The author and completion date of Shan Hai Jing have not yet been determined. It was written by Dayu and Boyi before. Scholars in modern China generally believe that The Classic of Mountains and Seas was written by people in Chu, Bashu, Dong and Qi from the early Warring States to the early Han Dynasty, and it was not until the Western Han Dynasty that it was edited. 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 The Classic of Mountains and Seas, and Bi Yuan and Hao Yixing in Qing Dynasty made textual research and interpretation of The Classic of Mountains and Seas.
Eighteen volumes of Classic of Mountains and Seas, including five volumes of Classic of Mountains and Seas, eight volumes of Classic of Seas, four volumes of Classic of Huang Da and one volume of Classic of Seas, with about 365,438+0,000 words. It records the geography of more than 65,438+0,000 countries, 550 mountains, 300 waterways and their landscapes.
The basic source of ancient myths in China is The Classic of Mountains and Seas, among which the most famous stories are: Kuafu chasing the sun, the goddess shooting for nine days, the Yellow Emperor fighting against Chiyou, the public anger beyond the surrounding mountains and rivers, which led to the flood (see Noah's Ark), the success of gun stealing the remaining soil to control water, the recovery of the remaining soil by the Yellow Emperor and the success of Dayu in controlling water.
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.
The book records these things one by one by region. 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In ancient China, The Classic of Mountains and Seas has always been regarded as a historical reference book for historians in China.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 of its long history, even when Sima Qian wrote Historical Records, he thought: "There are no words to describe the monsters in this book and Shan Hai Jing."
Lu Xun also wrote a special article "A Chang and Shan Hai Jing", describing the surprise brought to him by his servant, his mother, and mentioning "Hydra" twice.
Shan Hai Jing 18 is as follows:
mountain scenery
The first volume Nanshan Jing
The second volume Xishan Jing
The third volume Beishan Jing
The fourth volume Dongshan Jing
The fifth volume Zhongshan Jing
seascape
The first volume Overseas Southern Classics
Volume II Overseas Western Classics
The third volume overseas north classics
Volume IV Overseas East longitude
The fifth volume domestic and foreign southern classics
Volume VI Classic Works at Home and Abroad
Volume VII Domestic and Northern Classics
Volume 8 East longitude in the sea
Volume 9 Wild East longitude
Volume 10 Wild South Classics
Volume 11 Wild West Classic
Volume 12 "The Great Northern Wilderness Classic"
Volume 13 Domestic Classics
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Volume 18
. "Hainei Jing", * * * four articles; The content is to remember the magical things in the sea, such as the scene of Kunlong, the shape of building wood, Bashu, Raytheon and so on.