[1] Peng appears in works of ancient Chinese literature, including Journey to the West (西游記) and General Yue Fei (說岳全傳).

[3][4][5] The famous patriot General Yue Fei (岳飛, 1103–1141), was believed by people to be the incarnation of Dapeng Jinchi Mingwang.

Legend holds that in primordial times, the original Phoenix (Fenghuang), the leader of flying beings, gave birth to the peacock Mahamayuri and to the eagle named the Golden-Winged Great Peng.

In exchange for a promise to renounce its habit of preying on humans, the Buddha elevated the peacock to the status of his godmother, while the eagle became his uncle and was granted a high position in heaven.

His fiery temper was aroused when the bat-spirit Nü Tofu listened to the Buddha's sermon on the Lotus Sutra at Leiyin Temple with other stars.

According to martial arts master Liang Shouyu's book, "[A] Dapeng is a great bird that lived in ancient China.

'Great Peng Demon King'), a sworn brother of Sun Wukong and Niu Mowang who is mentioned three times in passing.

'Golden-Winged Great Peng Eagle'), also called the Yunpeng Wanli (Chinese: 雲程萬里鵬; pinyin: Yúnchéng Wànlǐ Péng; lit.

Peng has a flask called the Yin-Yang Erqi Ping (Chinese: 陰陽二氣瓶; pinyin: yīnyáng èrqì píng; lit.

After many humiliating failures at the hands of the three demon kings, Wukong approached the Buddha for help and learned the backstory of Peng.

After Wukong and the three demons battle, both the Lion and the Elephant are forced to revert to their original forms, and the Buddha shows up to subdue Peng and return him to Vulture Peak.

[7] In the 16th-century Chinese classic novel Fengshen Yanyi, the character Yuyi Xian (Feathered Immortal) is based on the figure of Dapeng Jinchi Mingwang.