Yang Jian
Yang Jian is the son of the goddess Yunhua, and nephew of the legendary Jade Emperor. Erlang is the deification of Yang Jian. This portrayal as Yang Jian is most common in popular media.
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
When
- First attested
- 1368 CE
- Attested period
- 960 – 1644
- Historical notes
- Cult spread during the Northern Song dynasty.
Relationships
- manifests as
- Erlang
- teacher of
- Golden Fleece Lads
- co occurs with
- Sihu Xingjun, Huangwu Xingjun, Daxian Pili, Golden Boy, Tianhua, Jinhua, Erbasu, Jiuyaoxing, Li Erlang, Nuwa, Jade Emperor, Yunhua
- allied with
- Nezha
- enemy of
- Dai Li, Chenxiang, Earth Traveler Sun, Seven Monsters of Meishan, Yuan Hong, Meishan Seven Monsters, Zhu Zizhen
- sibling of
- Huayue Sanniang, Yang Chan
- student of
- Yuding Zhenren, Queen Mother of the West
- child of
- Princess Yunhua, Yang Tianyou, Yunhua
- syncretized with
- Erlang Shen, Huashan Erlang
- served by
- Howling Celestial Dog
Mentioned by
- Li Erlang
- Nuwa
- Jade Emperor
- Yunhua
- Earth Traveler Sun
- Seven Monsters of Meishan
- Yuan Hong
- Meishan Seven Monsters
- Zhu Zizhen
- Yang Chan
- Yuding Zhenren
- Queen Mother of the West
- Princess Yunhua
- Yang Tianyou
- Yunhua
- Erlang Shen
and 2 more
Sources
Source passages
“In later stories, Erlang is the deification of Yang Jian, son of the goddess Yunhua, and nephew of the legendary Jade Emperor. This portrayal as Yang Jian is most common in popular media.”
#21224 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“From within the demon's stomach, Yang Jian, who is protected by his divine nature, begins to wreak havoc, causing the monster unbearable pain. He seizes the pig's heart and liver, threatening to tear them out.”
#21635 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“their relationship is vehemently opposed by Huayue Sanniang's elder brother, Yang Jian (Erlang Shen). With the aid of a magical lotus lantern...He rejects their marriage and punishes Huayue Sanniang”
#29609 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Yang Jian split the mountain to rescue his mother Yunhua...Legend has it that Yang Jian, while pursuing the sun, traversed this region...the famous 'Legend of Erlang Shen Splitting the Mountain'”
#29849 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5