This book is divided into three volumes: Auspicious Beasts, Nine Sons of the Dragon, and Spirits of Animals. It tells about 28 kinds of mythical beasts, including dragons, phoenixes, unicorns, red birds, black tortoises, and nine-tailed foxes. It includes auspicious mythical beasts that represent good fortune, the Chinese totem dragon and its nine sons, and cleverly links real animals with legendary mythical beasts. The book shows the image, origin, evolution, and connotation of various mythical beasts, and reveals the traditional Chinese cultural knowledge in the fields of history, literature, geography, astronomy, folklore, and biology behind them.
本书分为《祥瑞神兽》《龙生九子》《动物之灵》三册，讲述了龙、凤凰、麒麟、朱雀、玄武、九尾狐等28种神兽，囊括代表福气的祥瑞神兽、中华图腾龙及其九子等，还将现实中的动物与传说中的神兽巧妙联动。图书展现出各类神兽的形象、来历、演变、内涵，并揭示其背后的历史、文学、地理、天文、民俗、生物等领域的中华传统文化知识。
本书分为《祥瑞神兽》《龙生九子》《动物之灵》三册，讲述了龙、凤凰、麒麟、朱雀、玄武、九尾狐等28种神兽，囊括代表福气的祥瑞神兽、中华图腾龙及其九子等，还将现实中的动物与传说中的神兽巧妙联动。图书展现出各类神兽的形象、来历、演变、内涵，并揭示其背后的历史、文学、地理、天文、民俗、生物等领域的中华传统文化知识。
