The strange beasts in The Classic of Mountains and Seas refer to the mysterious monsters recorded in The Classic of Mountains and Seas, which let readers know the ancient ecological environment and the ancient people's understanding and imagination of some unknown things. These strange-looking animals also provide endless reverie for many art lovers and artists, so that everyone is always willing to create.
Shan Hai Jing is an ancient book of China, written by Chu or Bashu people from the middle and late Warring States Period to the early Han Dynasty. It is also a fantastic book. The author of this book is unknown. The ancients thought that this book was "the work of the curious people in the Warring States period, Zhuang Zaji, Biography, Lisao, Zhou Shu and Jincheng".
Modern scholars also believe that writing a book is not an instant, and the author is not a person. There are 18 articles in Shan Hai Jing, and other chapters have long been lost. The original ***22 articles, about 32650 words. * * * There are 5 Tibetan Mountain Classics, 4 overseas Classics, 5 domestic Classics and 4 Wild Classics. There are 13 chapters in Hanshu, not counting the later wild classics and family classics.
The content of Shan Hai Jing is mainly geographical knowledge in folklore, including mountains and rivers, truth, nationalities, products, medicine, sacrifices, witch doctors and so on. It has preserved many famous ancient myths, legends and fables, including Kuafu's day by day, Goddess's mending the sky, Jingwei's reclamation and Dayu's harnessing the water.