Yeren
The yeren (Chinese: 野人; pinyin: yěrén; lit. 'wild man') is a cryptid apeman reported to inhabit remote, mountainous regions of China, most famously in the Shennongjia Forestry District in the Hubei Province. Generally, they are described as savage, strong, and fast-moving, living in mountain caves and descending only to raid villages in search of food or women.
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When
- First attested
- 340 BCE
- Attested period
- -340 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Sightings reported from Warring States Period (c. 340 BCE) through Tang dynasty (618–907 CE).
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Druon Antigoon, Ellert and Brammert, Pier Gerlofs Donia, mountain spirit, máorén, feifei, xīngxing, jue, Yě qī, yeti, ghosts, Am Fear Liath Mòr, Bertram de Shotts, Fachan, Fionn mac Cumhaill, Fomorians, Balor, Bres, Cethlenn, Elatha, Ériu, Ethniu, Fódla, Tethra, Trow, Fangfeng, Kuafu, Pangu, Yaoguai, spirits, Cúchulainn
Mentioned by
- Am Fear Liath Mòr
- Bertram de Shotts
- Fachan
- Fionn mac Cumhaill
- Fomorians
- Balor
- Bres
- Cethlenn
- Elatha
- Ériu
- Ethniu
- Fódla
- Tethra
- Trow
- Fangfeng
- Kuafu
and 4 more
Sources
Source passages
“Pangu Yeren Druon Antigoon”
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“Owing to their mysterious yet humanlike atmosphere, the yeren became a popular symbol in fiction writing of wildness and savagery. Kidnapping stories from antiquity have inspired modern, though usually far less graphic, imaginative retellings. Among the more popular was Song Youxing's A Yeren Seeks a Mate which erotically described an attractive female yeren”
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