楚辞
Information on mythological beings in early Chinese mythology is often based upon references from the "Chu Ci" as one of a few surviving primary sources from ancient times: among which are references to the ambiguously horned dragon ("qiulong"), crocodilian dragon ("jiaolong"), the immortal "xian" and "zhenren" of later Daoist fame, the giant bashe serpent, the "hong" rainbow dragon, the "feilong" flying dragon, and the "zhulong" Torch Dragon. Also, information of the meaning of and in regard to the Chinese characters used for the "teng", the "shi" and "chi" also has been derived from the "Chu Ci" as a primary source.