Shan Hai Jing. 1. Classics of Mountains

 

山經經

 

By Eric Serejski (Tr.). Distributor: Ebook: Amazon | Paperback: Lulu. 2010.

This work consists of Volume One of the Shan Hai Jing. Also called the Classic of the Five Treasures, or Classic of the Mountains, it contains a considerable amount of ethnographic data describing the social customs and rituals of the early Eastern Zhou Dynasty and in particular those traditions of the state of Chu. It refers to no less than 61 deities, 88 diseases, 307 animals and animal hybrids, 183 plants and plants hybrids, 82 minerals, and 846 geographical structures.

 

Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • 1. 南山經 – Book of the Southern Mountains
    • Mountain Range 1
    • Mountain Range 2
    • Mountain Range 3
  • 2. 西山經 – Book of the Western Mountains
    • Mountain Range 1 - Huá 華
    • Mountain Range 2
    • Mountain Range 3
    • Mountain Range 4
  • 3. 北山經 – Book of the Northern Mountains
    • Mountain Range 1
    • Mountain Range 2
    • Mountain Range 3
  • 4. 東山經 - Book of the Eastern Mountains
    • Mountain Range 1
    • Mountain Range 2
    • Mountain Range 3
    • Mountain Range 4
  • 5. 中山經 - Book of the Central Mountains
    • Mountain Range 1 - Bó 薄山
    • Mountain Range 2 - Jǐ 煇山
    • Mountain Range 3 - Bèi 萯山
    • Mountain Range 4 - Lí 釐山
    • Mountain Range 5 - Bó 薄山
    • Mountain Range 6 - Gǎodī 縞羝山
    • Mountain Range 7 - Kǔ 苦山
    • Mountain Range 8 - Jīng 荊山
    • Mountain Range 9 - Mín 岷山
    • Mountain Range 10 - Shǒuyáng 首陽之山
    • Mountain Range 11 - Jīng 荊
    • Mountain Range 12 - Dòngtíng 洞庭山
  • General Summary
  • Annexes
    • Deities
    • Disease and Remedies
    • Fauna
    • Flora
    • Minerals
    • Geography
    • The Problem of Distances
  • References