"It's so cool!", said Erbao, who is in kindergarten after reading the book. Before I could cover the book, he snatched it.
To tell the truth, there are so many readings of the Classic of Mountains and Seas, either I feel that there are too many words, or I look at too few pictures.
But this book is different, not only the appearance is beautiful and atmospheric, but also illustrated, simple and appropriate, and easy to understand.
Title: The Ancient Code of Mountains and Seas
Editor-in-Chief: Fang Tao
Edited and illustrated: Shang Qingyun Jian
Publisher: Shandong Friendship Publishing House
Fang Tao is an associate professor at the School of Liberal Arts, Beijing Normal University. He is the author of "Commentary on the Classic of Mountains and Seas". Shang Qingyun Jian is a well-known children's science creator in China.
The Classic of Mountains and Seas is an encyclopedia of ancient social life, involving mythology, geography, folklore, religion, medicine, animals and plants, and other disciplines, recording more than 40 states, 550 mountains, 300 waterways, more than 100 historical figures and more than 400 gods and monsters and strange beasts.
The mythical stories we are familiar with, such as Houyi shooting the sun, Jingwei reclamation, Kuafu chasing the sun, and Dayu's water control, are from this book.
Nowadays, there are many books on the market that interpret the Classic of Mountains and Seas, but there are few books as exquisite as "The Ancient Code of Mountains and Seas".
In addition to being beautifully bound, the content of this book is also comprehensive and knowledgeable. It includes 4 parts: Strange Beasts, Strange Kingdoms, Myths, and Famous Mountains.
There are 24 kinds of strange beasts, including foodies who are familiar with the past, and eating their meat can make people walk like flying, and there are Ying Long, who spreads clouds and rain in the world...
There are 23 countries in the country of Qi, and the people of the long-armed country have arms three feet long and do not have to bend down for fishing; the people of the long-armed country are naked, with long legs and three feet, and are good at fishing; the people of the country of the gentleman are neatly dressed, with a sword at the waist, and are polite; and the people of the Republic of China have bird's feet and feed on beasts...
There are 23 famous mountains, located in Chongwu Mountain on the south bank of the Yellow River, where the special plant is the tree with many sons and grandchildren, which is inhabited by the father and the barbarians, and the Buzhou Mountain, which is located in the northwest of Changsha Mountain, 370 miles away, where the special plant is the fruit tree that treats depression...
In the mythological record, in addition to the Jingwei reclamation that we are familiar with, there are also 22 mythological stories such as Gonggong angrily hitting Buzhou Mountain, Dayu killing Xiangliu, and the legend of the mermaid.
For each monster, mountain, or story, a special file is set up to introduce its main features so that readers can deepen their understanding.
Reading this book not only allows readers to appreciate the geography of mountains and rivers, strange countries and foreign objects, history and folk customs, and myths and legends in the ancient times of the mainland, but also understands the origin of Chinese civilization, which is of high ideological and scientific value.
Every time you turn the page, you will feel pleasing to the eye and full of rewards, no wonder the children rush to read with me.
This book is not only suitable for parents and children to read together, but also the best choice for gifts for relatives and friends.