The Luting (盧亭), Lu Ting, or Lutung Fish is a mermaid-like animal with a body like a seal and a human head; resembling a dugong. Said to have existed in ancient times in Hong Kong waters.
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Lu Ting from Chinese Wikipedia
In Chinese sources written two hundred to four hundred years ago, Lutings are described as semi-human sea creatures.
Lutings were said to be descendants of a rebellious force led by Lu Xun (盧循) (? - 411), and were considered by some to be the ancestors of the Tanka (蜑家) people; who were one of the four main groups of people of pre-British Hong Kong who used to live on boats.
1940 Sighting[]
Supposed corpse of Luting
In 1940, local Hong Kong fishermen reported an aquatic humanoid fish off of Lantau, which they referred to as a Luting.
However, local authorities classified it as a dugong (Dugong dugon), a marine mammal related to the manatee.
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