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Húxiān (胡仙; 狐仙 "Fox Immortal"), also called Húshén (胡神; 狐神 "Fox God") or Húwáng (胡王; 狐王 "Fox Ruler")^[1] is a deity in Chinese religion whose cult is present in provinces of north China (from Henan and Shandong northwards), but especially in northeast China where it can be said to be the most popular deity.^[2]

The deity can be represented as either male or female, but is most frequently identified as the female Húxiān Niángniáng (狐仙娘娘 "Fox Immortal Lady") whose animal form is a nine-tailed fox.^[3]

Mythology tells that fox spirits are masters of the arts of metamorphosis, and can manifest in human form to seduce men or women. In exchange, they convey wealth and property.^[4] In mystical literature, influenced by Taoism, fox spirits are immortal or transcendent beings of a high level in the spiritual hierarchy of beings who engage in the pursuit of becoming immortals.^[5]

The fox deity is also represented as a couple of gods, male and female, called the Great Lord of the Three Foxes (胡三太爷 Húsān Tàiyé) and the Great Lady of the Three Foxes (胡三太奶 Húsān Tàinǎi). As a goddess, the Fox Immortal is related to Xīwángmǔ (西王母 "Queen Mother of the West"), the great goddess guardian of Mount Kunlun (axis mundi).^[6]^[7]

^ Kang (2006), p. 50.
^ Kang (2006), pp. 45–50.
^ Kang (2006), pp. 199–200.
^ Kang (2006), p. 44.
^ Kang (2006), pp. 51–52.
^ Kang (2006), pp. 22–23.
^ Strassberg, Richard E. (2002). A Chinese Bestiary: Strange Creatures from the Guideways Through Mountains and Seas. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 0520218442. pp. 88-89, 184.

[FOOTNOTEKang200650-1] Kang (2006), p. 50.

[FOOTNOTEKang200645–50-2] Kang (2006), pp. 45–50.

[FOOTNOTEKang2006199–200-3] Kang (2006), pp. 199–200.

[FOOTNOTEKang200644-4] Kang (2006), p. 44.

[FOOTNOTEKang200651–52-5] Kang (2006), pp. 51–52.

[FOOTNOTEKang200622–23-6] Kang (2006), pp. 22–23.

[7] Strassberg, Richard E. (2002). A Chinese Bestiary: Strange Creatures from the Guideways Through Mountains and Seas. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 0520218442. pp. 88-89, 184.

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