Every myth carries a truth older than the civilization that told it.
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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
Niutou Mamian (Ox-Head and Horse-Face) — the two fearsome guardian-officers of the Chinese underworld, brawny enforcers with the heads of an ox and a
Heibai Wuchang (Black and White Impermanence) — the two psychopomp deities of the Chinese underworld, a contrasting pair of spirit-officers (white and
Gonggong — the monstrous water-god of Chinese mythology, a serpent-bodied god of floods and chaos who, enraged at his defeat, smashed his head against the
Chiyou — the monstrous war-god and rebel of Chinese mythology, a bronze-headed, many-armed god of war and inventor of weapons who led an army of monsters
Ao Guang — the Dragon King of the East Sea and foremost of the Four Dragon Kings of Chinese mythology, who rules the eastern ocean from his crystal
Long Wang, the Dragon Kings — the divine dragon-rulers of the waters in Chinese mythology who govern the seas, rivers, and rain from crystal palaces
Meng Po (Lady Meng) — the goddess of forgetfulness in the Chinese underworld, the old woman at the Bridge of Forgetfulness who gives each soul a bowl of
