Sichuan myths and legends

Cancong was the legendary first king of the Shu kingdom and the progenitor of sericulture who possessed remarkable protruding eyes. He emerged from the Min Mountains to teach the ancient Sichuanese people how to domesticate silkworms and cultivate mulberry trees, transforming a nomadic society into a thriving agricultural civilization. His legacy remains immortalized in the enigmatic,...

The legend of Yang Jian, known as Erlang Shen, details his divine struggle against the chaotic forces of deception that once plagued the Min River in Sichuan. Using his celestial third eye, he was able to see through the shapeshifting illusions of a powerful water demon, ultimately allowing him to defeat the creature and bring peace to the region through the creation of the Dujiangyan...