The oldest Chinese stories show the nine-tailed, white fox as a benevolent being, associated with the goddess of the West. The stories spread as far as Japan and Korea. Such creatures came to be associated with many folklores full of mischief, seduction, trickery and even violence. But, in its journey from an ordinary, red, field fox to the divine, white, nine-tailed fox, it became a mysterious, shape-shifting creature, male or female, benevolent or malevolent. A white fox with nine tails would eventually become divine. Therefore, with the passage of time, an older fox would turn white and grow up to nine tails. Its colour would change and its tails would multiply. ![]() In ancient China, the belief was that as the common red fox grew older, it would get supernatural powers. Published on 29th November, 2020, in Mid-day.
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