27:
1299:
114:. Chinese mythology has in the past been believed to be, at least in part, a factual recording of history. Thus, in the study of historical Chinese culture, many of the stories that have been told regarding characters and events which have been written or told of the distant past have a double tradition: one tradition which presents a more historicised and one which presents a more mythological version. This is also true in the case of Zhurong. In
1242:
204:
represents
Zhurong as the son of a father whose name translates as "Play-with-Pots", who in turn is represented as the son of a father whose name translates as "Skillful Pot" (and is described as having a square top upon his head). In "General Introduction" to the
98:. However, it is recorded in the suspicious part of Dahuangjing (大荒經) and Haineijing (海內經) that were written last. Some sources associate Zhurong with some of the principal early and ancient myths of China, such as those of
515:
211:
anthology, Hawkes uses these observations to bolster his speculation of a significant relationship between the archeological evidence regarding ceramic technology and the cultural background of the
508:
501:
131:), a sky god. (Again, the more historicised versions of the mythology portray Zhuanxu as a historical person; in this case an "Emperor of China"). Gaoyang also had a son,
702:
376:. University of California, Santa Barbara. The entry for Zhurong is located at "Wu Liang" > right wall > second row of reliefs > second relief from the right
1359:
238:
However, in one myth, Zhurong was interested in physical power and fought against
Gonggong for days in a contest to see who was stronger. According to the
1374:
1283:
143:
also claimed descent through
Gaoyang (but not Zhurong). Zhurong was also claimed to be an ancestor to the eight lineages of the royal families of the
186:; which, in the case of certain other complex characters is used productively to represent words with meanings related to worms, snakes, or insects.
180:(Late Neolithic/Early Bronze) Age feature encountered in archaeological sites in northern China. This character is combined with another character,
818:
1379:
469:
450:
1340:
525:
397:
973:
688:
120:
1384:
1276:
695:
200:
86:
32:
26:
1092:
828:
813:
762:
373:
190:
makes a connection between the characters in
Zhurong's name and the culture and ceramic technology in ancient China.
803:
434:
187:
103:
1298:
1333:
1269:
20:
747:
605:
132:
767:
711:
259:
160:
One aspect of the traditional
Chinese characters used in the case of Zhurong's name is that the character
899:
234:": He did nothing. He was addicted to nothing and desired nothing. And punishment were not in practice."
1364:
1038:
983:
869:
823:
772:
420:山海經 > 海內經 > 炎帝之妻，赤水之子聽訞生炎居，炎居生節竝，節竝生戲器，戲器生祝融，祝融降處於江水，生共工。共工生術器，術器首方顚，是復土穰，以處江水。共工生后土，后土生噎鳴，噎鳴生歳十有二
68:
246:
is a descendant of
Zhurong. This raises suspicions that Haineijing(海內經)'s record was distorted in the
1389:
1071:
124:, Zhurong is portrayed as a historical person, who held the governmental office of Minister of Fire.
1326:
968:
942:
730:
111:
485:
1369:
1249:
1097:
889:
874:
798:
465:
446:
403:
393:
64:
1310:
1253:
735:
1219:
1033:
1028:
978:
894:
864:
793:
757:
56:
44:
176:
with three hollow legs, which is well known from archeological reports as a characteristic
1061:
998:
843:
788:
274:
224:
441:
The Songs of the South: An
Ancient Chinese Anthology of Poems by Qu Yuan and Other Poets
1209:
1128:
1123:
952:
932:
909:
848:
632:
589:
439:
95:
1353:
1184:
1056:
904:
833:
493:
173:
914:
1224:
1155:
879:
808:
671:
667:
656:
264:
177:
144:
136:
1174:
1145:
1133:
1015:
988:
947:
663:
652:
648:
609:
581:
247:
140:
91:
1076:
1066:
993:
644:
1241:
1010:
937:
742:
407:
115:
73:
90:
gives alternative genealogies for
Zhurong, including descent from both the
1214:
1179:
1020:
884:
680:
597:
585:
577:
550:
387:
243:
107:
1150:
1138:
1118:
838:
752:
640:
636:
617:
601:
569:
538:
128:
99:
1162:
1003:
625:
613:
565:
557:
542:
269:
207:
1306:
1167:
621:
1113:
725:
561:
546:
78:
684:
497:
81:
and his followers, Zhurong is a god of fire and of the south.
460:
Yang, Lihui; An, Deming; Anderson Turner, Jessica (2008).
374:
Virtual Tour of Wuzhai Shan Site, 2nd
Century CE (v. 2.0)
127:
Zhurong was said to be the son of
Gaoyang (also known as
386:
Bellingham, David; Whittaker, Clio; Grant, John (1992).
1314:
1257:
392:. Secaucus, New Jersey: Wellfleet Press. p. 132.
356:
354:
321:
309:
297:
1202:
1106:
1085:
1049:
961:
925:
857:
781:
718:
438:
1334:
1277:
696:
509:
181:
167:
161:
8:
30:Zhurong riding two dragons, depicted in the
1341:
1327:
1284:
1270:
703:
689:
681:
516:
502:
494:
25:
819:Interactions Between Heaven and Mankind
290:
166:is composed by combining the character
360:
345:
333:
464:. New York: Oxford University Press.
172:which refers to a ritual cauldron or
7:
1295:
1293:
1238:
1236:
322:Yang, An & Anderson Turner 2008
310:Yang, An & Anderson Turner 2008
298:Yang, An & Anderson Turner 2008
227:inscriptions describe Zhurong as:
1360:Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors
1313:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
1256:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
526:Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors
14:
1375:Deities in Chinese folk religion
1297:
1240:
974:Confucian royal ancestral shrine
250:for Chinese political purposes.
63:), is an important personage in
77:and the philosophical texts of
121:Records of the Grand Historian
1:
1380:Classic of Mountains and Seas
462:Handbook of Chinese Mythology
240:Classic of Mountains and Seas
201:Classic of Mountains and Seas
87:Classic of Mountains and Seas
33:Classic of Mountains and Seas
1093:Four Books and Five Classics
829:Ancestor veneration in China
814:Unity of Heaven and humanity
139:. The imperial clan of the
16:Chinese mythological figure
1406:
1292:
1235:
372:Barbieri, Anthony (2019).
18:
804:Confucian ritual religion
533:
445:. London: Penguin Books.
182:
168:
162:
60:
48:
1248:This article related to
486:Unihan Database - U+9B32
231:「祝誦〔融〕氏：無所造為，未有嗜欲，刑罰未施。」
21:Zhurong (disambiguation)
748:Ritual and music system
712:Religious Confucianism
260:Chinese ritual bronzes
104:Nüwa Mends the Heavens
37:
1305:This article about a
1039:Temple of Agriculture
984:Religious goods store
870:Holy Confucian Church
824:Chinese folk religion
773:Worship of the living
630:Five Primal Emperors:
348:, pp. 21 and 79.
69:Chinese folk religion
29:
1385:China religion stubs
1072:Confucian coin charm
661:Three Perfect Kings:
19:For other uses, see
969:Temple of Confucius
731:Sacrifice to Heaven
555:Three Exalted Ones:
156:Character genealogy
71:. According to the
38:
1322:
1321:
1265:
1264:
1250:religion in China
1233:
1232:
1163:Bluegreen Emperor
1098:Thirteen Classics
890:Confucian Academy
875:Xuanyuan teaching
799:Mandate of Heaven
678:
677:
471:978-0-19-533263-6
452:978-0-14-044375-2
389:Myths and Legends
324:, pp. 12–13.
280:, 2021 Mars rover
194:Mythical ancestry
65:Chinese mythology
51:), also known as
1397:
1343:
1336:
1329:
1301:
1294:
1286:
1279:
1272:
1244:
1237:
1203:Tutelary deities
1034:Beijing Shejitan
1029:Temple of Heaven
1025:Beijing Temples
979:Ancestral shrine
895:Confucian Shinto
865:Confucian church
794:Chinese theology
705:
698:
691:
682:
518:
511:
504:
495:
475:
456:
444:
421:
418:
412:
411:
383:
377:
370:
364:
358:
349:
343:
337:
331:
325:
319:
313:
307:
301:
295:
185:
184:
171:
170:
165:
164:
62:
50:
1405:
1404:
1400:
1399:
1398:
1396:
1395:
1394:
1350:
1349:
1348:
1347:
1291:
1290:
1234:
1229:
1198:
1102:
1081:
1062:Tiangong censer
1045:
957:
921:
853:
844:Yan Huang Zisun
789:Shendao shejiao
777:
714:
709:
679:
674:
628:
593:
529:
522:
491:
482:
472:
459:
453:
437:, ed. (2011) .
433:
430:
425:
424:
419:
415:
400:
385:
384:
380:
371:
367:
359:
352:
344:
340:
332:
328:
320:
316:
308:
304:
296:
292:
287:
256:
225:Wu Liang Shrine
221:
196:
174:tripodal vessel
158:
153:
135:, who fathered
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1403:
1401:
1393:
1392:
1387:
1382:
1377:
1372:
1367:
1362:
1352:
1351:
1346:
1345:
1338:
1331:
1323:
1320:
1319:
1302:
1289:
1288:
1281:
1274:
1266:
1263:
1262:
1245:
1231:
1230:
1228:
1227:
1222:
1217:
1212:
1210:Landlord deity
1206:
1204:
1200:
1199:
1197:
1196:
1195:
1194:
1193:
1192:
1187:
1182:
1172:
1171:
1170:
1160:
1159:
1158:
1153:
1143:
1142:
1141:
1131:
1129:Yellow Emperor
1124:Wufang Shangdi
1121:
1116:
1110:
1108:
1104:
1103:
1101:
1100:
1095:
1089:
1087:
1083:
1082:
1080:
1079:
1074:
1069:
1064:
1059:
1053:
1051:
1047:
1046:
1044:
1043:
1042:
1041:
1036:
1031:
1023:
1018:
1013:
1008:
1007:
1006:
1001:
991:
986:
981:
976:
971:
965:
963:
959:
958:
956:
955:
953:Yamazaki Ansai
950:
945:
940:
935:
933:Yellow Emperor
929:
927:
923:
922:
920:
919:
918:
917:
912:
907:
902:
892:
887:
882:
877:
872:
867:
861:
859:
855:
854:
852:
851:
849:Soil and grain
846:
841:
836:
831:
826:
821:
816:
811:
806:
801:
796:
791:
785:
783:
779:
778:
776:
775:
770:
768:Ghost marriage
765:
760:
755:
750:
745:
740:
739:
738:
728:
722:
720:
716:
715:
710:
708:
707:
700:
693:
685:
676:
675:
633:Yellow Emperor
590:Yellow Emperor
534:
531:
530:
523:
521:
520:
513:
506:
498:
489:
488:
481:
480:External links
478:
477:
476:
470:
457:
451:
429:
426:
423:
422:
413:
398:
378:
365:
350:
338:
326:
314:
312:, p. 124.
302:
300:, p. 248.
289:
288:
286:
283:
282:
281:
272:
267:
262:
255:
252:
236:
235:
232:
220:
217:
195:
192:
157:
154:
152:
149:
96:Yellow Emperor
36:, 1597 edition
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1402:
1391:
1388:
1386:
1383:
1381:
1378:
1376:
1373:
1371:
1368:
1366:
1363:
1361:
1358:
1357:
1355:
1344:
1339:
1337:
1332:
1330:
1325:
1324:
1318:
1316:
1312:
1308:
1303:
1300:
1296:
1287:
1282:
1280:
1275:
1273:
1268:
1267:
1261:
1259:
1255:
1251:
1246:
1243:
1239:
1226:
1223:
1221:
1218:
1216:
1213:
1211:
1208:
1207:
1205:
1201:
1191:
1188:
1186:
1185:Flame Emperor
1183:
1181:
1178:
1177:
1176:
1173:
1169:
1166:
1165:
1164:
1161:
1157:
1154:
1152:
1149:
1148:
1147:
1146:Black Emperor
1144:
1140:
1137:
1136:
1135:
1134:White Emperor
1132:
1130:
1127:
1126:
1125:
1122:
1120:
1117:
1115:
1112:
1111:
1109:
1105:
1099:
1096:
1094:
1091:
1090:
1088:
1084:
1078:
1075:
1073:
1070:
1068:
1065:
1063:
1060:
1058:
1057:Spirit tablet
1055:
1054:
1052:
1048:
1040:
1037:
1035:
1032:
1030:
1027:
1026:
1024:
1022:
1019:
1017:
1014:
1012:
1009:
1005:
1002:
1000:
997:
996:
995:
992:
990:
987:
985:
982:
980:
977:
975:
972:
970:
967:
966:
964:
960:
954:
951:
949:
946:
944:
941:
939:
936:
934:
931:
930:
928:
924:
916:
913:
911:
908:
906:
903:
901:
898:
897:
896:
893:
891:
888:
886:
883:
881:
878:
876:
873:
871:
868:
866:
863:
862:
860:
858:Organizations
856:
850:
847:
845:
842:
840:
837:
835:
834:Son of Heaven
832:
830:
827:
825:
822:
820:
817:
815:
812:
810:
807:
805:
802:
800:
797:
795:
792:
790:
787:
786:
784:
780:
774:
771:
769:
766:
764:
761:
759:
756:
754:
751:
749:
746:
744:
741:
737:
734:
733:
732:
729:
727:
724:
723:
721:
717:
713:
706:
701:
699:
694:
692:
687:
686:
683:
673:
669:
665:
662:
659:
658:
654:
650:
646:
642:
638:
634:
631:
627:
623:
619:
615:
611:
607:
603:
599:
596:
591:
587:
583:
579:
575:
571:
567:
563:
559:
556:
552:
548:
544:
540:
537:
532:
528:
527:
519:
514:
512:
507:
505:
500:
499:
496:
492:
487:
484:
483:
479:
473:
467:
463:
458:
454:
448:
443:
442:
436:
435:Hawkes, David
432:
431:
427:
417:
414:
409:
405:
401:
399:1-55521-812-1
395:
391:
390:
382:
379:
375:
369:
366:
363:, p. 23.
362:
357:
355:
351:
347:
342:
339:
336:, p. 81.
335:
330:
327:
323:
318:
315:
311:
306:
303:
299:
294:
291:
284:
279:
277:
273:
271:
268:
266:
263:
261:
258:
257:
253:
251:
249:
245:
241:
233:
230:
229:
228:
226:
218:
216:
214:
210:
209:
203:
202:
193:
191:
189:
179:
175:
155:
150:
148:
146:
142:
138:
134:
130:
125:
123:
122:
117:
113:
109:
105:
101:
97:
93:
89:
88:
82:
80:
76:
75:
70:
66:
58:
54:
46:
42:
35:
34:
28:
22:
1365:Chinese gods
1315:expanding it
1304:
1258:expanding it
1247:
1225:Mountain God
1189:
910:Suika Shinto
880:Taigu school
809:Filial piety
736:Festival Huế
660:
635:(Huangdi) ·
629:
595:Four Perils:
594:
573:
554:
553:
535:
524:
490:
461:
440:
416:
388:
381:
368:
341:
329:
317:
305:
293:
275:
265:Lady Zhurong
239:
237:
222:
212:
206:
199:
197:
188:David Hawkes
178:Chalcolithic
159:
145:state of Chu
137:Yu the Great
126:
119:
85:
83:
72:
52:
40:
39:
31:
1390:Deity stubs
1175:Red Emperor
1016:Miao shrine
989:Hero shrine
948:Kang Youwei
536:Four Clans:
361:Hawkes 2011
346:Hawkes 2011
334:Hawkes 2011
248:Han dynasty
219:Description
141:Qin dynasty
112:Great Flood
92:Yan Emperor
1354:Categories
1077:Joss paper
1067:Hell money
994:Myo shrine
592:(Huangdi)
428:References
215:material.
110:, and the
1370:Fire gods
1011:Ci shrine
962:Buildings
938:Confucius
900:Taiseikyo
743:Feng Shan
151:Genealogy
116:Sima Qian
74:Huainanzi
1220:City God
1215:Tudigong
1180:Shennong
1021:Yin miao
885:Shengdao
782:Concepts
763:Marriage
598:Gonggong
586:Gonggong
578:Shennong
551:Shennong
408:27192394
254:See also
244:Gonggong
108:Gonggong
1190:Zhurong
1151:Zhuanxu
1139:Shaohao
1119:Shangdi
1107:Deities
1050:Objects
999:Jongmyo
915:Onmyōdō
839:Tianxia
753:Guan Li
719:Rituals
641:Zhuanxu
637:Shaohao
618:Qiongqi
610:Sanmiao
602:Huandou
574:Zhurong
539:Youchao
276:Zhurong
129:Zhuanxu
57:Chinese
53:Chongli
45:Chinese
41:Zhurong
1156:Xuanwu
1004:Munmyo
926:People
905:Shusei
626:Taotie
614:Hundun
566:Taihao
558:Suiren
543:Suiren
468:
449:
406:
396:
270:Xirang
213:Chu Ci
208:Chu Ci
59::
47::
1309:is a
1307:deity
1252:is a
1168:Fu Xi
1086:Books
943:Xunzi
758:Ji Li
622:Taowu
582:Yandi
285:Notes
278:rover
1311:stub
1254:stub
1114:Tian
726:Jesa
668:Shun
657:Shun
570:Nüwa
562:Fuxi
547:Fuxi
466:ISBN
447:ISBN
404:OCLC
394:ISBN
223:The
198:The
100:Nüwa
94:and
84:The
79:Mozi
67:and
664:Yao
653:Yao
649:Zhi
606:Gun
133:Gun
118:'s
106:),
1356::
672:Yu
670:·
666:·
655:·
651:·
647:·
645:Ku
643:·
639:·
624:·
620:·
616:·
612:·
608:·
604:·
600:·
588:·
584:·
580:·
576:·
572:·
568:·
564:·
560:·
549:·
545:·
541:·
402:.
353:^
242:,
147:.
61:重黎
49:祝融
1342:e
1335:t
1328:v
1317:.
1285:e
1278:t
1271:v
1260:.
704:e
697:t
690:v
517:e
510:t
503:v
474:.
455:.
410:.
183:虫
169:鬲
163:融
102:(
55:(
43:(
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
