The tiāngoǔ is a legendary creature from China.
Chinese literature assigns this creature a variety of descriptions, but most often it is a fierce and anthropophageous canine monster that resembles a shooting star or comet...
One plausible theory is that the Chinese derived its name from a destructive meteor that hit China sometime in the 6th century BC...
The tiangou makes a noise like thunder and brings war wherever it falls...
Zhang Xian (Zhāng Xiān) is the enemy of the tiangou.
It is said that he protects his children from the fierce being with his bow and arrows. He is often depicted aiming at the sky, waiting for the beast to appear...
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