Artist interpretation of Lu Heng fish activity by Author Hwlisc

Loting [盧亭] Loting is a mysterious ethnic group residing in Hong Kong's Myths.[1] They are legendary merfolk half human and half fish, also known as Lo Yu, Lu Heng, or Lo Ting Fish Man.[2] They have lived on Tai O' Lantau Island in Hong Kong since the local civil uprising in the Eastern Jin Dynasty of China.[3] It is said that Loting has fish scales on his fish-like human body, a face that resembles humans, and he enjoys sucking chicken blood.[4] They could use their catch to fish from Tai O and trade chickens with the local human inhabitants to survive.

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