Peoples
Peoples articles and guides
Giants and Gods: The Titans of the Shanhai Jing
Kua Fu who chased the sun, Xing Tian who fought heaven headless — the titanic figures whose battles shaped the landscape of Chinese mythology.
Strange Nations of the Shanhai Jing: A Catalog of Impossible Peoples
One-eyed kingdoms, countries of giants, people with holes in their chests — the Shanhai Jing describes dozens of extraordinary human societies.
The Feathered People: Winged Humans of the Shanhai Jing
Among the most enchanting peoples in Chinese mythology — humans born with feathers and wings who could fly through the sky.
The Peoples of the Shanhaijing: One-Eyed Nations, Winged Tribes, and the Edges of Humanity
The Classic of Mountains and Seas describes dozens of foreign peoples with extraordinary physical traits. Are they pure fantasy, garbled ethnography, or something in between?
The Peoples of the Shanhaijing: Foreign Nations at the Edge of the World
The Shanhaijing describes dozens of foreign peoples — some with one eye, some with three heads, some who live on air alone. These descriptions are not just fantasy. They are ancient China's first attempt at anthropology.