Shōjō

Also known as Xingxing

thumb|A shōjō rolling a ( barrel of sake).

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Encyclopedic overview

19 sections

Contents

Nomenclature
Development of lore
Xingxing
Shan hai jing
Bencao Gangmu
Japanese literature and art
Noh play
Plotline
Costume
Variant
Folk art
Wakan sansai zue
Folklore
White sake
Popular culture
See also
Explanatory notes
References
External links

thumb|A shōjō rolling a ( barrel of sake).

A is the Japanese reading of Chinese xing-xing () or its older form sheng sheng (, translated as "live-lively"), which is a mythical primate, though it has been tentatively identified as an (unknown) orangutan species.

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