Shan Hai Jing

Author: Spring and Autumn Xia Yu
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: ▼Complete Content ▼Sandalwood Aroma ▼Compact and Portable ▼Original Illustrations ▼Easy to Carry
Some say myths are the beautiful dreams of ancient humans, filled with desires and doubts. Here is a book that records such dreams——《Shan Hai Jing (Classic of Mountains and Seas)》。
Since ancient times, 《Shan Hai Jing》 has been regarded as a "remarkable book," preserving the most extensive collection of ancient mythological materials and is hailed as a treasure trove of China's prehistoric myths. The great literary master Lu Xun was deeply captivated by this book in his youth. A crudely printed facsimile copy of 《Shan Hai Jing》 left him utterly enchanted, and he still cherished it even after achieving fame. He devoted great effort to meticulously drawing the human-animal illustrations in the book and wrote a special essay in its honor.
In Tao Yuanming's poem "Reading Shan Hai Jing," there is a line: "Gazing broadly at the Zhou King's records, I survey the mountains and seas. Looking up and down across the universe, what else could be more delightful?" This verse gives a glimpse of the extraordinary charm of 《Shan Hai Jing》.
——《Shan Hai Jing》 was compiled around 4,000 years ago...