Chinese Mythology Podcast

Follow Chinese Mythology Podcast
Share on
Copy link to clipboard

Chinese Mythology Podcast is the first and only English podcast focusing on Chinese mythology where you get to join Yang’s husband Eric as she tells him of myths and legends she grew up with. We hope you enjoy these stories as much as we do!

Yang Li & Eric Parfitt

  • Mar 16, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 7m AVG DURATION
  • 222 EPISODES


Search for episodes from Chinese Mythology Podcast with a specific topic:

Latest episodes from Chinese Mythology Podcast

Ep 222: Spoon Spirit

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2020 4:30


A large part of Chinese folklore is related with animism that everything possesses a distinct spiritual essence. Today we will tell a story from the 10th century. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/chimythcast We really appreciate each of you who listen, subscribe and share our podcast. If you are able, please support us on Patreon which keeps us telling more stories!

Ep 221: Flower Face

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2020 2:10


Today we will talk about a kind of flower from the 9th century. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/chimythcast We really appreciate each of you who listen, subscribe and share our podcast. If you are able, please support us on Patreon which keeps us telling more stories!

Ep 220: God Food

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2020 4:48


People sacrifice to gods in temples. I sometimes think do gods really need these sacrifice or it is just the way to show the piety. Today we will tell a story from the year 955. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/chimythcast We really appreciate each of you who listen, subscribe and share our podcast. If you are able, please support us on Patreon which keeps us telling more stories!

Ep 219: Ball Game

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2020 2:50


Today we will talk about a story of a ball game played by two kids from the 18th century. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/chimythcast We really appreciate each of you who listen, subscribe and share our podcast. If you are able, please support us on Patreon which keeps us telling more stories!

Ep 218: Patrolling Gods

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2020 9:31


Today we will talk about patrolling god of day and night in Chinese mythology. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/chimythcast We really appreciate each of you who listen, subscribe and share our podcast. If you are able, please support us on Patreon which keeps us telling more stories!

Ep 217: Anger Fire

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2020 5:09


Today we will tell a story of a angry man from the 17th century. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/chimythcast We really appreciate each of you who listen, subscribe and share our podcast. If you are able, please support us on Patreon which keeps us telling more stories!

Ep 216: Singing Through Times

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2020 13:02


Today will tell a story about a singing girl from the 8th century. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/chimythcast We really appreciate each of you who listen, subscribe and share our podcast. If you are able, please support us on Patreon which keeps us telling more stories!

Ep 215: Clipping Fortune

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2020 5:28


There is a superstition in China “don't clip nails at night.” Today we will talk about where the saying is from. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/chimythcast We really appreciate each of you who listen, subscribe and share our podcast. If you are able, please support us on Patreon which keeps us telling more stories!

Ep 214: Wish Regret

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2020 5:07


Today we will tell a story of be careful what you wish for especially when you in a temple. The story is from the book In Search of the Sacred 搜神记from the Jin dynasty 晋代 around the year 350. There is a myth or so-called curse that Chinese people talk about that the year of GengZi 庚子 is always hard to get through. Unfortunately, this year is the year of GengZi. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/chimythcast

Ep 213: The Year Of Disasters

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2020 7:25


A lot of things has happened during the first two months of 2020 including the corona virus outbreak in China. It is always painful to see people suffer no matter where and no matter how in this world. There is a myth or so-called curse that Chinese people talk about that the year of GengZi 庚子 is always hard to get through. Unfortunately, this year is the year of GengZi. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/chimythcast We really appreciate each of you who listen, subscribe and share our podcast. If you are able, please support us on Patreon which keeps us telling more stories!

Ep 212: Chicken Master

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2020 4:33


Today we will talk about a story about chicken master from the Southern dynasty between the year 420 ~ 479. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/chimythcast We really appreciate each of you who listen, subscribe and share our podcast. If you are able, please support us on Patreon which keeps us telling more stories!

Ep 211: Ancient Chinese Jokes 8 - Flattery And Humbleness

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2020 4:07


Laugh is a world language. People from different cultures all have jokes and today we will continue the series in our podcast about ancient Chinese jokes and hope you can laugh or smile about it. Today we will tell two jokes about flatter and being humble from the 16th century. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/chimythcast We really appreciate each of you who listen, subscribe and share our podcast. If you are able, please support us on Patreon which keeps us telling more stories!

Ep 210: Ancient Chinese Jokes 7 - Year Of The Rat

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2020 6:29


Laugh is a world language. People from different cultures all have jokes and today we will continue the series in our podcast about ancient Chinese jokes and hope you can laugh or smile about it. Today we will tell a couple of Japanese jokes originating from a Chinese joke about being born in the year of rat. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/chimythcast We really appreciate each of you who listen, subscribe and share our podcast. If you are able, please support us on Patreon which keeps us telling more stories!

Ep 209: Ghost Tenant

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2020 8:33


Today we will talk about a story of having a ghost tenant from around the year 955. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/chimythcast We really appreciate each of you who listen, subscribe and share our podcast. If you are able, please support us on Patreon which keeps us telling more stories!

Ep 208: Tai Sui - Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2020 5:45


In Chinese folklore, people always talk about TaiSui 太岁. Today we talk about what and who is TaiSui. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/chimythcast We really appreciate each of you who listen, subscribe and share our podcast. If you are able, please support us on Patreon which keeps us telling more stories!

Ep 207: Tai Sui - Part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2020 7:26


In Chinese folklore, people always talk about TaiSui 太岁. Today we talk about what and who is TaiSui. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/chimythcast We really appreciate each of you who listen, subscribe and share our podcast. If you are able, please support us on Patreon which keeps us telling more stories!

Ep 206: Chinese Cuisine 1 - West Lake Fish in Vinegar Gravy

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2020 9:01


Chinese cuisine is one of the most important parts of Chinese culture and of course there are stories behind the food. We will start a new series of stories about Chinese cuisine. Today we will talk about a famous dish called 西湖醋鱼 West Lake Fish in Vinegar Gravy, a traditional dish of Hangzhou 杭州 in the southeastern China. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/chimythcast We really appreciate each of you who listen, subscribe and share our podcast. If you are able, please support us on Patreon which keeps us telling more stories!

Ep 205: Koan 2 - Poison or Honey

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2020 6:14


A Koan 公案 is a story, dialogue, question or statement which is used in Zen practice. Today we will continue the series in our podcast of koans. Today we will talk about if it is poison or honey. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/chimythcast We really appreciate each of you who listen, subscribe and share our podcast. If you are able, please support us on Patreon which keeps us telling more stories!

Ep 204: The Cricket

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2019 4:24


Today we will talk about a story of cricket saving people from the 5th century. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/chimythcast We really appreciate each of you who listen, subscribe and share our podcast. If you are able, please support us on Patreon which keeps us telling more stories!

Ep 203: Swapping Feet

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2019 4:16


Today we will talk about a story of swapping feet from the 5th century. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/chimythcast We really appreciate each of you who listen, subscribe and share our podcast. If you are able, please support us on Patreon which keeps us telling more stories!

Ep 202: Not Here

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2019 3:25


Today we will talk about a story about eels from the 19th century. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/chimythcast We really appreciate each of you who listen, subscribe and share our podcast. If you are able, please support us on Patreon which keeps us telling more stories!

Ep 201: Skeleton Talks

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2019 3:03


Today we will tell a story about a skeleton talks from the 18th century. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/chimythcast We really appreciate each of you who listen, subscribe and share our podcast. If you are able, please support us on Patreon which keeps us telling more stories!

Ep 200: Talking Cats

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2019 4:42


Today we will talk about a couple of stories of talking cats from the 18th century. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/chimythcast We really appreciate each of you who listen, subscribe and share our podcast. If you are able, please support us on Patreon which keeps us telling more stories!

Ep 199: Are You A Ghost?

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2019 3:29


Today we will talk about a story of who is the ghost from the 18th century. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/chimythcast We really appreciate each of you who listen, subscribe and share our podcast. If you are able, please support us on Patreon which keeps us telling more stories!

Ep 198: Shadowless

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2019 7:51


Today we will talk about a story of a person with no shadow from the 18th century. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/chimythcast We really appreciate each of you who listen, subscribe and share our podcast. If you are able, please support us on Patreon which keeps us telling more stories!

Ep 197: Oil Seller

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2019 4:19


Today we will talk about a story of a mysterious oil seller from the 9th century. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/chimythcast We really appreciate each of you who listen, subscribe and share our podcast. If you are able, please support us on Patreon which keeps us telling more stories!

Ep 196: Ostrich

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2019 3:26


Today we will talk about ostrich in Chinese mythology. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/chimythcast We really appreciate each of you who listen, subscribe and share our podcast. If you are able, please support us on Patreon which keeps us telling more stories!

Ep 195: Eggxtrapolation

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2019 6:23


Today we will talk about a 16th century story of where a family's fortune is from. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/chimythcast We really appreciate each of you who listen, subscribe and share our podcast. If you are able, please support us on Patreon which keeps us telling more stories!

Ep 194: Monkey Keeper

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2019 4:00


Today we will talk about a story about a monkey keeper and his monkeys attributed to LieZi, an ancient Chinese philosopher. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/chimythcast We really appreciate each of you who listen, subscribe and share our podcast. If you are able, please support us on Patreon which keeps us telling more stories!

Ep 193: Dragon Tattoo

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2019 5:10


Today we will talk about a story about a person getting a dragon tattoo from the 16th century. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/chimythcast We really appreciate each of you who listen, subscribe and share our podcast. If you are able, please support us on Patreon which keeps us telling more stories!

Ep 192: Twenty Thousands Leagues Under The Earth

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2019 7:27


Today we will talk about a story of the world under the earth from the 18th century. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/chimythcast We really appreciate each of you who listen, subscribe and share our podcast. If you are able, please support us on Patreon which keeps us telling more stories!

Ep 191: Vet In Court

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2019 9:01


Today we will tell a story of a vet from the book Strange Stories from the a Chinese Studio published in 1740 during the Qing dynasty. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/chimythcast We really appreciate each of you who listen, subscribe and share our podcast. If you are able, please support us on Patreon which keeps us telling more stories!

Ep 190: Firefly

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2019 2:53


Today I want to share a romantic belief in ancient China. It is called FuCaoWeiYing 腐草为萤, meaning decaying grass become fireflies. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/chimythcast We really appreciate each of you who listen, subscribe and share our podcast. If you are able, please support us on Patreon which keeps us telling more stories!

Ep 189: Koan 1 - The Simplest Thing

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2019 3:37


A Koan 公案 is a story, dialogue, question or statement which is used in Zen practice. Today we will start a new series in our podcast of koans. Today's koan is about the simplest thing eating and sleeping. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/chimythcast We really appreciate each of you who listen, subscribe and share our podcast. If you are able, please support us on Patreon which keeps us telling more stories!

Ep 188: Nested Relationships

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2019 8:59


The philosopher Kant writes, “Space is not something objective and real, nor a substance, nor an accident, nor a relation; instead, it is subjective and ideal, and originates from the mind's nature in accord with a stable law as a scheme, as it were, for coordinating everything sensed externally.” Today we will talk about an interesting story and think about space. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/chimythcast We really appreciate each of you who listen, subscribe and share our podcast. If you are able, please support us on Patreon which keeps us telling more stories!

Ep 187: Du Zichun - part 3

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2019 12:10


Ryūnosuke Akutagawa was a genius writer. One of his short stories is called Toshisyun , which is based on a Chinese story from the 8th century called Du Zichun 杜子春. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/chimythcast We really appreciate each of you who listen, subscribe and share our podcast. If you are able, please support us on Patreon which keeps us telling more stories!

Ep 186: Du Zichun - part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2019 10:56


Ryūnosuke Akutagawa was a genius writer. One of his short stories is called Toshisyun , which is based on a Chinese story from the 8th century called Du Zichun 杜子春. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/chimythcast We really appreciate each of you who listen, subscribe and share our podcast. If you are able, please support us on Patreon which keeps us telling more stories!

Ep 185: Du Zichun - part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2019 8:20


Ryūnosuke Akutagawa was a genius writer. One of his short stories is called Toshisyun , which is based on a Chinese story from the 8th century called Du Zichun 杜子春. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/chimythcast We really appreciate each of you who listen, subscribe and share our podcast. If you are able, please support us on Patreon which keeps us telling more stories!

Ep 184: Girl In The Well

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2019 8:08


Wells is a mysterious object and symbol in Chinese culture. It existed in the yard of a household or village where people get water from everyday while it can't be seen to the deepest bottom. Today we will talk about a story about a girl in the well. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/chimythcast We really appreciate each of you who listen, subscribe and share our podcast. If you are able, please support us on Patreon which keeps us telling more stories!

Ep 183: The Promise Of Chicken Rice - part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2019 8:10


Today we will continue the story of the promise of chicken rice originally from the 5th century. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/chimythcast We really appreciate each of you who listen, subscribe and share our podcast. If you are able, please support us on Patreon which keeps us telling more stories!

Ep 182: The Promise Of Chicken Rice - part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2019 8:56


Today we will talk about a touching story of the promise of chicken rice originally from the 5th century. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/chimythcast We really appreciate each of you who listen, subscribe and share our podcast. If you are able, please support us on Patreon which keeps us telling more stories!

Ep 181: Double Pupil

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2019 4:30


Today we will talk about people with double pupil in Chinese mythology. Double pupil can be traced back to thousands years ago in both eastern and western culture. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/chimythcast We really appreciate each of you who listen, subscribe and share our podcast. If you are able, please support us on Patreon which keeps us telling more stories!

Ep 180: Family Destiny

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2019 3:43


Today we will tell a story from the 5th century that always reminds me of Oedipus from Greek mythology. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/chimythcast We really appreciate each of you who listen, subscribe and share our podcast. If you are able, please support us on Patreon which keeps us telling more stories!

Ep 179: Time Traveler

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2019 7:06


Compared to the English word “time traveler”, I prefer the ancient Chinese word LanKeRen meaning the person whose wooden axe handle is rotted. Today we will talk about the story of the word. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/chimythcast We really appreciate each of you who listen, subscribe and share our podcast. If you are able, please support us on Patreon which keeps us telling more stories!

Ep 178: Eel Hair

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2019 5:44


Today we will tell a myth about people's hair become eels. Please feel free to skip this episode if you have vermiphobia or if you are eating. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/chimythcast We really appreciate each of you who listen, subscribe and share our podcast. If you are able, please support us on Patreon which keeps us telling more stories!

Ep 177: Remote Nations Of The World 6 - Kingdom Of Long Beard

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2019 9:06


Today we will keep the series of remote nations of the world and we will talk about the Kingdom of Long Beard. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/chimythcast We really appreciate each of you who listen, subscribe and share our podcast. If you are able, please support us on Patreon which keeps us telling more stories!

Ep 176: Ancient Chinese Jokes 6 - Rob The Poor

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2019 4:11


Laugh is a world language. We will continue the series about ancient Chinese jokes and hope you can laugh or smile about it. Today we will tell two jokes about rob the poor. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/chimythcast We really appreciate each of you who listen, subscribe and share our podcast. If you are able, please support us on Patreon which keeps us telling more stories!

Ep 175: Ancient Chinese Jokes 5 - Dedicated Readers

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2019 4:19


Laugh is a world language. We will continue the series about ancient Chinese jokes and hope you can laugh or smile about it. Today we will tell a joke about dedicated readers. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/chimythcast We really appreciate each of you who listen, subscribe and share our podcast. If you are able, please support us on Patreon which keeps us telling more stories!

Ep 174: Neck Stretcher

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2019 3:49


Today we will talk about a spirit from water and woods in the field in Chinese mythology. The story is from the 4th century. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/chimythcast We really appreciate each of you who listen, subscribe and share our podcast. If you are able, please support us on Patreon which keeps us telling more stories!

Ep 173: Lazy Fish Oil

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2019 6:44


Last time we talked about LanFuYu, a mythical fish in Chinese mythology. The fish oil was once forbidden to use and we might find the reason from the story today. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/chimythcast We really appreciate each of you who listen, subscribe and share our podcast. If you are able, please support us on Patreon which keeps us telling more stories!

Ep 172: Lazy Fish

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2019 4:31


Today we will talk about a mythical fish called LanFuYu in Chinese mythology. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/chimythcast We really appreciate each of you who listen, subscribe and share our podcast. If you are able, please support us on Patreon which keeps us telling more stories!

Claim Chinese Mythology Podcast

In order to claim this podcast we'll send an email to with a verification link. Simply click the link and you will be able to edit tags, request a refresh, and other features to take control of your podcast page!

Claim Cancel