Revealing the magical creature "Mermaid"

The vastness of the ocean can be said to be boundless. Even with such advanced technology today, the mystery of the deep sea is still elusive. The ocean is more mysterious to ancient people. It is said that ancient people thought there was a spiritual fish in the ocean. What kind of fish is this spiritual fish? I think Lingyu should be Jiao Ren in ancient legend. It lives in the ocean with the attitude of being half man and half fish.

Speaking of Jiao Ren, everyone may know something about it. In legend, it is a mysterious creature with a fish tail. Jiao Ren was recorded for the first time in Shan Hai Jing, and Jiao Ren was mentioned in many places in the book. However, Jiao Ren described in the book lives in a mountain stream. I guess it should be a giant salamander, not Jiao Ren. Later, it was also recorded in Searching for the Gods: "There is Jiao Ren outside the South China Sea, and the water lives like a fish. Don't waste your knitting achievements, your eyes are full of pearls. Jiao Ren is good at weaving, and tears turn into beads. China called this creature Jiao Ren, and foreign countries called it Mermaid. There is no difference in essence, but the name is different.

No matter in history or in modern times, there are many legends about Jiao Ren. The famous Ming Dynasty "Zheng He went to the Western Ocean, and Zheng He had been to more than 30 countries and regions. In this process, Zheng He also gained some wonderful experiences. There are folk rumors that Zheng He found Jiao Ren at sea when he went to the Western Ocean, saying that Zheng He saved an injured Jiao Ren woman when he went to the Western Ocean, and he saved her life. Women in Jiao Ren are also grateful to him. One person and one fish actually have feelings in the process of getting along with each other. However, Jiao Ren belongs to the sea, and Zheng He can only meet it through every opportunity of sailing. However, there is no record in history that Zheng He ever saved Jiao Ren, and its authenticity is in doubt.

The legend of mermaid is basically beautiful. Up to now, there are still many film and television dramas adapted from this theme, which basically depict that the mermaid only loves one person in her life. However, whether mermaids really exist is still unknown. At present, human detection ability can cover 99% of the ocean, but human beings have not set foot on a large area of the seabed. Maybe the mermaid and Jiao Ren really exist in a hidden corner.