Jiufeng, anonymous1667 Shanhaijing illustration
Printed九鳳 caption names nine human-faced heads and bird body at Mount Tian Gui. Long branching bird necks are the anonymous artist’s representation, not nine ordinary birds. Smithsonian volume1 edition1667; Guo Pu commentator, Wu Zhongheng editor; anonymous illustrator.
Overview
At Mount Beiji Tiangui in the Great Northern Wilderness is a deity called Jiufeng. The text describes nine heads, human faces and a bird’s body. It places another deity, Qiangliang, in the same mountain notice, but does not give Jiufeng that neighbour’s tiger head or serpent-handling action.
Origins & earliest records
China; Shanhaijing received textual tradition
Records & interpretation
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Shanhaijing, 大荒北經
Mount Beiji Tiangui (北極天櫃) notice
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Primary records and illustrations
Shanhaijing, 大荒北經
大荒北經. Mount Beiji Tiangui (北極天櫃) notice
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- Received primary text transcriptionShanhaijing, 大荒北經Research access: 2026-10-05
Image credits
Historical illustrationJiufeng, anonymous1667 Shanhaijing illustration
Printed九鳳 caption names nine human-faced heads and bird body at Mount Tian Gui. Long branching bird necks are the anonymous artist’s representation, not nine ordinary birds. Smithsonian volume1 edition1667; Guo Pu commentator, Wu Zhongheng editor; anonymous illustrator.
