CLARITY

Xiezhi: The Horned Judge Who Distinguishes Right from Wrong
Xiezhi: The Horned Judge Who Distinguishes Right from Wrong
Xiezhi: A Being Defined by Judgment Xiezhi is one of the clearest symbols of judgment in Chinese tradition. It is remembered as a horned beast able to distinguish right from... 阅读详细内容…
Qingji: The Small Being That Rewards Close Attention
Qingji: The Small Being That Rewards Close Attention
Qingji: A Tiny Figure in an Ancient Marsh Qingji is one of the smallest beings in this collection. An early account describes it as only four inches tall. It looks... 阅读详细内容…
Jiaoduan: The One-Horned Beast That Understands the Distant
Jiaoduan: The One-Horned Beast That Understands the Distant
Jiaoduan: A Beast of Distance and Understanding Jiaoduan is an auspicious one-horned creature from Chinese tradition. It is remembered for extraordinary speed, but speed alone does not define it. Jiaoduan... 阅读详细内容…
Canggeng: Nine Heads, One Body
Canggeng: Nine Heads, One Body
Canggeng: The Nine-Headed Bird Canggeng () is remembered in Chinese tradition as a bird with nine heads joined to a single body. The surviving material is brief, but the image... 阅读详细内容…
Bai Ze: Knowledge, Recognition, and the Power to See Clearly
Bai Ze: Knowledge, Recognition, and the Power to See Clearly
Bai Ze: The Being Who Knows the Unknown Bai Ze is a well-known auspicious being in Chinese tradition. Its defining quality is not physical strength, speed, or ferocity. It is... 阅读详细内容…