Awesomeness Of Chinese Mythological Creatures Highlighted In Twitter Thread

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kalila courban
Nov 10, 2021 5:00 PM EST

There are many magical creatures with supernatural powers in Chinese mythology. The variety of these creatures are numerable and fascinating and all based off of totally real and awesome animals. Chinese mythology is a collection of cultural history, folktales, and religious tradition that has been passed down for centuries in oral or written form. 

Lucky for us, all we have to do is scroll through Twitter and boom, we learn about aspects to Chinese mythology from the comfort of our couches. There are several aspects to Chinese mythology, including creation myths and legends, and myths concerning the founding of Chinese culture and the Chinese state. Pretty gosh darn interesting if you ask us.

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    Font - Aurelia V @senjatanuklir A thread of Chinese mythology creatures in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. ! 6:40 PM - Oct 11, 2021 - Twitter for iPhone
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    Once upon a time we were scrolling through the depths of twitter and we came across a plethora of knowledge and images in Shang-Chi, the Legend of Ten Rings. Super awesome and interesting Chinese mythology! 

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    Dog
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    Font - Aurelia V @senjatanuklir 2) Dragon () U As we already know, dragon is the symbol of everything good in China. People also see dragon as the protector of our realm, much like the one in Ta-Lo (). 6:53 PM - Oct 11, 2021 - Twitter for iPhone
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    Dragons! We already know that dragons are powerful symbols throughout history. Especially so in Chinese history and mythology. People literally see dragons as the protectors of our realm. The protectors of our realm. That sounded so cool we had to write it down twice.

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    Human body
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    Water
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    Font - Aurelia V @senjatanuklir 3) Huli jing (3JA), particularly, jiuweihu (JE JA) aka nine-tailed fox. This fox spirit tale also adopted to Korea and Japan as gumiho and kyubi no kitsune. The nine-tailed fox could be either evil or good, they're also known to be very usil & love to pull on pranks. 7:03 PM - Oct 11, 2021 · Twitter for iPhone
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    Sky
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    Font - Aurelia V @senjatanuklir 4) Dijiang (I) Our favorite Morris in Chinese mythology is a faceless winged creature. It was said that Dijiang is fond of singing and dancing. One of Huangdi's title is "Dihongsi", which is believed to be related to Dijiang. 7:17 PM · Oct 11, 2021 · Twitter for iPhone
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    Terrestrial animal
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    Dog
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    Shoe
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    Font - Aurelia V @senjatanuklir 5) Qilin () Also known as kirin in Japan and kirin/girin in Korea. Qilin in Taoist mythology is the punisher for evildoers. They're wise, divine, and peaceful.... And vegetarian. Qilin is a symbol of luck, prosperity, good omen, and success. 8:18 PM · Oct 11, 2021 - Twitter for iPhone
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    Natural environment
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