Barges are animals recorded in Shan Hai Jing. The original text is: There is a beast in Zhongqu Mountain, which is shaped like a horse and covered with white hair, but the hair on its tail is black. It has a horn, teeth and claws like a tiger, and its roaring sound is like a drum. It is called a barge, which specializes in eating tigers and leopards, so it is convenient to raise it to command the army.
Refuting that this animal is fierce and can feed on tigers and leopards shows its unique and super fighting power. Generally speaking, the beast is no match for it, and it is not even worthy to be its food.
The Classic of Mountains and Seas
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.
Ancient and modern scholars have different understandings of the content and nature of Shan Hai Jing. For example, Sima Qian bluntly said that its content was too absurd to be used as a reference for making history. For example, 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.