Clap, clap, clap their little beak like mouths open and close.

Cling, cling, cling their nails, long and strong, touch the ground.

Shh, Shh, Shh their sinuous tails sway back and forth.

 Xuangui,

The Xuangui, also called the twisting-turtles, are found along the Strange River that runs east of the Niu-Trees Mountain.The Xuangui are often described as black turtles (sometimes with some red stripes along their bodies) with a bird’s head and a viper’s tail. When swimming, they make sounds as if splitting wood with their beaks.

The shell of this legendary creature mentioned in many ancient Chinese bestiaries was said to have healing and protective properties.

Ancient tradition dictates that wearing a piece of the Xuangui’s shell as a charm...

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