#gamemastersbookclub Explores the Genres! Shenmo (Chinese Gods & Devils) #Shenmo #chinese #mythology #folktales #legends #fantasy #booksky
The Bridge of Birds-Barry Hughart
Jade City-Fonda Lee
Six Crimson Cranes-Elizabeth Lim
The Ghost Bride-Yangze Choo
The Girl with the Ghost Eyes-M.H. Boroson
The Bridge of Birds-Barry Hughart
Jade City-Fonda Lee
Six Crimson Cranes-Elizabeth Lim
The Ghost Bride-Yangze Choo
The Girl with the Ghost Eyes-M.H. Boroson
March 21, 2026 at 3:52 PM
#gamemastersbookclub Explores the Genres! Shenmo (Chinese Gods & Devils) #Shenmo #chinese #mythology #folktales #legends #fantasy #booksky
The Bridge of Birds-Barry Hughart
Jade City-Fonda Lee
Six Crimson Cranes-Elizabeth Lim
The Ghost Bride-Yangze Choo
The Girl with the Ghost Eyes-M.H. Boroson
The Bridge of Birds-Barry Hughart
Jade City-Fonda Lee
Six Crimson Cranes-Elizabeth Lim
The Ghost Bride-Yangze Choo
The Girl with the Ghost Eyes-M.H. Boroson
i'd also shenmo and xuanhuan are pretty close but sometimes shenmo is more used for older classic novels like journey to the west
March 16, 2025 at 7:44 PM
i'd also shenmo and xuanhuan are pretty close but sometimes shenmo is more used for older classic novels like journey to the west
Nani Shenmo
(Redhead/brown shirt)
2005 - 2018
(Redhead/brown shirt)
2005 - 2018
October 25, 2024 at 10:54 PM
Nani Shenmo
(Redhead/brown shirt)
2005 - 2018
(Redhead/brown shirt)
2005 - 2018
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There's now demo for this pretty, pretty game and I'm going to get my grubby, grubby hands on it later tonight on stream. :> Come enjoy it with me~
🎮 Dinghai: The Ocean Pillar by Justdan
🍵 twitch.tv/ricebits
📆 8PM, GMT+8
#shenmo #xianxia #arpg #chinesemythology
There's now demo for this pretty, pretty game and I'm going to get my grubby, grubby hands on it later tonight on stream. :> Come enjoy it with me~
🎮 Dinghai: The Ocean Pillar by Justdan
🍵 twitch.tv/ricebits
📆 8PM, GMT+8
#shenmo #xianxia #arpg #chinesemythology
August 27, 2026 at 8:56 AM
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There's now demo for this pretty, pretty game and I'm going to get my grubby, grubby hands on it later tonight on stream. :> Come enjoy it with me~
🎮 Dinghai: The Ocean Pillar by Justdan
🍵 twitch.tv/ricebits
📆 8PM, GMT+8
#shenmo #xianxia #arpg #chinesemythology
There's now demo for this pretty, pretty game and I'm going to get my grubby, grubby hands on it later tonight on stream. :> Come enjoy it with me~
🎮 Dinghai: The Ocean Pillar by Justdan
🍵 twitch.tv/ricebits
📆 8PM, GMT+8
#shenmo #xianxia #arpg #chinesemythology
Working on some art notes for Scion: Journey to the Wild West, featuring everyone’s favorite Black & Chinese-American Scion, Little Mao, taking over for Sun Wukong in this Wild West/Wuxia/Shenmo mashup.
November 14, 2024 at 12:59 AM
Working on some art notes for Scion: Journey to the Wild West, featuring everyone’s favorite Black & Chinese-American Scion, Little Mao, taking over for Sun Wukong in this Wild West/Wuxia/Shenmo mashup.
Journey to the West is a classic 16th-century shenmo fantasy novel, a genre involving monsters and deities of Chinese myth. The first film adaptation was Cave of the Silken Web (1927), which features the heroes trapped in a cave by spider demons. #WyrdWednesday
youtu.be/9IyxoaYyEc0?...
youtu.be/9IyxoaYyEc0?...
Cave of the Silken Web 盤絲洞 1927 with English subtitles (restored by the National Library of Norway)
YouTube video by Modern Chinese Cultural Studies
youtu.be
October 29, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Journey to the West is a classic 16th-century shenmo fantasy novel, a genre involving monsters and deities of Chinese myth. The first film adaptation was Cave of the Silken Web (1927), which features the heroes trapped in a cave by spider demons. #WyrdWednesday
youtu.be/9IyxoaYyEc0?...
youtu.be/9IyxoaYyEc0?...
Ne Zha isn't Xianxia, it's Shenmo 神魔
Sword and Fairy is Xianxia however, it's probably the quintessential xianxia.
Sword and Fairy is Xianxia however, it's probably the quintessential xianxia.
May 19, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Ne Zha isn't Xianxia, it's Shenmo 神魔
Sword and Fairy is Xianxia however, it's probably the quintessential xianxia.
Sword and Fairy is Xianxia however, it's probably the quintessential xianxia.
I’ve always enjoyed the designs of European dragons. In my story, I’ve termed these mortal beings ”conquest dragons” to differentiate from the immortal-born Chinese dragon. However, I also have a deep fondness for yaoguai tales, particularly in the shenmo genre.
August 15, 2026 at 4:52 PM
I’ve always enjoyed the designs of European dragons. In my story, I’ve termed these mortal beings ”conquest dragons” to differentiate from the immortal-born Chinese dragon. However, I also have a deep fondness for yaoguai tales, particularly in the shenmo genre.
The term "shenmo (novel)" is now rarely used, I mean, compared with others like xianxia, wuxia, etc.
It generally refers to long novels that tell stories involving gods, Buddhas, demons, and ghosts. Typical examples include "Investiture of the Gods" and "Journey to the West".
It generally refers to long novels that tell stories involving gods, Buddhas, demons, and ghosts. Typical examples include "Investiture of the Gods" and "Journey to the West".
January 17, 2025 at 2:39 AM
The term "shenmo (novel)" is now rarely used, I mean, compared with others like xianxia, wuxia, etc.
It generally refers to long novels that tell stories involving gods, Buddhas, demons, and ghosts. Typical examples include "Investiture of the Gods" and "Journey to the West".
It generally refers to long novels that tell stories involving gods, Buddhas, demons, and ghosts. Typical examples include "Investiture of the Gods" and "Journey to the West".
A brief history of chinese fiction 中国小说史略 by lu xun! If i recall correctly this is also the one where he coined the term shenmo hahah
September 23, 2026 at 9:04 PM
A brief history of chinese fiction 中国小说史略 by lu xun! If i recall correctly this is also the one where he coined the term shenmo hahah
What about shénmó (神魔)?
January 16, 2025 at 1:26 PM
What about shénmó (神魔)?
It would also be helpful if there was a Wikipedia entry on Xuanhuan (as there is for Xianxia), just so ordinary people can easily see and understand what the terms refer to.
There is interestingly a Wiki article on Shenmo - which includes a reference to the term shenmo xiaoshuo - which may be
There is interestingly a Wiki article on Shenmo - which includes a reference to the term shenmo xiaoshuo - which may be
March 17, 2025 at 12:41 AM
It would also be helpful if there was a Wikipedia entry on Xuanhuan (as there is for Xianxia), just so ordinary people can easily see and understand what the terms refer to.
There is interestingly a Wiki article on Shenmo - which includes a reference to the term shenmo xiaoshuo - which may be
There is interestingly a Wiki article on Shenmo - which includes a reference to the term shenmo xiaoshuo - which may be
Journey to the West is a classic 16th-century shenmo fantasy novel, a genre involving monsters and deities of Chinese myth. The first film adaptation was Cave of the Silken Web (1927), which features the heroes trapped by spider demons. #WyrdWednesday
youtu.be/9IyxoaYyEc0?...
youtu.be/9IyxoaYyEc0?...
Cave of the Silken Web 盤絲洞 1927 with English subtitles (restored by the National Library of Norway)
YouTube video by Modern Chinese Cultural Studies
youtu.be
October 8, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Journey to the West is a classic 16th-century shenmo fantasy novel, a genre involving monsters and deities of Chinese myth. The first film adaptation was Cave of the Silken Web (1927), which features the heroes trapped by spider demons. #WyrdWednesday
youtu.be/9IyxoaYyEc0?...
youtu.be/9IyxoaYyEc0?...
No, Xuanhuan is known for lots of powerful gods and such. Shenmo is just an older term that I'd say is pretty equivalent but more for classics, whereas Xuanhuan is kind of the variant that's being written by modern authors. Haven't seen A Chinese Ghost Story but that's more zhiguai/folktales?
February 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
No, Xuanhuan is known for lots of powerful gods and such. Shenmo is just an older term that I'd say is pretty equivalent but more for classics, whereas Xuanhuan is kind of the variant that's being written by modern authors. Haven't seen A Chinese Ghost Story but that's more zhiguai/folktales?
both xianxia and shenmo would be considered high fantasy by western standards. but that does not make them the same. we're looking at the differences
March 16, 2025 at 8:28 PM
both xianxia and shenmo would be considered high fantasy by western standards. but that does not make them the same. we're looking at the differences
What about shenmo, like Journey to the West?
February 10, 2025 at 6:52 PM
What about shenmo, like Journey to the West?
i read a small book named: Guide de conversation pratique (1959)
and it's so interesting how they wrote pinyin back then!
e.g.:
帽子，饺子 maoz, jiaoz
主角 zhujiao
谁 shui
什么，多么 shenmo, duomo
协会 xiehuei
(sadly they didn't add any tone markers :') )
and it's so interesting how they wrote pinyin back then!
e.g.:
帽子，饺子 maoz, jiaoz
主角 zhujiao
谁 shui
什么，多么 shenmo, duomo
协会 xiehuei
(sadly they didn't add any tone markers :') )
October 23, 2024 at 12:21 PM
i read a small book named: Guide de conversation pratique (1959)
and it's so interesting how they wrote pinyin back then!
e.g.:
帽子，饺子 maoz, jiaoz
主角 zhujiao
谁 shui
什么，多么 shenmo, duomo
协会 xiehuei
(sadly they didn't add any tone markers :') )
and it's so interesting how they wrote pinyin back then!
e.g.:
帽子，饺子 maoz, jiaoz
主角 zhujiao
谁 shui
什么，多么 shenmo, duomo
协会 xiehuei
(sadly they didn't add any tone markers :') )
Felix, like fifteen seconds into the first episode of the second season of Player's Club: Shenmo
August 19, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Felix, like fifteen seconds into the first episode of the second season of Player's Club: Shenmo
Maybe we need to coin a new wordage that includes all of them 😅
A: “What dramas do you watch?”
B: “I like Wuxia dramas the most”
A: “And what about you? Which dramas do you like?”
C: “I like Xianxia/Shenmo/Xuanhuan dramas”
A: “Hmmm?”
A: “What dramas do you watch?”
B: “I like Wuxia dramas the most”
A: “And what about you? Which dramas do you like?”
C: “I like Xianxia/Shenmo/Xuanhuan dramas”
A: “Hmmm?”
March 17, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Maybe we need to coin a new wordage that includes all of them 😅
A: “What dramas do you watch?”
B: “I like Wuxia dramas the most”
A: “And what about you? Which dramas do you like?”
C: “I like Xianxia/Shenmo/Xuanhuan dramas”
A: “Hmmm?”
A: “What dramas do you watch?”
B: “I like Wuxia dramas the most”
A: “And what about you? Which dramas do you like?”
C: “I like Xianxia/Shenmo/Xuanhuan dramas”
A: “Hmmm?”
Wiki:
“Shenmo… is a subgenre of Chinese fantasy fiction that revolves around the deities, immortals, demons and monsters of Chinese mythology”
“Shenmo… is a subgenre of Chinese fantasy fiction that revolves around the deities, immortals, demons and monsters of Chinese mythology”
March 17, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Wiki:
“Shenmo… is a subgenre of Chinese fantasy fiction that revolves around the deities, immortals, demons and monsters of Chinese mythology”
“Shenmo… is a subgenre of Chinese fantasy fiction that revolves around the deities, immortals, demons and monsters of Chinese mythology”
Yes, in fact shenmo sounds more appropriate, but it still doesn't convey the "xia" spirit. Xianxia is still my preferred label.
March 17, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Yes, in fact shenmo sounds more appropriate, but it still doesn't convey the "xia" spirit. Xianxia is still my preferred label.
What do the discourse be about over there? I was hoping that shenmo would be niche enough that the fans at least tolerate each other lol
March 25, 2025 at 5:51 AM
What do the discourse be about over there? I was hoping that shenmo would be niche enough that the fans at least tolerate each other lol
a better word to use than Xuanhuan for the type of distinction the other people are wanting to make (though they also reject the term shenmo as old fashioned)
March 17, 2025 at 12:43 AM
a better word to use than Xuanhuan for the type of distinction the other people are wanting to make (though they also reject the term shenmo as old fashioned)