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Overview

This Manman inhabits the Luo River at the end of Mount Gang in the Shanhaijing. It has the body of a mouse and the head of a soft-shelled turtle. Its voice resembles a dog’s bark.

The hybrid belongs to the river’s short fauna notice. It should remain distinct from the paired flying bird called Manman elsewhere in the western itineraries: the shared romanization does not remove the difference between this mouse-and-turtle body and that bird’s form.

Mouse bodyTurtle headDoglike barking voiceRiver habitat
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China; Shanhaijing Western Mountains

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    Shanhaijing, Western Mountains

    Anonymous received text

    Fourth western itinerary; end of Mount Gang and Luo River

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Shanhaijing

Western Mountains. Fourth western itinerary; end of Mount Gang and Luo River

Specific named received text directly read: 蠻蠻. Historical image not yet assigned.

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

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