Chinese mythical creatures

Classics of Mountains and Seas (山海经) is a collection of Chinese mythology, geography and medicine compiled about 3,000 to 2,500 years ago. Here are some mythical creatures depicted in the book.…

They are protectors and god-like creatures. They are the Four Evils The Four Evils are Tao Tie饕餮, Hun Dun混沌, Qiong Qi穷奇 and Tao Wu梼杌. Each holds evil characteristics such as encouraging greed, distorting truth, and making wars. The evil beasts’ names are still often referred to as metaphors out of superstition.

List of mythical creatures and animals in ancient Chinese mythology, folklore, legends, historical notes, and introductions to their appearances and magical powers.

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This illustration depicts the mythical bird Jingwei tirelessly carrying branches and stones to fill the vast sea, symbolizing tenacity from Chinese folklore. Surrounded by tumultuous waves, the bird is illustrated with intricate details in a conceptual style. The image is in 8K resolution and has an aspect ratio of 3:4.

Description DescriptionSorry, I couldn't think of a title for this one. So this is a commission I did for diferent6 of two Qilin characters. It was really interesting to get to draw this one because I got to design the characters. I was given lots of references to go off of and intended to draw two characters that, together, represented Yin and Yang. The original commission was supposed to be a hatch shaded sketch commission but I did this instead. I hope that's ok ;u; Details Materials…

Japanese dragon myths are both strongly inspired by Chinese and Hindu dragon myths, and still very much unique. Here’s a closer look.

Long Chinese dragon in blue, white background, anime style.

The unique style of artwork from the far east has inspired creatives around the world. One of the popular figures from Chinese mythology that has become a symbol of the culture is the Chinese Dragon. Unlike the winged reptilian dragon creatures from Western mythology, the East Asian dragons have more of an animal-like appearance with […]