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Money Frog, Chan Chu (Chinese: 蟾蜍; pinyin: chánchú).
 

Money Frog

According to legend, Money Frog was the wife of one of the the Eight Immortals. She was being punished for stealing the peach from the heaven. Naturally greedy, she craves for money and wherever people see a Three Legged Frog, there is a bed of money surrounding it.

For generations since ancient China, this mythical Money Frog is one of the Chinese holy creatures that protects against misfortune and brings to household bigger enrichment in wealth.

Being considered the divine fruit of the Gods, peaches symbolise long life and even are associated with immortality. The Three Legged Money Frog is sometimes additional associated with the same symbolism, especially in Feng Shui belief.
 



 

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