The Book of Seas is divided into two parts: The Book of Mountains and the Book of Seas. The content is mainly geographical knowledge in folklore, including mountains and rivers, geography, ethnic groups, products, medicines, sacrifices, witch doctors, etc. It has preserved many popular ancient myths, legends and fables, including Kuafu's pursuit of the sun, Jingwei's reclamation of the sea, Dayu's flood control and other related contents, and is known as one of the oldest wonder books of the Chinese nation.
"The Classic of Mountains and Seas" has extraordinary documentary value and can be used as a reference for the study of ancient Chinese history, geography, culture, Chinese and foreign transportation, folk customs, mythology, etc. The mineral records among them are the earliest relevant documents in the world.
The Classic of Mountains and Seas has a great influence and is highly valued by the international Sinology community. Ancient and modern scholars have different understandings of the nature of its content. For example, Sima Qian bluntly said that "I dare not speak out" about its content, and Lu Xun It is considered to be "the book of witches and alchemists". Most scholars now believe that "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" is an early and valuable geographical work.
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Documentary value
"The Classic of Mountains and Seas" is a work full of magical colors. The content is full of wonders, all-encompassing, and contains Rich in valuable information on geography, mythology, folklore, history of science, religion, ethnology, medicine and other disciplines, its academic value involves many subject areas;
It is large-scale and methodical. It sequentially records the physical geographical elements and human geographical content of China at that time, such as mountain systems, hydrology, animals and plants, mineral deposits, national geography, economy, social and cultural customs, etc. If you study carefully and explore in depth, you will not worry about new discoveries.