Shan Hai Jing

Author: Zhong Lei
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: The Chinese classics are as vast as the sea, and the Shan Hai Jing is one of its shining pearls. It is called one of the most extraordinary books in Chinese classics. It contains only over 31,000 characters, yet it covers not only the predominant content of mythology but also geography, history, religion, folklore, astronomy, zoology, botany, mineralogy, medicine, anthropology, ethnology, geology, and many other fields. Shan Hai Jing can truly be called an encyclopedia of daily life for the ancient Chinese people. It has been highly regarded by mythological scholars throughout history as the classic that preserves the most mythological materials and has the richest content.