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The Fenghuang is a mythological bird of East Asia that rules the other birds. Males are Feng; and females, Huang. In our day, this distinction has metamorphosed into a female entity called a Fenghuang that is paired with the Chinese dragon, a male entity. In both ancient and modern China, Fenghuang images are part of the wedding decorations or decorations for royalty, along with dragons, because the dragon and the phoenix are symbols of "blissful" relations between a husband and wife, yin and yang. In both China and Japan, the Fenghuang was a symbol of the imperial house, representing "the fire, the sun, justice, obedience, and fidelity". In the West, we simply call this bird a Phoenix, a long-lived bird that is regenerated or reborn from its ashes; it is the Persian anka, the Hindu garuda and Gandaberunda, the Russian firebird, the Persian simorgh, the Turkish kerkes, the Tibetan Me byi karmo and the Japanese ho-o. The Fenghuang Ancient City is a community in the Hunan Province of China.
In illustrations, the Fenghuang was usually shown attacking snakes with its talons with its wings spread wide. It is said to to have 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 tails of a fish. Today we describe it as a combination of many birds, with the head of a golden pheasant, the body of a mandarin duck, the tail of a peacock, the legs of a crane, the mouth of a parrot, and the wings of a swallow.
Its body symbolizes six celestial bodies. The Phoenix's head is the sky, the eyes are the sun, teh back is teh moon, the wings are the wind, the feet are the earth, and the tail is the planets. It feathers are black, white, red, blue and yellow.
People believe that the Phoenix only appears in areas or places that are blessed with peace and prosperity and happiness. Images of this ancient bird has appeared in China for over 8000 years decorating jade and pottery. Some say that the Fenghuang only appears in good times, but hides in times of trouble. But, others say it only appears to mark the beginning of a new era.
This is a Fenghuang story, a story of high virtue and grace, a story of the union of yin and yang, as well as the story of the beginning of a new era.
