As mentioned above, the first mountain of Nanshan Yijing is "above the West Sea", and the last mountain of Miwei is "its tail in the East China Sea", combined with the relevant content of the Subsequent Nanshan Sub-Classic, we can say that Nanshan Yijing describes ten mountains outside the Xijiang water system in the Lingnan region, which belong to the Beibu Bay water system, the Beijiang river system, the Dongjiang river system and the Han River water system.
Let's talk about the eight mountains beyond the Flaunt Mountain and the Minoo Mountain and the rare animals that can be found in reality in these ten mountains.
Ancient traffic was far less developed than it is now, and the method of measuring distance was far less precise than it is now, so the direction and distance in the Classic of Mountains and Seas can only be used as a general guide, not a detailed study.
Under this premise, we can say that the mountain of zhaozhao and three hundred miles east of the Tangting Mountain should be Guangxi's Darong Mountain; the mountain of the wing of the fox three hundred and eighty miles east should be the Yunkai Mountain at the junction of Guangxi and Guangdong; the mountain of Zhaoyang, which is three hundred and seventy miles east, should be the Mengzhu Ridge at the junction of the three provinces of Guizhou, Hunan and Guangdong; and the mountain three hundred miles east should be the ancient capital Pangling Ridge not far east of the Mengzhu Ridge.
The strange water originating from the Zhuyang Mountains is a key factor in determining the four mountains mentioned above. Strange water "east flow into the water of the XianYi", and in the Lingnan River outside the Faxi River system, the only thing that really flows from west to east is the Wu River, which originates from the eastern foothills of the Mengzhu Ridge, which is an important tributary of the Beijiang River, so we can say that the Strange Water corresponds to the Wujiang River; the xianyi water corresponds to the Beijiang River, and the Zhuyang Mountain corresponds to the Mengzhu Ridge.
In addition, Mengzhuling is rich in mineral resources, both dark tungsten ore and light-colored tin ore, which is consistent with the "yang is more red gold, and its yin is more platinum". Most of the mountains in and around Mengzhuling are sparsely wooded, which is basically in line with the characteristics of "no grass and trees" in The Mountain.
Let's talk about the monsters that can be confirmed in the above five mountains.
The foxes in the flaunting mountains are shaped like yu (a kind of monkey in ancient legends) and have white ears and walk around. Its characteristics are similar to those of the white-cheeked gibbons, which are now distributed at the junction of China, Vietnam and Laos. As the name suggests, white-cheeked gibbons have a white or yellow fur on either side of their cheeks from the corners of their mouths to the top of their ears, which is why they are mistaken for having a pair of white ears. Wild white-cheeked gibbons can only be seen in southern Yunnan, but the discovery of white-cheeked gibbons thousands of years ago in Guangxi, near Yunnan, should be a very credible thing.
The turtle in the strange water of the Zhuyang Mountain is actually a turtle with a mouth that is not uncommon in the south today, also known as the flat-breasted turtle. The turtle "resembles a turtle and a bird's head (a poisonous snake in ancient books) tail", while the turtle's head is covered with a complete shield, the upper and lower jaws are curved in the shape of an eagle's beak, and the tail is thin and long, almost equal to the body length, seeing this information, who can deny the similarity between the two?
The Qiyan Mountains, which are three hundred miles to the east, should correspond to the Qitian Ridge in southern Hunan; the Jishan Mountain three hundred miles east should correspond to the Keelung Ridge (also known as the Jilong Ridge) in the south of Jiangxi; and the Qingqiu Mountain three hundred miles to the east should correspond to the Tangji Bowl Mountain at the junction of Jiangxi and Fujian.
The mountain of Qingqiu "has beasts, its shape is like a fox and nine tails, and its sound is like a baby", originating from the mountain of Qingqiu, and the south flow is injected into the Yingshui of the Winged Zeze, "among which there are many red squids, whose shape is like a fish and a human face, and whose sound is like a mandarin duck, and it is not scabies." "These two strange animals can still be seen today in the south of our country.
The so-called nine-tailed fox of the Green Hills Mountain is actually the red panda we are familiar with. The coat color of the red panda is red, so it is also called "red panda", "fire fox", and in English it is called "firefox". The tail of the red panda is long and soft, close to half a meter, and there are 9 brown and white rings on it, so it is commonly known as the "nine-knot wolf". The red panda's cry is like a child's, which can blow off the listener's heart.
And the red mackerel should be a well-being fish, there are three evidences. First, the two eyes of the ankro-fish are almost on a flat surface, rather than obviously located on the sides of the head, which is somewhat similar to the human face; second, the ankynous fish is rich in vitamin A and vitamin E, which help the recovery of scabies; and third, the freshwater saccharine is mostly distributed in swamp streams.
Finally, to talk about the problem of Yingshui, according to the location of Yingshui, it may be the current East River, but from the name, it is more likely to be the Beijiang River, because the Beijiang River flows through Yingde City, the largest county-level unit in Guangdong Province, and Yingde was once called Yingzhou in history.
Special Writer of "Night Wolf Literature and History Studio": Yi Jiangnan