Shan Hai Jing is an important ancient book in the pre-Qin period of China, and it is also the oldest wonderful book that records myths and legends. It has preserved many famous ancient myths, legends and fables, including Kuafu's daily work, Jingwei's reclamation, Dayu's flood control and other related contents. It is a book with the most information about ancient myths in China.
A Brief Introduction to Shan Hai Jing
The book Shan Hai Jing shows people the ancient culture, records people's life and a series of ideological activities during the Great Famine, outlines the ancient civilization and its cultural state for us, and provides us with a lot of useful information for future generations.
The Status of Shan Hai Jing
Shanhaijing was written from the Warring States Period to the early Han Dynasty, and it is also called the Three Wonders of Ancient Times together with Yijing and Huangdi Neijing. It can be seen that Shanhaijing still has a high position in the history of China.
The book Shan Hai Jing contains many contents, such as ancient geography, history, myth, astronomy, animals and plants, religion, medicine, oceanography, history of science and technology, etc. , can be seen in Shan Hai Jing.
The author of Shan Hai Jing
The Classic of Mountains and Seas (a collection of fully translated vernacular color pictures) is edited by Tsui Hark and published by Modern Publishing House. Shan Hai Jing is an ancient book of China, written by Chu or Bashu people from the middle and late Warring States Period to the early Han Dynasty.
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.
Introduction to myth
Myth is a collective oral story created by people, which shows people's worship and struggle for super power, their understanding and imagination of ideal pursuit and cultural phenomena. It belongs to the category of folk literature, which has high philosophical and artistic quality.
For thousands of years, it has been the immortal creative source of literati and folk artists, and has a far-reaching impact on future generations. Myth is not a scientific reflection of real life, but the result of human thinking and exploration of nature and their own imagination in ancient times.