It is a collection of novels that records the magical and weird stories in ancient folklore. The writer is Gan Bao, a historian in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. This book was originally scattered and compiled by later generations, with a total of 20 volumes and 454 stories. The protagonists are ghosts, monsters, immortals, and mixed with Buddhism and Taoism. Most of them are strange things of immortals, and some of them belong to folklore.
Most of them are short in length, simple in plot, fantastic in imagination and full of romanticism, which has a far-reaching influence on later generations.
Among them, Han Ping and his wife, Wu Wang's little daughter, etc. It exposes the cruelty of the ruling class and praises the struggle of the rebels, which is often quoted by later generations. Most of these stories reflect the thoughts and feelings of ancient people to some extent.
It is a masterpiece of China's ancient myths and legends, collecting more than 4 10 ancient miraculous stories, and creating a precedent for China's ancient mythological novels.
2. Shan Hai Jing
It is an ancient book of China, written by Chu people or Bashu people from the middle and late Warring States Period to the early Han Dynasty. It is also a fantastic book. The author of this book is unknown. The ancients thought that this book was "the work of the curious people in the Warring States period, Zhuang Zaji, Biography, Lisao, Zhou Shu and Jincheng".
Modern scholars also believe that writing a book is not an instant, and the author is not a person. There are 18 articles in Shan Hai Jing, and other chapters have long been lost. The original ***22 articles, about 32650 words. * * * There are 5 Tibetan Mountain Classics, 4 overseas Classics, 5 domestic Classics and 4 Wild Classics. There are 13 chapters in Hanshu, not counting the later wild classics and family classics.
The contents of Shan Hai Jing are mainly geographical knowledge in folklore, including mountains and rivers, Taoism, nationalities, products, medicines, sacrifices and witch doctors. It has preserved many famous ancient myths, legends and fables, including Kuafu's day by day, Goddess's mending the sky, Jingwei's reclamation and Dayu's harnessing the water.