Chinese Lore- a selection of mythical fauna (13)

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Shu Si

Physical Description:

An owl-like bird with feet like humans’.

Special Properties:

Consuming its meat is a cure for abnormal growth in the neck area.


Shu Hu

Physical Description:

A creature with a horse’s body, a bird’s wing, a human head and a snake’s tail.

Special Properties:

It likes to carry humans on its back.


Quan Shu

Physical Description:
A horse-like creature with a single horn with hard wrinkles growing out of its forehead.

Special Properties:

It is unharmed by fire.


Hua Fish

Physical Description:

A snake-like fish with four feet.

Special Properties:

It eats other fishes as its main diet.

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intermediate Chinese fantasy writer working on her debut series

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