Yinglong, anonymous1667 Shanhaijing illustration
Printed應龍 caption names dragon with wings at the southern pole. Wings are an explicit later illustration witness; source worker confirmed base narrative notices do not themselves supply wing anatomy. Smithsonian physical edition1667; anonymous illustrator, GuoPu commentator/WuZhongheng editor, not named as artists. Actual cached IIIF resource.
Overview
The Great Eastern Wilderness says that Yinglong killed Chiyou and Kuafu but could not return above. It associates that situation with recurring droughts and says that making Yinglong’s form during drought brings heavy rain. The notice explains a rainmaking practice through a primordial narrative, without describing that form’s anatomy.
The Great Northern Wilderness also says that Yinglong went south after killing Chiyou and Kuafu, connecting its residence with the south’s abundant rain. A further northern passage has the Yellow Emperor send Yinglong against Chiyou on the plain of Jizhou. Yinglong gathers water; Chiyou calls upon the wind and rain powers, and the heavenly drought figure Ba stops the rain. These are distinct received notices, not a single seamlessly reconstructed battle chronology.
Origins & earliest records
China; Shanhaijing received textual tradition
Records & interpretation
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Selected bibliography
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Shanhaijing, 大荒東經
Mount Xiongli Tuqiu notice; compared with Great Northern Wilderness
Family & connections
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Primary records and illustrations
Shanhaijing, 大荒東經
大荒東經. Mount Xiongli Tuqiu notice; compared with Great Northern Wilderness
Complete relevant primary notice directly read; original-language names retained. Image-worker plate queue remains separate.
References
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- Received primary text transcriptionShanhaijing, 大荒東經Research access: 2026-10-05
- Received primary text transcriptionShanhaijing, 大荒北經Research access: 2026-10-05
Image credits
Historical illustrationYinglong, anonymous1667 Shanhaijing illustration
Printed應龍 caption names dragon with wings at the southern pole. Wings are an explicit later illustration witness; source worker confirmed base narrative notices do not themselves supply wing anatomy. Smithsonian physical edition1667; anonymous illustrator, GuoPu commentator/WuZhongheng editor, not named as artists. Actual cached IIIF resource.
