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Overview

Gui inhabits Mount Jigong in the Shanhaijing. It resembles a turtle with a white body and red head. It can ward off fire.

The mountain has gold, jade described as 㻬琈 and named trees. The red head and white body give this turtlelike protector a specific appearance within the southern central itinerary.

Turtle bodyWhite coloringRed headProtection against fire
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China; Shanhaijing Central Mountains

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    Shanhaijing, Central Mountains

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    Twelfth central itinerary; Mount Jigong

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Shanhaijing

Central Mountains. Twelfth central itinerary; Mount Jigong

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  1. Primary text transcriptionShanhaijing Central Mountains received primary textResearch access: 2026-10-05

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