Shan Hai Jing is an important ancient book in the pre-Qin period of China, and it is also the oldest wonderful book full of myths and legends. 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.
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The five overseas classics in Hai Jing are a group, which mainly records the strange faces of overseas countries. There are five chapters in Haineijing, which mainly records the magical things in the sea; Wild Classics is a group of four articles, which mainly records many important mythological materials related to Huangdi, Nu Wa and Dayu, and reflects the heroic spirit of the Chinese nation.
The organizational structure of each group on the sea classics has its own beginning and end, running through it, with an outline and a purpose. In addition to geographical location, it also records the appearance and style of people from distant countries. 18 Haineijing is a summary of the geographical situation of Shanhaijing, which summarizes the geographical division, mountain system, water system and development zone distribution of China. Crop production; The invention of the well; Musical instrument production; National migration; River basin development and the basic pattern of Chinese mainland's stable development.