Dijiang

Dijiang (Chinese: 帝江; pinyin: Dìjiāng; in ancient Chinese texts, the word "jiang" is pronounced as "hong"), literally meaning Thearch Long River,[1] also known as Dihong (literally "Thearch Hong", 帝鴻),[2] is a mountain patron god in Chinese mythology.[3] He appeared in an ancient book of the pre-Qin period titled Classic of Mountains and Seas[4] and lived in the mythical Tian Shan.[5]

Not to be confused with Hundun.
The image of Dijiang God

Description

Dijiang is the cheerful incarnation of chaos,[6] shaped like a yellow bag, with the color of red fire, six feet and four wings, without a face,[7] but knows how to sing and dance.[8]

Compared with Hundun

The image of Hundun without eyes, ears, mouth and nose, as recorded in the Zhuangzi, is quite similar to that of Dijiang in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, and therefore some people believe that Dijiang is in fact Hundun.[9]

However, some scholars argue that it is difficult to conclude that Dijiang can be identified as Hundun himself because they have little in common in terms of functions and behaviors.[10]

See also

References
  1. Strassberg, R.E. (2018). A Chinese Bestiary: Strange Creatures from the Guideways Through Mountains and Seas. University of California Press. p. 113. ISBN 978-0-520-29851-4.
  2. Jiuzhou. Commercial Press. 2003. ISBN 978-7-100-03384-8.
  3. "15 Gift Ideas For Marvel Fans That Will Make You A Holiday Hero". Elite Daily. Dec 13, 2020.
  4. NARAYAN LIU (Sep 4, 2021). "Every Mythological Creature in Marvel's Shang-Chi". Comic Book Resources.
  5. Goldblatt, H.; Chen, S.; Sun, J. (2021). Fantastic Creatures of the Mountains and Seas: A Chinese Classic. Simon and Schuster. p. 87. ISBN 978-1-951627-64-5.
  6. Mello Wilsted (September 14, 2021). "Shang-Chi: Marvel's response to Orientalism". The Justice.
  7. Classic of Mountains and Seas. Hunan People's Publishing House. 2010. ISBN 978-7-5438-7086-4.
  8. Eliza Chan (November 11, 2021). "Shang-Chi: A Diasporic Love Letter to Asian Cinema". Tor.com.
  9. "Tony Leung is furious because of the deity "Dijiang" doing this". SET News. October 8, 2021.
  10. Lihui Yang, Deming An, Jessica Anderson Turner (2005). Handbook of Chinese Mythology. Handbooks of world mythology. ABC-CLIO. p. 147. ISBN 978-1-57607-806-8.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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