1. Red Phoenix

  
     

1. Red Phoenix (Ch: Zhu Qiao ) Guardians of the south Chn. = South, Summer, Red,

Red Phoenix is associated with the element of Fire ( Fèng Huáng, Feng Huang ) ,
" Feng represents male phoenix, yang, solar " " Huang represents female phoenix, yin, lunar "

         
     
 

In the Chinese art of placement, known as feng shui, the phoenix figures prominently,
representing the south point of the compass, for south was considered the ideal way
for one's house to face. In The Feng Shui Handbook,

Master Lam Kam Chuen writes:
A mythical bird that never dies, the phoenix flies far ahead to the front,
always scanning the landscape and distant space. It represents our capacity for vision,
for collecting sensory information about our environment and the events unfolding within it.
The phoenix, with its great beauty, creates intense excitement and deathless inspiration.
The phoenix was also used to mark the location where treasure was buried.

If a phoenix was used to decorate a house it symbolized the loyalty and
honesty of the people that lived there. Depictions of the phoenix were placed
on tombs and graves. A common depiction was of the phoenix shown with spread wings,
often in the act of attacking snakes with its strong talons.