Ao Bing

Ao Bing (Chinese: 敖丙; pinyin: Áo Bǐng) is a character of the classic Chinese novel Investiture of the Gods (Fengshen Yanyi). He is the dragon prince and third son of the East Sea Dragon King Ao Guang of the Crystal Palace. At one point in time, Ao Bing had been renowned as a rain god who provided his rain to any individual in need. Such times would fade away after his father became corrupted and the people soon were put in fear of Ao Guang and his three sons. After Nezha is seen creating rifts that quaked the Crystal Palace and yaksha Li Gen already met his death, Ao Bing would set out by father consent atop a large green beast and varied soldiers.[1][2]

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Ao.

When Ao Bing presented himself before Nezha and experienced his rudeness, he would shout in rage, "What a self-righteous cur you are! The yaksha was sent to us by the Jade Emperor of Heaven. You killed him and still think you have no blame!" Thus following this point, Ao Bing would duel it out with Nezha while wielding his silver spear. After the passage of some time, Ao Bing would be killed after Nezha unleashes a large fire ball from his magic scarf and stomps on his head. Thus, Ao Bing's true form as a dragon would be revealed, and he would die in a state of inner hatred.[3][4]

  • The character increased in popularity in 2019 with the stereoscopic, computer-animated feature film, Ne Zha, was more successful, setting numerous all-time records for box-office grosses, including third-highest-grossing of all films in China and highest-grossing animated film from outside the United States.[5]
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References
  1. Chinese Mythology A To Z. Jeremy Roberts.
  2. Chew, Katherine Liang; Chew, Felix S. (2002). Tales of the Teahouse Retold: Investiture of the Gods. iUniverse. ISBN 978-0-595-25419-4.
  3. Bane, Theresa (2016). Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-9505-4.
  4. Sangren, Paul Steven (1997). Myth, gender, and subjectivity. The Program for Research of Intellectual-Cultural History, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Tsing Hua University.
  5. Amidi, Amid (August 16, 2019). "American Audiences Don't Have To Wait Long To See The Chinese Blockbuster Ne Zha In Theaters". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 27 August 2019. Some of the records it has already set: the highest-grossing Chinese animated feature of all-time, the highest-grossing non-U.S. animated feature of all-time, the third-highest grossing Chinese film of all-time, the highest-grossing animated IMAX feature in China, and the second highest-grossing local language IMAX feature in China.



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