Scrollable pages from volume five of the Classic of Mountains and Seas, a Ming dynasty (1368–1644) woodblock printed edition
Traditional Chinese
山海經
Simplified Chinese
山海经
Literal meaning
"Classic of Mountains and Seas"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Shānhǎi jīng
Wade–Giles
Shan1-hai3 ching1
IPA
[ʂán.xàɪ.tɕíŋ]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Sāan-hói gīng
Jyutping
Saan1-hoi2 ging1
IPA
[saːn˥ hɔːi˧˥ keŋ˥]
Classic of Mountains and Seas illustration of a nine-headed phoenix (colored Qing dynasty edition)Classic of Mountains and Seas illustration of NüwaClassic of Mountains and Seas illustration of Nine-tailed Fox, companion of the Queen Mother of the West
The Classic of Mountains and Seas, also known as Shanhai jing,[1] formerly romanized as the Shan-hai Ching,[2] is a Chinese classic text and a compilation of mythic geography[3][4] and beasts. Early versions of the text may have existed since the 4th century BCE,[5][6] but the present form was not reached until the early Han dynasty.[6] It is largely a fabulous geographical and cultural account of pre-Qin China as well as a collection of Chinese mythology.[citation needed] The book is divided into eighteen sections; it describes over 550 mountains and 300 channels.
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^Mark Edward Lewis (2009). China's Cosmopolitan Empire: the Tang dynasty, Vol. 4 (illustrated ed.). Harvard University Press. p. 202. ISBN 978-0-674-03306-1. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
^Leo Bagrow, R. & A. Skelton (2009). History of cartography. Transaction Publishers. p. 204. ISBN 978-1-4128-1154-5.
^ abLust, John (1996). Chinese popular prints. Brill Publishers. p. 301. ISBN 90-04-10472-0.
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