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Overview
Xieju is the wolf-shaped beast of Mount Beihao in the fourth eastern itinerary of the Shanhaijing. It has a red head and mouse-like eyes, while its voice resembles a pig’s. It eats humans. The passage combines bodily colour, eye comparison, and an unexpected call within a named predator; it does not state that the whole body is red.
Mount Beihao borders the northern sea and contains a tree with attributed effects, a river, and another human-eating creature, Qique. That bird’s white head and tiger claws belong to a separate entry. Xieju’s wolf comparison likewise does not give it a bird’s wings or a human face. The source provides no named victim or battle, so the profile’s supported threat rests on the expressly stated diet and anatomy.
Origins & earliest records
China; Shanhaijing Eastern Mountains
Records & interpretation
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Shanhaijing, Eastern Mountains
Fourth eastern itinerary; Mount Beihao
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Shanhaijing
Eastern Mountains. Fourth eastern itinerary; Mount Beihao
Named received-primary passage directly read: 其狀如狼，赤首鼠目. Historical scan not yet matched.
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- Primary text transcriptionShanhaijing Eastern Mountains received primary textResearch access: 2026-10-05
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