Creatures / 065
Lù
鹿
Lù – Deer
Background
Deer inhabit Mount Xī Huáng, whose slopes also contain gold and iron.
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 350 li west stands Mount Xīhuáng [西皇]. Its southern slope has much gold, its northern slope much iron. Its beasts include many Mí, Lù, and Zuó Niú [㸲].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
又西三百五十里，曰西皇之山，其阳多黄金，其阴多铁，其兽多麋、鹿、㸲牛。Game card text
Fear, Pierce
The game’s adaptation, transcribed from the supplied card file. The image preserves coloured symbols and the printed layout.