Original reconstruction
An original anatomical fusion of freshwater turtle, wading-bird neck and serpent tail.
Colours, proportions, materials and movements absent from the source text are recorded as artistic inference in the production ledger.Classic of the Southern Mountains · Guai River
Xuangui
旋龟
原创完成合成 · 动物姿态 / 环境关系校准“It is shaped like a turtle with a bird's head and a viper's tail. Its name is Xuangui, and its call sounds like splitting timber.”公版原文：其状如龟而鸟首虺尾，其名曰旋龟，其音如判木。— 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.
Xuangui 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
Turtle-bodied, bird-headed and serpent-tailed, with a call like splitting timber.
Sound design
Splitting timber layered with low-frequency breath.
Original sound reconstruction · Not an authentic recordingGuai River
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This diagram expresses textual direction and relation only; it does not claim unverified modern coordinates.