Written from the Warring States to the beginning of the Han Dynasty, the Classic of Mountains and Seas is an ancient encyclopedia, and is called the "Three Ancient Books" along with the I Ching and the Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic.
The Classic of Mountains and Seas shows ancient culture, records people's living conditions and ideological activities during the Great Famine period, outlines the ancient civilization and cultural status, provides many useful materials for future generations, and is an important basis for future generations to study history.
The Classic of Mountains and Seas has now been revised many times, and some of its contents may be opaque or even contradictory. But, in any case, the legendary books that have been handed down must be particularly true.
Many people say that the Classic of Mountains and Seas is a strange book, but according to the research of later generations, many of the records in the Classic of Mountains and Seas are real, and many strange animals are recorded, one of which has attracted everyone's attention.
Mountains and Seas Zhongjing Mountain View: It starts 40 miles to the north and is known as Huoshan Mountain. There are many trees and valleys. There are beasts that look like beavers, and there are rays in the white tail called "rays". You can worry about whether to raise them or not.
Yaoyao is an exotic animal in Chinese mythology and legend. It looks like a cat with a long white tail. Yao Yao is very gentle, never bites, looks strange, and is covered with hair. Everyone longs to find it, to keep it around, to wait for it to relieve people's troubles.
"Elegant night and moon flowing, frost freezing in the morning." According to ancient texts, Yi Yi had the shape of a beaver and crescent-shaped eyes, which were very similar to cats.
Because of the strong light during the day, the cat's pupil will shrink like a crescent moon, and at night, the light is weak, and the cat's pupil will become as large as the sun.
Why is it always said that there were no domestic cats in ancient China? There are many reasons for this.
"Cats" appeared very early in history. In Neolithic ruins, the remains of cats appeared, but cats at that time were not domestic cats, so they were not domesticated.
The Book of Verses says: There are bears and tigers, and there are cats and tigers. Apparently, the cat at that time was a beast comparable to a big beast, not a domestic cat.
The earliest record of domestic cats is the Eastern Han Dynasty Dongfang Shuo's "Answer to the Difficulty of Riding": it is better to catch mice in the palace than to catch lame cats.
The Zhou Dynasty liked to call wild cats "tanuki", and after the Tang and Song dynasties, domestic cats were often called "beaver slaves", which also confirmed the history of domestication.
The "Spring and Autumn of the Lü Dynasty" records that there are raccoons scattered in the hall, which means that cats at that time had been domesticated, and perhaps the dung shovel appeared thousands of years ago.
The appearance of "cats" has been around for thousands of years. According to the "Zhuangzi Autumn Water" record, a horse and a lion, traveling thousands of miles a day, catching rats is not as good as flying dogs, and speaking is very skilled.
A thousand-mile horse can walk thousands of miles a day, catching mice is not as good as cats, indicating "industry specialization".
The Book of Rites records that the ancient gentleman, who made it necessary to repay, wanted to welcome the cat and to eat the voles. At the time, it was the consensus that cats eat mice.
In addition, "cat" is not a hieroglyph, but a morphic word, which is also very similar to the cat's call "meow meow".
In ancient times, cats were domesticated for a purpose, but in reality it was difficult. According to the description, it looks like a cat.
The Classic of Mountains and Seas was written relatively early, and the thought and knowledge of ancient people were not developed, so the description of this animal seems a bit absurd, but fundamentally, it is actually the prototype of the cat.
Nowadays, the "Shu Shu" has been tamed and entered thousands of households. "Cat slave" and "shoveler" are modern buzzwords that refer to people who like to keep cats.
Cats are good friends of humans and a very cute animal. Many people like to have cats, which can also be used to relieve boredom. Almost every household has it.
There are many incredible records in the Classic of Mountains and Seas. This ancient strange book can be said to be the originator of countless myths. Although we have experienced it many times, the story inside always stimulates our curiosity.
Today, miracles in the mountains and seas are constantly being confirmed, and many incomprehensible puzzles are solved, perhaps in the near future.
In ancient times, no one knew what the earth was like, what was happening, what civilization was there. That being the case, who can guarantee that the Classic of Mountains and Seas must be fake?
But it is undeniable that the Classic of Mountains and Seas is an all-encompassing book of heaven.
The Classic of Mountains and Seas is not only a mythical story, but also very popular with experts and scholars. He is a regular visitor to middle school textbooks. I believe that Lu Xun's "A Chang and the Classic of Mountains and Seas" in the middle school textbook also left a deep impression on everyone.
There are dozens of references to the Classic of Mountains and Seas in the compulsory course of geography in middle schools, the Notes on the Water Classic.
It can be said that in the pre-Qin classics, the "Classic of Mountains and Seas", which has always been regarded as the words of novelists, is actually the most organized and systematic book, which is worth reading.
If you only read the original text, it is inevitable that it will be obscure, so most of us will choose the vernacular version.
But they generally have the problem that the language of the translated content is mostly blunt, artificial, and too mechanically copied.
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