Bixie

Posted by DTW (Orlando, United States) on 29 May 2007 in Lifestyle & Culture and Portfolio.

Took this at the Shanghai Museum, probably the only museum I've ever been in that lets you take pictures. I've been told a Bixie is some kind of mythical creature that was used to guard tombs in China. Something about keeping out evil spirits. Maybe someone else knows more and can comment.

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