Shan Hai Jing is not the work of one person at a time. It is a work from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty to the Warring States Period, which may be supplemented and polished by scholars in Qin and Han Dynasties. It may be based on the author's understanding of some areas, plus myths and rumors about various places. This book has a strong geographical concept. Liu Xin said in the performance of Shan Hai Jing that "there are five mountains in the interior and four seas outside. Ji Qi's treasures are extremely rare, and they are born from different parties, ending in water, soil, vegetation, animals, insects, scales and phoenixes, and hiding in auspicious places, and foreigners in all corners of the country. " Give the work a rough outline.
The Book Shadow of Shan Hai Jing