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Overview
Xiqu lives on Mount Li in the Shanhaijing. Its body resembles an ox and is blue-green. Its voice resembles an infant, and it eats people.
Mount Li has jade on one side and plants on the other, while a river flows from it into the Yi River. The beast’s infantlike voice and human diet are recorded together in its named notice.
Origins & earliest records
China; Shanhaijing Central Mountains
Records & interpretation
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Shanhaijing, Central Mountains
Fourth central itinerary; Mount Li
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Primary records and illustrations
Shanhaijing
Central Mountains. Fourth central itinerary; Mount Li
Specific named received text directly read: 犀渠. Historical image not yet assigned.
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- Primary text transcriptionShanhaijing Central Mountains received primary textResearch access: 2026-10-05
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