ZouWu/騶虞

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ZouWu/騶虞): It was as big as a tiger, with a colorful body and a tail longer than its body. The beast was named Zouwu(騶虞), and riding it could allow one to travel a thousand miles in a day.

In the country of Lin(林氏國), there lived a rare beast. It was as big as a tiger, with a colorful body and a tail longer than its body. The beast was named Zouwu(騶虞), and riding it could allow one to travel a thousand miles in a day.

林氏國有珍獸，大若虎，五采畢具，尾長於身，名曰騶虞(騶吾)，乘之日行千裏。

《山海經 海內北經》

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