Volume 18: The Classic of Regions Within the Seas

Guo Pu's annotation

Within the East China Sea, in the corner of the North Sea, there is a country called North Korea, Tiandu. The people of this country live in the water, cling to each other and love each other deeply.

Within the Western Sea, among the quicksand, there is a country called Heshi.

Within the West Sea, to the west of the quicksand, there is a country called Boye.

To the west of the quicksand, there is a bird mountain from which three rivers originate. There is gold, roses, elixirs, silver and iron, all these treasures are gathered here. There is also Huaishan Mountain, where clear water flows out. To the east of the quicksand and to the west of the black water, there are the kingdoms of Chaoyun and Si 𥏰. Huangdi's wife Leizu gave birth to Changyi, who was born in Ruoshui, and gave birth to Hanliu. Hallyu has a protruding head, a human face, a pig's mouth, a unicorn's body, a river's thighs, and a pig's hooves. He married the daughter of the Nao family, named Anu, and gave birth to Emperor Zhuanxu.

To the east of the quicksand, between the black water, there is a mountain called the Mountain of the Immortal.

Huashan. To the east of Qingshui, there is a mountain called Zhaoshan, and there is a man named Bogao. From here up and down, you can go to heaven. Between the black water in the southwest, there is a vast land called Duguangzhiye, and Houji is buried here. There are fertile soybeans, rice, millet and millet here. Hundreds of grains grow naturally and are sown in all seasons. The luan bird sings by itself, the phoenix dances by itself, the longevity tree bears fruit, and the vegetation grows thickly. There are all kinds of wild animals living in groups. The vegetation here is evergreen all year round and never withers.

In the South China Sea, between the black water and the green water, there is a tree called Ruomu, and Ruo Shui flows out from here.

There is the country of Yuzhong, and there is the country of Liexiang. There is Lingshan. There is a red snake on the mountain called the creeping snake, which feeds on trees. There is the Land of Salt, and the people there have the heads of birds and are called Toori.

There are nine hills surrounded by water and are called Tatang Hills. There are also the hills of Shude, the hills of Mengying, the hills of Kunwu, the hills of black and white, the hills of Chiwang, the hills of Shenwei, the hills of warriors, and the hills of gods and people. There is a kind of tree with green leaves, purple stems, black flowers, and yellow fruits. It is called Jianmu. It is a hundred feet tall but has no branches. There are nine 𣚚, and there are nine wolfberry trees below. Its fruits are like hemp and its leaves are like awns. Dahao once passed through here, which was created by Huangdi.

There is a monster called Yayu, which has the head of a dragon and feeds on humans. There is a green beast with a human face called an orangutan. There is a country in the southwest called Ba. Dahao gave birth to Xianniao, Xianniao gave birth to Chengli, Chengli gave birth to Houzhao, and Houzhao was the ancestor of the Ba people. There is a country called Liuhuang Xinshi. The center of its territory has a radius of three hundred miles, and its product is dust. There is Mount Basui, from which the Mian River flows.

There is also the Kingdom of Zhu Juan. There is a black snake with a green head that feeds on elephants.

There is a kind of giant in the south, called the Gan Giant. It has a human face, long arms, a black body, hair on its body, and its heels point forward. When it sees people, it will laugh, cover its face with its lips, and then run away.

There were also black men with the heads of tigers and the feet of birds, holding a snake in each hand and eating them. There are poor people, bird's feet, and sealing pigs.

There is a kind of people called Yumin. There is a kind of god with a human head and a snake body. The body is as long as a wheel and has heads on both sides. He wears purple clothes and a crown. His name is Yanwei. If the monarch on earth gets and enjoys it, he can dominate. The world.

In this world, the phoenix sings freely and the phoenix dances freely. The head of the phoenix bird has the texture of the word "De", the wings have the texture of the word "Shun", the chest has the texture of the word "Ren", and the back has the texture of the word "Yi". When people see such a phoenix bird, there will be peace in the world.

There is also a cyan animal that looks like a radish and is called a ganggo. There is also a kingfisher and a birdbird.

Within the South China Sea, there are Hengshan, Junshan and Guishan. There is a mountain called the capital of the Three Heavenly Sons.

There are Cangwu Hill and Cangwu Abyss in the south, among which is Jiuyi Mountain, which is the burial place of Emperor Shun and is located at the junction of Changsha and Lingling.

There is Snake Mountain within the North Sea, and Snake Water flows out from here and flows eastward into the sea. There is a colorful bird that can cover an entire area when it flies. It is called the bird. There is also a mountain not far away, and it happens that Tui is buried on the west side of the mountain.

Within Beihai, there are rebels, thieves of weapons, and leaders of weapons. These are the constant assistants and are called the corpses of Xiang Gu.

Boyi's father gave birth to Huayue, and Huayue gave birth to Xianlong. Xianlong was the ancestor of Di Qiang, and Di Qiang's surname was Qi.

Within the North Sea is the Youdu Mountain, from which the black water flows. On the mountain are the Black Bird, Black Snake, Black Leopard, Black Tiger, Black Fox and Pufftail. There is the mountain of Daxuan, there are the people of Xuanqiu, there is the country of Dayou, and there are the people of Redshanks.

There is the country of the Nailed Spirit, whose residents have hair from the knees down, feet like horse hooves, and are good at running.

Boling, the grandson of Emperor Yan, married Wu Quan's wife A'nu, and they gave birth to Guyan three years later. Shu became a Hou, and Gu Yan became a bell, which became the origin of the music style.

Huang Di gave birth to Luo Ming, Luo Ming gave birth to White Horse, and White Horse became Gun.

Emperor Jun gave birth to Yu Hao, Yu Hao gave birth to Yin Liang, Yin Liang gave birth to Panyu, and Panyu was the ancestor of Zhouchuan. Panyu gave birth to Xi Zhong, and Xi Zhong gave birth to Ji Guang. Ji Guang was the first person to make vehicles out of wood.

Shaohao gave birth to Ban, who was the ancestor of the bow and arrow.

Emperor Jun gave Yi a red bow and white arrows to support the country, and Yi began to eliminate hundreds of difficulties in the country.

Emperor Jun gave birth to Yan Long, who was the ancestor of Qin Se.

Emperor Jun had eight sons, who were the ancestors of singing and dancing.

Emperor Jun gave birth to three bodies, and three bodies gave birth to Yijun. Yijun was the ancestor of Qiaozhui, and Qiaozhui was the ancestor of Baiqiao, a subordinate. Houji sown hundreds of grains. Ji's grandson Shujun was the ancestor of cattle farming. Dabi Chiyin was the ancestor of Yu Gun. He began to arrange the land and settled all the nine states.

Ting 𫍚, the son of Chishui, the wife of Emperor Yan, gave birth to Yan Ju, Yan Ju gave birth to Jie Bing, Jie Bing gave birth to Xiuqi, and Xiuqi gave birth to Zhurong. Zhu Rong was born in the river, giving birth to Gong Er, and Gong Gong gave birth to the magic weapon. The head of the magic weapon is square, which can restore the fertility of the land and control the river. Gonggong gave birth to Hou Tu, Hou Tu gave birth to Cho Ming, and Cho Ming lived for twelve months.

The flood flooded the sky, and Gun stole the emperor's soil to block the flood, without waiting for the emperor's order. The emperor ordered Zhu Rong to kill Gun in Yujiao. Gun gave birth to Yu again, and the emperor ordered Yu to continue arranging the land to stabilize Kyushu.

The review of "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" ends here. The collation notes of "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" were handed down by Guo. The source of Lilu Water can cure the disease of 𪁺𩿧Wuyu. Regarding the phonology of Mori Mo Si, the details of the fan algae period have not been detailed yet. The pronunciation of "Ye Chuang Chang" is similar to "Qiao", and the pronunciation of "Qian Jian" is similar to Mei Mu Xiao. The order to the west of the Nine Hundred and Fifty Gui has not yet been detailed. The master of the habitat in the river, the expulsion of the nine-qi magpie, or the whereabouts of Tan Yu who gathers water to beat the hedgehogs and dances in the dance house, and the rope becomes the building. The pronunciation of Zhiyi is similar to Ji, the sound of frost in Qiguan, and the pronunciation of Mingming in tiger bean and civet bean together 𫷌husband. These are all precious records in ancient books.

The collation of this book was completed by Huang Zunweng on the basis of the Song version, Huang Sheng Zeng version, and Wu Gao'an Mao manuscript. These versions came to the world under the guidance of Mr. Fu Yuanshu of Dongjiang'an, the ancient and modern Yishi. Wu Juncipei transferred the handwriting of the Song version and the Wu version to the Pan Kan version of Qianshan Bookstore in Jiajing, Ming Dynasty. Because the Song version is rare and the Wu copy has not been handed down to the world, when the series was reprinted, it was given a "treasure" notice by the transferred edition, and it was considered that it could be included in the series.

The Chenghua version has been revised several times, and its merits are numerous. The ancient book cannot be read without proofreading, and the sages did not worry about it, so they urgently copied it here and recorded the knowledge of Lin Zhixuan, a man from Min County in the Yuan Dynasty who read this book.