After that, gold, silver and jewelry could only go into his body and couldn't come out. One day, Pixiu relieved the bowels before he could go to the toilet, which angered the Jade Emperor, who gave him a slap on the buttocks. Pixiu was therefore in favor with the Jade Emperor and the Dragon King.Īnyway, eating too much may well lead to bowel disorders. It is naturally shining with brilliance and looks far more handsome than other auspicious animals like the three-legged toad. Pixiu is said to be the ninth prince of the Dragon King, and its staple food is gold, silver and jewelry. There are a lot of different legend versions about the dragon and its nine sons in Chinese folk culture, but the number of the dragon's sons is believed to be a lot more than nine. That’s why many Chinese people wear jade ornaments shaped like a Pixiu. It is considered a house-guarding animal with the ability to ward off evil spirits. But unlike Chinese unicorn, Pixiu is an auspicious animal with a ferocious nature and fierce loyalty in protecting its master. Like the dragon and the lion, Pixiu is also believed to be an animal capable of driving away the evil sprits of a particular place and bringing happiness and good luck. That's why it is regarded as a divine accumulator of wealth from all sides without letting anything out. It has a mouth but no anus, so it just swallows things inside without passing anything out.
As such, it is in charge of patrolling duty in the sky to keep demons, ghosts, plagues and diseases at bay. Stock photography Pixiu dragon, traditional Chinese tea pet, made of Zisha clay, used in a gong fu (kung fu) tea ceremony in Fujian province, Xiamen. The animal, capable of flying, looks like a lion and has gray fur.
Pixiu is considered a wealth-bringing divine animal with a dragon's head, a horse's body and a unicorn's feet. Also known as Tianlu（天禄） or Bixie（辟邪）, Pixiu（貔貅） is one of the five auspicious animals in ancient Chinese mythology, the other four being the dragon, phoenix, tortoise, and Chinese unicorn.
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