Qizhong of Mount Fuzhou, anonymous1667 Shanhaijing illustration
Printed跂踵 caption identifies owlform, onefoot, pigtail, epidemic omen and復州山; actual bird stands on one foot. Physical Smithsonian edition1667; anonymous plate illustrator, GuoPu commentator and WuZhongheng editor; later pictorial witness, not date of ancient text composition.
Overview
Qizhong inhabits Mount Fuzhou in the Shanhaijing. It resembles an owl but has one foot and a pig’s tail. Its appearance foretells a great epidemic in the country.
The host mountain has sandalwood and gold. The single foot and porcine tail give this owl-shaped portent a specific hybrid body.
Origins & earliest records
China; Shanhaijing Central Mountains
Records & interpretation
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Shanhaijing, Central Mountains
Tenth central itinerary; Mount Fuzhou
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Primary records and illustrations
Shanhaijing
Central Mountains. Tenth central itinerary; Mount Fuzhou
Specific named received text directly read: 跂踵. Historical image not yet assigned.
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- Primary text transcriptionShanhaijing Central Mountains received primary textResearch access: 2026-10-05
Image credits
Historical illustrationQizhong of Mount Fuzhou, anonymous1667 Shanhaijing illustration
Printed跂踵 caption identifies owlform, onefoot, pigtail, epidemic omen and復州山; actual bird stands on one foot. Physical Smithsonian edition1667; anonymous plate illustrator, GuoPu commentator and WuZhongheng editor; later pictorial witness, not date of ancient text composition.
