List of legendary creatures from China

The following is a list of legendary creatures recorded from Chinese mythology (中國神話动物清单).

A

• Ao, a mythological tortoise who has a burning shell and cheeks with magma on them.
• Ao Guang, the Dragon King of the East Sea.
• Azure Dragon, a dragon that represents the cardinal point East and Spring.

  

B

• Bai Ze, a cow-like monster with a human head, six horns and nine eyes.
• Baihu
• Bai Suzhen
• Bailongma
• Bashe, a python-like snake that ate elephants.
• 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.

• Bovidae in Chinese mythology

C

• Canshen
• Chi (mythology), a hornless dragon.
• Chinese guardian lions, traditional architectural ornaments.

• Chinese dragon
• Chituma, steed of General Lü Bu.
• Chiwen, a dragon that protects against fires, floods, and typhoons.
• Crane in Chinese mythology

D

• Denglong, a mythical creature that acts as messenger between heaven and earth.
• Dilong
• Dog in Chinese mythology
• Dragon (zodiac)
• Dragon King
• Dragon turtle, mythical creature with head of a dragon and body of a tortoise which symbolises courage, power, and success.

F

• Feng (mythology), an edible monster that resembles a two-eyed lump of meat and magically grows back as fast as it is eaten.
• Fenghuang, Chinese phoenix

• Feilian, god of the wind who is a winged dragon with the head of a deer and tail of a snake.
• Feilong, winged legendary creature that flies among clouds.
• Fish in Chinese mythology
• Four Perils
• Four Symbols, four legendary animals that represent the points of the compass.
• Fox spirit, a famous mythological fox-like creature with nine tails, known as the Kumiho in Korea and Kitsune in Japan.

• Fuzhu, a Chinese deer with four horns, possessing a gentle countenance, a likeness to be clean, and usually appears during periods of flood.
• Fuzanglong, the dragon of hidden treasures.

H

• Hong (rainbow-dragon), two headed rainbow serpent.
• Huli jing, see Fox Spirit.
• Hundun
• Huodou, a huge black dog that emits fire from its mouth.

J

• Jiangshi, a hopping vampire.
• Jiaolong, a hornless scaled dragon.
• Jin Chan, a prosperity frog.
• Jingwei, a bird who is determined to dry up the sea. It was morphed from a girl who drowned in the sea.
• Jiufeng, an earlier version of the Fenghuang.
• Jinnalaluo, divine creatures with human bodies and animal heads.
• Jueyuan (mythology), creatures that look similar to monkeys.

K

• Kalaviṅka, creatures with a human head and a bird's torso, with long flowing tail.
• Kui (Chinese mythology)

L

• Lake Tianchi Monster
• Linggui, a spirit turtle, chief of all shelled creatures.
• Longma, a winged horse with dragon scales.
• Longmu
• Luan (mythology), a bird which carries a shield and tramples on snakes while wearing one on its breast.
• Luduan, a deer with green coat, horse tail, and one horn which can travel 18,000 li in a single day and speaks all world languages.
• Lushu, a white headed horse with markings on its body like a tiger, a red tail, and a neigh like people singing folk songs.

M

• Mo (Chinese zoology)
• Mogwai (Chinese culture), evil spirits who reproduces during mating seasons triggered by the coming of rain.
• Moon rabbit, a mythical figure who is a companion of Chang'E and pounds the Elixir of Life constantly for her.

N

• Nian, a beast related to the Chinese New Year.
• Nine-headed Bird, see Jiufeng and Fenghuang.
• Nine sons of the Dragon

O

• Ox-Head and Horse-Face, two guardians of the underworld.

P

• Panhu, a dog who transformed into a man.
• Panlong (mythology), an aquatic dragon.
• Peng (mythology), a mystical giant bird of the ocean.
• Penghou, a tree spirit.
• Pixiu, strong winged lions that protect Fengshui practitioners.
• Pig dragon
• Pulao (dragon)

Q

• Qilin, a hooved dragon-like creature with antlers and the body of an ox, deer, or horse.
• Qianlima, a winged horse that can run a thousand miles at a step.

• Qingniao, messenger birds of the Queen Mother of the West.
• Qiongqi, a winged tiger, one of the Four Perils.
• Qiulong

R

• Ruishi, Chinese guardian lions.

S

• Shen (clam-monster)
• Shenlong, a dragon who is the master of storms and also a bringer of rain.
• Shennong
• Shōjō
• Sky Fox (mythology), a golden Hulijing that has reached 1000 years of age.
• Sun wu kong, a fire monkey with a golden rod also the monkey king.

T

• Taotie, a fiendish creature known for its greediness.
• Tenghuang, a fox with horns on its back or a horse-like creature.
• Teng (mythology), a flying dragon.
• Three-legged crow

• Three Corpses
• Tiangou, a dog which eats the moon, resulting in an eclipse.
• Tianma, a heavenly horse.

• Tianlong
• Tiger in Chinese culture

W

• Wangliang
• White Tiger (mythology), a white tiger which symbolises the direction West and the season autumn.
• Winged unicorn

X

• Xiangliu, venomous nine-headed snake-like monster that brings floods and destruction.
• Xiao (mythology), name for multiple types of mythical creatures.
• Xiaotianquan, a mythological dog.
• Xiezhi, a creature which symbolises justice.
• Xingtian

Y

• Yaoguai
• Yinglong
• Yeren

Z

• Zhenniao, a legendary bird with poisonous feathers.
• Zhulong (mythology), a giant red solar dragon and god.
• Zhuque, a Vermilion Bird, one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations.
• Zouyu

See also

• List of Chinese mythology
• Chinese deities
• Chinese gods and immortals
• Chinese mythology
• Korean mythology
• List of legendary creatures from Japan

This page was last edited on 30 March 2024, at 21:14