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Not all yaojing are actually demons; some others are of quite unusual origins. In the case of Bai Gujing , e.g. it was a skeleton that became such a demon. Many yaojing are foxes, or according to the Journey to the West pets of the deities. There are also Yaoguai Kings () that command a number of lessor demon minions. In Chinese folklore the Chinese hell ( Feng Du) is a place that is populated by various demonic spawns. Most of these demons are influenced by the Indian raksasa or yaksa and bear therefore some similarity with the Japanese oni.
In Japanese, yaoguai are known as youkai (actually, the term is a loanword from Chinese).
Famous Yaoguai of Chinese mythology:
Note: Sun Wukong uses this term often to insult his (demonic) adversaries.