Shan Hai Jing is an extraordinary ancient book in the pre-Qin period of China (about 2000 years ago). This is one of the oldest books on myths and legends in China. The author of this book is unknown, but modern scholars in China agree that the whole book has been completed several times, and there may be more than one author.
The book * * * 18 volumes, including 5 volumes of mountain classics and 3 volumes of sea classics. The contents of Shan Hai Jing are mainly geographical knowledge and folk rare birds. It preserves many myths, legends and fables circulated in ancient China. Shan Hai Jing has important 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.
If you know J.K. Rowling's Fantastic Animals and where to find them, your imagination will be much easier. Because in her movie Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, an animal was inspired by a creature in Shan Hai Jing. "Shan Hai Jing Hai Nei Bei Jing": "The forest country is a rare beast as big as a tiger. After five harvests, the tail is longer than the body, which is called Wuqi. Traveling thousands of miles a day. "
Shanhai scenery Beihai: "Guo Lin has a rare bird, which is as big as a tiger, with bright patterns and a tail longer than its body. This horse is called Zou Wu and can walk thousands of miles a day. "
However, not only Shan Hai Jing, but also many ancient books in China mentioned Zou Wu. In China mythology, Zou was a benevolent beast in ancient China. He is charitable, he doesn't even step on grass, he only eats animals that die of natural causes.
There are many interesting creatures in the book, such as this one. Di Jiang: Shan Hai Jing Volume II Xishan Jing San Jing says: "There is a god. He is like a yellow sac, red as fire, with six feet and four wings and no face. It is singing and dancing, but only Di Jiang. "
Mountain seascape West Hill: "There is a bird, which looks like a cloth bag. Its red skin looks like fire. It has six feet and four wings. It has no face, eyes, ears and mouth, but it knows music and dance. It is Di Jiang. "
Shan Hai Jing is a book full of ancient imagination, which describes and records another world that we have never seen before. It is said that the creatures recorded in this book not only existed in China, but also recorded the whole world thousands of years ago. In any case, it is not only a treasure of China, but also a treasure of the whole human civilization.