Luanniao

Summary

Luan, also known as luanniao, is a mythological bird in East Asian mythology. The name is sometimes reserved for males, while female luan are called jīnjī. The luan is sometimes referred as simurgh by western sinologists when they translate the Chinese term luan; however, they do not refer to the same bird creature and is therefore an inappropriate translation of the term. It is also sometimes inappropriately translated as roc and phoenix. The luan is one of the birds which have been deified in ancient China. It is also sometimes confused with the fenghuang by western scholars.