Myths featuring Dragon

Yu the Great combats a catastrophic flood by redirecting the Yellow River. With the help of a divine dragon, he cleaves through the rocky Sanmenxia Gorge to allow the waters to flow freely to the sea.

After achieving immortality and mastery over his monkey tribe at Flower-Fruit Mountain, Sun Wukong realizes that ordinary weapons are too fragile for his divine strength. He travels to the underwater realm of the East China Sea to demand a worthy treasure from Ao Guang, the Dragon King. There, he discovers and claims the Ruyi Jingu Bang, a massive iron pillar once used to measure the depths...

After achieving immortality and master of the 72 transformations, Sun Wukong finds that ordinary weapons are too fragile for his divine strength. He journeys to the underwater palace of Ao Guang, the Dragon King of the East Sea, to demand a weapon worthy of his power. There, he discovers a massive, glowing iron pillar used to measure the sea's depth, which responds to his voice and becomes...

The story of Nezha, a divine being born after an abnormally long pregnancy, who emerged from his mother's womb as a ball of flesh before transforming into a powerful boy. His rebellious nature and supernatural strength lead to conflicts with the Dragon King of the East Sea.

The Battle of Zhuolu is a defining conflict in Chinese mythology, where the Yellow Emperor (Huangdi) and the Flame Emperor (Yandi) united to defeat the rebellious Chiyou and his Nine Li tribes. Fought on the plains of Zhuolu, the battle involved supernatural elements, including magical fogs, dragons, and drought goddesses. This victory marks the legendary unification of the tribes that formed...

During the legendary Battle of Zhuolu, the tribal leader Chiyou used his supernatural powers to exhale a massive, impenetrable fog that blinded the Yellow Emperor's forces. This magical mist caused total chaos, nearly defeating the imperial army until the Yellow Emperor utilized the South-Pointing Chariot to navigate the gloom. The event marks a pivotal moment in Chinese mythology where...

While journeying to the West, Tang Sanzang and Sun Wukong encounter a dragon at the Yingchou Stream who devours the monk's horse. After a fierce battle and the intervention of the Bodhisattva Guanyin, the dragon is revealed to be a disgraced prince seeking redemption. He is transformed into the White Dragon Horse to serve as Tang Sanzang's loyal mount for the remainder of the sacred pilgrimage.

The culture hero Fuxi discovers the cosmic secrets of the universe by observing the patterns on the back of a mythical Dragon Horse. These patterns form the Eight Trigrams (Bagua), which provide the foundation for the I Ching and Taoist cosmology.

In order to establish a calendar to help mortals track time, the Jade Emperor organized a Great Race for all the animals in the kingdom. The clever Rat, realizing he could not swim across the mighty Yellow River, persuaded the diligent and kindhearted Ox to carry him across. As the Ox approached the finish line on the opposite bank, the Rat leaped off the Ox's nose to claim first place,...

To create a calendar and measure time, the Jade Emperor invited the animals of the world to participate in a Great Race across a wide river. The first twelve animals to cross and reach the Heavenly Gate were assigned a year in the zodiac cycle. This story explains the order of the signs and the legendary rivalry between the rat and the cat.