Congcong, named1667 historical plate
Actual 1000-pixel page directly inspected and printed caption compared with the received text. The printed caption identifies a dog-shaped creature with six feet from Mount Xunzhuang; the drawing depicts the additional legs. Smithsonian catalog dates the physical edition 1667 and classifies it public domain.
Overview
Congcong is the dog-shaped beast of Mount Xunzhuang in the Shanhaijing’s first eastern itinerary. It has six feet, and its call is said to sound its own name. The named creature occurs in a mountain description that also records mineral resources, another extraordinary bird, and a river fish. Six limbs are its explicit departure from an ordinary dog’s form.
The neighbouring Cishu bird resembles a chicken but bears mouse-like hair and signals drought. That omen is attached to Cishu, not to Congcong. The base passage also gives the river fish its own attributed effect, again separate from the land beast. Congcong is therefore recorded through body, limb count, and self-naming voice; this particular witness does not connect it with a transformation story or a named person’s adventure.
Origins & earliest records
China; Shanhaijing Eastern Mountains
Records & interpretation
Specific named primary-text transcription directly read; historical plate not assigned yet.
Selected bibliography
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Shanhaijing, Eastern Mountains
First eastern itinerary; Mount Xunzhuang
Family & connections
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Primary records and illustrations
Shan hai jing: er shi san juan (Smithsonian digitized edition)
Physical volume 2; illustration sequence. IIIF canvas index 42 (zero based), labelled 從從; no printed page number asserted
Actual 1000-pixel page directly inspected and printed caption compared with the received text. The printed caption identifies a dog-shaped creature with six feet from Mount Xunzhuang; the drawing depicts the additional legs. Smithsonian catalog dates the physical edition 1667 and classifies it public domain.
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- Primary text transcriptionShanhaijing Eastern Mountains received primary textResearch access: 2026-10-05
Image credits
Historical illustrationCongcong, named1667 historical plate
Actual 1000-pixel page directly inspected and printed caption compared with the received text. The printed caption identifies a dog-shaped creature with six feet from Mount Xunzhuang; the drawing depicts the additional legs. Smithsonian catalog dates the physical edition 1667 and classifies it public domain.
