Classic of Mountains and Seas

*Classic of Mountains and Seas*
Classic of Mountains and Seas
	Scrollable pages from volume five of the Classic of Mountains and Seas, a Ming dynasty (1368–1644) woodblock printed edition
Traditional Chinese	山海經
Simplified Chinese	山海经
Literal meaning	"Classic of Mountains and Seas"
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Shānhǎi jīng
Wade–Giles	Shan1-hai3 ching1
IPA	[ʂán.xàɪ.tɕíŋ]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Sāan-hói gīng
Jyutping	Saan1-hoi2 ging1
IPA	[saːn˥ hɔːi˧˥ keŋ˥]

*Classic of Mountains and Seas* illustration of Nine-tailed Fox, companion of the Queen Mother of the West

The Classic of Mountains and Seas, also known as Shanhai jing,^[1] formerly romanized as the Shan-hai Ching,^[2] is a Chinese classic text and a compilation of mythic geography^[3]^[4] and beasts. Early versions of the text may have existed since the 4th century BCE,^[5]^[6] but the present form was not reached until the early Han dynasty.^[6] It is largely a fabulous geographical and cultural account of pre-Qin China as well as a collection of Chinese mythology.^{[citation needed]} The book is divided into eighteen sections; it describes over 550 mountains and 300 channels.

^ "Shan Hai Jing". Chinese Text Project.
^ Jonathan H. Ping; Brett McCormick (14 December 2015). China's Strategic Priorities. Routledge. pp. 40–. ISBN 978-1-134-59229-6.
^ Lewis, Mark Edward (2006). The Flood Myths of Early China. State University of New York. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-7914-6663-6.
^ Mark Edward Lewis (2009). China's Cosmopolitan Empire: the Tang dynasty, Vol. 4 (illustrated ed.). Harvard University Press. p. 202. ISBN 978-0-674-03306-1. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
^ Leo Bagrow, R. & A. Skelton (2009). History of cartography. Transaction Publishers. p. 204. ISBN 978-1-4128-1154-5.
^ ^a ^b Lust, John (1996). Chinese popular prints. Brill Publishers. p. 301. ISBN 90-04-10472-0.

[1] "Shan Hai Jing". Chinese Text Project.

[PingMcCormick2015-2] Jonathan H. Ping; Brett McCormick (14 December 2015). China's Strategic Priorities. Routledge. pp. 40–. ISBN 978-1-134-59229-6.

[Flood_Myths-3] Lewis, Mark Edward (2006). The Flood Myths of Early China. State University of New York. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-7914-6663-6.

[4] Mark Edward Lewis (2009). China's Cosmopolitan Empire: the Tang dynasty, Vol. 4 (illustrated ed.). Harvard University Press. p. 202. ISBN 978-0-674-03306-1. Retrieved February 8, 2012.

[5] Leo Bagrow, R. & A. Skelton (2009). History of cartography. Transaction Publishers. p. 204. ISBN 978-1-4128-1154-5.

[lust-6] Lust, John (1996). Chinese popular prints. Brill Publishers. p. 301. ISBN 90-04-10472-0.

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