What is the Classic of Mountains and Seas

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. ?

Shan Hai Jing has been handed down for 18 volumes, including 5 volumes of Shan Hai Jing and 3 volumes of Hai Jing 13. The age of each volume is unknown, of which 14 is the work of the Warring States period and 4 is the work of the early Western Han Dynasty.

The contents of Shan Hai Jing are mainly geographical knowledge in folklore, including mountains and rivers, Taoism, nationalities, products, medicines, sacrifices and witch doctors. Many famous ancient myths, legends and fables have been preserved, including Kuafu's daily reclamation, Jingwei's reclamation and Dayu's flood control.

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There are a lot of seemingly supernatural contents in Shan Hai Jing, showing a mixed situation of objective understanding and subjective imagination. Therefore, in the traditional context of "the son is silent and Machamp is confused", few people have conducted in-depth research on it.

Since modern times, with the great expansion of China people's knowledge structure, academic system and research methods, as well as the continuous emergence of new materials such as Oracle Bone Inscriptions, Shan Hai Jing, regarded as the first classic of China mythology, has jumped in status, and the number of fans has greatly increased both in academic circles and among ordinary readers. Scholars at home and abroad, such as Wang Guowei, Tan Qixiang and Nana Ogawa Zhuo Zhi, have given considerable affirmation to its value.

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