Record #56
Fauna of China — Hsing-t'ien
A headless warrior creature eternally marked by punishment and defiance.
Original Text
The Hsing-t’ien is a being that was decapitated for having fought against the gods, and so it has remained forever headless. Its eyes are in its chest and its navel is its mouth. It hops up and down and jumps about in clearings and other open places, and brandishes a shield and axe.