Zhurong
Also known as Zhu Rong, Chu Jung, Chu-jung, Illuminator, Zhu Ming, Zhuming, Chu Ming, Chu-ming
thumb|260px|Zhurong riding two dragons, depicted in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, 1597 edition
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thumb|260px|Zhurong riding two dragons, depicted in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, 1597 edition
Zhurong (), also known as Chongli (), is an important personage in Chinese mythology and Chinese folk religion. According to the Huainanzi and the philosophical texts of Mozi and his followers, Zhurong is a god of fire and of the south. Some sources associate Zhurong with some of the principal early and ancient myths of China, such as those of Nüwa (Nüwa Mends the Heavens), Gonggong, and the Great Flood.