About China’s famous mythical beasts and monsters

Chinese mythical animal - Qinglong (qinglong)

In China, the dragon is a divine creature, the supreme being, and the symbol of the emperor. Qinglong is one of the four spirits and is also the representative of the East. The five elements belong to wood. Like the other three, it comes from the twenty-eight constellations. The general name of the seven constellations in the East: Jiao, Kang, Di, Fang, Xin, Wei and Ji. The ancients classified They are imagined to be the image of dragons. Because they are located in the east, according to the theory of color matching for the five directions according to the yin and yang and the five elements, the east is green, so it is called "green dragon". Legend has it that a dragon gave birth to nine sons, none of whom looked like the dragon: the eldest son was a prison cow: it loved music, so it always stood on the head of the piano. Such as the Huqin of the Han people and the Sanxianqin of the Bai people. The Mongolian Morin Khuur may also be a variant of the Prison Niu. The second son is Yaibi: it loves to kill, so it is often placed on weapons to intimidate the enemy. At the same time, it is also used in ceremonies to appear more majestic. The third son is Chaofeng: it is a beast-shaped dragon that looks a bit like a dog. It is good at looking out, so it is often placed in the corner of the palace. It is said that it can intimidate demons and eliminate disasters. The fourth child is Pulao: it likes to roar, so people put it on the bell. Most of them are the image of Pulao. It is said that it lives on the beach, but is very afraid of whales. Once a whale attacks, it will scream in fear. Therefore, people shaped the wooden pestle into the shape of a whale to make the copper bell extra loud. Wu'er is Suanni: shaped like a lion. It is a foreign product that was introduced to China with Buddhism, so its personality is a bit like that of Buddha. It is so quiet and loves fireworks. Therefore, it is often placed on the Buddha's throne or on the incense burner to protect Buddhism. Liu'er is Baxia: also known as Bixi, he looks like a turtle. According to legend, in ancient times, it often carried three mountains and five mountains on its back to create trouble. Later, he was subdued by Xia Yu and made many great contributions to Xia Yu. After the flood control was successful, Xia Yu let it take on its own merits. Therefore, most of China's stone monuments are carried on its back. Qi'er is Biuan: also known as Charter, it looks like a tiger. It is said that it upholds justice and can distinguish right from wrong, so it is placed above and below the prison door, on both sides of the Yamen lobby, and on top of the cards that officials quietly avoid when they go on patrol to maintain the solemn atmosphere of the court. Ba'er is a bear: because it loves literature, it is placed on two sides of the stone tablet. Jiuzi is Chiki: also known as Ouwei, a fish-shaped dragon. According to legend, around the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the "Moji Fish" from India was introduced with Buddhism. It is the object under the seat of the rain god in Buddhist scriptures and can extinguish fire. Therefore, the chi kiss was transformed from this, so it is often placed at both ends of the roof ridge to eliminate disasters and extinguish fires.

Chinese mythical animal - white tiger (baihu)

In China, the white tiger is the god of war and killing. Tiger has many magical powers such as avoiding evil, warding off disasters, praying for prosperity and punishing evil, promoting good deeds, making wealth, and getting married. It is one of the four spirits and a representative of the West. The five elements belong to gold. Like the other three, it comes from the twenty-eight constellations, the seven constellations of the West: Kui, Lou, Wei, Ang, Bi, Xi, and Shen. Because the west belongs to gold among the five elements, its color is white. So it is called White Tiger not because it is white, but because of the five elements. In the minds of ancient people, tigers are both scary and respectable things. The scary thing is that it can eat humans and animals. What is admirable is that it is extremely powerful and can ward off evil spirits. And in some ancient books, such as "Customs and Customs. Sacrificial Code" written by Ying Shao of the Eastern Han Dynasty: "If a tiger is painted on the door, ghosts will not dare to enter", "Tiger is a masculine object and the leader of all beasts." Able to hold on, crush sharp objects, and eat ghosts and ghosts. Today, when a soldier encounters a bad situation, he burns the skin of a tiger and drinks it. Hitting its claws can also ward off evil. This is the test. ’ The ancients also believed that the white tiger was an auspicious sign: ‘the most virtuous bird and beast’.

Chinese mythical animal - Zhuque (zhuque)

In China, the Suzaku is a spiritual creature that represents happiness. There are many forms of it. Such as golden pheasant, peacock, eagle, swan, black bird (swallow) and so on. It is also said that it was transformed into the Buddhist golden-winged roc bird. The phoenix mentioned in the Phoenix myth has the head of a chicken, the chin of a swallow, the neck of a snake, the tail of a fish, and has five-color patterns. The phoenix is ??also divided into five varieties, divided by color: red is the phoenix, green is the luan, white is the swan, and yellow and purple phoenixes can also be said to be redbirds or blackbirds. Suzaku is one of the four spirits and is also the representative of the south. The five elements belong to fire. Like the other three, it comes from the twenty-eight constellations, the general name of the seven constellations in the south: Well, Ghost, Willow, Star, Zhang, Yi and Zhen. When I think of it, it's Suzaku. Because it has the characteristic of rebirth from nirvana, just like the Phoenix in the West, it is also called the Fire Phoenix.

Chinese mythical beast-Xuanwu (xuanwu)

The original meaning of Xuanwu is Xuanming, and the ancient sounds of Wu and Ming are connected. Xuan means black; Ming means yin. Xuanming originally described turtle divination: the back of the turtle is black, and turtle divination is to ask the turtle to go to the underworld to ask the ancestors, bring the answers back, and show them to the world in the form of divination. Therefore, the earliest Xuanwu was the turtle. Later, the meaning of Xuan Ming continued to expand. Turtles live in rivers, lakes and seas (including turtles), so Xuan Ming became the god of water; turtles live long, and Xuan Ming became a symbol of immortality; the original underworld was in the north, and the oracle bone divination of the Yin and Shang Dynasties said that "the divination must be northward", So Xuan Ming became the Northern God again. Xuanwu is one of the Four Spirits and the representative of the north. The five elements belong to water. Like the other three spirits, it comes from the seven northern constellations among the twenty-eight constellations: Dou, Ox, Female, Xu, Danger, Room, and Wall. People after ancient times have the following interpretations of Xuanwu. ‘Xuanwu’ means turtle. ". Volume 44 of "Tai Shang Huang Lu Zhai Yi" calls the Northern Xuanwu Star Lord: "The Star Lord of Dou Sui Tianmiao, the Star Lord Oxu Xiang Tianji, the Xing Lord Nv Xiu Tiannv, the Xu Xiu Tianqing Xingjun, and the Wei Sui Tianqian Xingjun. The Lord of Stars is the Lord of Stars in Tianlin, who lives in the room, and the Lord of Stars who lives in the sky and city.

"As for its image, Volume 7 of "The Must-Use Collection of Taoist Tongjiao" says: "Northern Xuanwu, transformed from Taiyin, expresses the essence of deficiency and danger, has the shape of a tortoise and a snake, travels around the nine places, governs all spirits, and comes from my right. "At the same time, Taoism also uses it in terms of alchemy. For example, Volume 72 of "Yunji Qixi" quotes the "Ancient Classics" about the elixirs of the four gods: "Xuanwu, the black mercury of Rengui Water in the north, can be both soft and hard." . "The Sutra says: The best is like water. It is not lead, tin, or stones. Water is the sacred water from the east of the river. It was born before heaven and earth. It is the best medicine that cannot be left behind temporarily. It can nourish all things, so it is called Xuanwu.

< p>Chinese mythical beast - Qilin (qilin)

Qilin, also known as "Qilin", abbreviated as "Lin", commonly known as "four different images", is a benevolent and auspicious beast in ancient Chinese legends. A kind of animal, together with the phoenix, turtle and dragon, are called the "Four Spirits", and are called the Holy Beast King.

Qilin is a composite concept based on the Chinese way of thinking. Animal. Judging from its external shape, it has an elk body, an ox tail, a horse's hoof (it is said to be a wolf's hoof in historical records), a fish scale skin, and a horn with meat at the end. This shape is a new form of dismemberment of many real animals. A combination of all the advantages of those animals that are cherished by people is concentrated on the construction of Qilin, a mythical beast in fantasy, which fully embodies the Chinese people's "Jimei" thought.

Qilin. With deer as the radical, when the ancients coined the word, they clearly told people that Qilin evolved from deer, but it is definitely not a deer. It is said that its body is like a deer. It can be written as a deer, which refers to a deer in ancient books; it has the tail of a cow, a round head, but only one horn. Some say that Qi is a male and Lin is a female. However, it is said that the shape of Qi is slightly different. Like a deer. It has a long life and can live for two thousand years. It can spit fire and has a voice like thunder. "The hairy insect is three hundred and sixty years old, and the unicorn is the longest."

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Phoenix (Chinese phoenix/phoenix), also known as red bird, red bird, fire bird, pheasant, etc., is also called fire bird and phoenix in Western mythology. Its image is generally that of a fire bird with a relatively long tail. The flamingo is surrounded by fire. It is estimated that people have processed and evolved the flamingo. According to the myth, every time the phoenix dies, a fire will ignite all over its body, and then it will be reborn in the fire and gain benefits. The more powerful vitality than before is called "Phoenix Nirvana". Repeatedly, the Phoenix gains immortality, so it is called "Phoenix". Phoenix, like Qilin, is a male and female, with the male being phoenix and the female being phoenix. , its general name is Phoenix. Phoenix flying together is a symbol of auspiciousness and harmony. Like the image of the dragon, it becomes more and more complex, with a red head, a lin hip, a snake neck, a fish tail, a turtle body, and a swallow. Chin and chicken's mouth. Phoenix has been an important part of Chinese culture since ancient times.

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Phoenix appearance

According to "Erya· Guo Pu notes in "The Bird" that the characteristics of the phoenix are: "a chicken head, a swallow's chin, a snake's neck, a turtle's back, a fish's tail, five colors, and about six feet high." "It comes from the country of the Eastern Gentleman, soaring across the four seas. In Kunlun, drink from the mainstay, wash your feathers from the weak water, and don't stay in the wind cave. See that the world will be peaceful. ""The Classic of Mountains and Seas·Illustrations" says that there are five types of image character patterns: "The first text is called virtue, the wing text is said to be shun, the back text is called yi, the belly text is called faith, and the back text is called benevolence. "

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According to the existing literature, it is inferred that the phoenix's sound is like a flute and a sheng, and the sound is like a bell and a drum. The male phoenix calls "Ji Ji", the female calls "zuozu", and the male and female calls in harmony. Qiangqiang.

Chinese mythical beast-Xiezhi

The famous mythical beast produced under the ancient divine system, also known as the legal beast. It is a strange beast in ancient legends. It is as big as a cow and as small as a sheep. It is similar to a unicorn. It has thick black hair all over its body, bright eyes, and usually a horn on its forehead. It is commonly known as a unicorn. It has high intelligence, understands people's words and human nature. It has angry eyes, can distinguish right from wrong, good and evil, loyalty and evil. If it finds a treacherous official, it will knock him down with its horns and then eat it when people have conflicts or conflicts. During disputes, unicorns can use their horns to point at the unreasonable party, and even kill those who deserve death with their horns, making the offenders tremble with fear. All decisions made by Haezhi were accurate. Therefore, in ancient times, Haezhi became the embodiment of justice. , the ancient Chinese character "法" is written as "灋", and "绌" means Xie Zhi. The two characters "绌法" are combined into one, which means justice, so from water, the meaning of "fa" is as flat as water. In this way, the status of 豸 as a symbol of law was confirmed. Although the word "屌" has been hidden from "狋", the traditional Chinese legal culture it symbolizes has not disappeared. After all, no one has witnessed it. Knowing what Xie Zhi is has led to many imaginations among people. Some people think it looks like a deer, some say it looks like a cow, and more people say it looks like a sheep. In addition to records such as "Group", archaeological discoveries show that the Haechi in cultural relics before the Qin Dynasty were all in the shape of a one-horned sheep, and the cow-shaped Haechi appeared after the Eastern Han Dynasty. As a symbol of traditional Chinese law, the Haechi has been praised by generations. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, King Wen of Chu once obtained a Xie Zhi crown and wore it on his head. As a result, the Xie Zhi crown became fashionable in the State of Chu. The system is no exception.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Gao pottery statues and Haechi pictures became indispensable ornaments in yamen, and Haechi crowns were named as legal crowns, and law enforcement officers were also called Haechi. This custom has continued. By the Qing Dynasty, supervisory and judicial officials such as censors and inspectors all wore Xiechi crowns and supplementary clothes embroidered with "Xiechi" patterns. Similarly, in the West, the unicorn is also considered a symbol of purity. The power of its horns was believed to suppress any moral turpitude. At the same time, it has the meaning of chastity and is the representative of the perfect knight.

Chinese mythical beast - Hou

Hou is also a strange beast in ancient times. It is shaped like a rabbit, with long pointed ears and is only more than a foot long. The lion's roar will drown the body and cause it to rot. This is recorded in "Yan Expo Yu Tan". Jian is also famous as Tianhou. Legend has it that he is the son of the Dragon King and has the habit of keeping watch. The dragon on the top of the Huabiao pillar roars towards the sky, which is regarded as conveying the will of heaven and conveying the sentiments of the people. There are also literature records that Guanyin Bodhisattva's mount is "Roaring towards the sky".

Chinese mythical beast - baize

The mythical beast on Kunlun Mountain, the famous mythical beast, is white in color, can speak human language, understands the emotions of all things, and is rarely seen except at that time. There are saints who govern the world, and they come here with a book. "Xuanyuan Benji" contains the story of the mythical beast Baize: "The Yellow Emperor went hunting east to the sea, climbed Huan Mountain, and found the mythical beast Baize on the seashore. He could speak and express the feelings of all things. Because I asked about the ghosts and gods in the world, since ancient times, there are 1,520 kinds of spirits and wandering spirits, and Bai Ze said it. The emperor ordered it to be written down in pictures to show it to the world."

Chinese mythical beast - Kui (kui)

It is said that there is a "Liupo Mountain" on the East China Sea, and Kui lives on this mountain. Kui's body and head were like those of an ox, but he had no horns and only one leg. His body was blue and black. It is said that Kui emits light like the sun and the moon and a cry like thunder. As long as it goes in and out of the water, it will definitely cause a storm. During the war between Huangdi and Chiyou, Huangdi captured Kui, used its skin to make a military drum, and used its bones as drumsticks. As a result, the sound of hitting the drum could be heard throughout a radius of 500 miles, which greatly boosted the morale of Huangdi's army. , Chi You's army was greatly frightened.

Chinese mythical beast - Yujiang (yujiang)

Yujiang is the legendary god of sea, wind and plague, also known as "Yu Qiang" and "Yu Jing". He is the grandson of the Yellow Emperor . The sea god Yujiang rules the North Sea. His body is like a fish, but he has human limbs and rides on a two-headed dragon; the wind god Yujiang is said to be called "Xuanming" and is Zhuanxu's minister. His image is a human face and a bird's body, with a green snake hanging from each ear and feet. Step on two green snakes and dominate the north. It is said that the wind in Yujiang can spread plague. If you encounter the northwest wind it blows, you will be injured. Therefore, the northwest wind is also called a fierce wind by the ancients.

Chinese mythical beast-Yayu (yayu)

Yayu, also known as Yayu. Legend has it that Yaoyu was once a god of heaven and the son of Zhulong. Yaoyao was originally honest and kind-hearted, but later he was killed by a god named Wei (one of the twenty-eight constellations, with the image of a bird head and human body, holding a wooden staff). The Emperor of Heaven could not bear it. Seeing that Zhulong was sad, he resurrected his son. Unexpectedly, after the resurrection, he turned into a ferocious monster that liked to eat humans. There are many theories about the appearance of the wild beast. For example, it has a human face and a dragon body and is the same size as a raccoon dog. Some say it is a giant beast with a human face, an ox body and horse legs, or a dragon head and a tiger body. It is said that Emperor Yao ordered Hou Yi to kill the cat because it liked to eat humans.

Chinese mythical beast-Huodou

Huodou originally refers to the legendary minority living in southern China, but it is described as a dog-like monster that swallows Eats dog poop and breathes fire. Fire breaks out wherever the disaster goes, so the ancients regarded it as a sign of fire and a symbol of extreme ominousness. It is also said that Fu Dou eats fire and excretes fire-tinged feces. If a female dog is hit by a meteor fragment one month after conception, then she will not give birth to an ordinary dog, but a dog. The appearance of Fu Dou is no different from that of ordinary dogs. However, all his hair is black and has a special luster. There are a few ferrets with slits at the tip of their tails, but other than that, there is nothing special about them. In fact, just by looking at them, you can't tell anything different about them. But this does not prevent them from serving as Vulcan's assistants. Sometimes Vulcan leaves his job due to some reasons, and Fuji even has to take over the god's duties.

Chinese mythical beast - Taotie (taotie)

It is said that during the battle between Emperor Xuanyuan and Yellow Emperor Chi You, Chi You was beheaded and his head fell to the ground and turned into a taotie. "The Classic of Mountains and Seas Beishan Jing" says: "Mountain Gouwu has a lot of jade on the top and a lot of copper on the bottom. There is a beast, its shape is like a sheep's body and a human face, its eyes are under the armpits, tiger's teeth and human claws, its sound Like a baby, the name is a roe deer owl, and it is a cannibal." According to Guo Pu's annotation of "Shan Hai Jing" in the Jin Dynasty, the roe deer owl mentioned here refers to gluttonous food. "Shenyi Jing·Xihuang Jing" says: "Taotie, the name of the beast, has a body like an ox, a human face, eyes under the armpits, and cannibalism." Later, Taotie became a totem and was engraved on various sacrificial vessels. above. "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals·Xian Shi Lan" says: "The Zhou Ding was inscribed with Taotie, which had a head but no body. If the cannibals did not swallow it, they would harm their bodies, so they would repay it with words." During the Yin and Zhou Dynasties, the Taotie was often engraved on the tripod. , its head is ferocious, its eyes are bright, impressive, and the bridge of its nose is protruding; its head has a pair of curved horns or feet, and the direction of its bending seems to be unspecified, or it may be curved inward like a sheep's horn, or outwardly curved like an ox's horn; it has a huge mouth Open, with sharp teeth like a saw, the mouth is slightly curved and hooked, or the mouth is tightly locked. It is in a squatting shape from the front, the body is arched, the head is on the ground or in the water, and there are a pair of sharp claws on both sides, like dog claws or tiger claws. There are a pair of fleshy wings on both sides, shaped like ears.

Because of their greed for wealth, later generations will describe greedy people as "gluttons". "Zuo Zhuan·Wen Gong's Eighteenth Year" says: "The Jinyun family had an untalented man who was greedy for food and took bribes. The world called him glutton."

Chinese mythical beast-nine-headed bird (jiutouniao)

Originally called "Ghost Car", it has ten necks and nine heads. It is said that its tenth head was shot off by a hunter ordered by Zhou Gongdan. The headless neck was dripping with blood. The ancients declared that if the nine-headed bird flew by, they would blow out the lights and let the dogs go to drive it away. Some legends claim that each head of the nine-headed bird has a pair of wings. As a result, the 18 wings crowded each other, rendering them useless. In addition, the nine-headed bird is also called the "guhuo bird". This bird preys on human children and likes to live in groups.

Chinese mythical beast-Qiongqi (qiongqi)

Qiongqi is an evil god in Chinese legend who suppresses good and promotes evil. It is as big as an ox, looks like a tiger, and is covered with a hedgehog. It has fur, wings, and a Qiongqi sound like a dog. It makes a living by eating people. It is said that Qiongqi often flies to the scene of a fight and bites off the nose of the rightful party; if someone commits an evil act, Qiongqi will capture the beast and give it to him, and encourage him to do more bad things. The ancients also called Qiongqi a person who does not care about his own thoughts and is far away from gentlemen and close to villains. However, Qiongqi also has a beneficial side. In a ghost exorcism ritual called "Da Nuo", there are twelve kinds of beasts that eat evil spirits, called twelve gods or twelve beasts, and Qiongqi is one of them.

Chinese mythical beast-gonggong

gonggong is a descendant of Shennong in ancient legends and belongs to the Yandi clan. As the god of water, gonggong has a human body. face, limbs and body of a snake. During the reign of Huangdi's successor Zhuanxu, he rebelled and was defeated by Zhuanxu. The emperor was so angry that he hit his head on Buzhou Mountain (the legendary pillar supporting the world), causing the world to tilt to the southeast. After that, the workers continued to cause trouble (representing the outbreak of floods), and were finally killed by Yu (representing the success of flood control). In addition, there is also a theory that Huang Gong was a minister of Yao. He was known as the "Four Evils" together with Huandou, Sanmiao, and Gun, and was exiled to Youzhou by Yao. "Shu Yao Dian": "Liu Jinggong worked in Youzhou, released Yun Dou in Chongshan, fled three seedlings in Sanwei, killed Gun in Yushan, four sins, and the world is convinced." "Shan Hai Jing. Hai Nei Jing" : "The wife of Emperor Yan and the son of Chishui, Tingwo gave birth to Yanju, Yanju gave birth to festivals and knots, festivals and joints gave birth to play implements, play implements gave birth to Zhurong, Zhurong descended to the river and gave birth to *work." Also in "Tianwen Xun": "In the past, Emperor Gong fought with Zhuanxu to be the emperor. In anger, he touched the mountains of Buzhou. The sky pillars were broken and the earth was still intact. The sky tilted to the northwest, so the sun, moon and stars moved away; the earth was not satisfied with the southeast, so the water flowed and the dust returned."

Chinese mythical beast - three-legged bird (sanzuniao)

The sun elves in ancient China are also regarded as the messengers of the sun's movement. The myth says that there is a golden three-legged crow in the sun. In ancient times, people took "Golden Crow" as an alias for the sun, and it was also called "Red Crow" and "Three-legged Bird". People revere the sun, and the three-legged bird is also worshiped as a symbol of auspiciousness. It is said that because there are ten three-legged birds in a group and they are constantly flying in the sky, the ground is suffering from drought and scorching heat. Emperor Yao ordered Hou Yi to shoot all three-legged birds, but Hou Yi shot down nine and left one. From then on, there was only one sun and it set in the evening.

Chinese mythical beast - hundun

Han Dynasty Dongfang Shuo's "Shenyi Jing Xiwu Jing" says: "There is a beast in the west of Kunlun. It looks like a dog, with long hair and four sides. The feet are like scabs (sound skin) but without claws, they have eyes but cannot see, they cannot walk, they have two ears but cannot hear, they have intelligence, their abdomen has no five possessions, their intestines are straight but not twisted, and they have food passages. If there is virtue, go against it, if there is evil, go and rely on it.” There is also a saying that Chaos is an animal like a dog or a bear. Humans cannot see it or hear it. It often bites its own tail and giggles; If it meets a noble person, Chaos will be violent; if it meets an evil person, Chaos will obey and be called Chaos. Legend has it that it is fat and round in shape, as red as fire, with four wings and six legs. Although it has no Although he has five senses, he can understand singing, dancing and music.

Chinese mythical beast-Bifang

Bifang, the omen of fire in ancient Chinese legends. Bi Fang's name comes from the crackling sound made by burning bamboo and wood. He is the god of fire and wood and lives in trees. Bi Fang looks like a red-crowned crane, but it has only one leg (some say it has only one wing), its body is blue with red spots, and its beak is white. Bi Fang does not eat grains and eats fire. It is said that the appearance of Bi Fang heralds a fire. It is said that when the Yellow Emperor gathered ghosts and gods in Mount Tai, he rode in a chariot pulled by a dragon, while Bifang waited beside the chariot.

Chinese mythical beast-zhulong

The mythical beast in ancient Chinese mythology. Also known as Zhuyin, also written as Qianlong. It has a human face and a dragon body, holding a candle in its mouth, illuminating the gloom in the sunless place in the northwest. Legend has it that he is so powerful that when he opens his eyes, the sky is bright and it is day; when he closes his eyes, the sky is dark and it is dark, which is night. Today's cultural historians believe that the Zhulong is a myth of the northern dragon totem tribe, and its original appearance should be male root, which is transformed from the male genitals. It came into being later than the era of vulva worship. "The Classic of Mountains and Seas. The Great Wilderness Classic": "Beyond the Northwest Sea, to the north of the Chishui River, there is Zhangwei Mountain. There is a god with a human face and a snake body, with straight eyes and straight eyes. His eyes are dark, and his vision is bright. If he does not eat, he will not Sleeping without rest, the wind and rain are the greetings. It is the candle with nine yin, which is called the candle dragon.

"Also "Overseas Classic": "The god of Zhongshan, whose name is Zhuyin, is regarded as day, sleeps as night, blows as winter, calls as summer, does not drink, does not eat, does not rest, and breathes as the wind; his body is thousands of miles long, and he is in the sky. To the east of Chao, it is an object with a human face and a snake body, red, and lives at the foot of Zhongshan Mountain. ”

Chinese mythical beast-梼杌(taowu)

Originally, it was just a feared and disgusted evil person. According to "Zuo Zhuan" in the 18th year of Duke Wen: "Zhuan Xu has untalented people who cannot be taught a lesson." , I don’t know what to say, I will be stubborn when I tell someone, I will be loud when I give it up, I am proud and ruthless, I am virtuous, and I will disturb the order of the world. The people of the world call me Tao Shu. After his death, this unteachable evil man eventually evolved into a famous magical beast in ancient times. The "Shen Yi Jing? The Western Wilderness Jing" records that "in the western wilderness, there is a beast. It looks like a tiger with dog hair, is two feet long, has a human face, and has tiger legs." , the pig has teeth and a tail that is one foot or eight feet long. It is causing chaos in the wasteland and is named Tao Tzu. "It is already a weird and twisted image. It is not so much a monster as it is the product of a failed nuclear leak in a biochemical experiment.

Chinese mythical beast-Chongmingniao (chongmingniao)

In "The Supplementary Notes" "It is said that in the seventy years since Yao's reign, he had a country of Ji Zhi, and he presented a Chongming bird, which looked like a chicken and sang like a phoenix. It shed its feathers and could fly with its fleshy wings. In order to prevent the evil spirits from coming, they may come several times a year, or they may not come for several years. For example, when the Chongming bird does not arrive, the Chinese people carve wood or make bronze statues. If the image of this bird is placed between open doors, evil spirits and the like will naturally retreat. So now, people carve wooden statues, make bronze statues or paint images, so now they paint chickens on doors.

< p>Chinese mythical beast - Henggongyu

Born in a stone lake, this lake is always icy. It is seven or eight feet long, shaped like a carp and red. It lives in the water during the day and turns into a human being at night. If you boil it, it will not die. If you boil it with two black plums, it will die. It is recorded in "Shen Yi Jing (Northern Huang Jing)"

Chinese mythical animal - fire rat (huoshu)<. /p>

The fire rat is also known as the fire beast. It lives in volcanoes (not the volcanoes it is commonly referred to now, but burning forests). It weighs a hundred pounds (it should be very large), and its hair is nearly one meter long and as thin as silk. , will die when exposed to water. Its hair can be used to make "fire cloth" (if it is dirty, it can be cleaned by burning it).

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