Jiaochong, anonymous1667 Shanhaijing illustration
Printed驕蟲 names a human-faced two-headed spirit; both heads visible. Later plate locality appears景山, whereas profile’s received base notice places Jiaochong at平逢; this caption variant is retained and not substituted for the base locality. Smithsonian physical volume1 edition1667; anonymous illustrator, GuoPu commentator/WuZhongheng editor, not artist assertions; actual cached IIIF resource.
Overview
Jiaochong is a spirit on Mount Pingfeng in the Shanhaijing. It resembles a human with two heads and is associated with stinging creatures. Its dwelling is identified with bees.
The ritual instruction calls for offering a male chicken and performing an expulsion or propitiation without killing it. Mount Pingfeng has sand and stones but no vegetation or water; the spirit belongs to this explicitly described setting.
Origins & earliest records
China; Shanhaijing Central Mountains
Records & interpretation
Specific named received-primary passage directly read; historical illustration matching remains separate.
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Shanhaijing, Central Mountains
Sixth central itinerary; Mount Pingfeng
Family & connections
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Primary records and illustrations
Shanhaijing
Central Mountains. Sixth central itinerary; Mount Pingfeng
Specific named received text directly read: 驕蟲. Historical image not yet assigned.
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- Primary text transcriptionShanhaijing Central Mountains received primary textResearch access: 2026-10-05
Image credits
Historical illustrationJiaochong, anonymous1667 Shanhaijing illustration
Printed驕蟲 names a human-faced two-headed spirit; both heads visible. Later plate locality appears景山, whereas profile’s received base notice places Jiaochong at平逢; this caption variant is retained and not substituted for the base locality. Smithsonian physical volume1 edition1667; anonymous illustrator, GuoPu commentator/WuZhongheng editor, not artist assertions; actual cached IIIF resource.
