lnhammer: the Chinese character for poetry, red on white background (Default)
lnhammer ([personal profile] lnhammer) wrote 2022-01-28 04:14 pm (UTC)

The modern word for mirage is 海市蜃楼, "sea city shen tower" -- the shen is a giant clam-monster that supposedly breathes out a vapor that creates a mirage of buildings. IOW, the how is Chinese mythology.
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