Tradition / Region: Chinese mythology
Category: Fish, Carp
The Myth
The Red Carp is a strange and unusual fish described in Chinese legend. It has the body of a fish but the face of a human, making it both familiar and unsettling in appearance. The creature is said to live in the Winged Marsh, a remote and mysterious wetland.
When the Red Carp cries out, its voice is said to resemble the call of a mandarin duck. Despite its uncanny form, the fish is associated with healing rather than danger. According to tradition, eating the Red Carp can cure scabies.
The Red Carp is recorded in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, specifically in the Southern Mountains Classic, where it appears as one of the many strange beings inhabiting distant and mythical landscapes.
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Sources
Wikipedia contributors. (n.d.). 赤鱬. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, from https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%B5%A4%E9%B1%AC
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