![]() ![]() That last line acts as the recurring refrain throughout Yeats’s poem, enacting the same idea of resurrection the phoenix symbolises while Yeats’s reference to the ‘burning sun’ reminds us that, as well as embodying immortality, the phoenix is also, perhaps, the ultimate fire-bird. I knew a phoenix in my youth, so let them have their day. I mourn for that most lonely thing and yet God’s will be done, Who is my beauty’s equal, though that my heart denies,īut not the exact likeness, the simplicity of a child,Īnd that proud look as though she had gazed into the burning sun,Īnd all the shapely body no tittle gone astray, But that doesn’t mean that this creature, first mentioned throughout Greek Mythology, isn’t something we can’t look at more closely. There’ll be that crowd to make men wild through all the centuries,Īnd maybe there’ll be some young belle walk out to make men wild The phoenix bird does not exist in real life. This the blest Phoenix Empire is, here heĪnd ne’r afflicted, like our world, with pain.īut in more recent times, poets have used the phoenix to denote more personal love for someone rare and precious: see ‘ His Phoenix’, W. The Welsh metaphysical poet Henry Vaughan (1621-95) wrote a translation of a Latin poem, published as ‘ The Phoenix out of Claudian’, which treats the immortal symbolism of the bird: Professional photographers would have to find a suitable spot and correctly time their shot.However, most poets of the Renaissance, including the metaphysical poets, focused on the Christian application of the phoenix myth. They are very timid and shy which is why it is very hard to get a perfect picture of the bird. Golden pheasants are constantly on alert. It is the only bird with golden hair thus making it unique and very impressive The male’s head feathers are long thus forming a golden crown that covers until the back of its neck. Two ‘golden roosters’ are standing proudly on a tree branch It is associated with the sun and lives for a very long time since it is reborn and. Its main habitat can be found in mountainous forests of Western and Central China. Phoenix is a mythological bird that can be found in Greek mythology. The population of the golden pheasants were relatively large. Photographers love to take beautiful photographs of the ‘Red Phoenix’ The legend tells us how he lives in Arabia and how every century he burns himself to death in his nest, but each time a new phoenix, the only one in the world. Now the numbers have exceeded a few hundred. Previously, there were only a few dozen birds sighted in the village. With the local authorities’ care and concern for these Golden Pheasants, their numbers are slowly increasing. The phoenix bird symbolizes immortality, resurrection and life after death, and in ancient Greek and Egyptian mythology it is associated with the sun god. Some people would bought them as they believe they will bring good luckįor several years the environmental quality in Ganshan National forest Park has been improving. The birds are captured by poachers to be sold on the black market. It was later included in China’s ‘Red Data Book of Endangered Animals’ to help protect and preserve its population. Due to its majestic appearance, many people especially royals love to keep them. It is a famous ornamental bird in China and many countries. ![]() Its lower body is red and its tail is black with golden colored spots. Behind their neck is orange and it is attached to wings that is lined with black colored feathers. Its upper body is dark green with a combination of gold feathers. The male, known as roosters normally have vibrant colors with a golden colored head. One is the peacock, which symbolizes the same things the phoenix does (the sun and the moon (the cosmos) life, death, and rebirth), but the peacock symbolizes vanity, whereas the phoenix does not, at least not to my knowledge. The mating between male and female Red Phoenix I do not know its antithesis, but there are two possibilities. The radiant and multitudes of colors on the Red Phoenix is a beautiful and pleasant sight to watch. When a male and female bird started to mate, the male would constantly shake its long tail. They would dance, play, show off their unique body colors, flap their wings, and even show off their beautiful tail. The thin and long golden feathers that covered its head until the neck portrayed its impressive appearance.ĭuring the mating season, both male and female birds would flock together to entertain and attract themselves. The most distinguished feature is the golden crest which made the bird very unique for its species. ![]() ![]() It is termed as the noblest bird thus, earning its status as a protected wildlife in China. The bird is a very special type of bird in China. ![]()
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