Fairy Tales of Shan Hai Jing

Fairy tales in Shan Hai Jing: Kuafu chasing the sun, mending the goddess of heaven, and Dayu controlling water.

1, Kuafu chases the sun

Kuafu is the god in Shan Hai Jing. He is more than ten feet tall and has boundless strength. He can travel thousands of miles in one day. One day, Kuafu saw the sun flying in the sky and decided to catch up with it. He running all the way, getting closer and closer to the sun, failed to catch up in the end. Kuafu was so tired that he died of heat in the desert.

2. Mend the goddess of the sky

Nu Wa is an important figure in China ancient mythology. She is the mother of all things and the ancestor of mankind. Legend has it that one day, the sky were to fall, the earth was to fall, the earthquake was to fall, and the flood was so great that human beings died. Nu Wa decided to mend the sky. She built a pillar with colored stones, carried the sky with a turtle, and finally succeeded in mending the sky.

3, Dayu water control

Dayu is a hero of water control in ancient legends of China. He managed the floods in the Yellow River basin and rescued the people from the floods. In the process of water control, Dayu kept building dams, dredging rivers and digging channels, and finally successfully controlled the flood. His achievements in water control were called "Dayu Water Control" by later generations.

The influence of Shan Hai Jing on achievements.

Cultural value: The Classic of Mountains and Seas is a book describing the ancient geography, cultural features, myths and legends, customs and habits of China, which contains a lot of information about ancient geography, history, plants, animals, minerals, hydrology, meteorology, minerals and so on, providing an important reference for the study of ancient culture.

Literary influence: Shan Hai Jing is a masterpiece of ancient epic, which has a far-reaching influence on the development of ancient Chinese literature. Among them, the description of myths and legends, rare birds and animals, mountains and rivers, Shui Ze, etc. Provide rich materials and inspiration for later literary creation.

Historical Value: The Classic of Mountains and Seas retains a large number of ancient historical materials and provides valuable historical materials for scholars who study the ancient history of China.