Gudiao

Horned Man-Eating Bird

Horned eagle-like beast of Luwu Mountain that cries like an infant and devours people.

Gudiao is the horned eagle of Luwu Mountain in the southern Shanhaijing, a beast of the waters that cries like a baby and feeds on people. Its infant voice and predatory appetite make it one of the most unsettling creatures of the southern canon, an image of danger wearing the sound of innocence.