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Money Frogs Statues, Three Legged Frog Statues

Chan Chu in Chinese means money frog or toad or three legged frog, which also means wealth beckoning frog. The three legged frog is a popular Chinese prosperity symbol. The three legged frog is also called a money frog or money toad. The statue or figurine depicts a bullfrog with red eyes and flared nostrils sitting on a pile of Chinese money usually gold ingots with a lucky coin in its mouth. The three legged frog is supposed to bring money or wealth in your life. The three legged frog is an inherent part of Chinese cultural heritage and is symbolic of prosperity. You can find the money frog in many Chinese homes, offices, restaurants and places where money transactions take place. You can also find the frog around the world where people practice Feng Shui, though it’s most prominent in the Orient.














Features of a three legged money frog are:
• usually the three legged frog will have a coin in its mouth
• have names like money frog or lucky frog
• important part of Feng Shui, where you place it is very important.

Our Selection of 3 Legged Frog Statues

We have an exquisite collection of three legged frogs statues, to suit all budgets and tastes, from the brass frog to the frosted three legged frog, we have it all. Our three legged frogs are just ideal for people working in jobs where there is commission involved. Other then that our three legged frogs are a must for you, if you have started a business, to bring you luck and wealth. That’s why you often find three legged frogs near cash registers. Our three legged frogs are ready to jump into your home to bring you lots of wealth.

According to Chinese legends, it was believed that the three legged frog was the wife of one of the eight immortals. She got punished for stealing a peach from heaven. She was greedy and craved money that’s why a three legged frog is surrounded by a bed of money. Chinese people believe that this creature appears every full moon near homes that will receive good news of increased wealth or monetary gain.

Liu Hai, an important Chinese god representing prosperity and wealth, was a minister and an alchemist in China during the 10th century. The three legged frog was believed to be a friend of Liu Hai and always accompanied him on any figurine. It is believed that Liu Hau's pet was the three legged frog and wherever he would go, it went with him. If the frog went to a well, Liu Hai would lure it to come out by dangling a gold coin.

It is believed to bring good luck and wealth when placed a money frog near where the flow of money is anticipated, like near cash registrars or on an office desk where business is conducted with customers. At home, a good location to place a money frog is in a corner of the room where a gathering point of chi is strong or in one of the corners inside the house near the front of the main door. Sometimes the money frog sits on a Ba Gua. It symbolizes fortune along with safekeeping from bad luck.

Money Frog Used in Feng Shui

The three legged frog is one of the most important creatures of Feng Shui. As the name implies the frog has three legs. It is believed that this frog has the powers to attract wealth and prosperity. The three legged frog should be placed diagonally opposite to the door entrance. So that first thing you will see is the three legged frog. It is important that you get a three legged frog which looks like it expects wealth. You can put as many as three legged frogs as you want in your home, as many as nine frogs and multiples of nine.

Ensure that you put the money frog near your main door but on the inside of your home. It should look inwards like it has entered your home with money. Don’t place the three legged frog with the coin facing that is looking at your main door because this means money is going out of the house. You can also place one frog within the view of your front door or place eight three legged frogs facing different directions in your living room and one facing your front door. During night, you have to turn the frog backwards to symbolize the prevention of newly earned luck from leaving you. According to Feng Shui, the three legged frog is meant to keep away evil, protect your wealth and also increase it.