Liu Xin of the Western Han Dynasty was the first person who was responsible for sorting out The Classic of Mountains and Seas. He clearly pointed out that the creator of The Classic of Mountains and Seas was Yu Heyi.
Liu Xin thinks that Yu and Yi control water together, in which Yu mainly controls water and Yi mainly keeps records, and then compiles what he has seen and heard into Shan Hai Jing. Since then, the view of "what Yu Yi wrote" has been widely supported by scholars such as Zhao Wei and Guo Pu.
Characteristics of Shan Hai Jing
As a wonderful book recording ancient wonders, Shan Hai Jing undoubtedly occupies a high position in the history of China literature. Its contents are vast, ranging from mountains and rivers, lakes and seas, gold, silver and iron mines, exotic flowers and fruits, rare birds and animals, to witchcraft sacrifices, religious folk customs and ghosts and gods.
The book not only contains the geographical information of ancient clans, but also records all kinds of strange folk customs and myths and legends in detail. It is not only the crystallization of the wisdom of countless ancestors, but also a rich knowledge of geography and humanities, which can be called an ancient encyclopedia.