The Bi Fang is described as one-legged, crane-like, with red markings on green, white-beaked, named by the sound it makes, and an omen of fire. According to the Shanhaijing and it's commentaries, the Bifang can be found on Mount Zhang'e and/or east of the Feathered People and west of the Blue River.
" Shan Hai Jing " (山海经）, is a blend of the rare natural history of geography customs blog. The book relates generally believed that the ancient myth, geography, animals, plants, minerals, witchcraft, religion, history, medicine, folk, and ethnic content in all aspects.
"Shan Hai Jing" records many folk legends of monsters, weird monsters, and strange legends, which have long been regarded as a book of strange language. Some contemporary scholars believe that Shan Hai Jing is not only a myth, but also a survey record of ancient geography, including some ancient clan genealogy, and sacrificial names, which is a book of historical value.