Creatures / 025
Xiàng
象
Xiàng - Elephant
Background
Elephants appear among the animals below Mount Dǎo Guò, a mountain rich in gold and jade.
An editorial reading of the card’s subject. Legendary properties belong to the story.
Classical text
Mountains & Seas · Southern Mountains
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500 li east stands Mount Dǎoguò [禱過]. Above are plentiful metals and jade, below many Xī, Sì [兕], and Xiàng. There is a bird like a Jiāo [鵁], but with a white head, three legs, and a human face. Its name is Qú Rú [瞿如], and it cries its own name. The Yín [泿] River rises here and flows south into the sea. In it lives the Hǔ Jiāo [虎蛟], with a fish's body and a snake's tail, whose voice resembles a mandarin duck's. Eating it prevents swelling and can cure haemorrhoids.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
东五百里曰祷过之山，其上多金玉，其下多犀兕多象。Game card text
Slow, Trample
The game’s adaptation, transcribed from the supplied card file. The image preserves coloured symbols and the printed layout.