Every myth carries a truth older than the civilization that told it.
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The Tianlong — the celestial dragon of Chinese mythology, the most exalted and divine of the dragon-kinds, who guards the celestial palaces of the gods
The Jiaolong — the aquatic dragon (or dragon-in-the-making) of Chinese mythology, a scaled, often hornless dragon of rivers and deep waters that controls
The Huli Jing — the shape-shifting fox spirit of Chinese mythology, a magical fox that through cultivation gains the power to become a beautiful woman and
Hundun — the personification of primordial chaos in Chinese mythology and Daoist philosophy, the formless, faceless original state of the cosmos, and the
The Taotie — the gluttonous monster of Chinese mythology, a fearsome beast of insatiable greed, all jaws and staring eyes, so voracious it ate even its
The Nian — the monstrous New Year beast of Chinese folklore, a lion-ox creature that emerged each New Year's Eve to devour the people until driven off by
The Bai Ze — the wise, all-knowing beast of Chinese mythology, a noble horned creature that knows the names and natures of every spirit and monster in the
The Pixiu — the auspicious winged lion-dragon beast of Chinese mythology with an insatiable appetite for gold it can never expel, making it the supreme
The Fenghuang — the magnificent phoenix of Chinese mythology, the supreme auspicious ruler of all birds whose dazzling five-coloured beauty heralds peace
The Qilin — the auspicious chimerical beast of Chinese mythology, the gentle, scaled, single-horned “Chinese unicorn” so benevolent it harms no living
