Today we will talk about a mythical animal in Chinese mythology, a one-foot bird. The creature is called ShangYang 商羊, who always dances before the rain.

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Ep 119: One-Foot Bird

Chinese Mythology Podcast is the first and only English podcast focusing on Chinese mythology where you get to join Yang’s husband Eric as she tells him of myths and legends she grew up with. We hope you enjoy these stories as much as we do!

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A large part of Chinese folklore is related with animism that everything possesses a distinct spiritual essence. Today we will tell a story from the 10th century.

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Ep 222: Spoon Spirit

Today we will talk about a kind of flower from the 9th century.

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Ep 221: Flower Face

People sacrifice to gods in temples. I sometimes think do gods really need these sacrifice or it is just the way to show the piety. Today we will tell a story from the year 955.

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Ep  220: God Food

Today we will talk about a story of a ball game played by two kids from the 18th century.

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Ep 219: Ball Game

Today we will talk about patrolling god of day and night in Chinese mythology.

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Ep 119: One-Foot Bird

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