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Fenghuang, Chinese phoenix; Fenghuang. Feilian, god of the wind who is a winged dragon with the head of a deer and tail of a snake. Feilong, winged legendary creature that flies among clouds. Fish in Chinese mythology; Four Perils; Four Symbols, also called Sixiang, four legendary animals that represent the points of the compass.
The following is a list of supernatural beings in Chinese folklore and fiction originating from traditional folk culture and contemporary literature.. The list includes creatures from ancient classics (such as the Discourses of the States, Classic of Mountains and Seas, and In Search of the Supernatural) literature from the Gods and Demons genre of fiction, (for example, the Journey to the ...
Xiangliu (/ ʃ æ ŋ. lj uː /), known in the Classic of Mountains and Seas as Xiangyao (/ ʃ æ ŋ. j aʊ /), [1] is a venomous nine-headed snake monster that brings floods and destruction in Chinese mythology. Xiangliu may be depicted with his body coiled on itself. The nine heads are arranged differently in different representations.
Yaoguai (Chinese: 妖怪; pinyin: yāoguài) represent a broad and diverse class of ambiguous creatures in Chinese folklore and mythology defined by the possession of supernatural powers [1] [2] and by having attributes that partake of the quality of the weird, the strange or the unnatural.
They are revered by the Taoists and are also a popular element in secular Chinese culture. They are said to live on a group of five islands in the Bohai Sea, which includes Mount Penglai. The Immortals are: He Xiangu (何仙姑), in modern context generally seen as the only female of the group, often depicted holding a lotus flower.
Researchers discovered the small animal in the bushes at night. ‘Distinct’ creature — marked with an ‘X’ — found lurking in China. It’s a new species
Mount Penglai: paradise; a fabled fairy isle on the China Sea; Moving Sands: a semi-mythological place to the west of China (the real Taklamakan Desert to the west of or in China is known for its shifting sands). Red River: the mythological river in the west, near Kunlun; Queqiao (鵲橋; Quèqiáo): bridge formed by birds flying across the ...
Qianliyan is first attested in the early-16th century novel Journey to the West, [9] where he appears as the personified form of the Taoist Jade Emperor's eyes [4] and one of his lieutenants. [9] There is, however, an earlier depiction of him in the caves of Shimen ( t 石 門 山 , s 石 门 山 , Shíménshān ) in Sichuan which has been ...