Three-footed turtle of the Kuang River, Qing Shanhaijing manuscript
The caption identifies a three-footed turtle from the Kuang River. The shell pattern, colours and hornlike projection belong to this later painter’s interpretation; the received Central Mountains passage supplies three feet but no horn. Its claim about swelling belongs to the historical text, not modern medical evidence.
Overview
The Kuang River rises on the sunny side of the mountain written 大𩇵 in this witness and flows southwest into the Yi. Its waters contain many three-footed turtles, 三足龜. The notice attributes freedom from grave illness and relief of swelling to eating them, as a historical textual claim rather than established medical guidance. It supplies neither a horn nor a colour, voice, individual name or origin story; no further anatomy is inferred from later pictures.
Origins & earliest records
China; Shanhaijing Central Mountains
Records & interpretation
Directly read named primary-text transcription; historical illustration not yet assigned.
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Shanhaijing, Central Mountains
Seventh central itinerary; Mount 大𩇵 and Kuang River 狂水
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Primary records and illustrations
Shanhaijing, Central Mountains
Seventh central itinerary; Mount 大𩇵 and Kuang River 狂水. Complete named mountain paragraph
Complete received paragraph directly read; base description separated from other creatures and later image interpretation.
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- Primary received-text transcriptionShanhaijing: Central Mountains, Seventh central itinerary; Mount 大𩇵 and Kuang River 狂水Research access: 2026-10-05
Image credits
Historical manuscript illustrationThree-footed turtle of the Kuang River, Qing Shanhaijing manuscript
The caption identifies a three-footed turtle from the Kuang River. The shell pattern, colours and hornlike projection belong to this later painter’s interpretation; the received Central Mountains passage supplies three feet but no horn. Its claim about swelling belongs to the historical text, not modern medical evidence.
