Fěifěi

朏朏Feifei

The white-tailed feline beast of Mount Huo from the Shan Hai Jing: shaped like a wildcat with a mane, raising it dispels human sorrow and grief.《山海经》记载霍山瑞兽朏朏：状如狸而白尾有鬣，养之可以已忧，为忘忧解愁之灵宠。

Body身形

Like a wildcat轻巧灵动犹如山狸

其狀如貍

Tail长尾

White tail身后拂动皎洁素尾

白尾

Hair颈鬃

Has mane颈侧生有飘逸长鬃

有鬛

Power效用

Dispels sorrow when kept畜养怀中令人解忧

可以已憂

Woodblock print from Gujin Tushu Jicheng showing the gentle wildcat Feifei with fluffy white tail and dorsal mane, inscribed 'Feifei Tu'有鬛Maned neck项背柔鬃有鬛Maned neck项背柔鬃其狀如貍Wildcat torso如狸身躯其狀如貍Wildcat torso如狸身躯白尾White tail雪白长尾白尾White tail雪白长尾養之Gentle paws温驯灵足養之Gentle paws温驯灵足
有獸焉，其名曰朏朏

There is a beast here; its name is Feifei.

山海經·中山經
朏朏圖, Gujin Tushu Jicheng 古今圖書集成, Qin Chong Dian (Section on Birds and Animals), woodblock print, 1726清·陈梦雷等编《古今图书集成·禽虫典》“朏朏图”，雍正四年（1726）铜活字印本 · Public domain公有领域

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The texts原文

Original Text & Translation原文与译文

山海經·中山經 · 山海經·中山經 · Wikisource

霍山，有獸焉，其狀如貍，而白尾有鬛，名曰朏朏，養之可以已憂。
There is a beast here shaped like a wildcat with a white tail and a mane, named Feifei; rearing it can dispel sorrow.

山海經·中山經 · 山海經·中山經 · Wikisource

霍山，有獸焉，其狀如貍，而白尾有鬛，名曰朏朏，養之可以已憂。
There is a beast here shaped like a wildcat with a white tail and a mane, named Feifei; rearing it can dispel sorrow.

Comparing the Books典籍对比

The Classic of the Central Mountains celebrates the Feifei of Mount Huo as ancient China's ultimate comforting companion: a white-tailed feline that banishes grief.

The story来历与故事

Ancient China’s most beloved emotional companion animal: a gentle feline inhabiting the mulberry groves of Mount Huo, graced with a plush snowy tail and an elegant mane. Ancient sages observed that adopting and caring for the Feifei dissolved deep grief and melancholy from human hearts.

The Grief-Banishing Feline of Mount Huo霍山仙林与养之已忧

The Shan Hai Jing states in the Classic of the Central Mountains that Mount Huo 《山海经·中山经》记载，又北四十里曰霍山，其木多谷。名峰深处藏育着至善奇兽“朏朏

The Shan Hai Jing states in the Classic of the Central Mountains that Mount Huo abounds in paper-mulberry and grain-yielding trees. Nestled in these leafy branches dwells the Feifei, a friendly quadruped shaped like a small wildcat, bearing a snowy white tail and a soft lion-like dorsal mane.

The animal's defining virtue is uniquely psychological: 'rearing it can dispel sorrow' ('yang zhi keyi yi you'). Unlike beasts valued for repelling blade wounds or curing bodily carbuncles, Feifei soothes the emotional core. Its purrs and playful disposition were believed to absorb anxiety, offering mortals relief from the existential burdens of war and mourning.

From Classical Bestiary to Modern Comfort Icon忘忧灵兽与古代养宠美学

In subsequent Tang and Song literature, poets frequently invoked the Feifei alon唐宋文人常在诗赋中将朏朏与忘忧萱草并称，视作抚平心绪、回归本真的隐逸意象。先民早

In subsequent Tang and Song literature, poets frequently invoked the Feifei alongside the 'Herb of Forgetfulness' (Wangyou Cao / Daylily) as the ultimate symbols of domestic peace and emotional tranquility. Caring for small animals to achieve mental equanimity became a cherished philosophical pursuit.

In modern anime, web literature, and fantasy pet gaming, Feifei has experienced a massive resurgence in popularity, universally celebrated as the adorable, fluffy guardian of mental health and happiness.

Record档案

Record Card档案卡

TypeComforting Beast (sorrow-dispelling white-tailed wildcat)
Also known asSorrow-Dispelling Feline; White-Tailed Feifei
Earliest sourceShan Hai Jing 山海經 (Classic of the Central Mountains)
PowerKeeping or petting it dispels deep grief, melancholy, and sorrow ('yi you')
HabitatDwells upon Mount Huo among mulberry and paper-mulberry trees
SymbolismEarliest mythological prototype of therapeutic emotional companion animals
Earliest source山海經·中山經
Source books山海經·中山經
Image sourceChen Menglei 陳夢雷 (ed.) · Wikimedia Commons
LicensePublic domain
AuspiciousAuspiciousShan Hai JingBeast-bodied兽身

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Feifei in Chinese mythology?

The Feifei is an auspicious wildcat-like animal from the Shan Hai Jing with a mane and a white tail. Rearing it cures sorrow and grief ('yi you').

Where does the Feifei live?

According to the Shan Hai Jing, the Feifei lives on Mount Huo among paper-mulberry trees.

Why is the Feifei considered an emotional companion?

Because the text explicitly notes 'rearing it can dispel sorrow', making it ancient China's earliest recorded therapeutic companion animal.

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