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It shouldn’t be confused with the Chinese Phoenix. It looks like a red pheasant, although sometimes it’s depicted with multi-colored plumage. Vermilion Bird (朱雀 zhūquè) – represents the South, Summer, and the Fire element.The Black Tortoise is closely connected to the warrior god Xuanwu. It’s also known as the Turtle-Snake (龟蛇), and it looks like a tortoise entwined with a snake. Black Tortoise (玄武 xuánwǔ) – represents the North, Winter, and the Water element.White Tiger (白虎 báihǔ) – represents the West, Autumn, and the Metal element.Azure Dragon (青龙 qīnglóng) – represents the East, Spring, and the Wood element.They hold great significance in Chinese cosmology, with each beast representing a Cardinal Direction, a Season, and an Element.

The Four Divine Beasts (四神兽 sì shénshòu) (四大神兽) – also known as the Four Symbols (四象).

The Fenghuang looks like a pheasant with five-colored plumage and the tail feathers of a peacock.

Although it’s commonly translated as “Phoenix”, the Fenghuang is quite different from a Western Phoenix.

It represents Yin, the Chinese Empress, femininity, virtue, and good fortune. A mythical bird of great importance in Chinese mythology and culture. Phoenix (凤凰 fènghuáng) – also known as the Fenghuang.

Dragons are sometimes divided into four categories: Jiaolong (蛟龙) which are scaled dragons, Yinglong (应龙) which are winged dragons, Qiulong (虬龙) which are horned dragons, and Chilong (螭龙) which are hornless dragons.

Chinese Dragons have the physical attributes of many different animals, some of which include a camel’s head, a snake’s body, a carp’s scales, a catfish’s whiskers, a stag’s antlers, an eagle’s talons, etc….

Chinese Dragons are quite different from Western Dragons.

Dragons wield tremendous power over the natural world and are particularly adept at controlling water and the weather. It represents Yang, the Chinese Emperor, masculinity, imperial power, transformation, good fortune, and much more.

This Bestiary is meant to complement the Beings & Creatures section of the main glossary.ĭragon (龙 lóng) – a mythical, chimeric creature of utmost importance in Chinese mythology and culture. A partial list of Chinese mythological creatures which have appeared in Xianxia and Xuanhuan novels.