The ancient book of Mountains and Seas of the Pre-Qin Dynasty is one of the earliest mythological works of Zhiwei in the world, and the first of the four strange books of the Pre-Qin Dynasty. Rich in content, including ancient geography, history, mythology, astronomy, flora and fauna, and many other aspects, it is a popular book for all ages. Before the museum class, two issues of the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" were taught in a row, and the response was very good. With the obsession with explaining a book thoroughly, today we are ready to talk about two of the animal figures - Pingpeng and Qiqi.
It is mentioned in the Classic of Mountains and Seas and the Great Wilderness of the West: "There are beasts, and there are heads left and right, and the name is 'Pingpeng.'" The book describes this beast as looking like a pig and having two heads. Its will is relative, and each head can only control a pair of feet.
And The Poor Qi appears in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas • Hai Nei North Classic": "The poor qi is like a tiger and has wings." This means that it looks like a tiger and has two wings. The Classic of Mountains and Seas, the Xishan Sutra, and the Four Classics of the Western Ci also mentions, "Mount Gao, on which there are beasts, its shape is like an ox, a manta, a manta, a name of poor qi, and a sound like a ory dog, is a man-eater." This description describes Qiqi as looking like a cow, with fur on his body that resembles the spines of a hedgehog and can make a dog bark. Can eat people.
According to legend, Qiqi is one of the four evils of the ancients. In addition to a few descriptions in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, there are also descriptions of its image in books such as the History of History and the Zuo Zhuan, which are different from each other. Legend has it that Poor Qi likes to eat upright people and likes to encourage others to do evil, so now he often refers to poor people who are close to villains and distant gentlemen.
Why do you say these two divine beasts in particular? This brings us to a children's book that was just published a few months ago, "The Book of Catching Demons in the Mountains and Seas". This is an original chapter-style children's novel set in the Classic of Mountains and Seas. The book tells the story of the adventures of a Taoist monk Guo Banxian who has been practicing for more than 500 years, leading his pet pig Pingpeng and several other apprentices to subdue the youkai Qianqi.
In this museum class, we invited the author of this book, Teacher Guo Xiaodong, to talk about the world view of the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" and the divine beasts, fierce beasts and inhuman countries in the book.
Introduction of the speaker
Guo Xiaodong
Children's literature writer, children's science writer contracted by Beijing Association for Science and Technology, children's audio drama screenwriter and children's story announcer, founder of Beijing Pingpeng Culture. He is the author of "The Book of Catching Demons in The Mountains and Seas", "The Forbidden City Divine Beast Story", "Young Dragon Warrior" and other books.
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