Peng (traditional Chinese: 鵬; simplified Chinese: 鹏; pinyin: péng; Wade–Giles: p'eng) or Dapeng (Chinese: 大鵬; pinyin: dàpéng) is a giant bird that transforms from a Kun (鯤; 鲲; kūn; k'un) giant fish in Chinese mythology. The Chinese logograms for peng and kun exemplify common radical-phonetic characters.

Kun-pengs are massive beasts that look like hybrids of fish and birds. They tend to have fish-like bodies, but their pectoral fins have been replaced by bird-like wings, their mouths are bird-like beaks, and their caudal fins basically look like fish fins, but placed horizontally, like whale flukes, and look like bird tail feathers.

2025年3月30日 · Why does the Chinese nation always tell the story of the transformation of a magical fish into a divine bird? Where is its source? Research has found that this story of the mutual transformation of fish and bird originates from the "change of Kunpeng" in the ancient "Kunlun mythology" , about 50,000 to 100,000 years ago.

2025年2月19日 · People say that Kunpeng was created by the mysterious force of “Chaos.” It can predict the future and see through the changes of all things in the world, so it is regarded as a symbol of wisdom and foresight. Kunpeng is not just a symbol of a …

2024年11月30日 · Mythical Creature Analysis Kunpeng: The most philosophically significant beast in Chinese mythology, originating from Zhuangzi·Xiao Yao You ‘s “fish in the Northern Dark Sea named Kun”. Its prototype combines Shan Hai Jing ‘s transforming snake and Liezi ‘s giant turtle, forming a supernatural being transcending sky, land, and sea.

Mythical Attributes: A gargantuan fish that can transform into a bird. Role in Mythos: In Chinese mythos, Kun serves as an allegory for transformation and limitlessness. Relation to Humans: …

Kun (Chinese: 鯤/鲲), also known as Gon in Korean, is a giant fish or whale in Chinese and East Asian mythology. In the Zhuangzi, Kun is described as an mythological creature in the Northern Sea whose size is immeasurably enormous. Kun transforms into the giant bird, Peng.

Kunpeng (鲲鹏), the legendary fish-eagle of Chinese mythology, is a symbol of ambition, transformation, and boundless potential. In the ancient Taoist text ‘Zh...

2024年2月7日 · Myth and legend: Beiming Kunpeng Legend has it that when the warm flowers bloom in the Great Wilderness World in spring, a huge fish named "Kun" appeared in the North Sea of Mind. I don't know that Kun's size has grown to thousands of miles; it has changed into a bird, and its name is "Peng", and Peng's back has grown to thousands of miles.

2023年7月28日 · In short, Kunpeng is a giant fish-like bird in ancient Chinese myths and legends, with a very large body and a fierce personality. Despite its ferocious character, it is also regarded as a divine bird, often appearing in ancient Chinese literature, endowed with grandeur and …