The Eight Horses

 Watercolor & ink painting by artist Ming Xiong. Special brush on rice paper.

Eight Mythological Horses Of King Mu
In Dynasty Zhou,King Mu(About B.C.957-B.C.918) had eight best horses.
He always patrolling the territory of Dynasty Zhou with these horses.
These eight horses respectively called:
JueDi                       meaning: Run like floating,hooves never touch the land.
FanYu                      meaning:  Can run faster than bird.
BenXiao                   meaning: This horse can run over thousands of miles during one night.
ChaoYing                 meaning:  Chasing the sun
YuHui                      meaning:  Glossy horsehide,shining lights.
ChaoGuang             meaning:  Have one body but with ten shadows.
TengWu                  meaning:  Can run on clouds.
XieYi                       meaning:  Have wings, can fly like a bird.