Who is the author of The Classic of Mountains and Seas ? Why was he able to write such a strange bo

As a strange book that records the geographical features and humanistic meteorology of the ancient world in the pre-Qin period, the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" has always been talked about, especially the newly unearthed Sanxingdui ruins, which seems to have some confirmation with the record of the "Classic of Mountains and Seas", and some people suspect that the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" is the suicide note of the Sanxingdui civilization. All kinds of confusing statements cast a veil of mystery over the "Classic of Mountains and Seas".

According to the end of the Western Han Dynasty, a person named Liu Xin said, the author of the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" is to follow Yu to control the water Boyi, Liu Xin in the Western Han Dynasty once presided over the sorting of the royal collection, influenced by Liu Xin's statement, so that later derived from Yu as "The Classic of Mountains and Seas", Yi Jian as "The Book of Mountains and Seas" and other sayings. But these are actually all hypothetical statements, and there is no real evidence, and later historiography does not consider him to be true.

The Classic of Mountains and Seas was revised and published as early as the Han Dynasty, but the early version has long since disappeared into the dust of history. The earliest version of the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" that people can see now comes from the Jin Dynasty, there was a scholar in the Jin Dynasty, he was named Guo Pu, and the "Commentary on the Classic of Mountains and Seas" compiled and annotated by Guo Pu became the earliest documentary material for later generations to study the "Classic of Mountains and Seas". Thanks to Guo Pu's annotations, the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" has been handed down to future generations, and it is difficult for people today to know what the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" looked like before the Jin Dynasty.

Most of the widely circulated versions of the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" that people can see now are the research results of intellectuals in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and the original appearance of the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" must have undergone a lot of changes in people's circulation with the passage of time. When all the earlier editions have been lost, it is naturally more difficult to determine when and by whom they were written.

There is a speculation that the author of the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" is not a certain author, but a group of people, it is not written at a time, it is all over the country to report their own specialties, stories, legends, topography, and then report to the country, and the country will report to the princes after editing, and the princes will report to the Son of Heaven after editing, and the Son of Heaven will select and edit them.

The Classic of Mountains and Seas has been passed down for a long time, but its provenance has always been a mystery.

The origin of the Classic of Mountains and Seas.

The Classic of Mountains and Seas is an ancient Chinese book describing ancient Zhiwei, which was generally written by the Chu or Bashu people from the middle and late Warring States period to the early and middle Han Dynasty.

At the same time, it is also an absurd and strange book. The ancients believed that the book was "taken by the curious people of the Warring States period from the "Biography of King Mu", and the miscellaneous records of "Zhuang", "Liebiography", "Lisao", "Book of Zhou", and "Jin Cheng" to become the author. Modern scholars also believe that the book was not written at one time, and the author was not alone.

The content and significance of the Classic of Mountains and Seas.

The content of the Classic of Mountains and Seas is mainly the geographical knowledge in folklore, including mountains and rivers, Daoli, people, products, medicines, sacrifices, witch doctors, etc. It has preserved many well-known ancient myths, legends and fables, including Kuafu's day-to-day, Jingwei reclamation, and Dayu's water control.

The Classic of Mountains and Seas has extraordinary documentary value, and has references for the study of ancient Chinese history, geography, culture, Chinese and foreign transportation, folk customs, myths, etc., and the mineral records are the earliest relevant documents in the world.

The version of the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" is complex, and it can be seen that the earliest version is "The Legend of the Classic of Mountains and Seas" by Guo Pu of the Jin Dynasty. However, the title of the book "Classic of Mountains and Seas" is mentioned in the "Historical Records", and the earliest book included is "Hanshu Art and Literature Chronicles". As for its real author, the predecessors believed that it was Yu, Boyi, and Yijian, and that it was edited by Liu Xiang and Liu Xin in the Western Han Dynasty before the hand-me-down books were formed.

Ancient and modern scholars have different understandings of the nature of the content of the "Classic of Mountains and Seas", such as Sima Qian's blunt statement that its content is too absurd and nonsensical, so he does not dare to refer to it when writing history, such as Lu Xun believes that "the book of witches and scholars". Most scholars believe that the Classic of Mountains and Seas is an early and valuable work of geography.

The Classic of Mountains and Seas is a famous ancient book of the pre-Qin Dynasty, which was considered by the predecessors to be Yu and Boyi, and was compiled and compared by Liu Xiang and Liu Xin of the Western Han Dynasty, and became an ancient book handed down from generation to generation. The exact date of the book and its author cannot be confirmed.

There are a lot of pages, and one person is responsible for one! In fact, many things, such as animals, have never been seen by ancient people, so they are just described as strange! For example, the tail of the little raccoon (simply noodle gentleman) has nine colors, which is described as nine tails, but in fact, the text interpretation is different, and the nine tails here are not nine tails, but nine tails.

However, modern people look at the ancient words "nine tails" and understand them as nine tails.

The geographical nature described in the Classic of Mountains and Seas is extremely strong, spanning such a vast and rich content, it is obviously difficult to complete it alone, and this strange book should be written by a team.

This book was written by many people together, and it was the yearning of ancient people for a better life, and it also recorded the local geography and climate.

At present, no one knows who wrote the Classic of Mountains and Seas, and as for why he was able to write this book, it should be due to the author's whimsical ideas about things.

The Classic of Mountains and SeasThe author isState of ChuOr the Bashu people.

The Classic of Mountains and Seas was written from the Warring States Period to the early Han Dynasty, along with the Book of Changes and the Yellow Emperor's Neijing

And known as the three great books of antiquity. It contains many topics on ancient geography, history, mythology, astronomy, zoology, anthropology, ethnology, oceanography, and the history of science and technology.

The Classic of Mountains and Seas has extraordinary documentary value for ancient Chinese history.

The study of geography, culture, Chinese and foreign transportation, folklore, mythology, etc., are all referenced. The mineral record is the earliest relevant document in the world.

Influence achievements

Characteristic performance. With the research of scholars around the world, the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" has also entered a new stage, which is mainly manifested as:

1. The study of "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" has broken through the original geographical scope and expanded from China and Asia to the world.

2. Changed the old theory that the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" is a myth, legend, and witch book, and believes that a large part of the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" is a history of faith and an ancient world.

Cultural Spectacle. 3. Begin to integrate with foreign and other discipline research.

4. Further unravel the mystery of world culture.