Mythological birds in Sinosphere traditions
About Fenghuang
Fenghuang are mythological birds featuring in traditions throughout the Sinosphere. Fenghuang are understood to reign over all other birds: males and females were originally termed feng and huang respectively, but a gender distinction is typically no longer made, and fenghuang are generally considered a feminine entity to be paired with the traditionally masculine Chinese dragon.
![Man playing sheng to a fenghuang, Dengzhou painted stone-relief [zh], Liu Song dynasty.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/%E5%90%B9%E7%AC%99%E5%BC%95%E5%87%A4%E7%94%BB%E5%83%8F%E7%A0%96114639.jpg/500px-%E5%90%B9%E7%AC%99%E5%BC%95%E5%87%A4%E7%94%BB%E5%83%8F%E7%A0%96114639.jpg)
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