Creatures / 085
Bái Zhì
白雉
Bái Zhì – Chicken
Background
White pheasants appear among the birds of Mount Yú.
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 220 li north stands Mount Yú [盂]. Its northern slope has much iron, its southern slope much Tóng. Its beasts include white wolves and white tigers, its birds Bái Zhì and Bái Zhái. The Shēng [生] 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
又北二百二十里，曰盂山，其阴多铁，其阳多铜，其兽多白狼白虎，其鸟多白雉白翟。Game card text
Fear
Costs -1⬤ to play during Yáng.
During Yáng, has Haste and First Strike.
1⬤: Gain Flight, until end of turn.
The game’s adaptation, transcribed from the supplied card file. The image preserves coloured symbols and the printed layout.