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A pair of wooden shiziguo type lions decorated with gilt and polychrome. The female has a cub, symbolizing a happy family. Chinese, early Ching Dynasty (Image: © Walther G. von Krenner) — 01 Jun 2019

Chinese Lion Kings: Winged Lions, Foo Dogs and Gaimei

By Ken Jeremiah

Mythology & Mystery

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The King of the Beasts triumphs in Chinese mythology, albeit in many shapes and forms. Chinese artists combined different creatures’ attributes to create a composite beast, which they called pixiu (pi-hsieh). The term is commonly used to refer...
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A pair of wooden shiziguo type lions decorated with gilt and polychrome. The female has a cub, symbolizing a happy family. Chinese, early Ching Dynasty (Image: © Walther G. von Krenner) — 01 Jun 2019

Chinese Lion Kings: Winged Lions, Foo Dogs and Gaimei

By Ken Jeremiah

Mythology & Mystery

1

The King of the Beasts triumphs in Chinese mythology, albeit in many shapes and forms. Chinese artists combined different creatures’ attributes to create a composite beast, which they called pixiu (pi-hsieh). The term is commonly used to refer...
Read More

Qilin (kongkiatnt/ adobe stock) — 15 May 2019

Chinese Unicorns: Harbingers of Good Omens

By Ken Jeremiah

Mythology & Mystery

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Considering that fanciful animals, which the Chinese collectively dub pixiu (pi hsieh), typically stem from a real creature, the question must be asked: Were there once horses with horns? Although unicorns feature in worldwide cultures, there is no...
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Qilin (kongkiatnt/ adobe stock) — 15 May 2019

Chinese Unicorns: Harbingers of Good Omens

By Ken Jeremiah

Mythology & Mystery

0

Considering that fanciful animals, which the Chinese collectively dub pixiu (pi hsieh), typically stem from a real creature, the question must be asked: Were there once horses with horns? Although unicorns feature in worldwide cultures, there is no...
Read More

The forbidden city in Beijing (chungking/ adobe stock) — 03 May 2019

Chinese Fantastic Beasts: The Taotie Demon Who Eats Humans

By Ken Jeremiah

Archaeology & Science

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A strange animal that preys upon unsuspecting travelers, who devours them but cannot swallow them, may be representative of the human sin of gluttony, as the taotie, a Chinese mythological fantastic beast seems to symbolize. This strange creature...
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The forbidden city in Beijing (chungking/ adobe stock) — 03 May 2019

Chinese Fantastic Beasts: The Taotie Demon Who Eats Humans

By Ken Jeremiah

Archaeology & Science

0

A strange animal that preys upon unsuspecting travelers, who devours them but cannot swallow them, may be representative of the human sin of gluttony, as the taotie, a Chinese mythological fantastic beast seems to symbolize. This strange creature...
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