Dongwanggong

King Father of the East, also known as Dongwanggong, is a deity specific to the Hu. Legends say that the King Father of the East is the consort of Queen Mother of the West. He is the manifestation of yang energy.

Physical Description

Body Features

An ancient text describes him as a white-maned being, with a bird's face and tiger's tail, mounted on a black bear.

Mental characteristics

Personal history

Its said, that there was a bronze pillar on Kunlun Mountain that was so tall that it reached the sky. On top of this column, there was a huge bird. Under its left-wing, it held Dongwanggong and under its right wing, it held Xiwangmu. When Xiwangmu first met Dongwanggong, she had to climb onto the bird's wing to reach him.
In another account, Dongwanggong lived in a big stone house on the East Wild Mountain. He was about ten feet high, and his hair was as white as snow. He looked like a man but had a bird's face and a tiger's tail. He rode a black bear and often played a game of throwing chips into a pot with a Jade Maiden.

Honorary & Occupational Titles

Even though Xiwangmu is generally pictured with the Jade Emperor, the Hu believe a different version of the story. Instead of the Jade Emperor, they place Dongwanggong with Xiwangmu. From their relationship the Hu race supposedly was conceived.