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>>14378934
Nice find. I always saw her as actually being a very ancient youkai. Her appearance might emulate said red haired people who lived in China during the BC years.

I also love the idea that she's a dragon youkai. Those seem to be amongst the most powerful type of youkai that exist. Gensokyo's most popular deity is a dragon living high up in the sky. That dragon is said to have had a hand in creating Gensokyo's barriers seperating it from the rest of the world (Yukari didn't create them by herself, she said at one point).

So I assume dragon youkai have barrier powers. If Meiling's a dragon youkai, she might've been the one who transported the SDM into Gensokyo. It doesn't seem like something Remilia, Patchouli or even Sakuya are capable of doing despite their crazy powers. Which leaves the mysterious Meiling.