Original reconstruction
Grounded in pheasant and red junglefowl anatomy, not the Western fire-and-rebirth phoenix.
Colours, proportions, materials and movements absent from the source text are recorded as artistic inference in the production ledger.Classic of the Southern Mountains · Mount Danxue
Fenghuang
凤皇
原创完成合成 · 动物姿态 / 环境关系校准“It is shaped like a chicken and patterned in five colours, and is named Fenghuang… It sings and dances by itself; when it appears, all under heaven is at peace.”公版原文：其状如鸡，五采而文，名曰凤皇……自歌自舞，见则天下安宁。— Shanhaijing · Classic of the Southern Mountains
CONTENT LAYERS
Know which layer you are reading
- 01Source text
Words explicitly preserved in the public-domain Shanhaijing.
- 02Modern explanation
A reading aid that is never presented as the ancient text itself.
- 03Original reconstruction
Original inference for colour, ecology, movement, and sound absent from the text.
Fenghuang Video Reconstruction
The creature moves on an independent layer while mountains, rocks, and vegetation remain stable, combined with source text, reconstruction notes, and an original call.
01 / FIELD NOTE
Field note
Chicken-like, patterned in five colours, singing and dancing; its appearance heralds peace.
Sound design
Pheasant calls, metallic harmonics and rhythmic wingbeats.
Original sound reconstruction · Not an authentic recordingMount Danxue
丹穴之山W德E
This diagram expresses textual direction and relation only; it does not claim unverified modern coordinates.