The Zheng (狰) is a leopard creature from Chinese Mythology. It is one of the mythical beasts featured in the Chinese classic text Classic of Mountains and Seas (山海经).
Description[]
According to the Classic of Mountains and Seas, the Zheng lives on Zhang’e Mountain which has no grass and trees. The Zheng is described looking similar to a red leopard, having five tails and a single horn. It sounds like striking stones. It was said to be ferocious and brutal.
In Popular Media[]
- In Chinese RPG Onmyoji, a Zheng (known as Scarlet in English) is a character in the series.
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- 山海经神话故事系列:上古恶兽之一“狰”(第24期) (https://kknews.cc/zh-cn/culture/kzapglq.html)