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page 1Chinese poetry allusions
Hou Ji
ancestor of the Chinese Zhou dynasty
Great Flood
major flood in ancient Chinese legends during the reign of Emperor Yao

Huaqing Chi
hot springs complex near Xi'an, China
Eight Views of Xiaoxiang
theme in Chinese art

Kunlun
mountain in Chinese mythology
Bronze Bird Terrace
architectural icon of China's Three Kingdoms period; one of the "Three Terraces of Ye" in the Book of Records (history)
Xiang River goddesses
The Xiangshuishen or Xiang River Goddesses are goddesses (or spirits and sometimes gods) of the Xiang River in Chinese folk religion. The Xiang flowed into Dongting Lake through the ancient kingdom of Chu, whose songs in their worship have been recorded in a work attributed to Qu Yuan. According to the Shanhaijing, the Xiang River deities were daughters of the supreme deity, Di. According to a somewhat later tradition, the Xiang goddesses were daughters of Emperor Yao, who were named Ehuang (; Fairy Radiance) and Nüying (; Maiden Bloom) who were said to have been married by him to his chosen s
Mount Buzhou
Chinese axis mundi northwest of Kunlun damaged by Gong Gong in remote antiquity, causing the axial tilt of the celestial sphere in Chinese mythology