Chang Kuo

A picture of Chang Kuo sitting on a donkey and offering a descendant to the newly married couple is often found in the nuptial chamber.

Myths and Legends of China 1909

Fa-shan then said: "Chang Kuo is a white spiritual bat which came out of primeval chaos."

Myths and Legends of China 1909

Chung-li Ch'üan used his feather-fan, Chang Kuo his paper mule, Lü Tung-pin his sword, Han Hsiang Tzu his flower-basket, Ho

Myths and Legends of China 1909

Hsüan Tsung, with bare head and feet, went to Chang Kuo as he had promised, and begged forgiveness for his indiscretion.

Myths and Legends of China 1909

The period assigned to Chang Kuo is the middle or close of the seventh to the middle of the eighth century A.D.

Myths and Legends of China 1909

"but if I were to tell your Majesty I should fall dead at your feet, so I dare not speak unless your Majesty will promise that you will go with bare feet and bare head to ask Chang Kuo to forgive you, in which case I should immediately revive."

Myths and Legends of China 1909

At his interviews with the Emperor Ming Huang in A.D. 723 (when he was alive still) Chang Kuo "entertained the Emperor with a variety of magical tricks, such as rendering himself invisible, drinking off a cup of aconite, and felling birds or flowers by pointing at them.

Myths and Legends of China 1909

Ch'üan, Chang Kuo, and Lü Yen) were historical personages; the others are mentioned only in fables or romances.

Myths and Legends of China 1909