# 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, also called Qinglong, 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.
* Bifang, a crane-like bird with only one foot that is accompanied by strange fires
* 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.
* Bo beast,a horse-like beast with one horn that eats tigers and leopards.
* Bovidae in Chinese mythology
* Boyi, a sheep-like beast with nine tails and four ears and eyes on its back. A man who wears fur of boyi will have no fear.

## 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, also called Sixiang, four legendary animals that represent the points of the compass.
* Fox spirit, a famous mythological fox-like creature. Also called huli jing, huyao, huxian, or huzu.
* 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.
* Huan beast, a cat-like beast with only one eye and three tails with the sound of the chirping of hundreds of animals
* 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 or Nine-headed Bird, an earlier version of the Fenghuang.
* Jinnalaluo, divine creatures with human bodies and animal heads.
* Jiuweihu, a huli jing with nine-tails
* 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.
* Qitu beast, a row-like bird with three heads and six tails and likes to laugh like a human being.
* Qiulong

## R

* Ranyi fish, a snake-like fish with the head of a snake, six legs, and eyes like the ears of a horse. Eating one made people sleep without nightmares and protect one from evil.
* 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
* Shuhu beast, a wild beast with a horse's body and bird's wings, a human's face and a snake's tail. It likes to hug and lift people up.
* Sky Fox (mythology), a golden Hulijing that has reached 1000 years of age.
* Sun Wukong, 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, also known as Jinwu or Taiyang Shenniao
* 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), also known as Baihu, 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
* Yong, an owl-like bird with a human face and four eyes and ears. Its cry was the pronunciation of its own name, and when it appeared there was a great drought in the world.

## 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 a precious beast as big as a tiger, with five colors and a tail longer than its body known for travelling 1000 li per day