What strange animals in Shan Hai Jing or myth were later found to be true?

The animals in Shan Hai Jing are all strange ones recorded in Shan Hai Jing. Shan Hai Jing is an ancient book in the pre-Qin period and the oldest geography book full of myths and legends. Mainly describes ancient geography, products, myths, witchcraft, religion, as well as ancient history, medicine, folk customs, ethnic groups and so on. In addition, Shan Hai Jing also recorded some strange events in the form of a running account, and there is still a big debate about these events.

The most talked about in Shan Hai Jing is its mysterious animal. These animals let us know the ancient ecological environment and the ancients' understanding and imagination of some unknown things to a certain extent. These strange-looking animals also provide endless reverie for many art lovers and artists, so that everyone is always willing to create.

Many people have drawn pictures of different animals in Shan Hai Jing. In ancient China, Jiang, Hu, Cheng or Yin all painted them. Japan has Atlas of Rare Birds and Animals; In modern times, many people have drawn many versions of the animal pictures of the Classic of Mountains and Seas, among which Sun's Imperial Picture, The Complete Picture of the Classic of Mountains and Seas and Wang Xulong's Biography of Animals and Mountains and Seas are relatively complete. These animal pictures at all times and all over the world have added many new directions for our study of Shan Hai Jing, and also let many non-professionals enter the world of Shan Hai Jing from another side.