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Chinese Dragon
The Chinese Dragon is an extraordinary creature with; a head of a horse, horns of a stag, eyes of a demon, body of a snake, ears of a cow, belly of a clam, paws of a tiger, claws of an eagle and scales of a carp. There are different types of dragons. They are the Red (Futs-Lung) which are dragons of the Underworld guardians of treasure and metal. Yellow (T`ien-Lung) celestial dragon guard the gods. Blue ( Shen-Lung) spiritual dragons control weather and seasons. Green (Ti-Lung) earth dragons control rivers and streams. If the Chinese Dragons don’t have a lump(chimu) on their head or wings they will not be able to fly.
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Feng Huang
Feng Huang or Phoenix Bird or King of Birds was actually a male (Feng) and female (Huang) until they morphed together making Feng Huang. It was said in ancient times that a Feng Huang had; a 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 hind legs of a stag and a tail of a fish. In more modern times it is said to have a mixture of birds in appearance including, a head of a Golden Pheasant, the body of a Mandarin Duck, the tail of a Peacock, legs of a crane, the beak of a parrot and wings of a swallow. When they die they get burnt to ashes and are reborn in the ashes as a youngling again so they never die unless wanting to, or they are hunted.
Hou
A Hou or Wangtianhou has rabbit shaped ears but lion looking. They roar very loudly and resemble a dragon but are not considered a descendent of one. They stand guard at an emperor’s palace. Hou`s stand on a pillar with wings out spread, when an emperor leaves his palace, the Hou will remind the emperor not to act recklessness and become un-cultivated. A Hou is highly respected among the people near the palace.
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Feng Huang or Phoenix Bird or King of Birds was actually a male (Feng) and female (Huang) until they morphed together making Feng Huang. It was said in ancient times that a Feng Huang had; a 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 hind legs of a stag and a tail of a fish. In more modern times it is said to have a mixture of birds in appearance including, a head of a Golden Pheasant, the body of a Mandarin Duck, the tail of a Peacock, legs of a crane, the beak of a parrot and wings of a swallow. When they die they get burnt to ashes and are reborn in the ashes as a youngling again so they never die unless wanting to, or they are hunted. 
A Hou or Wangtianhou has rabbit shaped ears but lion looking. They roar very loudly and resemble a dragon but are not considered a descendent of one. They stand guard at an emperor’s palace. Hou`s stand on a pillar with wings out spread, when an emperor leaves his palace, the Hou will remind the emperor not to act recklessness and become un-cultivated. A Hou is highly respected among the people near the palace.