbol of dignity. In ancient times, the dragon was not what they look today. Its image was gradually evolved with the long history.
Chinese Myth Figures 中国神话人物 12 Taotie 饕餮
The Taotie is a mysterious monster in ancient Chinese mythology. It is said that the monster was extremely greedy of eating and would eat anything within its sight. It even ate its own body. So, the image of the taotie is just a big head and a big mouth without body. The taotie ate too much and died as a result. The monster then became a symbol of greediness and was used to describe people too gluttonous or too greedy.
Chinese Myth Figures 中国神话人物 11 The Great Huangdi 黄帝
Huangdi was the Lord of Central Heaven; the four directions of heaven were in the charge of other lordi respectively. The Lord of Eastern Heaven Fuxi , with Goumang the god of wood as his assistant, was in charge of the spring; the Southern, Yandi, with Zhurong the god of fire, the summer; the Western, Shao Hao, with Rushou the god of gold, the autumn; the Northern, Zhuanxu, with Xuanming the god of water, the winter. Taking up residence in the central heaven, Huangdi, with his assistant Hou Tu the god of earth, was in charge of all four seasons and all the directions. Legend goes that Huangdi had four faces so that he could see the four directions at the same time. No matter what happened, no matter where it did, nothing escaped his eyes. As the supreme ruler of the kingdom of gods, he had everyone under his rule. Huangdi reigned in an impartial and rigorous way.
Chinese Myth Figures 中国神话人物 10 The God of Silkworm 蚕神
In the very ancient time, a man went on a long journey and left a beautiful daughter and a horse at home. When the father was not in, the daughter would keep the horse as a company and fed it with grass and fodders every day. The daughter became very lonely at home and missed her father very much. One day, she fed the horse and said to him, "Horse, if you can find my father and cany him back, I will marry you as your wife."
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