Chinese Mythology: The Zhu Que（朱雀），the Vermilion Bird
Preface: The Zhu Que（朱雀），the Vermilion Bird, is a southern god-beast. The south is fire, and bird totems such as the…
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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.
Preface: The Zhu Que（朱雀），the Vermilion Bird, is a southern god-beast. The south is fire, and bird totems such as the…
Preface: Feng (the Phoenix) refers to Feng Huang (the phoenix), the king of birds in ancient legends. In the olden…
Preface: Ying Long, the divine Long (dragon) with two wings in ancient Chinese mythology, is the common ancestor of the…
Preface: To the sons and daughters of the Chinese nation, the two, the Long and the Feng, are known to…