Chinese mythological creatures come into the spotlight,appearing in the Fantastic Beasts movie series.In the second Fantastic Beasts movie,audiences enjoyed watching the zouwu,(1) a creature from the The Classic of Mountains and Seas.Now,in the (2)...
The "badger" is a mistranslation of Tanuki / Mujina, for the real-life badger and mythological badger exerted no major impact on Japan's Tanuki lore or Mujina lore. Indeed, the badger 貛 (Chn. = Huān, Jp. = Kan) rarely appears in Chinese or Japanese mythology. When it does, it ...