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Cranes regularly appear in Chinese arts such as paintings, tapestry, and decorative arts; they are also often depicted carrying the souls of the deceased to heaven. [2] The crane is the second most important bird after the fenghuang, the symbol of the empress, in China. [4]: 108
Jingwei (traditional Chinese: 精衛; simplified Chinese: 精卫; pinyin: Jīngwèi; Wade–Giles: Ching-wei; lit. 'Spirit Guardian') [1] is a bird in Chinese mythology, who was transformed from Yandi's daughter Nüwa. [a] [2] She is also a goddess in Chinese mythology. [3]
Sometimes the Chinese terms for mythological or legendary birds include a generic term for "bird" appended to the pronounced name for "bird"; an example would be the Zhenniao, which is also known just as Zhen: the combination of Zhen plus niao means "Zhen bird"; thus, "Zhenniao" is the same as "Zhen bird", or just "Zhen".
Qilin at Qingyang Palace Qilins and Elephants at a Spirit Way. Qianlima, a winged horse that can run a thousand miles at a step. Qingniao, messenger birds of the Queen Mother of the West. Qiongqi, a winged tiger, one of the Four Perils. [5] Qitu beast, a row-like bird with three heads and six tails and likes to laugh like a human being. [6] Qiulong
The Sancai Tuhui states that the bird is the transformation of a divine spirit. The Japanese Wakan Sansai Zue of the Edo period further states that due to the viscosity of the luan's blood, it could be used as an adhesive for attaching strings to musical instruments.
Fenghuang is a common place name throughout China. The best known is Fenghuang County in western Hunan, southern China, formerly a sub-prefecture. Its name is written with the same Chinese characters as the mythological bird. Phoenix talons (鳳爪; 凤爪) is a Chinese term for chicken claws in any Chinese dish cooked with them.
Qing Niao (青鳥; qīngniâo): mythical bird and messenger of Xi Wangmu; Fenghuang (鳳凰; fènghuáng): Chinese mythical bird, sometimes translated as "Phoenix" Bi Fang bird (畢方), a one-legged bird. Crane: linked with immortality, may be transformed xian; Jiān/biyiniao (鶼/比翼鸟): a mythical bird with two heads, one male, one female.
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