Creatures / 048
Bái Hàn
白翰
Bái Hàn – Bird
Background
White hàn birds appear in a list of mountain wildlife alongside red bì birds.
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 320 li west stands Mount Bōzhǒng [嶓塚]. The Hàn [漢] River rises here and flows southeast into the Miǎn [沔]; the Xiāo [嚻] River also rises here and flows north into the Tāng [湯] River. Above grow much Táozhī [桃枝] and Gōuduān [鉤端] bamboo. Its beasts include Xī, Sì [兕], Xióng, and Pí; its birds include Bái Hàn [翰] and Chì Bì [鷩]. There is a plant with leaves like Huì [蕙] and a root like a balloon flower, bearing black blossoms but no fruit. Its name is Gū Róng [蓇蓉]; whoever eats it has no children.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
其上多桃枝钩端，兽多犀兕熊罴，鸟多白翰赤鷩。Game card text
Costs -1⬤ to play during Yáng.
During Yáng, has Flight.
The game’s adaptation, transcribed from the supplied card file. The image preserves coloured symbols and the printed layout.