The magical yellow calendar of shanhaijing

There is a very magical book circulating in China, which records many rare animals, famous mountains and rivers and human stories. Many people think this book is a fairy tale, because its records are bizarre, but many descriptions in the book have been confirmed. This is the ancient wonderful book "Shan Hai Jing". Who is the author of this book? It has not been confirmed until now, but it has been circulating in China for thousands of years, and its influence is still very great until now. The reason why Shan Hai Jing has been circulated for thousands of years is mainly due to the following aspects.

First, the value of literature

Shan Hai Jing has a huge content, which is divided into Shan Jing and Hai Jing, with a total volume of 18. It covers geography, mythology, folklore, history of science, religion, ethnology and medicine, which is of great significance for us to study people's living conditions and customs at that time.

Two. myth

Every country with a long history has its own myths and legends. Our Chinese civilization of 5,000 years is unmatched by any other culture in the world. The Classic of Mountains and Seas records almost all the myths and legends in ancient China, which is the witness of Chinese civilization and a very valuable cultural heritage.

Three. history

Aside from the bizarre fairy tales in Shan Hai Jing, this is a historical book that records the ancient civilization of China. It records many important historical events and many famous war events among tribes in ancient China, and tells the development history of Chinese civilization. This is a very precious historical material.

Four. geography

Shan Hai Jing recorded countless ancient mountains and rivers, and many of these mountains and rivers were proved to be real by modern science. This wonderful book also provides many valuable materials for geographers to study ancient geographical features.

From the above description, we can see the preciousness of Shan Hai Jing. It is precisely because of its comprehensive record of ancient geographical features, customs and social development that it has been circulated for thousands of years.