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Chinese Pinyin: An Chun
Chinese: 鹌鹑
Name Of Image: Quail
Description:

Quail is a middle-sized bird, and is nowadays farm-raised for table food and their eggs. However, they play an interesting role in traditional Chinese art with an auspicious meaning. Quail’s Chinese name is ‘an chun’(鹌鹑). Its first character 鹌 (‘an’) …

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Chinese Pinyin: Zhi Ji (Chang Wei Zhi)
Chinese: 雉鸡 (长尾雉)
Name Of Image: Pheasant
Description:

The zhi pheasant 雉, also called Huachong 华虫 in ancient China, is one of the most popular birds depicted in traditional Chinese art. Due to its characteristic multicoloured long-tail, the pheasant is associated with the wide-ranging literary talents of the …

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