The current edition of Shan Hai Jing 18 has 39 articles, among which Mountain Scenery (also known as Mountain Scenery of Five Zangs) has 5 volumes, including Nanshan Jing, Beishan Jing, Dongshan Jing and Zhongshan Jing ***2 1000 words, accounting for 2/3 of the book. Domestic classics and overseas classics, 8 volumes, 4200 words. Wild Classics and China Wild Classics consist of 5 volumes with 5300 words.
Shan Hai Jing is an ancient book of China in the pre-Qin period. It is also a fantastic book. The author of the book is unknown. Modern scholars think that this book was not written in a moment, and the author is not alone.
Shan Hai Jing has been handed down for 18 volumes, including 5 volumes of Shan Hai Jing and 3 volumes of Hai Jing 13. The age of each volume is unknown, of which 14 is the work of the Warring States period and 4 is the work of the early Western Han Dynasty. 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. Shan Hai Jing has extraordinary literature value, which can be used as a reference for studying China's ancient history, geography, culture, Chinese and foreign transportation, folk customs and myths, among which the mineral records are the earliest related documents in the world.
Shan Hai Jing has a great influence and is highly valued by international sinologists. Scholars in ancient and modern times have different understandings of its content and nature. For example, Sima Qian bluntly said that its content was "dare not say anything", and 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.