Zhi of Mount Fuyu, anonymous1667 Shanhaijing illustration
Printed彘 caption identifies tiger form, ox tail, doglike bark, human eating and MountFuyu; later illustration depicts a crouching feline. Physical Smithsonian edition1667; ancient text composition is earlier. Anonymous illustrator; GuoPu commentator and WuZhongheng editor, neither asserted as artist.
Overview
The Zhi of Mount Fuyu is a human-eating beast in the Shanhaijing's second southern itinerary. Its body resembles a tiger, its tail an ox's, and its voice a barking dog's. The name 彘 also has an ordinary meaning of pig, so its mountain locality distinguishes this particular described beast.
The itinerary puts Mount Fuyu five hundred li east of Mount Gouyu, overlooking Juqu to the north and Zhupi to the east. The Tiao River issues from its northern side and flows into Juqu; its fish inventory follows the Zhi. The entry names no individual victim or confrontation, presenting the beast's people-eating character as one feature in this mountain-and-water account.
Origins & earliest records
China; Shanhaijing, Southern Mountains
Records & interpretation
Directly read Chinese primary-text transcription; exact section and geographical passage retained. No matched scan or illustration verified.
Selected bibliography
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Shanhaijing: Southern Mountains
Second southern sequence; Mount Fuyu 浮玉山; hosted text displays commentary separately in brackets.
Family & connections
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Primary records and illustrations
Shanhaijing, Southern Mountains
南山經. Second southern sequence; Mount Fuyu 浮玉山
Directly read transcription, not a collated historical scan. Identifying passage: 有獸焉，其狀如虎而牛尾，其音如吠犬，其名曰彘，是食人。 Base text and bracketed commentary distinguished; no exact plate assigned.
References
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- Primary-text transcriptionShanhaijing, Southern Mountains: Second southern sequence; Mount Fuyu 浮玉山Research access: 2026-10-05
Image credits
Historical illustrationZhi of Mount Fuyu, anonymous1667 Shanhaijing illustration
Printed彘 caption identifies tiger form, ox tail, doglike bark, human eating and MountFuyu; later illustration depicts a crouching feline. Physical Smithsonian edition1667; ancient text composition is earlier. Anonymous illustrator; GuoPu commentator and WuZhongheng editor, neither asserted as artist.
