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Nasreddin
thumb|A 17th-century miniature of Nasruddin, from the collection of the Topkapı Palace Museum|205x205px
Leizu
thumb|Illustration of Leizu teaching people to cultivate silkworms.
Gynostemma pentaphyllum
species of plant
Zhao Gao
Qin dynasty politician
Yeren
right|thumb|upright=1.35| Titular inscription at the entrance to the "Yeren Cave" in Shennongjia
Tu Er Shen
Chinese deity of homosexual love and sex
The Weaver Girl and the Cowherd
Chinese folk tale
In Search of the Supernatural
4th-century CE Chinese compilation of legends and stories
Red Lanterns
historical military unit composed of younger women
Youxia
thumb|200px|Late Qing period martial artist Huo Yuanjia was considered a great folk-hero (大俠). Youxia () was a type of ancient Chinese warrior folk hero celebrated in classical Chinese poetry and fictional literature. It literally means "wandering vigilante", but is commonly translated as "knight-errant" or less commonly as "cavalier", "adventurer", "soldier of fortune" or "underworld stalwart".
Risuriderecado sinohomocephaltam
right|thumb|200px|"Jinjenju" (人面樹) from the Konjaku Hyakki Shūi by [[Toriyama Sekien]] Jinmenju or Ninmenju () is a type of Yōkai and Yaoguai in Japanese and Chinese folklore. It is commonly depicted as a tree bearing flowers that resemble human heads. It notably appears in the Edo period Konjaku Hyakki Shūi by Toriyama Sekien.
Hung Hei-gun
Chinese martial artist
Wong Kei-ying
Chinese martial artist
Chinese folklore
collection of songs, poetry, dances etc. of China
Gu
venom-based poison associated with cultures of south China, particularly Nanyue
Ten Tigers of Canton
Chinese martial artist group
Zhou Tong
archer
Fong Sai-yuk
Chinese martial artist
Sanpaku
thumb|200px|John F. Kennedy, one of the twelve famous people [[George Ohsawa claimed were suffering from sanpaku because of visible sclerae under their irises.]]
Southern Shaolin Monastery
building in Putian, China
Lady of Linshui
tutelary goddess of females and children in Chinese folk religion, also tutelary deity of Fuzhou
Botan Dōrō
play by San'yūtei Enchō
The Governor of Nanke
short story by Li Gongzuo
Changyi
Changyi (? – ?) was the second son of the legendary Yellow Emperor and the father of Zhuanxu.
Mary Hayes Davis
American writer noted for the compilation of Chinese literary tales in English
Stone Sentinel Maze
array of rocks and boulders in Chinese folklore
Ulkāmukha Pretarāja
Buddhist deity
May you live in interesting times
apocryphal purported Chinese curse