Creatures / 001
Xīng Xīng
狌狌
Xīng Xīng – Monkey
Background
An ape-like creature with white ears that can walk upright. The passage associates eating it with fleetness of foot.
An editorial reading of the card’s subject. Legendary properties belong to the story.
Classical text
Mountains & Seas · Southern Mountains
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The first of the southern mountain ranges is the Què [䧿] Mountains. At its head stands Mount Zhāoyáo [招搖], overlooking the Xī [西] Sea, rich in cassia trees, metals, and jade. There grows a plant resembling garlic chives, bearing green blossoms. Its name is Zhù Yú [祝餘]; whoever eats it knows no hunger. There also grows a tree resembling paper mulberry, with black grain, whose blossoms shine in all four directions. Its name is Mí Gǔ [迷穀]; whoever wears it does not lose their way. There dwells a beast resembling a yù [禺], but with white ears. It moves close to the ground and runs upright like a person. Its name is Xīng Xīng [狌狌]; whoever eats it becomes a swift runner. The Lìjǐ [麗𪊨] River rises here and flows westward into the sea. Its waters abound in Yù Pèi [育沛]; whoever wears it is spared abdominal ailments.From the English edition of Mountains & Seas. Open the reader for the Chinese editions and translator’s notes. Linked names follow the card catalogue; hover to see the original wording.
Passage printed on the card
有兽焉，其状如禺而白耳，伏行人走，其名曰狌狌，食之善走。Game card text
Haste, Agile, Steal
Sacrifice: First Strike and "cannot be targeted“, until end of turn.
The game’s adaptation, transcribed from the supplied card file. The image preserves coloured symbols and the printed layout.