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Overview

Yingshao inhabits Mount Zhili in the Shanhaijing. It resembles a magpie with red eyes, a red beak and a white body. Its tail resembles a spoon, and its cry repeats its name.

The Ji River flows from this mountain south into the Han River. The spoon-shaped tail is the unusual addition to the named bird’s otherwise recognizable form.

Magpie bodyRed eyesRed beakWhite bodySpoonlike tailSelf-naming cry
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Origins & earliest records

China; Shanhaijing Central Mountains

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    Shanhaijing, Central Mountains

    Anonymous received text

    Eleventh central itinerary; Mount Zhili

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Shanhaijing

Central Mountains. Eleventh central itinerary; Mount Zhili

Specific named received text directly read: 嬰勺. Historical image not yet assigned.

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  1. Primary text transcriptionShanhaijing Central Mountains received primary textResearch access: 2026-10-05

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