Divine Creatures / 019
Jīng Wèi
精卫
Jīng Wèi – Bird
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Classical text
Mountains & Seas · Northern Mountains
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A further 200 li north stands Mount Fājiū [發鳩], with many silkworm-thorn trees above. There is a bird like a crow, with a patterned head, white beak, and red feet, called Jīng Wèi [精衛]. It cries its own name. She was the youngest daughter of Yándì [炎帝], named Nǚwá [女娃]. Nǚwá [女娃] swam in the Dōng [東] Sea, drowned, and did not return; thus she became Jīng Wèi [精衛]. She is always carrying wood and stones from the western mountains to fill the Dōng [東] Sea. The Zhāng [漳] 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
是炎帝之少女名曰女娃，女娃游于东海，溺而不返，故为精卫。常衔西山之木石，以堙于东海。Game card text
Flight, Passive, Ethereal
X⬤ + Shift: Take X❁ from an Opponent’s Plant and place them on one of your Plants, or, discard it at the end of your turn.
The game’s adaptation, transcribed from the supplied card file. The image preserves coloured symbols and the printed layout.