Pixiu,originally known as Pi Xie( to avoid evil spirits in Chinese) is one of the five auspicious animals in ancient Chinese mythology, the other four being the dragon, phoenix, tortoise, and Chinese unicorn. Pixiu is considered a wealth-bringing divine animal with a dragon's head, a horse's body and a unicorn's feet. Its obvious characteristic is its fat body to indicate a full stomach loaded with unlimited amounts of good fortune. It has a single horn on its head, a pair of wings and no anus. Likewise it has a big opened mouth ready to gobble up fortune. because of this, a Pi Xiu statue is often employed in the home as a way of receiving and keeping fortune.

Pixiu is fierce and powerful by nature. As such, it is in charge of patrolling duty in the sky to keep demons, ghosts, plagues and diseases at bay. It has a mouth but no anus, so it just swallows things inside without passing anything out. That's why it is regarded as a divine accumulator of wealth from all sides without letting anything out.

Pixiu is a Chinese mythical hybrid creature considered to be a very powerful protector to practitioners of business man. It resembles a winged lion. Pixiu is an earth and sea variation, particularly an influential and auspicious creature for wealth. It is said to have a voracious appetite towards only gold and silver. Therefore traditionally to the Chinese, Pixiu has always been regarded as an auspicious creature that possess mystical power capable of drawing wealth from all directions. Thus, it is helpful for those who are going through a bad year according to Chinese zodiac.

Pi Xiu craves the smell of gold and silver and it likes to bring his master money in his mouth.Statues of this creature are often used to attract wealth in business.

Today,Pi Xiu is also a popular design on jade pendants


It is believed that the common wingless Pi Xiu assists in seeking wealth while a winged Pi Xiu assists students in furthering their studies.

One anciant myth about Pi Xiu

Saying the creature PiXiu violated a law of heaven, so the Jade Emperor punished it by restricting the pixiu's diet to gold, and prevented the creature from defecating by sealing its anus. Thus, pixiu can only absorb gold, but cannot expel it. This is the origin of Pi Xiu's status as a symbol of the acquisition and preservation of wealth.

Pi Xiu is also a fierce creature. The large fangs visible in the creature's mouth are used to attack demons and evil spirits, draining their essence and converting it to wealth. Pi Xiu also guards against disease caused by these same evil spirits.

In tribute to Pi Xiu's ferocity and prowess in battle, 'The Pi Xiu was synonymous with the in ancient China