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Totem tribe gold ostrich figurine3/15/2024 ![]() ![]() ![]() According to scripture Erya - chapter 17 Shiniao, Fenghuang is said to be made up of the beak of a rooster, the face of a swallow, the forehead of a fowl, the neck of a snake, the breast of a goose, the back of a tortoise, the hindquarters of a stag and the tail of a fish. In modern times, however, such a distinction of gender is often no longer made and the Feng and Huang are blurred into a single feminine entity so that the bird can be paired with the Chinese dragon, which has male connotations.Ī common depiction was of it attacking snakes with its talons and its wings spread. The males are called Feng and the females Huang. Fenghuang are mythological birds of East Asia that reign over all other birds. ![]()
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