ABUNDANCE

Wenyao: The Winged Fish of an Abundant Year
Wenyao: The Winged Fish of an Abundant Year
Wenyao: A Fish Between Water and Sky Wenyao is an unusual creature in the Shanhaijing. It begins with the body of a fish, but birdlike wings change the way that... Leer más...
Qingfu: The Ancient Story of Return
Qingfu: The Ancient Story of Return
Qingfu: A Small Creature with a Long Afterlife Qingfu is a legendary insect from Chinese tradition, remembered through an unusual story of separation and return. The account begins with a... Leer más...
Lushu: Pattern, Song, and the Continuity of Life
Lushu: Pattern, Song, and the Continuity of Life
Lushu: A Mountain Beast of Pattern and Continuity Lushu is a striking mountain creature from early Chinese tradition. It is described through a combination of familiar animal features, but the... Leer más...
Jinwu: The Three-Legged Crow of the Sun
Jinwu: The Three-Legged Crow of the Sun
Jinwu: The Bird Inside the Sun Jinwu is a familiar solar figure in Chinese tradition. Its image is simple and powerful: a crow within the sun. In later visual tradition,... Leer más...
Goumang: The Spirit of Spring and New Growth
Goumang: The Spirit of Spring and New Growth
Goumang: When the World Begins to Grow Again Goumang is an ancient Chinese deity associated with the east, wood, and spring. Its meaning begins with a very ordinary event that... Leer más...
Chenghuang: The Golden Beast of Long Life and Far Journeys
Chenghuang: The Golden Beast of Long Life and Far Journeys
Chenghuang: A Beast Made for Distance Chenghuang is an auspicious creature from early Chinese tradition, remembered for movement, long journeys, and extraordinary longevity. It is described as fox-like in form,... Leer más...