What is the mythological system of China?

In a word: the real mythological system does not contain elements of Buddha, Tao, and immortals.

"Romance of the Gods" and "Journey to the West" are not myths, but ancient Chinese gods and demons**.

There is also a difference between myths and legends and folklore stories, like "The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl", which is a folklore story, not a mythological story. And "Romance of the Gods" and "Journey to the West" are not even legends, they are early literary works of gods and demons.

Myths are the deeds of those prehistoric heroes that were passed down by word of mouth from our ancestors in the period when there was no written office. It is also said that since the "Historical Records", it has not belonged to mythology, and only before the Xia Dynasty can be regarded as real prehistoric myths and legends.

I happen to be"Mythology of prehistoric realism"**The author of "Divine Axe: Heaven and Earth Chaos" has discussed these issues with PhD-level "mythology" professors.

He said: "To use prehistoric mythology as the material to create, Buddhism and Taoism naturally cannot be used, and if you use it, you will not have that kind of ancient (real scene) feeling." ”

There are still people who regard "Fengshen List" as a mythological system......So, why don't Chinese mythologists study the "Fengshen Bang"?

In 1929, Mao Dun pointed out sharply: "I think Mr. Werner probably did not know that books such as "The Romance of the Fengshen", which he regarded as important classics of Chinese mythology, were actually made by the Yuan and Ming people, otherwise he would say that most or all of China's myths were first collected from oral to books by literary scholars six hundred years ago." ”

**"The Romance of the Gods", Taoism's "Immortal Tongjian" and "Legend of the Immortals" are not ancient myths, only "Sou Shen Ji" contains some myths and stories that have been interpreted by later generations.

Myths and legends refer to the memories and legends of ancestors that were passed down by word of mouth during a period when there were no written records. It generally refers to the legend before the Shang Dynasty, from Pangu - Yao Shunyu era. For example: Pangu opens the sky, heaven and earth chaos, and the Yanhuang War.

Folklore refers to the stories that circulated among the people after the appearance of writing, such as: The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl.

Epic is the praise of a nation's heroic deeds. It can be from the ancient era of no writing to the age of writing. And with the course of history, the national epic will be constantly supplemented.

Therefore, the first half of many epics contains a large number of myths and legends, and in the back, elements of Buddhism and immortals are often added.

History] refers to the official official history with clear written records, and can even include wild history.

There are several major mythological systems in China, which do not belong to each other. They are the Buddhist mythological system, the Taoist mythological system, and the ancient Chinese mythological system.

The ancient Chinese mythological system is divided into four major systems, namely the Kunlun mythology in the west, the Penglai myth in the east, the Chu myth in the south and the Central Plains mythology. The Western Kunlun mythological system honors the Queen Mother of the West, the Eastern Penglai mythology honors the Eastern Princes, and the Southern Chu mythology and mythology honors the Pangu clan.

The mythological system of the Central Plains is honored by the Three Emperors and the Five Emperors. The supreme god of Buddhist mythology is only the Buddha, and the supreme god of Taoist mythology is only the Jade Emperor, which was officially recognized in ancient China. The words of the ** family in later generations are mixed with strange things, and they do their best, "Journey to the West" worships Buddha and suppresses Taoism, and "Romance of the Gods" worships Taoism and suppresses Buddhism, which is not enough to believe.