From powerful fire-breathing dragons and fierce griffins, to part-human sphinxes and mermaids with mesmerising beauty, mythical creatures and beasts have long captivated the minds of human beings ...

The myth of the phoenix casting itself into the flames only to rise up stronger is powerful and monumental, with reverberations of self-sacrifice, destruction, hope, and regeneration. In an ...

Unravelling mythical creatures Learn about dragons, nagas, makorns and heras with this one-of-a-kind itinerary ...

A still image from "Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore" shows protagonist Newt Scamander holding a deer-like baby Qilin. [Image courtesy of WarnerMedia in China] The Qilin, a legendary ...

The Year of the Dragon is eagerly awaited by people in China, where the mythical creature was for long a symbol of imperial power. Several other cultures have myths about dragons. We explore four.

A number of real animals take their English-language names from mythical creatures. Take Indonesia’s Komodo dragon, which drew comparisons to the fabled fiery lizard. And explorers called the ...

China Daily’s Wang Xiaodong profiles 62-year-old Hubei native Li Guohua and his more than thirty-year pursuit of the Chinese bigfoot: He can’t recall how many times he almost lost his life to ...

BEIJING, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- China's central bank on Wednesday said that it will issue a set of commemorative coins on Friday, featuring animals and mythical creatures that traditionally ...

These are the 14 most badass mythical creatures, including Bigfoot, the Abominable Snowman, the Loch Ness Monster, and more.