TheFour Holy Beasts (Chinese:四靈、四聖獸、or四大神獸) areChinese astronomical andcultural Four Benevolent Animals that are spread in theEast Asian cultural sphere. They are mentioned in the Chinese classicBook of Rites^[1] and includes theDragon (龍) in the East, theQilin (麟) in the West, theTurtle (龜) in the North, and theFenghuang (鳳) in the South.

The Four Holy Beasts differs fromFour Symbols in thatQilin replaces theWhite Tiger. The Four Symbols are theAzure Dragon (青龍) in the East,White Tiger (白虎) in the West,Vermilion Bird (朱雀) in the South, and theBlack Turtle-Snake (玄武) in the North.

InHo Chi Minh City, there are four areas named after the beasts inSuối Tiên Park. They are theThủy Long (水龍) Palace, theKỳ Lân (麒麟) Palace, theKim Quy (金龜) Lake, and thePhượng Hoàng (鳳凰) Palace.

Summer Palace has statues of the four Beasts.

Patterns of the four holy beasts are found in Bronze mirrors of the Goryeo dynasty and Pottery.^[2]

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  Qilin statue at the imperialSummer Palace of the Qing dynasty.
  (麒麟)
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  Phoenix
  (鳳凰)
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  Turtle
  (龜)
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  Dragon
  (龍)
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  The altar drawing the Four Holy Beasts at Giác Hải Temple

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