Jin Chan

'Golden Toad'), also called Chan Chuy (Chinese: 蟾蜍; pinyin: chánchú; lit.

According to feng shui beliefs, Jin Chan helps attract and protect wealth, and guards against bad luck.

Because it symbolizes the flow of money, feng shui lore insists that a Jin Chan statue should not be positioned facing the main door ("outward").

According to students from UC Irvine, a three-legged toad is the equivalent of the moon in Chinese mythology (yin concept), which is personified by the goddess Chang'e.

Several tales of the Chinese folklore may explain the relation between the toad and the good fortune, but no official reason seems to prevail.