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Xuong Cuong (tree demon)

Xuong Cuong devil, also known as the tree demon, is a monster in the legend from ancient times of the Vietnamese people. This is one of the most powerful monsters still handed down in the history and mysteries of the South. Legend has it that Xuong Cuong is the incarnation of an ancient tree that has lived for thousands of years. The giant tree, more than a thousand feet high, luxuriant branches and leaves, covering an area of ​​several thousand feet. Cranes often fly there to nest, so the land is also known as Bach Hac land (today is Tam Giang - Bach Hac). That sacred tree was once revered as a god in the land, no one dared to desecrate and approach. Over the years, for some unknown reason, the tree lost all its leaves, withered away, turned into a fierce and evil demon, and left the forest it once lived in. Xuong Cuong has a bizarre appearance, often changes form, unpredictable transformation, is very brave, and loves to eat people and has been the fear of the ancient Vietnamese for ...

Ngu Tinh (Fish demon)

Ngu Tinh is a big fish that has lived countless generations to become a demon. This demon has lived in the East Sea, also known as Ngu Tinh Xa. The body is more than 50 feet long, the legs are like centipede feet, the tail is as big as a sail. It is extremely good at metamorphosis, extremely magical that no one can grasp. When Ngu Tinh moved to anywhere, the rain and wind rumbled. It is a cannibal monster, can eat up to 3-5 people at a time, so the people are scared. Ngu Tinh is not just a fish that turns into a demon but can be many different species of fish because of its long life. These fishes are all big, have the power to make wind, rain, and wave. There are children like red-tailed crocodiles, pink scales like to eat people. Another type is a fish with a human face, likes to swallow children alive, weighing up to several thousand bells. Ngu Tinh has lived in a cave at the foot of a mountain that rises out of the sea, the cave is deep down to the seabed. Ngu Tinh was cunning,...

Thuong Luong (Jiaolong/ Fake Dragon)

Thuong Luong or Giao Long, known as a sea monster, is a monster that exists in legends, known by folklore as Thuong Luong. There are many descriptions of the appearance of this creature such as: Its skin is grainy (thick scales), its mouth is full of swords; It looks like a snake with four legs, a small neck... The body is big enough to hug, can swallow people. It lays eggs the size of a basket or two, It resembles a snake with a dragon-like head and all four limbs, a crest, and sometimes wings. This sea monster is somewhat like a dragon but it's not really a dragon and it's not a dragon But most commonly, Thuong Luong is described as very large, with horns like a dragon, a body like a snake, and tremendous strength, even to the level of supernatural, and can transform into human form and live like a human. It live in large and deep waters, ready to attack any fisherman or boat that enters its territorial waters. This monster is rumored to be a ferocious monster with unparallel...

JIAOLONG - hornless dragon

Jiaolong or jiao is a dragon in Chinese mythology, commonly defined as scaly dragon. According to some scholars, it has no horns and is said to live in water or rivers. It may refer to a species of crocodile or water beasts (including fish and snakes and other aquatic species) with dragon bloodline evolved into a real dragon as long as they survived disasters. They are all powerful. the power of dragon. Some of Jiao's descriptions are as follows: Jiao is a dragon that resembles a four-legged snake. Jiao has a small head and a narrow neck with a white goiter and it is an egg-laying animal that can swallow a whole person. The Jiao measures 10 feet or more in length. Snake-like in appearance, but it has four feet. The shape broad and shield-like, it is small-headed and thin-necked. On the neck there are white tassels. Its chest is sienna brown and its back flecked with blue-green spots. Its flanks resemble brocade-work. On its tail there are fleshy rings. The largest attain several ar...

NGHE

Origin: Vietnam Nghe is a mythical animal in Vietnamese culture, it is a mascot of a combination of a lion and a ferocious dog, often used as a mascot in front of Vietnamese temples and shrines. Listen is the localized mascot Ky Lan created by the Vietnamese, different from a Qilin or a lion. Nghe is the reincarnation of a lion, in the Vietnamese style. As an animal that guarded mentally against evil and evil things. Buddhism has the image of "Buddhist Lion", which means the Buddhist lion. Being Buddha, it lessens the ferocious things, removes the beastly factor, becomes the charisma of the Buddha kingdom. The Vietnamese Listen has Indian and Buddhist nuances. Compared with the Thai and Lao lions, it is close, but compared to the Chinese lion it is different. Chinese lions are in the direction of a beast, a beast; Hear, there is the element of the summoned beast, the sacred ... In the village of North Vietnam, there is always a big rock Nghe in front of the village gate to pr...

LONG (Dragon)

 LONG (Dragon) Origin: from Asian countries such as China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam ...  Describe: A dragon is an imaginary creature composed of different creatures: • The body of the snake. • Carp scales (81 scales of yang and 36 scales of yin). • Camel head. • Deerhorn. • Lobster eye • The liver of the tiger's feet. • Falcon's claw. • Nose, Mane, Lion's tail. A young dragon, whose head will not have horns, is called hornless dragon. If the dragon lived 500 years, he grew horns, called hornless dragon A dragon that lives 1000 years or more has long horns and grows wings, called Yinglong (winged dragon). Dragons are represented by legendary mascots with extraordinary powers. In some Asian countries, dragons are described as having a snake body, fish scales, lion's mane, deer horn, without wings but can fly. In China and other neighboring countries, the dragon is one of the four mascots: "Dragon, unicorn, turtle, phoenix". These four mascots are on...