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The Vermilion Bird (Chinese: 朱雀; pinyin: Zhūquè) is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. According to Wu Xing , the Taoist five elemental system, it represents the Fire element, the direction south , and the season of summer correspondingly.
These four creatures are also referred to by a variety of other names, including "Four Guardians", "Four Gods", and "Four Auspicious Beasts". They are the Azure Dragon of the East, the Vermilion Bird of the South, the White Tiger of the West, and the Black Tortoise (also called "Black Warrior") of the North.
The Vermilion Bird of the South symbolically represents the cardinal direction south. It is red and associated with the wu xing "element" fire. The Jingwei bird represents determination and persistence, even in the face of seemingly over-whelming odds. Some birds may function as totems or representative symbols of clans or other social groups.
Phoenix depicted at the Longshan temple, Taiwan. The Four Holy Beasts differs from Four Symbols in that Qilin replaces the White Tiger.The Four Symbols are the Azure Dragon (青龍) in the East, White Tiger (白虎) in the West, Vermilion Bird (朱雀) in the South, and the Black Tortoise (玄武) in the North.
Vermilion Bird (Zhū Què), whose Japanese name is Suzaku, the bird guardian of the South and one of the Four Symbols of Chinese constellations; Suzaku, a 1997 Japanese film by Naomi Kawase; Emperor Suzaku (922–952), an emperor of Japan; Emperor Go-Suzaku (1009–1045), an emperor of Japan; SUZAK Inc., also known as Suzaku, a video game developer
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The mythology or religion of most cultures incorporate a god of death or, more frequently, a divine being closely associated with death, an afterlife, or an underworld. They are often amongst the most powerful and important entities in a given tradition, reflecting the fact that death, like birth , is central to the human experience.