Creatures / 040
Rén Yú
人鱼
Rén Yú – Fish
Background
The Dān River contains rén yú alongside water jade. This brief passage supplies no physical description.
An editorial reading of the card’s subject. Legendary properties belong to the story.
Classical text
Mountains & Seas · Western Mountains
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A further 52 li west stands Mount Zhú [竹]. Above grow many tall trees, and the northern slope has much iron. There is a plant called Huáng Guàn [黃雚], resembling a tree of heaven, with hemp-like leaves, white blossoms, and red fruit of an ochre-like appearance. Bathing with it cures scabies and swelling. The Zhú [竹] River rises here and flows north into the Wèi [渭] River. The southern slope has much arrow bamboo and dark-green jade. The Dān [丹] River also rises here and flows southeast into the Luò [洛] River, with many River Dān Crystals and Rén Yú [人魚] in its waters. There is a beast like a pig, with white hairs as thick as hairpins and black at the tips. Its name is Háo Zhì [毫彘].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
丹水出焉，东南流注于洛水，其中多水玉，多人鱼。Game card text
Cunning, Swim, Wield (2)
The game’s adaptation, transcribed from the supplied card file. The image preserves coloured symbols and the printed layout.