The word "immortality" must have been heard by everyone, and it is also a word that often appears in mythological film and television dramas. Immortality is also the lifelong pursuit of some people. Especially in ancient times, from the princes and generals to the merchants, who did not want to die or perish. In many mythological dramas, the immortal crowd is generally a god, a monster, like the "monkey" of Sun Wukong in "Journey to the West", and it seems that there is no description of human beings living to hundreds of years old. In fact, such a thing as eternal life is too ethereal and dreamy, and it is generally suppressed in the hearts of the world. Second, to live longer is the goal that people pursue.
However, our pursuit of longevity in history is not nothing, everyone estimates that everyone has heard that Qin Shi Huang went around looking for medicine in his later years in order to pursue immortality, and even sent alchemists to sail away. So are there really immortals in the world? Or is there really anyone who lives to be hundreds of years old?
Xuanyuan Guo didn't know if everyone had heard of it? It is recorded in the Classic of Mountains and Seas and the Overseas Western Classics that "when the Xuanyuan Kingdom was in this poor mountain, its immortals were eight hundred years old; in the north of the women's country, the human face was snake-like, and the tail was crossed on the head." Here mentions a strange country called "Xuanyuan Kingdom", Xuanyuan State is the country where the Yellow Emperor stayed in ancient times, and those who do not live are eight hundred years old and live for eight hundred years. Legend has it that its people are long-lived, and there is a strange beast called "riding yellow" in The country, it is said that once riding this beast, you can live to 2,000 years old.
And in history, there is indeed a person with a long life, this person must have been familiar to everyone, he is Peng Zu, and it is said that Peng Zu lived for more than 800 years. Whether Peng Zu really lived for 800 years has always been very controversial, for these, in fact, there are records in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas", which may not be myths and legends.
There are many versions circulating explaining why Peng zu is 800 years old. Some people say that Peng Zu is good at cooking food. It can make a delicious "pheasant soup". One day he offered this pheasant soup to Emperor Yao, and received very high praise. As soon as Emperor Yao was happy, he gave Peng Zu 800 years of life. Of course, this listening was codified.
So what is the reason for Pengzu's longevity? In fact, there is nothing magical, according to the "Classic of Mountains and Seas", "History" and other books, Peng Zu's identity is very prominent, he is the grandson of the Northern Heavenly Emperor. Speaking of Huan, perhaps some people are not familiar with it, but he has done a big thing to "decide the heavens and the earth", that is, to block the heavenly ladder connecting heaven and earth, and it is also the grandson of the Yellow Emperor of Xuanyuan. Everyone knows this, Peng Zu is a descendant of Xuanyuan. The Xuanyuan Kingdom recorded in the Classic of Mountains and Seas is also a famous country of longevity. For him to often lament that he did not live long enough, he can understand. Then Peng Zu lived for 800 years, which is likely to be true, but it is not the mysterious reason that everyone thinks.
There are many historical records of Peng Zu, because Peng Zu was extremely good at health care before his death, and the years he experienced were very long. Therefore, in the pre-Qin era, people gradually turned the Pengzu myth into an immortal. Taoists also regard Peng Zu as one of the pioneers and founders, and many Taoist classics also preserve Peng Zu's health care relics.
Isn't that amazing? What is the concept of living 800 years for people today? Maybe you can see the bus to Mars scene? The Classic of Mountains and Seas also records stories that we are familiar with, such as Jingwei Reclamation, Nuwa Patching Heaven, etc., but are they really stories?
The Classic of Mountains and Seas is an all-encompassing book, magical and mysterious, recording astronomy, geography, mythology, medicine, witchcraft and other aspects, like a treasure, I personally think holding a copy of the Classic of Mountains and Seas is much more interesting than playing with mobile phones. Every time I look at it, I feel strange knowledge has increased again.
I don't know if there is anyone who is as interested in these seemingly strange knowledge as I am and wants to read it. Now there are many dazzling versions of the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" on the market, and if you want to find the most authoritative one, buy the set I read. I am almost finished reading the most complete account of my person-in-charge.
This book records the original text of the Classic of Mountains and Seas, and also carefully translates and annotates (probably afraid that people like me who have zero points of understanding the text and literature can buy it to read it), the content is very easy to understand, the whole book is a total of six volumes, and the packaging is also very exquisite.
Each story in the book is also equipped with illustrations, like the famous alien beast record portrait book is also loaded in detail, looking at the portrait reading text, I even want to raise one!
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