Core reading
Sources used in version 0.1.
Li et al. — Genomic selection analysis
Frontiers in Veterinary Science 10 (2023). Primary source for FROH, ROH count and sampled populations.
Multiple Origins and Genomic Basis of Complex Traits in Sighthounds
Peer-reviewed genomic context for the geographic structure and multiple origins of sighthounds.
Tomb of Prince Zhanghuai — hunting scene
University of Michigan VRC record. Dates the work to 706 CE and identifies the Qianling site.
Unearthing Wu Daozi
Art History 45(2). Academic art-historical context confirming the Zhanghuai tomb construction in 706.
Hunting Expedition Fresco
Shaanxi History Museum collection record for the hunting procession mural.
CKU native breed Group 11 appearance
Institutional report on the Shaanxi Xigou entering CKU native-breed competition.
CKU Native Breed Conservation Club review
Institutional account of 2017 Shaanxi Xigou appraisal and conservation activity.
细狗撵兔 — folk coursing tradition
China Daily Chinese-language feature describing the seasonal Pucheng custom and its local heritage status.
Image credits
Image archive.
Dog by bamboo
Giuseppe Castiglione (1688–1766), Qing dynasty. Public-domain artwork and faithful reproduction via Wikimedia Commons.
Jinchixian (金翅猃)
From the Qing dynasty Ten Prized Dogs album. Public-domain artwork and reproduction via Wikimedia Commons.
Cangshuiqiu (苍水虬)
From the Qing dynasty Ten Prized Dogs album. Public-domain artwork and reproduction via Wikimedia Commons.
“Mongolian dog / Xigou,” 1927
Documentary photograph from Asia Taikan, volume 4. Public domain in Japan and the United States; via Wikimedia Commons.
Known gaps
Sources still being sought.
We are looking for the complete current CKU Shaanxi Xigou standard; peer-reviewed or official population surveys; field documentation distinguishing regional lines; a primary record for Pucheng heritage designation; and modern photographs licensed by their makers and identified by dog, place, date and line.