The most popular depiction and myth of a sanzuwu is that of a sun crow called the Yangwu () or more commonly referred to as the Jīnwū () or "golden crow". Even though it is described as a crow or raven, it is usually colored red instead of black. A silk painting from the Western Han excavated at the Mawangdui archaeological site also depicts a "golden crow" in the sun.  According to folklore, there were originally ten sun crows which settled in 10 separate suns. They perched on a red mulberry tree called the Fusang (), literally meaning "the leaning mulberry tree", in the East at the foot of the Valley of the Sun. This mulberry tree was said to have many mouths opening from its branches. Each day one of the sun crows would be rostered to travel around the world on a carriage, driven by Xihe, the 'mother' of the suns. As soon as one sun crow returned, another one would set forth in its journey crossing the sky. According to Shanhaijing, the sun crows loved eating two grasses of immortality, one called the Diri (), or "ground sun", and the other the Chunsheng (), or "spring grow". The sun crows would often descend from heaven on to the earth and feast on these grasses, but Xihe did not like this; thus, she covered their eyes to prevent them from doing so. Folklore also held that, at around 2170 BC, all ten sun crows came out on the same day, causing the world to burn; Houyi, the celestial archer saved the day by shooting down all but one of the sun crows. (See Mid-Autumn Festival for variants of this legend.) The Queen Mother of the West sits upon a throne, flanked by Tiger (east, spring, yang) and Dragon (west, autumn, yin). She is surrounded by a nine-tailed fox, two seated women, a leaping frog, a male attendant, and a three-legged crow, Eastern Han Dynasty, 25 AD - 220 AD. The sanzuwu is also depicted with the Queen Mother of the West () who are believed to be her messengers. Although the Samjok-o is mainly considered the symbol of Goguryeo, it is also found in Goryeo and Joseon dynasty  .
The most popular depiction and myth of a sanzuwu is that of a sun crow called the Yangwu () or more commonly referred to as the Jīnwū () or "golden crow". Even though it is described as a crow or raven, it is usually coloured red instead of black. A silk painting from the Western Han excavated at the Mawangdui archaeological site also depicts a "golden crow" in the sun. In ancient Chinese depictions, the Chinese god of creation, Fuxi, is often depicted carrying the sun disk with the jīnwū () while the Chinese goddess of creation, Nüwa, holds the moon disk which contains a gold stripped toad. According to folklore, there were originally ten sun crows which settled in 10 separate suns. They perched on a red mulberry tree called the Fusang (), literally meaning "the leaning mulberry tree", in the East at the foot of the Valley of the Sun. This mulberry tree was said to have many mouths opening from its branches. Each day one of the sun crows would be rostered to travel around the world on a carriage, driven by Xihe, the 'mother' of the suns. As soon as one sun crow returned, another one would set forth in its journey crossing the sky. According to Shanhaijing, the sun crows loved eating two grasses of immortality, one called the Diri (), or "ground sun", and the other the Chunsheng (), or "spring grow". The sun crows would often descend from heaven on to the earth and feast on these grasses, but Xihe did not like this; thus, she covered their eyes to prevent them from doing so. Folklore also held that, at around 2170 BC, all ten sun crows came out on the same day, causing the world to burn; Houyi, the celestial archer saved the day by shooting down all but one of the sun crows. (See Mid-Autumn Festival for variants of this legend.) The Queen Mother of the West sits upon a throne, flanked by Tiger (east, spring, yang) and Dragon (west, autumn, yin). She is surrounded by a nine-tailed fox, two seated women, a leaping frog, a male attendant, and a three-legged crow, Eastern Han Dynasty, 25 AD - 220 AD. The sanzuwu is also depicted with the Queen Mother of the West () who are believed to be her messengers. Although the Samjok-o is mainly considered the symbol of Goguryeo, it is also found in Goryeo and Joseon dynasty . Illustration of Chinese god of creation, Fuxi, carrying the sun, Goguryeo murals. In Goguryeo tomb murals, the representation of the sun symbolism follows the Chinese model with the use of the three-legged crow in the sun. For example, in the Ohoe tomb dating from the late 6th to early 7th century in Jilin Province China, the Chinese gods of creations Fuxi and Nüwa are depicted as the deities of the sun and moon; Fuxi holds the sun disk which contains the three-legged crow while Nüwa holds the moon disk which contains a toad inside .
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In ancient Chinese depictions, the Chinese god of creation, Fuxi, is often depicted carrying the sun disk with the jīnwū () while the Chinese goddess of creation, Nüwa, holds the moon disk which contains a gold stripped toad.
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. Illustration of Chinese god of creation, Fuxi, carrying the sun, Goguryeo murals. In Goguryeo tomb murals, the representation of the sun symbolism follows the Chinese model with the use of the three-legged crow in the sun. For example, in the Ohoe tomb dating from the late 6th to early 7th century in Jilin Province China, the Chinese gods of creations Fuxi and Nüwa are depicted as the deities of the sun and moon; Fuxi holds the sun disk which contains the three-legged crow while Nüwa holds the moon disk which contains a toad inside