Chinese Ghosts and Monsters?

[Toby Stimpson]

Hello all,

So I'm beginning to add to my small information on Chinese Ghosts and Monsters, the same way I worked on the Japanese files I have.

I would go to Wikipedia, but I'm becoming untrustworthy of it. I'm wondering if anyone knows of any websites or online resources that are basic guides that I can sort of build from?

Namaste

Tobias

[Agaliha]

Here's a few:

Ghosts, Spirits and Demons in Chinese Religion - ReligionFacts (http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oGkxzFz1dGcoQAV5FXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE2cmZiOTRpBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDNQRjb2xvA3cEdnRpZANGNjY1Xzc2BGwDV 1Mx/SIG=12lv7di4h/EXP=1180246341/**http%3a//www.religionfacts.com/chinese_religion/beliefs/spirits.htm)
Chinese Ghost (http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oGkiot0FdGcjUARIxXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE2c2w3M2VvBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMQRjb2xvA3cEdnRpZANGNjY1Xzc2BGwDV 1Mx/SIG=12ges7k3f/EXP=1180246445/**http%3a//chineseculture.about.com/library/weekly/aa032400a.htm)
Chinese Horror Creatures, Demons and Spirits - China History Forum (http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oGkihc0FdGTEMBJWVXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE2aDdldWRnBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDOARjb2xvA3cEdnRpZANGNjY1Xzc2BGwDV 1Mx/SIG=12gb4k3m2/EXP=1180246492/**http%3a//www.chinahistoryforum.com/index.php%3fshowtopic=12474)-- has pics, might have some info
Chinese Vampires (http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oGkkui0FdGJBUB4AdXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE3MGttbzdjBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMjcEY29sbwN3BHZ0aWQDRjY2NV83NgRsA 1dTMQ--/SIG=126oi3ki7/EXP=1180246562/**http%3a//vampires.monstrous.com/chinese_vampires.htm)
Chinese Hell: Diyu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oGknHh0FdGZk0A.HFXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE2c3VtdjVvBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMwRjb2xvA3cEdnRpZANGNjY1Xzc2BGwDV 1Mx/SIG=11msdkggs/EXP=1180246625/**http%3a//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Di_Yu) (yes, it's Wiki :2G: )
Chinese Ghost, Hell and Heaven (http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oGkmaY0VdGNBgAxkVXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE2cmZiOTRpBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDNQRjb2xvA3cEdnRpZANGNjY1Xzc2BGwDV 1Mx/SIG=133gsqob4/EXP=1180246808/**http%3a//chineseculture.about.com/od/ghosthellandheaven/Ghost_Hell_and_Heaven.htm)

What about Dragons? 'Cause there's tons about them.

[Toby Stimpson]

Here's a few:

Ghosts, Spirits and Demons in Chinese Religion - ReligionFacts (http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oGkxzFz1dGcoQAV5FXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE2cmZiOTRpBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDNQRjb2xvA3cEdnRpZANGNjY1Xzc2BGwDV 1Mx/SIG=12lv7di4h/EXP=1180246341/**http%3a//www.religionfacts.com/chinese_religion/beliefs/spirits.htm)
Chinese Ghost (http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oGkiot0FdGcjUARIxXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE2c2w3M2VvBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMQRjb2xvA3cEdnRpZANGNjY1Xzc2BGwDV 1Mx/SIG=12ges7k3f/EXP=1180246445/**http%3a//chineseculture.about.com/library/weekly/aa032400a.htm)
Chinese Horror Creatures, Demons and Spirits - China History Forum (http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oGkihc0FdGTEMBJWVXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE2aDdldWRnBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDOARjb2xvA3cEdnRpZANGNjY1Xzc2BGwDV 1Mx/SIG=12gb4k3m2/EXP=1180246492/**http%3a//www.chinahistoryforum.com/index.php%3fshowtopic=12474)-- has pics, might have some info
Chinese Vampires (http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oGkkui0FdGJBUB4AdXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE3MGttbzdjBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMjcEY29sbwN3BHZ0aWQDRjY2NV83NgRsA 1dTMQ--/SIG=126oi3ki7/EXP=1180246562/**http%3a//vampires.monstrous.com/chinese_vampires.htm)
Chinese Hell: Diyu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oGknHh0FdGZk0A.HFXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE2c3VtdjVvBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMwRjb2xvA3cEdnRpZANGNjY1Xzc2BGwDV 1Mx/SIG=11msdkggs/EXP=1180246625/**http%3a//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Di_Yu) (yes, it's Wiki :2G: )
Chinese Ghost, Hell and Heaven (http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oGkmaY0VdGNBgAxkVXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE2cmZiOTRpBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDNQRjb2xvA3cEdnRpZANGNjY1Xzc2BGwDV 1Mx/SIG=133gsqob4/EXP=1180246808/**http%3a//chineseculture.about.com/od/ghosthellandheaven/Ghost_Hell_and_Heaven.htm)

What about Dragons? 'Cause there's tons about them.

LOL, now how would I know you would be the first to post??

Thankyou :) I appreciate these links.

Hmm, well dragons I already have a lot of source material I can draw from... and I kind of combined that section into my general dragons in folklore and mythology section... its up to about 12 pages now so far. The issue I have found, is that most source material about Oriental Dragons is untranslated, and those that are are bad translations. Ive mostly stuck to my few books I have, and then when I start getting in to complete the section off, will I try and find a decent book on amazon on Dragons.

There are a few times where Monsters are half dragon, half something else... like they can take the form of a Dragon and are classed as Dragon Kings... but may be in fact demonic, or even a God. There a great one about a Dragon King in Japan around lake Biwa, who was the local Kami to the people.

This is good though, gives me somewhere to start from :D, thankyouuu:hugz:

Ill post some of my research up, once it's all sourced and properly formatted :).

Namaste

Tobias