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. [ 1][2]
Shan Hai Jing has been handed down for 18 volumes, including 5 volumes of Shan Hai Jing and 3 volumes of Hai Jing 13. The age of each volume is uncertain, of which 14 is the work of the Warring States period and 4 is the work of the early Western Han Dynasty [1]. The content of Shan Hai Jing is mainly the geographical knowledge in folklore, including mountains and rivers, geography, nationalities, products, medicine, sacrifices, witch doctors and so on. Many famous ancient myths, legends and fables have been preserved, including Kuafu's daily reclamation, Jingwei's reclamation and Dayu's flood control. Shan Hai Jing has a high literature value, which can be used for reference in the study of China's ancient history, geography, culture, Chinese and foreign transportation, folk customs and myths. Among them, mineral records are the earliest related documents in the world. [ 1][2]
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. [ 1][2][3]
Shan Hai Jing has a great influence and is highly valued by international sinologists. Scholars in ancient and modern times have different understandings of its content and nature. For example, Sima Qian bluntly said that its content was "dare not say anything", and Lu Xun thought it was "the book of wizards and alchemists". At present, most scholars believe that Shan Hai Jing is an early and valuable geographical work.
Shanhaijing first mountain
Swaying Mountain is the first mountain recorded in Shan Hai Jing. [5]198365438+In February, the first national symposium on Shan Hai Jing in China "China Shan Hai Jing Academic Symposium" was held in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. The Institute of History of Sichuan Academy of Social Sciences published the academic research result "On the Geographical Location of Yaoshan Mountain" at the symposium, demonstrating that the first mountain of Shan Hai Jing was Maoer Mountain in Xing 'an, Guilin, Guangxi.