According to this legend, a fox used a skull to change its outer appearance. If they transform into humans, their faces with the pointy nose and narrow eyes still resemble to the outer appearance of a fox.Īll foxes are able to shape shift, but in some lores, they are able to do so shape shift only by using magical items as it is described in the folklore “Shape Shifting Skull”. They live close to human beings, but separated by nature. In other folklore and legends, it is written that foxes are creatures of the spiritual realm.
Some Chinese sources say they are spirits who enter the body of a young woman through the fingernails or female organs and use the body to seduce a man. Let's start with some general characteristics of the fox spirits. It is an especially prolific shape shifter, known variously as the húli jīng (fox spirit) in China, the kitsune (fox) in Japan, and the gumiho (nine-tailed fox) in Korea.ĬAUTION : Minor spoilers for Gu Family Book and My Girlfirend Is A Gumiho ahead.Ĭharacteristics ( Ten Miles of Peach Blossom)
The nine tailed fox or fox spirit having been originated from Chinese mythology and writings lead back to the Han dynasty (4th to 1st century BC). Therefore, it's just a collection of declares rather than a scientific work! To write this article I researched on folklore and books, but also in insecure sources like private blogs and Wikipedia. Even today they are a popular figure of Animes, video games, dramas like Legend of Nine Tails Fox and movies like Hometown Legends (Episode 8). It is one of the most powerful mystical creatures in some Asian countries as China, Japan, Vietnam and Korea.
Mystical creates like vampires and werewolfs are very popular in the western world as the nine tailed fox is known in Asia.
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