Useful for understanding China
Feng Huang (Phoenix), also known as the fire bird, for the ancient Chinese myths and legends of a pair of birds and beasts combination, divided into male and female, the male for the “Feng”, the female for the “Huang”, the two birds are called the Feng Huang. Feng Huang is one of the most important totems of the Chinese nation. According to the “Classic of Mountains and Seas”, the Feng Huang is shaped like an ordinary chicken, with colorful feathers all over its body.
The Zhu Que（朱雀），the Vermilion Bird, is a southern god-beast. The south is fire, and bird totems such as the Vermilion Bird often belonged to sun worship in ancient mythology. Zhu Que，the Vermilion Bird, is one of the Four Celestial Spirits in ancient Chinese mythology, originating from the ancient worship of constellations.…
Feng (凤) refers to Feng Huang (the phoenix, 凤凰), the king of birds in ancient legends. In the olden days, it was a metaphor for a wise and holy monarch…
Ying Long （应龙）, the divine Long (dragon,龙）) with two wings in ancient Chinese mythology, is the common ancestor of the Long, Feng Huang (phoenix, 凤凰) and Qi Lin (unicorn, 麒麟),…
To the sons and daughters of the Chinese nation, the two, the Long （龙） and the Feng （凤）, are known to no one and are the unique symbols of the…