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[b]Fenghuang[/b], known in Japanese as [b]Houou[/b], are mythological birds found in East Asian mythology that reign over all other birds. Originally [i]feng[/i] referred to the males and [i]huang[/i] to the females, but such a distinction of gender is often no longer made.

The fenghuang is also called the "August Rooster" since it sometimes takes the place of the Rooster in the [[Chinese zodiac]]. In the Western world it is often called the "Chinese [[phoenix]]", or simply "phoenix", however the two have dissimilar traits and are of mostly independent origin.

h4. Further information
* "Wikipedia: Fenghuang":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenghuang
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