A close up of a painting of a bird on a tree

The Vermilion Bird is a mythical beast in Chinese mythology, similar in appearance to the phoenix, but more noble than the phoenix. With eagle-like sharp eyes and a sharp beak, Suzaku is tall and red, and it is said that there is a flame burning on its body that never stops. In ancient mythology, the Vermilion Bird is a sacred beast representing the south, and together with the Green Dragon, the White Tiger, and the Xuanwu, it is called the Four Directions, representing the four directions of east, west, north and south. At the same time, the Vermilion Bird is the separation in the eight trigrams, the main fire in the five elements, symbolizing the old yang in the four elephants, and the summer in the four seasons, representing the south of heaven and earth. In Chinese culture, the Vermilion Bird is regarded as a symbol of auspiciousness, happiness, and immortality, and is a common image in ancient paintings, sculptures, literary works, and other cultural arts.