The Classic of Mountains and Seas records a kind of "Turtle", which is "shaped like a turtle with a bird's head and a bird's tail", and "its sound is like judging wood, and it is impossible to be deaf." There are also records of eating turtles in the book. Eating turtles is also mentioned in the Book of Songs. Xiaoya Joan once said, "If you drink royal friends, turtles will lick carp. Who's waiting? Zhang Zhongxiao's "Daya Hanyi" also contains: "What is its dish? Tortoise and turtle fresh fish; What are its dimensions? Wei bamboo shoots and Pu. "All turtles can eat except tortoise shells." Luoyang Ji says: "There are turtles in Luoshui in all kinds of Yu, and there are negative letters on the back to grant Yu, which also cure hydrology. "Mandarin Zhou Yu" says: "My family is from heaven". Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica, Compendium of Medical Forest, Records of Famous Doctors, Theory of Medicinal Properties, Clinical Guide of Medical Records, Authentic Materia Medica, Seeking Truth from Materia Medica, etc. Describe the medicinal value of tortoise in detail. Compendium of Materia Medica records that "both turtles and deer have life and have a long life. The turtle's head is often hidden in the abdomen, and any pulse can pass, so it is necessary to take its armor to nourish the heart, kidney and blood, all for nourishing yin. "During the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, the epigraphist Wang accidentally discovered the ancient Chinese characters on the Chinese herbal medicine' keel' piece (tortoise shell), which was later Oracle Bone Inscriptions.

It may be because the tortoise walks slowly and often relies on its very effective defense, and its image is not good. People in China sometimes call names "turtles". However, due to its longevity, the tortoise has become one of the four gods in China. Li Yun said, "What are the Four Spirits? A rare dragon turtle is called Siling. " The Notes to the Thirteen Classics in the Song Dynasty said: "If there are things, there are elephants in the sky ... birds, forests, phoenixes, dragons and turtles are called the Four Spirits." "Tales of Different Things" contains: "A thousand years of turtle hair, five thousand years of living is called a god turtle, and ten thousand years of living is called a spirit turtle". "Bao Puzi on Immortals" contains: "It is said that life will die, and turtles and cranes will live long. Knowing the longevity of the turtle crane is effective in guiding it to increase the year. " "Luo Shu" said: "Linggui is the essence of the five-color god, and can see life and death better than good or bad." "HongFan. "The Five Elements" said: "The tortoise has spoken for a long time, and the chitose knows the good and evil of this beast." Huai Nanzi: "Good or bad luck must be asked to the turtle, because good or bad luck lasts for a long time.