Site mission

The site is for readers looking up a figure, creature, story, or source. Browse through Heaven, Diyu, or the Shan Hai Jing, or search a name directly. Categories aid retrieval; relationships and offices still depend on a named classic, scripture, novel, object, or local record.

Author

The site is independently compiled under the name Zhulongyin. The byline identifies editorial responsibility; it is not a claim of religious office, academic qualification, or institutional endorsement. Articles should be judged by their cited texts, passages, object records, and research sources.

The site does not represent a religious body, university, research institute, or temple. Corrections are most useful when they include a checkable title, chapter, edition, inscription, or museum number.

Research method

How the sources are checked and explained:

Identify the source before drawing conclusions

When writing about a deity or event, the site first states what kind of source is being used: classical text, Daoist scripture, fiction or oral tradition. If sources conflict, the article writes them separately instead of forcing one unified version.

Manually check facts

Names, relationships, and stories are tied to titles and passages where possible. Museum objects require dates, materials, and accession numbers; local traditions require a named place and source. Unsupported details are not completed by guesswork.

Separate myth from modern adaptation

Images from games, film, television and web fiction are marked separately as modern adaptation or later development, not mixed with classical records.

Sources and layers

Common sources include, but are not limited to:

  • Classical texts: Shan Hai Jing, Huainanzi, Soushen Ji and related works.
  • Daoist classics: scriptures and ritual texts such as the Scripture of the Jade Emperor's Fundamental Acts.
  • Fictional narratives: Ming-Qing novels such as Journey to the West and Investiture of the Gods.
  • Folk belief and modern reference work: local deities, festival legends and modern indexes.

Source labels are reading aids, not the only scholarly classification. A shared tag does not prove that figures occupy one office, and a link does not by itself establish hierarchy, kinship, or identity.

Disclaimer

The site compiles and rewrites material from classical records, religious texts, fiction, local traditions, and modern research. It is intended for cultural explanation and general-interest reading, not religious promotion, and does not represent any religious or academic institution. Myths have many versions and variants. The site tries to identify their sources and traditions, but cannot guarantee that every detail is definitive; corrections are welcome. Images are creative aids for understanding, not historical or religious likenesses.

Contact and Corrections

For corrections concerning sources, figure classification or sources and traditions, email zh@mythzh.com. Please include a verifiable primary text, study or local reference where possible; each submission will be reviewed against the cited material.