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Dogs were associated with hunting from very early times. Many words for hunting in the Chinese language are written with the radical for dog - for example, lie (獵: hunt), shou (狩: winter hunt), huo (獲: bird hunt). The Shang kings recognised "Dog Officers" (犬) who were involved in hunting in a specific area beyond the royal domain.
The immortal Zhang shooting at the Tiangou. Dogs are an important motif in Chinese mythology.These motifs include a particular dog which accompanies a hero, the dog as one of the twelve totem creatures for which years are named, a dog giving first provision of grain which allowed current agriculture, and claims of having a magical dog as an original ancestor in the case of certain ethnic groups.
However, Chinese reference to the guardian lions are seldom prefixed with 佛 or 福, and more importantly never referred to as "dogs". Reference to guardian lions as dogs in Western cultures may be due to the Japanese reference to them as "Korean dogs" ( 狛犬・高麗犬 ) due to their transmission from China through Korea into Japan.
Tugou (Chinese: 土狗; pinyin: tǔ gǒu; lit. 'indigenous dog') is a diverse group of dogs native to China and still abundant across the country today. As the name suggests, it refers to any various breeds of primitive spitz-type dogs kept by other Non-Han ethnic groups of China.
As dogs became more domesticated, they were shown as companion animals, often painted sitting on a lady's lap. Throughout art history, mainly in Western art, there is an overwhelming presence of dogs as status symbols and pets in painting. The dogs were brought to houses and were allowed to live in the house.
Tiangou from the Shan Hai Jing. The tiangou (Chinese: 天狗; pinyin: tiāngǒu; Wade–Giles: t'ien 1-kou 3; lit. 'Heavenly Dog') is a legendary creature from China.The tiangou resembles a black dog or meteor, and is thought to eat the Sun or Moon during an eclipse.
Dogs have a significant presence in Chinese tradition and folklore, not only in astrology and mythology but also in religious and cultural aspects. Here are additional information about the role of dogs within Chinese tradition: Guardians of Temples and Homes: Dogs have been regarded as protectors and guardians in the Chinese culture.
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.