{"id":13238,"date":"2019-11-22T10:08:39","date_gmt":"2019-11-22T10:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/?p=13238"},"modified":"2019-11-22T10:08:39","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T10:08:39","slug":"chinese-myth-figures-zhong-guo-shen-hua-ren-wu-22-pixiu-pi-xiu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/th\/chinese-myth-figures-zhong-guo-shen-hua-ren-wu-22-pixiu-pi-xiu\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Myth Figures \u4e2d\u56fd\u795e\u8bdd\u4eba\u7269 22  Pixiu \u8c94\u8c85"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Also known as Tianlu or Bixie, Pixiu is one of the  five auspicious animals in ancient Chinese mythology, the other four  being the dragon, phoenix, tortoise, and Chinese unicorn. Pixiu is  considered a wealth-bringing divine animal with a dragon&#8217;s head, a  horse&#8217;s body and a unicorn&#8217;s feet. The animal, capable of flying, looks  like a lion and has gray fur.<\/p>\n<p>Pixiu is fierce and powerful by nature. As such, it is in charge of  patrolling duty in the sky to keep demons, ghosts, plagues and diseases  at bay. It has a mouth but no anus, so it just swallows things inside  without passing anything out. That&#8217;s why it is regarded as a divine  accumulator of wealth from all sides without letting anything out.<\/p>\n<p>Like the dragon and the lion, Pixiu is also believed to be an animal  capable of driving away the evil sprits of a particular place and  bringing happiness and good luck. But unlike Chinese unicorn, Pixiu is  an auspicious animal with a ferocious nature and fierce loyalty in  protecting its master. It is considered a house-guarding animal with the  ability to ward off evil spirits. That&rsquo;s why many Chinese people wear  jade ornaments shaped like a Pixiu.<\/p>\n<p>There are a lot of different legend versions ab0ut the dragon and its  nine sons in Chinese folk culture, but the number of the dragon&#8217;s sons  is believed to be a lot more than nine. Pixiu is said to be the ninth  prince of the Dragon King, and its staple food is gold, silver and  jewelry. It is naturally shining with brilliance and looks far more  handsome than other auspicious animals like the three-legged toad. Pixiu  was therefore in favor with the Jade Emperor and the Dragon King.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, eating too much may well lead to bowel disorders. One day,  Pixiu relieved the bowels before he could go to the toilet, which  angered the Jade Emperor, who gave him a slap on the buttocks. As a  result, Pixiu&#8217;s anus was sealed up. After that, gold, silver and jewelry  could only go into his body and couldn&#8217;t come out. Along with the  spread of this story, Pixiu was regarded as an auspicious animal capable  of bringing in wealth, and it was considered a propitious animal that  could turn disasters into good fortune by ancient Chinese fengshui  masters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"chine-tie-zi-nei-rong-zhi-hou\" id=\"chine-157998640\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1889418300638825\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1889418300638825\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"7273022922\" \ndata-ad-layout-key=\"-gw-3+1f-3d+2z\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Also known as Tianlu or Bixie, Pixiu is one of the  five auspicious animals in ancient Chinese mythology, the other four  being the dragon, phoenix, tortoise, and Chinese unicorn. Pixiu is  considered a wealth-bringing divine animal with a dragon&#8217;s head, a  horse&#8217;s body and a unicorn&#8217;s feet. 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