The famous stories in "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" include: Nuwa patching up the sky, Chang'e flying to the moon, and Kuafu chasing the sun. Nuwo Mending the Sky: In ancient times, the land of Kyushu was torn apart, the sky could not cover the earth, and the floods continued. In this case, Nuwa smelted five-color stones to repair the sky. The sky was repaired, the pillars on the four sides of the sky and the earth were re-erected, the floods receded, and peace returned to the Central Plains. Chang'e flies to the moon: It is said that Hou Yi was successful in killing monsters for nine days, and the Queen Mother of the West gave him the elixir of immortality. Hou Yi could not bear to see Chang'e in the mortal world, and wanted to spend the rest of his life with Chang'e, so he gave the elixir to his wife Chang'e for safekeeping. . When Hou Yi was out, his disciple Peng Meng saw this and had evil thoughts, so he forced Chang'e to hand over the elixir. Chang'e swallowed the elixir in desperation and flew to the sky. Kuafu chasing the sun: According to legend, during the Huangdi period, Kuafu, the leader of the Kuafu clan, wanted to take off the sun, so he started chasing the sun and racing against it. When he was thirsty, he drank up the Yellow River and Wei water, and then ran to Daze. When he died of thirst, his walking stick turned into a peach forest and his body turned into Kuafu Mountain. Extended information "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" is an ancient Chinese book that describes ancient legends and monsters. It was generally written by the Chu or Bashu people from the middle and late Warring States Period to the early and middle Han Dynasty. It is also an absurd and strange book. The author of the book is unknown. The ancients believed that the book was "written by curious people during the Warring States Period who took the "Biography of King Mu" and miscellaneously recorded "Zhuang", "Lie", "Li Sao", "Book of Zhou" and "Jin Cheng". Modern scholars also believe that the book was not written at one time and the author was not one person. "The Book of Mountains and Seas" has extraordinary documentary value. It is a reference for the study of ancient Chinese history, geography, culture, Chinese and foreign transportation, folk customs, mythology, etc. The mineral records in it are the earliest relevant documents in the world.
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