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Can anyone tell me something about the Chao Feng, please (Yes. I know it is supposed to be one of the Sons of the Dragon, but I want to know much more.)

In particular, I want to know why it is the placed as the first beast on the figures on the eaves of the buildings in the Forbidden City behind the immortal on a Feng Huang. Why is it there?

It is usually referred to as a dragon but it is not a dragon as such.

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Looks like there are different versions of the "9 sons of the dragon". Here is one version -

龍生九子古時民間有“龍生九子,不成龍,各有所好”的傳說。但九子是什麼,說法也不同。《中國吉祥圖說》謂:九子之老大叫囚牛,喜音樂,蹲立於琴頭;老二叫睚眥,嗜殺喜鬥,刻鏤於刀環、劍柄吞口;老三叫嘲風,平生好險,今殿角走獸是其遺像四子蒲牢,受擊就大聲吼叫,充作洪鐘提梁的獸鈕,助其鳴聲遠揚;五子狻猊,形如獅,喜煙好坐,倚立於香爐足上,隨之吞煙吐霧;六子贔屭,似龜有齒,喜歡負重,碑下龜是也;七子狴犴,形似虎好訟,獄門或官衙正堂兩側有其像;八子負質,身似龍,雅好斯文,盤繞在石碑頭頂;老九螭吻,又名鴟尾或鴟吻,口潤嗓粗而好吞,遂成殿脊兩端的吞脊獸,取其滅火消災。

Also take a look at this -> http://tw.knowledge.yahoo.com/question/?qid=1005020703444

Here is another version, and 嘲風 is not in it -

龍生九子:

龍生九子皆不成龍,各有所好,且各有所用。

贔 屭(音備喜,長子):

形似龜或螭虎,喜愛背負重物。常出現在石碑下、牆腳、金爐腳、桌腳等處。

螭 吻(音癡穩,次子) :

形似獸。生性好望遠,常立於屋簷、殿脊,以當守衛。又好冒險,可滅火災。

蒲 牢(音樸勞,三子) :

形似龍。生性好鳴,常為鐘上上獸紐。

狴 犴(音幣岸,四子):

形似虎。有威力,生性好辯,常立於獄門或禁告示碑。

饕 餮(音滔帖,五子):

生性好食,立於鼎蓋。

蚆 蝮(音葩夏,六子):

生性好水,常立於橋柱。

睚 眥(音崖疵,七子):

生性好殺,多為刀劍吞口。

狻 猊(音酸倪,八子):

形似獅,生性好煙火,常立於香爐雙耳處。

椒 圖(音嬌圖,九子):

形似螺蚌,生性好閑。常立於門首。一說為龍之第七個女兒。

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