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Some birds are associated with other mythological content. A three-legged bird or birds are a solar motif. Sometimes depicted as a Three-legged crow. The Qingniao is associated with the Queen Mother of the West, bearing her messages or bringing her food. [3] [4] Some birds feature as part of visions of the mythological geography of China.
Bifang, a crane-like bird with only one foot that is accompanied by strange fires [2] Bixi, a dragon with the shell of a turtle. Birds in Chinese mythology; Black Tortoise, a turtle that represents the cardinal point North and Winter. The Black Tortoise. Bo beast,a horse-like beast with one horn that eats tigers and leopards. [3] Bovidae in ...
Zhenniao (Chinese: 鴆鳥; pinyin: zhènniǎo; lit. 'poison-feather bird'), often simply zhen, is a name given in many Chinese myths, annals, and poetry to poisonous birds that are said to have existed in what is now southern China.
Pages in category "Mythological and legendary Chinese birds" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Fenghuang are mythological birds featuring in traditions throughout the Sinosphere. Fenghuang are understood to reign over all other birds: males and females were originally termed feng and huang respectively, but a gender distinction is typically no longer made, and fenghuang are generally considered a feminine entity to be paired with the traditionally masculine Chinese dragon.
The Four Holy Beasts (四靈、四聖獸、or 四大神獸) are Chinese astronomical and cultural Four Benevolent Animals that are spread in the East Asian cultural sphere. They are mentioned in the Chinese classic Book of Rites [ 1 ] and includes the Dragon (龍) in the East, the Qilin (麟) in the West, the Turtle (龜) in the North, and the ...
[1]: 102 In the Classic of Mountains and Seas, the luan is described as being one of the three five-coloured birds, along with huang and feng bird. [4]: 44 The luan would sing while the feng would dance to accompany it. [4]: 44 The Shuowen Jiezi defines the bird as born from the sperm of Chìdì. It is red in colour with five-coloured markings.
An illustration from Sancai Tuhui (1609).. In Chinese mythology, biyiniao (Chinese: 比翼鳥; variously translated as linked-wing birds, [1] shared-wings birds, [2] and likewing birds [3]), also known as manman (Chinese: 蠻蠻), are birds with one eye and one wing each, that must attach to one another and fly in pairs.