Fairy and Demon Gods

Chapter 21 [Poisonous Fish, Grass, Birds and Beasts: Qinyuan Bird, Yellowfish, Snakefish, Shuishi, Stripless Grass, Beast, Miscanthus]

【Qinyuan bird·Like a bee (venomous stinger)】"Shan Hai Jing·Xishan Jing"

On the hill of Kunlun, there is a bird Yan, which is shaped like a bee and as big as a mandarin duck. It is called Qinyuan. The birds and beasts will die, and the wood will wither.

Translation: There is a bird in the mountains, shaped like a bee and about the size of a mandarin duck, named Qinyuan. This bird stings other birds and beasts and kills them. It stings trees and makes them die.

【Shiyu】《Shan Hai Jing Bei Shan Jing》

Rao Mountain.And the east flow flows into the river, and there are graylings in it, which kill people if they eat it.

Translation: Rao Mountain.Then it flows eastward into the Yellow River, and there are graylings in the water, and people who eat its meat will be poisoned and die.

【The fish of the fish】"Shan Hai Jing Bei Shan Jing"

In the mountain of Shaoxian, Dunshui flows out of Yanmen, flowing eastward into the water of Yanmen, and there are many fishes in it.Food kills.

Translation: Shaoxian Mountain, Dunshui originates from this mountain, and flows eastward into Yanmen River. There are many bèi bèi fish in the water. People who eat its meat will be poisoned and die.

[礜(yù) stone (white stone)] "Shan Hai Jing Xi Shan Jing"

On the mountain of Gaotu, there is a white stone named Yan, which can poison rats.

Translation: Gaotu Mountain, there is a white stone in the mountain, the name is 礜, which can be used to poison rats.

[Stripless Grass Shaped like stalks, leaves like sunflowers and red back] "Shan Hai Jing Xi Shan Jing"

On the mountain of Gaotu, the rose water flows out, and the west flows into the water of various capitals; the Tu water flows out, and the south flows into the collected water.There is Caoyan, its shape is like a longhorn, and its leaves are like sunflowers with red backs. It is called Wutiao, and it can poison rats.

Translation: On Gaotu Mountain, there is another kind of grass in the mountain, which is shaped like a longan, with leaves like sunflower leaves and red undersides. Its name is Wutiao, which can be used to poison rats.

[Fei Beast (shaped like a scorpion with a white head)] "Shan Hai Jing · Dong Shan Jing"

There are many gold, jade and zhenmu on Mount Tai.There is a beast, its shape is like a cat with a white head, one eye and a snake tail. Many carp.

Translation: Taishan Mountain is rich in metal minerals and jade, and dense Nvzhen trees.There is a wild animal in the mountains, which is shaped like an ordinary ox but has a white head, one eye and a snake-like tail. There will be a great plague in the world.

【Miscanthus】《Shan Hai Jing Zhong Shan Jing》

Lishan.Lishui flows out of Yan, while Beiliu flows into Yishui. There is a tree Yan, which looks like a pond and is red. It is called Miscanthus, which can poison fish.

Translation: Niaoshan.From then on, Tiaoshui originated and then flowed northward into Yishui.There is a kind of tree in the mountain, which looks like Tangli tree and has red leaves. It is called miscanthus, which can poison fish.

(End of this chapter)