The Fenghuang, the Chinese Phoenix and other ornaments.

This is the Fenghuang, the Chinese Phoenix. He is different from the Western Phoenix, the bird that rises from its ashes. The Fenghuang is the chief of all birds. Originally the Feng part of Fenghuang was the male, the Huang the female, nowadays the bird is regarded as feminin. The Fenghuang is multi-colored; black, white, red, yellow and green.

Fenghuang, Longshan Temple, Taiwan. (Wikipedia).

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