The Classic of Mountains and Seas introduces the mountains and rivers in the hinterland of China from four aspects: east, south, west and north, especially some exotic birds, monsters, exotic flowers and rocks, which have never been seen or heard of. Among them, overseas classics introduce the customs and habits of legendary overseas countries, such as the two-headed country, the three-headed country, the country of women, the country of husbands, the country of adults, the country of villains, etc., which are even more strange, not only pleasing to the eye, but also increasing people's knowledge. ……
The author and completion time of Shan Hai Jing have not yet been determined. It used to be attributed to Dayu and Boyi. Modern China scholars generally believe that Shan Hai Jing was not written in a short time, nor was it written by one person. It was written by people from the early Warring States to Chu, Bashu, Dong, Qi and other places in the early Han Dynasty, and was not compiled into a book until the Western Han Dynasty. Many may come from oral legends.
The earliest edition of Shan Hai Jing was published by Liu Xiang and Liu Xin in the Western Han Dynasty. Guo Pu in Jin Dynasty annotated Shan Hai Jing, and Bi Yuan and Shan Hai Jing Zhu in Qing Dynasty also made textual research annotations.
There are eighteen volumes of Shan Hai Jing, including five volumes of Shan Jing, eight volumes of Hai Jing, four volumes of Ye Jing and one volume of Family Jing, with about 365,438+0,000 words. Recorded 100 information about geography, customs, products and other countries, 550 mountains, 300 waterways, and the scenery of various countries.
The basic source of ancient myths in China is The Classic of Mountains and Seas. Among them, the most famous stories are: Kuafu chasing the sun, the goddess shooting for nine days, the Yellow Emperor fighting against Chiyou, and the public anger beyond the surrounding mountains and rivers, which led to the great flood, the success of water control by guns stealing fields, the success of water control by Huangdi seizing fields and killing guns, and finally the success of water control by Dayu.
In addition, Shan Hai Jing also recorded some strange events in the form of a running account, and there is still a big debate about these events.
This book records these things one by one by region rather than by time. Most of the recorded things start from the south, then go west, then go north, and finally reach the central part of the mainland (Kyushu). Kyushu is surrounded by China's East Sea, West Sea, South China Sea and North Sea. In ancient China, The Classic of Mountains and Seas has always been regarded as a historical reference book for historians in China. Because this book has been written for a long time, even when Sima Qian wrote Historical Records, he thought: "The monsters in Benji and Shanhaijing are speechless."
Shan Hai Jing 18 is as follows:
mountain scenery
Volume 1 Nanshan Classic Volume 2 Xishan Classic Volume 3 Beishan Classic Volume 4 Dongshan Classic Volume 5 Zhongshan Classic
seascape
Volume I Overseas South longitude Volume II Overseas West longitude Volume III Overseas North longitude Volume IV Overseas East longitude
The fifth volume Hainan South Classics, the sixth volume Hainan West Classics, the seventh volume Hainan North Classics and the eighth volume Hainan East longitude.
Volume 9 Yedong Jingjuan 10 Yenan Classic Volume 1 1 Yexi Classic Volume 12 Yebei Classic
"Home Country Classic" Volume 13 Dayu