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After a genealogy explaining the Quanrong, the Great Northern Wilderness names a red beast called Rongxuan Wang Shi. Its body is like a horse and it has no head. The last written character means corpse, but the short notice itself supplies neither a death episode nor an account of resurrection.

Red bodyHorse-like formHeadless
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China; Shanhaijing received textual tradition

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    Shanhaijing, 大荒北經

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    Rongfu Mountain and Quanrong genealogy sequence

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Shanhaijing, 大荒北經

大荒北經. Rongfu Mountain and Quanrong genealogy sequence

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  1. Received primary text transcriptionShanhaijing, 大荒北經Research access: 2026-10-05

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