Chinese Creatures

Ba She: Snake reputed to swallow elephants

Dragon Kings: Divine owners of bodies of water in China; They not only rule over the aquatic life, but they have the ability to manipulate cloud and rain

Fenghuang: “Bird Emperor”; The Feng (male) Huang (female) reign over all birds

Fox-spirit: Fox type spirits/demons; They can either be good or bad spirits

Futs-Lung: Treasure Dragon

Hopping Corpse: The dead whose touch can kill a living person instantly

Jian: Mythical bird that is said to have only one wing and one eye; A pair of these birds, that are inseparable are thus representative of husband and wife

Jing Wei: Mythical bird that tries to fill up the ocean with twigs and pebbles

Kirin: Mythical Chinese horned deer-like creature who only appears when a sage has appeared; It is a good omen

Kui: One legged monster

Kun: Giant monstrous fish

Nian: The beast that comes in spring

Ox heads and Horse faces: Messenger boy in hell

Peng: Mythical bird of giant size and terrific flying power

Shang-Yang: Rain bird

Shen-Lung: Rain Dragon

Su Shuang: Mythical bird that is described as being a water bird, such as a crane

Tao Tie: Mythical gargoyle that represents greed

Ti-Lung: Earth Dragon

Tien-Lung: Celestial Dragon

Qing Niao:Mythical bird that is the messenger of Xi Wang Mu

Xiao: Mountain Spirit or demon

Ying Long: Powerful servant of Huang Di

Zhu: Bad Omen