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Qīng Gēng
青耕
Qīng Gēng – Bird
Background
A magpie-like bird with a blue-green body and pale eyes, beak and tail, credited with warding off epidemics.
An editorial reading of the card’s subject. Legendary properties belong to the story.
Classical text
Mountains & Seas · Central Mountains
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A further a hundred li northwest stands Mount Jǐnlǐ [堇理]. Above grow many pines, cypresses, and fine catalpas. Its northern slope has much red mineral pigment and metal; its beasts include Bào and Hǔ. There is a bird like a magpie, with a green body, white beak, white eyes, and white tail, called Qīng Gēng [青耕]. It wards off epidemics and cries its own name.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
有鸟焉，其状如鹊，青身白喙白目白尾，名曰青耕，可以御疫，其鸣自叫。Game card text
Flight, Ward: Venom
Link: Ward: Venom
The game’s adaptation, transcribed from the supplied card file. The image preserves coloured symbols and the printed layout.