Shan Hai Jing is an ancient book by China, which records the strange stories in ancient times. Generally, it was written by Chu or Bashu people from the middle and late Warring States to the early Hanzhong. 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 contents of Shan Hai Jing are mainly geographical knowledge in folklore, including mountains and rivers, Taoism, nationalities, products, medicines, sacrifices and witch doctors.
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.
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The value of Shan Hai Jing;
1, history
The myths and legends in Shan Hai Jing are not only myths and legends, but also history to some extent. Although their authenticity is greatly reduced because of their strong mythical color, they have left a shadow of history after all. Comparing several similar materials, we can sometimes see the true face of history.
2. Geography
Shan Hai Jing has a description of natural geography. There are many recorded mountains, such as "Tangzi Mountain", "Sun Mountain", "Castle Peak Mountain" and "Pojiwei Mountain".
The name of each mountain depends on the landform of the mountain, and these mountains also reflect the trend of the mountain system; And extremely rich hydrological records, rivers mostly record their sources and injection sites. The source of a river can be at the foot of a mountain, but its injection place is far from this mountain.
The commentator also paid attention to the whole picture of the main stream of the river when recording hydrology. Although the passage of rivers is not recorded, some major rivers, such as the Yellow River and Weishui River, and many tributaries can know their general flow areas.
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