Creatures / 082
Dāng Hù
当扈
Dāng Hù - Chicken
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A pheasant-like bird said to fly using its beard feathers.
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 twenty li north stands Mount Shàngshēn [上申]. Above are no plants or trees, but many large stones; below grow many hazels and Hù [楛]. Its beasts include many Bái Lù. Its birds include many Dāng Hù [當扈], resembling pheasants, which fly by means of their beards. Eating them prevents dimness of sight. The Tāng [湯] River rises here and flows east into the Hé [河].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
其鸟多当扈，其状如雉，以其髯飞，食之不眴目。Game card text
Flight, Landwalk
When Flying, has Mesmerise.
Sacrifice: Cure Hibernate and Nocturnal.
The game’s adaptation, transcribed from the supplied card file. The image preserves coloured symbols and the printed layout.