Collected Illustrations of the Three Realms

Figures, Volume 14

Page Seven

The Kingdom of Three Heads is located to the north of Xiahou Qioriginal: "夏后啟" (Xiàhòu Qǐ). The son of Yu the Great and the second ruler of the Xia Dynasty (c. 2070–1600 BCE). In ancient Chinese cosmography, the burial places or residences of legendary kings served as cardinal landmarks for mapping distant or mythical lands.; its people possess a single body with three heads. This description matches the "Overseas Southern Classic" section of the "Shanhaijing." Traditional commentaries suggest that while they have three heads, the heads share one set of internal organs and limbs, symbolizing a state of being that is multiple yet unified.