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- ↑ Strassberg, Richard E. (5 March 2018). A Chinese Bestiary: Strange Creatures from the Guideways Through Mountains and Seas. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-29851-4.
- ↑ Shizhen, Li (2 February 2021). Ben Cao Gang Mu, Volume II: Waters, Fires, Soils, Metals, Jades, Stones, Minerals, Salts. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-37989-3.
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