Its academic value involves many disciplines, and systematically records the natural geographical elements and human geographical contents of China, such as mountains, hydrology, animals and plants, mineral deposits, national geography, economy, social and cultural customs, etc. After careful study and in-depth discussion, there will be no worries about new discoveries.
Shan Hai Jing, originally named Shan Hai Jing with pictures, has been lost since Wei and Jin Dynasties. Shan Hai Jing records many grotesque monsters and fantastic fairy tales.
There are eighteen volumes of Shan Hai Jing, including five volumes of Shan Jing, eight volumes of Hai Jing, four volumes of Ye Jing and one volume of Family Jing, with about 365,438+0,000 words. Recorded 100 information about geography, customs, products and other countries, 550 mountains, 300 waterways, and the scenery of various countries.
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The Creative Background of Shan Hai Jing
Shan Hai Jing was first seen in Sima Qian's Biography of Shi Ji Da Wan: "I dare not say anything about the monsters in Yu Benji and Shan Hai Jing." This shows that Sima Qian has read Shan Hai Jing. Before Sima Qian, the title of Shan Hai Jing should have existed long ago, but the number of volumes was unknown. Before that, although there was no title of Shan Hai Jing, the literature of Shan Hai Jing should have existed long ago.
Some scholars speculate that Qin Shihuang, Lv Buwei, his disciples and Qu Yuan should all have read Shan Hai Jing. The reason is that Qin Shihuang believed in seeking immortality overseas out of his trust in ancient books; For the latter two, Shan Hai Jing in Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals has many contents, and Tian Wen also has many contents similar to Shan Hai Jing. Qu Yuan's other articles also have the same description as Shan Hai Jing.
Zhuang Zhou may have read The Classic of Mountains and Seas. Because of the rich imagination in Zhuangzi, he should benefit from the content of The Classic of Mountains and Seas.
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Baidu encyclopedia-shanhaijing