In East Asian folklore, foxes are depicted as a familiar spirit possessed of magic powers. The nine-tailed fox or Huli jing (狐狸精 literally: "fox spirit") or jiuweihu (九尾狐 literally: "nine-tailed fox"), having been originated from Chinese mythology, is a common motif in the mythology of East Asian countries. The nine-tailed fox (九尾狐) in the Shanhaijing The tip of each tail has a different color from a rainbow. Just as the myth, she has fox nine tails. She also has a pair of traditional and difficult-to-wear geta(下駄), more specifically, "Tengu geta", which has only a single, thin and tall wooden base, or "tooth", compared to the usual geta. She wears white gradient thigh-high socks with red and blue strokes. She wears a very short red circular skirt with pressed-in ridges. Her top is composed of a white full-length sleeves shirt with a neckline that is cut very low in front, refers to wide, gently curving deep V, white gloves with white fur cuffs, a red ribbon and two red bows, a pocket at each side and at her left breast. She has yellow eyes accompanied with tapered red glasses.Ī giant green rope surrounds her neck with a gigantic bell attached to it. The warrior Lạc Long Quân and his army are said to have killed the fox and built a lake where his layer used to be- that lake today is the West Lake of Hanoi.Nine-tailed fox has white hair with rainbow highlights floating in the air and a purple task on the front of her head. The fox was a smart and cunning but extremely evil he would use tricks to lure humans out of their villages and then eat them when they came into the mountain. It is said that in Hanoi, there used to be a mountain where a nine-tailed fox lived, called the Hồ tinh. Vietnam has a specific story about the Hồ tinh and its influence in the country. Hanoi’s West Lake, known previously as “Fox Corpse pond” (Thi Hồ Trạch) (This trend was also observed in the west after Twilight, when a massive surge of TV shows and movies portrayed vampires and werewolves as attractive rather than scary) There is also the popular character ‘Ahri the Kumiho’ from the game “League of Legends”, a game played in Korea so much than it ranks number 1 in the top 10 most played PC games in the country. Kumihos seem to be especially prominent in South Korean modern culture, and their original images of evil creatures have been slowly changing thanks to their portrayals by the media in Shows or movies such as “My girlfriend is a Kumiho” (2010) and the TV hit “Gu Family Book” (2013). These foxes, like the ones in China, depended on humans for their immortality and would also turn into young girls to lure men, but they would keep their longevity by eating that man’s heart or liver. “Kumiho” in South Korea originally had very bad connotations unlike in China or Korea where these foxes are good-natured tricksters or loyal lovers, the Kumiho in Korea are seen as evil. However, Huli Jing are also portrayed in many stories as fun-loving tricksters who keep their word and can be good and loyal companions.Ī fan of “League of Legends” dressing up as the fox character ‘Ahri’ This belief has also been cited in China and South East Asia as a cause for a condition called Koro, a culture bound syndrome. The “Huli Jing” in China are said to be extremely wise, but they depend on humans to preserve their immortality many stories in Chinese literature portray foxes that transform into beautiful girls to lure men, and suck their life essence through consummation until their partner died. These foxes are a myth known around Asia, but the countries that they are the most popular in are China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam, where they are known as Huli Jing, Kitsune, Kumiho, and Hồ tinh respectively. The image of foxes in western culture portrays them as cunning tricksters, and this is not an exception for Asian culture. Also, they acquired magical powers that allowed them to turn into humans, usually young beautiful girls. Nine- tailed foxes are said to be ordinary foxes that lived 50 to 100 years, and as their age grew, so did their number of tails. Whether you play games like League of Legends, or grew up watching TV shows such as the Cartoon Network hit “Inuyasha”, you have probably come across this mythical creature before. That is why today I would like to talk about an eastern mythical creature that we see often, but a lot of people don’t really know the origin of- the Nine-Tailed fox. Even myths such as dragons from Europe and the Chupacabras from Latin America seem to be well known. I have always found the folklore and mythical creatures of different cultures very entertaining to learn about they range from scary, to cute, to plain bizarre! Most western mythical creatures are well known by the public- vampires, werewolves, witches, etc.
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