Yong of Mount Lingqiu, anonymous1667 Shanhaijing illustration
Printed顒 caption gives owlform/humanface/foureyes/ears, drought and令丘山. Body shown as a bird; counts remain explicit caption evidence where facial outlines overlap. Smithsonian physical edition1667; anonymous illustrator, GuoPu commentator/WuZhongheng editor, not named as artists. Actual cached IIIF resource.
Overview
Yong is an owl-like bird with a human face, four eyes as well as ears. It occurs on Mount Lingqiu, a mountain described as treeless and fire-filled; a valley to its south is associated with a wind. The bird calls its own name, and its appearance is said to forecast great drought throughout the realm. The notice supplies neither a spoken conversation nor a claim that its four eyes cast fire.
Origins & earliest records
China; Shanhaijing received textual tradition
Records & interpretation
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Shanhaijing, 南山經
Third southern sequence, Mount Lingqiu (令丘山)
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Primary records and illustrations
Shanhaijing, 南山經
南山經. Third southern sequence, Mount Lingqiu (令丘山)
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- Received primary text transcriptionShanhaijing, 南山經Research access: 2026-10-05
Image credits
Historical illustrationYong of Mount Lingqiu, anonymous1667 Shanhaijing illustration
Printed顒 caption gives owlform/humanface/foureyes/ears, drought and令丘山. Body shown as a bird; counts remain explicit caption evidence where facial outlines overlap. Smithsonian physical edition1667; anonymous illustrator, GuoPu commentator/WuZhongheng editor, not named as artists. Actual cached IIIF resource.
