What does Kuafu mean by drinking with Wei by the river every day?

"Drink in the Weihe River" means: drink in the Yellow River and Weihe River.

Source "Kuafu Day by Day"-Anonymous in Pre-Qin Dynasty

Kuafu marched from Japan and entered Japan; Thirst, desire to drink, drink in the river, Wei; He, Wei and Bei drink Ozawa. Before he arrived, he died of thirst. Abandoned his staff and became Deng Lin.

Kuafu raced against the sun until the sun set; He felt thirsty and wanted to drink water, so he went to the Yellow River and Weishui to drink water. There is not enough water in the Yellow River and Wei River, so go to the Great Lakes in the north to drink water. I haven't reached the Great Lakes yet, and I died of thirst on the way. His discarded cane turned into a peach garden.

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1, Kuafu's daily creative background

Kuafu in the daytime is a fairy tale in ancient China, which comes from Shan Hai Jing Overseas North Jing. Shan Hai Jing is an important ancient book in the pre-Qin period of China, and it is also the oldest wonderful book full of myths and legends. The author of the book is unknown. Modern scholars think that this book was not written in a moment, and the author is not alone.

The edition of Shan Hai Jing is complicated, so the earliest edition is the Biography of Shan Hai Jing in Guo Pu. But when it comes to Historical Records, the title of Shan Hai Jing, the earliest bibliography is Hanshu Yiwenzhi. As for its real author, some predecessors thought it was Yu and Bo Yi, and it was edited by Liu Xiang and Liu Xin in the Western Han Dynasty that the book was handed down from generation to generation. Nowadays, many people think that there is no way to confirm the specific writing date and author.

2. Appreciation of Kuafu Daily

The theme of Kuafu Day by Day is that ancient ancestors tried to transcend the shackles of limited life and longed for eternal life. Kuafu is more likely to feel the oppression of life by time than ordinary people, and his fear of death and desire for eternal life are naturally much stronger than ordinary people.

Kuafu's failure shows that it is impossible for human beings to compete with time directly. Because the fear of death and the eternal temptation are too strong, people hope to fight against time and death indirectly from other channels. Kuafu made human beings obtain relative harmony and eternity in the relationship of life-time-life.

Ancient ancestors expressed their thoughts on life-time-life through myths such as fantasy, imagination and day by day: limited human life and strong yearning for eternal time. The limited individual life "enriches" the pain caused by the passage of time. Mankind has made unremitting efforts to pursue immortality.