Kim Quy

Kim Quy (Chữ Hán: 金龜) (“Gold Turtle”, also spelled Kim Qui) or Thanh Giang sứ giả (Chữ Hán: 清江使者) is a mythical golden turtle god appearing in several Vietnamese legends.

Her husband secretly switches the trigger so that the crossbow no longer has any magical powers, and when his father attacks, An Dương Vương is forced to flee with his daughter.

[1] [2] In another legend, Kim Quy appears to the Vietnamese emperor Lê Lợi (r.1428–1435) in The Green Water Lake in what is now Hanoi.

Lê Lợi had led the Lam Sơn uprising against the Ming Dynasty, who had occupied Vietnam.

After his victory, Kim Quy appeared to Lê from out of the lake to take back the sword for the Dragon King.

Thanh Giang sứ giả statue at An Dương Vương Temple
A depiction of the legend of the Kim Qui and the Restored Sword (Hoan Kiem), on mural ceramics in Hoan Kiem temple