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The Classic of Central Mountains: ten li east is Mount Ao'an, jade on its sunny side, red ochre and gold on its shaded side. The god Xunchi dwells there, and fine jade comes out of it constantly. Look north and you see the woods along the Yellow River, red as madder, red as raised torches. A beast lives there, shaped like a white deer with four horns. Its name is Fuzhu. When it appears, the town floods. Ao'an is the richest mountain in the central classic: jade on one flank, ochre and gold on the other, a god in residence, and a steady output of fine stone. From the summit, looking north, the river forest burns red. Fuzhu lives there. White deer, four horns. The white deer is the highest grade of auspicious sign in Chinese culture. A white deer means the realm is at peace and the ruler is virtuous. Dynastic histories record every capture of one, almost always followed by a new reign title or a general amnesty. White is rare, and rare is heaven's opinion. Four horns is not pure invention either. Deer antlers branch; an animal with an unusually heavy, tangled rack reads as four points from a distance. And there are sheep breeds with four horns, which people had seen. Extending that to deer is natural. So Fuzhu's image is: the most auspicious animal, plus a luckier number. And what it brings is: the town floods. This is the sharpest irony in the book. White deer means peace. Fuzhu means flood. Same whiteness, same horns — one announces good news, the other disaster. Why? Because Ao'an sits against the Yellow River. You can see the river woods from the summit. This is a place for watching water, and people who live beside a river are the most sensitive to it. A white deer comes down from the high ground by the river and walks into town. An old man sees it and does not rejoice. He feels something sink. It has come down. The rain upstream must be heavy. "When it appears, the town floods" is not prophecy. It is experience. The white deer does not live in town. It lives up the mountain. If it is here, something happened up there. And why white? Albinistic animals are easier to see and easier to remember. A white deer walking into a village is unforgettable. So "white deer comes down" became shorthand for "flood is coming." Ao'an produces fine jade and gold, and a god lives on it. Its most conspicuous resident is a four-horned white deer — and when it shows up, the water follows.

เขาเอาก้านอุดมไปด้วยหยกและทอง เทพซุนฉือสถิตอยู่ที่นี่ มีสัตว์รูปร่างเหมือนกวางขาวสี่เขา ชื่อฟูจู เห็นเมื่อไรเมืองนั้นน้ำท่วม กวางขาวเป็นลางมงคลสูงสุดของจีน แต่ตัวนี้กลับนำน้ำท่วม — เพราะเขานี้อยู่ติดแม่น้ำเหลือง กวางลงมาจากที่สูง แปลว่าต้นน้ำฝนหนัก

Gunung Ao'an kaya jed dan emas. Dewa Xunchi tinggal di sini. Ada binatang macam rusa putih empat tanduk. Namanya Fuzhu. Muncul, bandar dilanda banjir. Rusa putih ialah petanda baik tertinggi dalam budaya Cina, tapi yang ini bawa banjir — kerana gunung ini di tepi Sungai Kuning. Rusa turun dari tanah tinggi, maksudnya hujan di hulu lebat.

Núi Ngao Ngạn giàu ngọc và vàng. Thần Xun Trì ngự ở đây. Có thú hình hươu trắng bốn sừng. Tên Phu Chư. Xuất hiện thì thành đại hồng thủy. Hươu trắng là điềm lành tối cao của Trung Hoa, nhưng con này mang lụt — vì núi này bên Hoàng Hà. Hươu xuống từ vùng cao, nghĩa là thượng nguồn mưa lớn.

Gunung Ao'an kaya giok dan emas. Dewa Xunchi bersemayam di sini. Ada binatang mirip rusa putih empat tanduk. Namanya Fuzhu. Muncul, kota dilanda banjir. Rusa putih adalah pertanda baik tertinggi dalam budaya Tionghoa, tapi yang ini membawa banjir — karena gunung ini di tepi Sungai Kuning. Rusa turun dari tanah tinggi, artinya hujan di hulu lebat.