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Ne Zha (2019 Film)
''Ne Zha'' (), also spelled ''Nezha'', is a 2019 Chinese Chinese animation, animated Fantasy film, fantasy adventure film directed and written by Jiaozi (director), Jiaozi. Its animation production is done by the director's own Chengdu Coco Cartoon. Featuring the popular Chinese mythological character Nezha, the plot is loosely based on the 16th-century novel ''Investiture of the Gods'' by Xu Zhonglin (novelist), Xu Zhonglin. In the film, a young boy named Ne Zha, is the reincarnation of the demon orb, which is separated from the chaos pearl by the Primeval Lord of Heaven, Yuanshi Tianzun. Born with the destructive powers of a demon orb, he finds himself as an outcast who is hated and feared by the townsfolk in Chengtang Pass. Destined by prophecy to bring destruction to the world, the young lad must choose between good and evil in order to break the shackles of fate and become the hero. ''Ne Zha'' was released in China exclusively in IMAX and China Film Giant Screen theatres on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nezha
Nezha (, Nézhā) or sometimes Nezha the Crown Prince (, ), is a protection deity in Taoism, Buddhism, and Chinese folk religion. His official Taoism, Taoist name is "Marshal of the Central Altar" (). He was then given the title "Third Lotus Prince" () after he became a deity. Legend According to ''Fengshen Yanyi'', Nezha was born during the Shang dynasty in a military fortress at Chentang Pass, as the incarnation of Lingzhu Zi (灵珠子), who is destined to assist King Wu of Zhou in the upcoming war against the Shang. His father was a military commander Li Jing (deity), Li Jing, who later became the "Pagoda-wielding Heavenly King". Nezha's mother, Lady Yin, gave birth to a ball of flesh after gestating for three years and six months. Li Jing thought his wife had given birth to a demon and attacked the ball with his sword. The ball split open, and Nezha jumped out as a boy instead of an infant. Nezha could jump and walk immediately after birth. He was later accepted by the imm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Award For Best International Feature Film
The Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (known as Best Foreign Language Film prior to 2020) is one of the Academy Awards handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States with a predominantly non-English dialogue track.80th Academy Awards – Special Rules for the Best Foreign Language Film Award . . Retrieved November 2, 2007. When the first Academy Awards ceremony was held on May 16, 1929, to honor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xian (Taoism)
A ''xian'' ( zh, s=仙, t=僊, p=xiān, w=hsien) is any manner of immortal or mythical being within the Taoist Pantheon (religion), pantheon or Chinese folklore. has often been translated into English as "immortal" or "wizard". Traditionally, ''xian'' refers to entities who have attained immortality and supernatural or Magic (supernatural), magical abilities later in life, with a connection to the heavenly realms inaccessible to mortals. This is often achieved through spiritual Self-cultivation#Taoism and the authentic self, self-cultivation, Chinese alchemy, alchemy, or worship by others. This is different from the Deity, gods (Deity, deities) in Chinese mythology and Taoism. ''Xian'' is also used as a descriptor to refer to often benevolent figures of great historical, spiritual and cultural significance. The Quanzhen School of Taoism, Daoism had a variety of definitions for during its history, including a metaphorical meaning where the term simply means a good, principl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ao Bing
Ao Bing () is a character in the classic Chinese novel ''Investiture of the Gods'' (''Fengshen Yanyi''). He is a dragon prince and the third son of Ao Guang, the Dragon King of the East Sea. Ao Bing is a major antagonist in the Nezha story. He is often shown as arrogant, spoiled, and cruel, abusing his power as a dragon prince. The narrative typically involves Ao Bing and his father demanding tributes of young children for their underwater palace. The modern portrayal of Ao Bing as a compassionate friend to Nezha, even when he occasionally opposes him—especially in the hugely successful 2019 film '' Ne Zha'' and its sequel—represents a significant departure from his traditional depiction. In ''Fengshen Yanyi'' The third son of Ao Guang, the Dragon King of the East Sea, Ao Bing lives in the Crystal Palace with his brothers, Ao Jia and Ao Yi. Both of them are older than him. Ao Bing was originally revered as a rain god who would bestow the rain at his command upon any indiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Sea (Chinese Literature)
The East Sea (), one of the Four Seas, is identified as the body of water east of the mainland according to ancient Chinese geography. In Chinese literature, the Four Seas are a metaphor for the boundaries of China. It contains modern day East China Sea as well as the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea. In Chinese mythology, East Sea is the domain of Ao Guang, the ''Donghai Longwang'' (東海龍王), or "the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea", who is responsible for controlling its storms and tides. Supposedly, the Dragon King resides in a large "Dragon Palace", the ''Donghai Longgong'' (東海龍宮), located at its bottom. In the Classic of Mountains and Seas（《山海经》）, the Dragon King of the East China Sea is the god of the rain department, but it maintains a greater special freedom, and human rainfall is completed by the dragon King of other rivers, lakes and Wells, and rarely needs the East Sea Dragon King to rain himself. The power of maritime jurisdiction is owned by the drag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ao Guang
Ao Guang (; or ) is the Dragon King of the East Sea in Chinese folklore. He featured prominently in different works including '' Fengshen Yanyi'' and ''Journey to the West''. Legends ''Fengshen Yanyi'' According to ''Fengshen Yanyi'', after the passage of many years, Ao Guang had brought chaos to the world by creating droughts, storms, and other disasters. Due to the people's immense fear of the dragon king and his sons, they never dared seek protection against him from the Jade Emperor. As a result, Ao Guang enjoyed countless offerings by the people throughout a time interval of many years. One day, Nezha cleansed himself at a neighboring stream of the East Sea, causing Ao Guang's palace to shake at an annoying level. After Ao Guang's favorite investigator Li Gen and third son Ao Bing were both killed by Nezha, Ao Guang set out to talk to Nezha's father, Li Jing. Ao Guang demanded that Li Jing offer himself as a sacrifice to atone for Nezha's actions, but Li Jing refused. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady Yin
Lady Yin () is a character in the 16th-century Chinese novel ''Fengshen Yanyi''. She is the wife of Li Jing and they have three sons, Jinzha, Muzha, and Nezha. She played a prominent role in the nurture of Nezha. In ''Xinchu Erlang Pishan Jiumu Quanduan'' (新出二郎劈山救母全段, Erlang Shen Splitting the Mountain to Rescue His Mother), a Qing dynasty folk storytelling manuscript, she is said to be the second daughter of the Jade Emperor. However, in the ''Fengshen Yanyi'' novel and subsequent adaptations, she is just a normal human woman. Her full name is not given in the ''Fengshen Yanyi'', only her surname, Yin. She is called Lady Suzhi (素知夫人) in the Ming dynasty religious book '. Origin The wife of the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King is not mentioned in texts prior to the Ming dynasty. It is in Ming dynasty works, such as ', '' The Four Journeys'', and other novels like ''Investiture of the Gods'', that she is first mentioned, making these some of the earliest s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Li Jing (deity)
Li Jing, also known as Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li, is a figure in Chinese mythology and a god in Chinese folk religion. He carries a pagoda that can capture any spirit, demon or god within its walls. He also appears in the classic Chinese novels ''Journey to the West'' and ''Fengshen Yanyi'' (''Investiture of the Gods''). He is an analogue of Vaisravana. Origin It is generally believed that the guardian deity of Buddhism, the Northern Heavenly King Vaisravana, is the prototype of the "Pagoda-Bearing Li Heavenly King". This is because the worship of Vaisravana was prevalent during the Tang dynasty, with the belief that he helped the nation defeat enemy forces. Consequently, temples were built and statues were made everywhere, and he was worshiped during military expeditions. Furthermore, according to Taoist scriptures, the real person Li Jing (Tang dynasty), Li Jing, the Duke of Wei during the Tang dynasty, was a general and student of Li Chun and obtained the "Ten Thousan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shen Gongbao
Shen Gongbao (申公豹) is a major character featured within the famed classic Chinese novel Investiture of the Gods. Shen Gongbao is a disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun, Jiang Ziya's junior fellow apprentice. Background The earliest source of the character Shen Gongbao is in the novel ''Fengshen Yanyi'', but according to some scientific theses from the 2000s in China, the portrayal of Shen Gongbao may have originated from the practice of tiger worship in Jinan that existed long before the appearance of the novel ''Fengsheng Yanyi''. In ''Fengshen Yanyi'', Shen Gongbao is good at communication, persuasion, and magic arts in general. He first appeared in Chapter 37 and nearly convinced Jiang Ziya to burn the Investiture through a display of his Taoist sorcery, which allowed him to stay alive even after cutting off his head. The Old Man of the South Pole thwarted his plot by commanding the White Crane Boy (白鹤童子) to turn into a crane and snatch his head away. Upon learning that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiyi Zhenren
Taiyi Zhenren () is a Daoist deity in Chinese religion and Taoism. ''Taiyi'' () means "primordial unity of yin and yang" and ''Zhenren'' () is a Daoist term for "Perfected Person". According to the opening of the classical novel '' Fengshen Bang'', he is the reincarnation of the first emperor of the Shang dynasty, Tang of Shang. Taiyi Zhenren also appears in Qing dynasty novels such as ''The Story of the Fox'' (狐狸缘全传), ''The Story of Ji Gong'' (济公全传), and the storytelling ''The Immortals Break Through the Heavenly Gate'' (群仙破天门). He is one of the Twelve Golden Immortals under Yuanshi Tianzun. Ranked fifth among the Twelve Golden Immortals, the character is based on Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun, the Lord of Suffering, who practices in the Golden Light Cave of Qianyuan Mountain. Taiyi Zhenren is the leader of the Qingwei Sect, and master of Nezha and Jinxia Tong'er. Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun Taiyi Zhenren is what the Investiture of the Gods calls him, and he i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuanshi Tianzun
Yuanshi Tianzun (), the Celestial Venerable of the Primordial Beginning or the Primeval Lord of Heaven, is one of the highest deities of Taoism. He is one of the Three Pure Ones () and is also known as the Jade Pure One (). He resides in the Great Web or the Heaven of Jade Purity. It is believed that he came into being at the beginning of the universe as a result of the merging of pure breaths. He then created Heaven and Earth. In Taoist mythology In the '' Lingbao Scriptures'' (), Yuanshi Tianwang (, the Primordial Heavenly King) is transformed into a deity under Yuanshi Tianzun (, Heavenly Worthy of the Primordial Beginning), who is responsible for transmitting Daoist scriptures. After the Tang dynasty, some Daoist texts merged the identities of Yuanshi Tianzun and Yuanshi Tianwang into a single entity, reflecting the evolving nature of Daoist theology and cosmology. Additionally, certain Daoist scriptures record that Yuanshi Tianzun was originally named Le Jingxin (, "Joyfu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ne Zha 2
''Ne Zha 2'' ( zh, s=哪吒之魔童闹海, p=Nézhā zhī Mótóng nào hǎi, l=; also known as zh, c=哪吒2 , p=Nézhā èr , labels=no) is a 2025 Chinese animated fantasy action adventure film written and directed by Jiaozi. The direct sequel to '' Ne Zha'' (2019), it is based on the Chinese mythological character and Xu Zhonglin's 16th-century novel ''Investiture of the Gods'' (''Fengshen Yanyi''). ''Ne Zha 2'' was released in theaters across China on 29 January 2025, coinciding with the first day of the Chinese New Year. Like its predecessor, the film received highly positive reviews from critics for its animation, action sequences, worldbuilding, and emotional core, and achieved even greater commercial success. With a current gross of almost US$1.9 billion against a production budget of US$80 million, ''Ne Zha 2'' broke numerous box office records inside and outside China. It became the highest-grossing film in a single box office territory, the highest-grossing an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
