Eastern Hua fish with bird wings, Qing Shanhaijing painted manuscript
The heading 䱻魚 and caption identify the winged fish of the Zitong River and its drought omen. The painted colours and feather treatment belong to this Qing representation; the manuscript does not illustrate the light or voice described by the received text. The library’s source mark remains visible.
Overview
The eastern Hua fish lives in the Zitong River, which flows from Mount Zitong into the Yuru Marsh in the Shanhaijing. Its body is fishlike and it bears the wings of a bird. Light accompanies its movement in and out, and its voice resembles a mandarin duck. Its appearance heralds great drought. The record combines an aquatic setting with wings and a visible luminous effect.
The combination of bird wings, light and a mandarin-duck-like voice distinguishes this eastern river inhabitant. The written name䱻魚 is retained alongside its geography to separate it from similarly pronounced fish in other itineraries.
Origins & earliest records
China; Shanhaijing Eastern Mountains
Records & interpretation
Specific named received-primary passage directly read; scan status recorded separately.
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Shanhaijing, Eastern Mountains
Fourth eastern itinerary; Mount Zitong and Zitong River
Family & connections
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Primary records and illustrations
Shanhaijing
Eastern Mountains. Fourth eastern itinerary; Mount Zitong and Zitong River
Specific named primary transcription directly read: 䱻魚. No historical scan assigned unless the evidence row explicitly supplies one.
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- Primary text transcriptionShanhaijing Eastern Mountains received primary textResearch access: 2026-10-05
Image credits
Historical manuscript illustrationEastern Hua fish with bird wings, Qing Shanhaijing painted manuscript
The heading 䱻魚 and caption identify the winged fish of the Zitong River and its drought omen. The painted colours and feather treatment belong to this Qing representation; the manuscript does not illustrate the light or voice described by the received text. The library’s source mark remains visible.
